Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-31
The Bailey Block.

house, made necessary Dy the increasing
number of resident workmen.
The Bailey Block.
At the corner of Fifth and Rosabel
streets A. O.. Bailey has been erecting
two sto res, three stories high; of the best
quality of brick with trimmings of Ohio
stone, finely finished. The dimenions of
the main store, which fronts Rosabel
street, are 5Oxl0O feet; the other store, at
the rear of the first, and fronting on Fifth
street, is 5Ox10O feet. The two connect
ed by an iron fire proof door. Mr.. Bailey
will occupy the store fronting on Rosabei
street with his increasing fur and hide
business; the Fifth street store will be Of
fered for rent. l. Graves, of Hudson, IS
the contractor for these buildings, and
VIM. Radcliffe is the architect. The work
| has been done in most thorough man
ner, and the stores are two of the solidest
buildings in the city, the brick walls rest
| ing on uncommonly massive masonry; and
the block, with its fine trimmings and
stability, is one o. which its owner may
well be proud. The cost of this block is
| in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Shops of the Chicago, st. Paul Is Omaha
Railroad.
These shops are located within the city
limits, about two miles from the post
office, on plateau above the railroad
bridge spanning the Mississippi river,
and cover some ten acres of land Of forty
acres owned by the company, previously
the property of the Elbett Brothers, up
on which is situated the celebrated Foun-
tain Cave, we'll known to tourists and
all old settlers.
Through the courtesy of Louis
Sharpless, foreman of the works, we learn
that the machine shop is $50 feet long by
1872 feet wide. 1t is built of brick, trim
med with Kasota stone, in very super
ior, solid manner. The roof is Of
slate, supported by iron pillars and
braces, while huge sky-light and many
windows make it a very desirable place in
which to work. The machinery rests
upon firm stone foundations, while most
excellent lathes, planers, the new Eradial
drills used for all drilling purposes,
are driven by Corliss engine of 75-horse
power. Entering the machine shop we
pass into store room, on the first floor,
and from thence on the right, into tele-
graph office On the left Is room 26x33
with hot and cold water, to be used as a
wash room for the men. The next room
is the foreman's Office, 20x25, and most
elegantly adapted to the purposes for
which it is intended Ascending the
spiral stairs, we enter a large room, over
the main entrance, devoted to the clerk,
and next to this room to be oc-
cupied by Mr.. Ellis, the master
mechanic, and next to this is the drafting
room These apartments are all large,
airy, clean, well Lighted and exceedingly
appropriate for the purposes for which
they are to be devoted. The machine
shop has ten large doors, or so-called
pits, and in front of the building is
transfer track, where ten engines can be
buIuCu 1Au uu AhtO tuO ouOp iJ Ouc IlIQc,
and repaired. Indeed, this is splendid
building, and of which the company
may very justly feel proud.
Adjoining this shop is the engine room,
as neat as parlor, where the huge
shafts, and pistons, and valves move
as quietly as clock work, and
where Mr.. Chauncy Doughty, en-
gineer, who has been in the employ of the
company for twelve years past, presides
with the dignity of a'Webster. This
Corliss engine is most perfect piece of
mechanism, having sixteen inch cylin-
der and forty-two inch stroke, and
drives all the machinery in the adjoining
shop. In aroom just beyond and con-
nected by door, are the huge boilers of
$50 horse power capacity. This room
has a solid stone floor, iron braces. slate
roof, and excepting the doors and win
dows, is fire-proof 1t is to be used also
for working the necessary tin used by
1.-The company. Dimensions of engine