The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-09-04
THE NEW RAILROAD BUILDINGS ON THE MID
DLE-GROUND

AS an item Of general information perhaps
few figures concerning the new buildings on
the middle ground, now in course of construc-
ton, would not provo uninteresting. During
a late visit about the grounds; the various works
and improvements thereon, we could not help
remarkipg the general durability and massive
appearance of the new buildings, already up
and nearly complete. In tho first place we no
tice the Passenger House, Car Depot and Din
ng-lIall--generally denomnated the Passen-
ger epot. The passenger house and dining
hall portion of The building is l0l feet inches
long, by 72 { ct inches wide, and three stories
high; the front end to be ornamented by two
massive towers eighty feet high,in ono OF which
will be placed a clock, &c. The first or lower
story will be used as passenger house, ticket
Office, baggage rooms. &c. The second as a
dining hail. and is to be furnished off in snperb
style. The third or upper story will be usod
for sleeping apartments. to be divided off into
rooms for the accommoda, ,ion Of fifty or sixty
persons. AT the end ofthis building comes the
Car houso 40l feet inches long, bv 100 feet
wide. This explains itself. The walls arc
very thick. The arches at eilhor eud are firm
ly keyed with stone, and the roofis braced and
supported in such manner rs 10 be perfectly
safe and reliable. The two departments form
enc continuous DuiIding or oUz rect III IcngJu
The roof being timed. is perfectly secure from
fire. and in no place outside is there any wood
exposed
The next building to attract our attention is
the Merchandise or Freight House, a portion
of which is nearly ready for use. This build
ing when completed will be Col feet inches
in length by - feet in width, and is placed
along side tho passenger depot. with space
enough between for two car tracks. The style
AID finish is similar to the other only more
massive and less ornamental This house will
be capable of holding almost any amount Of
goods that may accumulate for years to come
Besides this, they have two grain houses, each
67 by Isl feet, for the purpose of storing grain
awaiting transhipmcnt to tho cast. A largo En-.
CINE House is to be erected soon, containing
eighteen stalls for locomotives, &c.
The cost of these buildings is estimated as
follows:
Passenger House and Dining Hall, S25,O 900
Car House.. 10000
Freight House, $4,000
Grain Houses, each Sl7.00 $4,000
Total cost, $4,000
The Union depot in contemplation is TO be
5000 feet long by 60 feet wide. the probable cost
of which will be about $4,000
Messrs. SMITH s. DEzENDoRF, Of Cleveland,
idNc thV SoutiaCb Ioi PuNbns uP e"NoO o"hN
ings, and the work since its commencement has
been pushed ahead by them, with commenda-
BILE energy and perseverance,
For the peculiar advantages which these
works possess they probably cannot be excelled
| by any works off similar. kind in the Union, and
for size aud durability, they are undoubtedly
ahead of any on Lake Erie. The Southern
Michigan, Northern Indiana, Toledo and Hi
nois, Toledo and Cleveland, and Dayton and
Michigan making five roads in all, are to occu
py these grounds for depots shops, &c. Twenty
years hence, may not see the works all com
plcted, and the total cost can not se estimated
at less than one million of dollars. The exca
vation from the river back to the canal the via
duct under the canal, everything being done
in the most firm and workmanlike manner, hal
cost an immense amount of money already.
The Rail Road Works Of Toledo, will even
tually equal any Rail Road works in the Grea
West, we might,perhaps,sa the United States
Time, money and determination will accom-
plish almos, anything.-[Toledo Blade.