Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-31
NEW FREIGHT OFFICE OCCUPIED.

The last portion of the old freight building
on Front street, the old freight office, was
torn down yesterday, and all business has
bsen transferred to the new depot. The old
Office was abandoned day before yesterday,
and business was commenced 10 the new yes
terday. The freight business of the company
had SO outgrown the former structure and
accommodations that it rendered it
exceedingly difficult to transact the
work of receiving aud shipping the
vast tonnage. The new depot is so
ample and conveniently arranged to facilitate
the work that it will be appreciated alike by
the shippers and employees. The new freight
office is not only convenient and desirable,
but probably is second to none In the United
States for the purpose for which it Is built.
The office, which is located upon the second
floor. Immediately in front of j street, is 30
by AZ feet and 16 feet high. 1t is reached by
a wide and easy flight of stairs, which
lands in a lobby cut off on the north side,
which is 10x37 feet wide. On the left of the
lobby are three communicating windows
opening into the main oftice-one for the
Freight Cashier of the Central Pacific Rail
road, one for the Cashier of the Sacramento
and Placerville Railroad, and one for the
clerk receiving prepayment OF freights. AT
the further end of the lobby, beyond these
windows, is the door into the main office,
which is finely-fnished Office 25x47 feet,
having three large windows in front opening
oct upon J street, and three in the
opposite side, overlooking the river and Yolo
side. There are also large ventilating win
dows at the top of the room, Skis feet, On
the north and south sides, SO that pure air
and cool rooms are secured. This room Is
furnished with new cedar desks, standing
outward against the walls, nicely furnished
and having all conveniences, with center
desks for chief clerk, safe, and way.biil copy
ing presses in the center. On the chief
clerks desk is the telephone connecting with
business houses and other offices in all parts
of the city; and still another desk is fitted
up with all telegraph appliances, and attend
ed by an operator during business hours. On
the south of the main Office, and fronting on
j street, is a stationery room SKIS feet, and
in rear of this, also opening out from the main
Office, is room ski feet, fitted up with
washstands, water closets, etc. AT the north
west corner OF the main office
door opens into the private Office of the
Freight Agent, and which is also entered
from the end of the lobby. This Office
is 10x14 feet, and very neatly fitted up.
On the north side of the lobby are two rooms,
the front one upon J street being by 70,
and which will be occupied as a train regis
ter's room, and the other facing the river,
s by 10, intended for q store-room. These
rooms are light and pleasant. and will be
ample for all time to come for transacting the
clerical work of the freight business. The
walls and ceilings are cased with narrow beaded
ceiling. The walls are painted light green
and the ceilings white. No locality has now
better facilities and arrangements for receiv-
ing and shipment of freight than Sacramento,
and it will be appreciated alike by
the agent and his corps of assistants,
and the general public. The personnel
of the Office is G.. A. Stevens, Agent /;
J. B. Saunders, chief clerk and cashier; D.
L. Ross short and over clerk; r. 2. Burr,
Eastern freight clerk; J. A. Gill, prepaid
clerk F. r. Foger, John Bradley, Eastern
billing and extra baggage clerks P. 3. John
son, telegraph operator, ETC.; billing clerks
II. J. Kilgarif, Eugene Crouch, j. K. Young;
train registers-J. S. Watson and f. d. Bar
Der, the latter also attending to city collec-
tons.