, 1872-12-12
RAILROAD NEWS.
The New Headquarters Of the
Various Companies.
Consolidation Of the Burlington & His
souri, River with tile C., g.
q Q. Road.
The Route of the Milwaukee & ST..
Paul Into the City.


,oc.7,os NJ nr.non.nrrns
for the most part al inc general RAILWAY
Offices which we're destroyed by the fire have
either returned to their old locations or have
been nermanent1v established elsewhere The
emergency buildings are being rapidly Vacar
ted for more convenient structures and Will now
be surrendered to the uses they subeerved pre-
yious to tho fire. Some time aeo the Illinois
saA4 al oom[apy ~ eemo'eo noin 1ss ..Inl'o.y
building, erected on the ate Of the old Land
Department building, and, at somewhat later
period, the Chicago d: Alton Company occupied
40 W." e ,a4 ssTs oc.. +,o
Ine Michigan Central Railroad has Vacated the
building at the corner Of Sixteenth street and
inc al t1o foot NJ son+h water street erccted m
~ ;.a ~ =, % ~ 80 s .4a..a " =. ,.,1 ~ ~
Lne saIe OF tae o1o sIrucsure' II Ii oul1s OF
Joliet stone, and is l10 feet long by 80 vide. 1t
is modelled after the style Of the old building,
e;,-,ad h., 1T- y , r.ardrer rh;af 1ro;raa, ~
s1eoeo ~ Au - L. "".ene1' o"4eA rns'nee. "
the road, and begun about the middle OF last
June. The woodwork consists Of walnut and
s;ra 1,o-.1din1s a1d ,,nia,,a ~. ha.t
~ '~A1A9 10 80 ''A5o - 70 11o.'
Gu ~ low pressure esean a!'pa1atos pus +"
BY the Northwestern Manufacturing Com
pany. Tho building is entered on the north
side through q SPACIOUS doorway. which
onens into y broad hall TIE first
of;ca m thc east side If the ha1, in thnf of Mr.
William Hoopeg. Cashier Of 81 the Compsnr. 1 " which
ia furnished IN fha most e1seant mariner. ~ 4
Windin1 stairway "a leads % from fhia rnom % to f,,o
nom shora occ,n;n5 Nv NIr Thomas Hoonaa 40
Genere1 Gene Fre;eht % aEent rha % room, ] o1 tha cnno,
ste side Of fhe 1sai1 is occnpied tT Sir B. 6
Whee3ar ,ocai Fre;obf scant Hroad star.
wsg leads from He 6rat 70 he second ] atory arr
which % is occupied w the @ General Superintendenf
Mr. &. E. Sargent. " fhe be Telegraph Department..
The Conductors room, the General Freight
rao1, - 4he a b;ra b anar is occnned hv r
GrJ,o- 1i,;af Tna;,,aar - ~ ETr IV;11;arn 1;,,,'
1na-4oon h;n ars;rfant Tha ra7n,nder ~ th;s
49, a d;r;daJ IL; i+,tn ;o,;tnr,a rna+ns e1een;n1
anartments for tha CLERKS. and braSenen's rooms
rnaea 1ttar ara 1;th ;ro-, hodateads ana
Easbstan5a an5 ofar 1nanv confnrta n the eTn-
,lo1as ~ +ba road The 6,;1ding ID furnished
4hToo1hont T;th sncaI;nr tuhes md a,,rof.
wn;ters and is in every way % complete for he
;'sas r.. Srh;ch i Taa daa;gnad tThe e;on 1rh;ch
I-. ~ -, ~ ia stmot29-o a,5 1sb;cR no1saa
49, ~ - iaar' 4I ar,,r -. pa1sTa ras;a
.,nor, tha naw ond T a,tbnneh n,nc13 7b1sckane5 s
a5% csrred I nsH}} et;}}1 ;a 1aadahIa 'ueAt
- ,.,.oinso5 4 41aa. .t is15y<r
~ A Eoo f IN nT;nI;",, hosa -,ra5,
;sea 4bo1 @c noc1iad ~; ahont tba 1sf - Tnv
1ssf .He Wben o' theV ren1oTed into tbeir nres.
.%,& str, Hsy;f1
~ O. Iofn.a .+atad at",5r LID -eo7 Dau ~
~, - ssateus s.anu7 ago9 ~ On .aaa sap
ste ~ 49, 1t -,s aa ~ ~ ~ ase
1ront ny ~ oeep, VIII loeu stoilgs anu oase-
ment: me 1ront Is OF pressea prlc1, otha@en1 1 m
Gu VIII ~ ~ ILL., 1io1 5 en5 S =
ganys quarres a. caroonaale' Inls ounolng y y
& aesgn5u t o to ion Tna1,P n ahe,
STU more elegan1 eo1nce !or ne genera :3I o.
acesf neae "nere tne NJ rs" uepGe ~ ~ ~, % , pun,
On M1chgan a avenue Ine patt11lons are, tnere-
fore, az OF Eooo, 20 ne removed @ Rhen the COM
pany Eacates me nullqT3ng: iae !oo1 1s o. pc,
culiar pattern, be1ng french u ITS oEGan, and
manufactnred p py the ch1cago koohng compams.
L IF made q zaf, and ;ap Is aa5e,proo1. ahe
Interior OF the bulld1ng presents
D., peculiar appearance, being lined
W1th wooa put - On con IN pan9s1s gTng
The building has oeen constructed IN th1s man
per 50 that 1t may 9 be easly transformed 1as nto
business house. Ihe whole edlico lB heated
with four LolEter furnaces, IS provided with
speaking tubes and dumb waters. The Com.
pany vii be e. compelled to await the deciaion Of
the United States Courts regarding the disputed
property On Michigan avenue, and 1t is, there