The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-19
THE NEWEST BUILDING IN EN-
PORIA.

The spacious and handsome building
in which THE NEWS is now located,
fifty closes our record of public struc-
lures erected in Emporia last year, and
is the best evidence that we could pre-
sent of the enterprise of its owner,
w. w. Williams, and of the skill OF
our architects. 1t stands on the north
east corner of Commercial street and
two stories above the basement, with
handsome terra Gotta window gaps,
stone sills and trimmings, galvanized
iron front cornice, and presents on all
sides very neat and substantial aP-
pearance. The basement is occupied
by John Jones as Il restaurant. There
are three stores on the ground floor, the
corner one being used as a tobacco and
cigar stand; in rear of that is VIM.
HeustiS' barber shop, and very neat
one it is. Next north is the finest gro
Gerry room in town, opening on both
Commercial street and 9Th avenue, and
OOSuHNONA oy ItAI W Nun Va
Mcmillan x Cochran. Next tothem is
j. B. Hinkle's crockery hall. The
large show windows, II feet ceilings,
fine white finish of both plaster and
woodwork, neat shelving and counters
and excellent stocks, well arranged,
give all these establishments q metro
politan look, in keeping::with the out
side of the structure. The. stores in
Williams building will receive liber-
al share of public patronage. Ascend
ing the well made outer stair case on
Sixth avenue, ne step. upon a plat
form, guarded by 4 good railing, and
opening into two successive suits OF
offices fronting the avenue. The first
of these suites has bceh engaged by
Ed. Borton, as land office, and the
other will probably be occupied by
Buck Il Cunningham, whose increas.
ing business requires such accOmmo,
dations. Retracing our steps along thu
balcony TO the top of the stairway W.
enter the upper hall, which leads int
three very handsome rooms fronting
Commercial street, and on the othe
side into the main apartment of TIL
NEWS office. The first door from tn
hall entrance opens into the Office o
the Missouri Valley Life Insurance
Co., managed by its popular genera
agent, IL. Snedeker. 1t is admirabl,
fitted up for that business. The mex
room, opening into both the Insuranc
office and the hallway, is occupied b.
Mr.. Snedeker and D. S. Bill, as a pri
vate apartment, and the room mex
north is the private apartment 6
Messrs. Aner and Lyttle, Of the En-
poria Bank. Both these rooms ar
, furnished in style to comport will
: the cultivated tastes of these gentle
men, and are comfortable enough I
. almost reconcile one to the idea of
, protracted bachelor existence.
: THE NEWS office occupies the nortl
( east section of this story. 1t consis
! of three rooms-the main one bein
/ 35x55, with 49, feet ceiling, SUI
D ported by three pillars in the eentr
0 windows on east and north sides, rails
s ed skylight, finely finished walls, Gel
!. ing and woodwork, and is said to I
? the best printing room in the Stat
n Connected with it are two small,
;, rooms-a private sanctum for the ed
:. tor, and stock room, where all Il
= paper stock, &c. is kept In excellel
: order and perfectly clean conditio
II We have not yet had time to arran,
eyerythingas We wish it, but ina we,
2 or two viii be as trim as need b
y Spacious as our quarters are, they a