Omaha daily bee., 1874-05-13
THE NEW UNION PACIFIC
DEPOT.
Transfer of Business from the
old wooden buildings to
the new Brick
Structure.
The New Order Of Things began
Yestesday Morning.

ucket OFFICES, teleSIdpu OiACcSr ooS
gage rooms, lunch and diningrooms,
etc., from the old wooden buildings
to the new brick depot, was begun
Monday evening and completed
yestesday morning. The baggage
rooms occupy the west end of the
building, then come the gentle
mems sitting room, the Union Pa
cific ticket Office, in semi-circular
form on the north side, and the
Pullman ticket Office, in the same
shape, on the south; next is the la
dies sitting room, and lastly the
dining hall.
The first transfer was made at
the new depot this morning, the
transfer train running to the south
side, while the train for the west
stood on the north side. The car
riages, omnibuses, and express
wagons occupied a position at the
west end of the platform, facing
Tenth street. AS the train from
the other side of the river was a
very large one, the scene around the
depot was a right lively one, yet
everything went on with the ut
most regularity, just as if the rail-
road employees had been located in
the now quarters for o year.
The new order of things
is a most decided improve
ment over the old, and will be APP
preciated by the railroad men in
particular, and the public in gen.
eral.
But the greatest Improvement,
and the one that deserves an extern
ded notice, is Markle's dining hall,
occupying about one fourth of the
building, at the East end. The
twelve tables n fully supplied with
silver ware..of the latest designs. A
three hundred dollar mirror
stands at the east end, anG
reflects the beauty of the room. A
handsome sideboard stands at each
side of the hall, while the high wall,
are tastefully hung with chromos
E oil paintings, and bird cage.
containing sweet songsters, and ART
decorated with q buffalo's head
. elkhorns, stuffed prairie chickens
cartridges, etc. The extensive luncl
counter is abundantly supplied will
everything that can be called for
, The arrangement of the shelvin,
within the counter is very attractive
An eagle with outspread wings sur
, mounts q mirror, and on each sid
y is a railway scene, the shelves Oh
either side being filled with canne'
; fruit, pickles, preserves, etc.
!, Mr.. Markle has also added an eX
pensive soda fountain to his estab
. lishment. 1t has been placed insid
of the lunch counter.
Mr.. T. L. Hawkins, one of tn
4, best natured men i'm the world, la
charge of the lunch counter.
The kitchen, i'm the rear of tn
- lunch counter, is a model Of neat
|, ness and compactness. The rang
e and boiler, costing $1,000, wer
+ built by Walker, of Boston, an
$ were ordered and purchased by MI
q Markle himself. A reservoir Occu
pies aplace in one corner, in whicl
e 100 gallons of water can be made t
: boil i'm four minutes. There ar
: three '.jack-kettles," in which al
). the cooking is done by steam, an
i'm which water can be made to bOi
r in one minute. Other necessar,
U apparatus has been supplied, an
x the kitchen Is perfect in all it
appointments. 1t is underline charg
of John Miller, a cook of thirt,
. years experience, and who cam
3 here from the Occidental Hotel
San Francisco.
This department of the depot i
one of which the company may vel
be proud, and We agree with one o
Z the officials of the road who thi
/, morning, after looking the room
over, remarked that "Jake Mark,
+ knows how to run a hotel"
The old buildings, with the excep
ton of the eastern baggage room
which has been torn down, will be
used for the emigrants.