b'Blackwell Bulkfourways: Storage Tanks save you money Saveon cost of asphalt (liquid asphalt costs less than packaged asphalt). Saveon labor-no handling and rehandling of packaged material. Saveon Kettlemen! Saveon job site clean-up Send for free Brochure. SeeusattheMidwestP.O. Box 37383 RoofingShow - KansasCity,San Antonio, Texas 78237 Booths45-46,62-63Phone: 512-432-7895 BOWMANSTORYthatweformajointventurewithJ.W.BatesConstructionCompany, (Continuedfrompage 21Jtheothertwocompaniesintown - oneof thelargestinthecountry.I C.C.CookCompanyandFormahadbecomeacquaintedandfriends decades,Cal Bowman continueswithBrothers - todothisdefensework.withJ.W.BatesduringWorldWar his story.Seemed tomewecoulddobetter ifII when he wasdoing ajob inOkla"I soldmyfirstreallybigjobineachonespecializedincertain oper homa." 1936.Ourcompanyusedtobeinationsofthebusiness.HegavemeCalpointsout,though,thathis thefloortilebusiness,too,andwethego-ahead,andIcalledtheothercompany doesn\'t Jet the big jobs keep took acontractto put tileinallthetwocompaniesandthey both agreed.it frombeing ahometown firm.Peorestroomsof theContinentalOil Co.WeformedapartnershipcalledAs ple in Oklahoma City know the comservice stations - 500 of them in fivesociated Companies.Idon\'t know ofpanywell,andturntoitfortheir states - Oklahoma,Kansas,Nebras any other company that didas muchroofing. ka, Texas, and Missouri.What maderoofingondefenseplantsandairAsCalBowmanexplainsit,"Our it unusual was that we had to do it infieldsaswedidduringthe war.companyisdifferentthanmostin 90days.It was better than a$100,- "Why,ononejoboveratCampthatourtelephonedirectorylisting 000contractthen - thatwouldbeGruber,weinstalledanaverageofincludes everytype of roofingexcept welloveramilliondollarstoday.1,000squaresof sheetroofingeverywood shingles.We stilldothe small"Actuallythatexperienceproveddayfor60days.Thatmakes60,- estkindofjobaswellasthebig invaluable when WorldWar II came000 squares of roofing in 60days - ones." along and we really had to know howon2,000roofs.OntopofthatweAlthough he has workedhard both to get thingsdone inahurry.didalltheforcedairheatingandfor his own firm and for the industry "Duringthethirtiestherewasamechanicalventilation.asawhole,Calmentionsanunusual good deal of work down in Fort Sills."Sincethenwe\'vedoneworkallfact:"Youknow,alltheyearsI\'ve Therewerethreeprettygood-sizedover.Did a roofing job in Maine, onebeeninthisbusinessI\'veneversat roofing and sheet metal companies intime,onabighousingproject.Andinonanegotiatingcommitteewith OklahomaCity,then,andwe\'dallanotheroneinDayton,Ohio.Thatthe union.And,nowthis year when godowntoFortSillstocuteachwasabigjob - overhalfamillionI\'m getting readytoretire,I\'m chairother\'sthroatinbidding - thenadollars - 20yearsago!We got thatmanof one." Texascompanywouldgetthejob.job because one of the contractors in Any mention of Cal Bowman\'sre"Thenallof asudden World Warvolvedknew our workinOklahoma.tirementleadstospeculationinthe IIwashere,andtherewerelotsofReputationmeant somethinginthoseindustry.He claims he plansto bea jobs.WehadsomedowninTexasjobs.Aboutfourorfiveyearsago"countrysideburn,"butbisassociates andseeingwhatwasneededIfig wetookacontractto dothreefed havetheirdoubts."Calwillbeinto ured it would take some organization.eralofficebuildingsinWashington,something,"seemstobethegeneral So I went toMr.Gray and suggestedD.C.Thegeneralcontractorwasidea. 22OCTOBER,1971'