The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-05

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fronts, With the parapes, are large
souare-shsped fronts, on which the
letters q. @. NJ. /. will be placed.
The entire outside presents a mag
nifcent and imposing appearance,
and as before stated, no place in the
territory is more beautiful az q place
of business.
The first floor will be used as the
retail department. Whether you
enter the east or south door, the
whole floor is at once to be seen; 1t Is
30 constructed that it can be divided
in a clear manner, 30 that each place
will have its department, without In
terfering with the other departments,
and so that customers can move from
one point to another and get all their
goods without going into another
room. The room is as If 1t we're con-
structed in diagonal manner. 1t is
angular, and runs from the south
west TO the northeast; the whole
building being constructed on the
same plan, go that the cashier, whose
desk will be situated nearly in the
middle of the first floor, can see every
part of the room and what those IL
it are doing. Entering the build
ing from the south, right in font
| OF you is the notions depart
ment, and 70 the east is a large
space leading to the east front. On
your left hand is the dry goods depart
ment, while to the right is the boot
And shoe and clothing department..
Going Just to the east end OF the
notions counter, which runs east and
west, begins the grocery department,
which is at right angles with the
notions and runs TO the north. At
the end of this again, running east
and at right angles is the stationery
department, and at the end OF which
ia another angle. running north, in
which is door leading to the deliv-
cry department. At the end OF this
angle, is the north end OF .he build
ing running along which to the east
front is the hardware department.
Each department is formed by one OF
these angles in the building, all OF
which, save the boot and shoe and
clothing, are all on the west and
north sides of the main room on the
first floor. In the rear OF these de-
partmepts, in the north and west
corners of the building, are two large
rooms, formed almost like diamonds
with one end cut of and leaving an
open space into each other. These
are the receiving and delivery rooms.
In the centre of the opening between
them is an elevator which runs from
the cellar to the top OF the building.
On the southeast corner OF the
building, separated from the rest, is
a department which is erected for
banking purposes. The entrance to
it is from the southeast corner, lead
ing from fine circular granite steps.
The door is fine and massive, and on
either side are large Corinthian iron
columns, huted, and cast at Davis
& HoWe's foundry, Salt Lake City.
In this bank, which could not have
finer situation, is a vault, as firm and
solid as they are ever made. This
constitutes the first floor.
The whole is roomy and airy; the
ceiling being seventeen feet high,
while in the large open space thus
faorded, there will be tables, and
counters made after the most recent
style, for the display of goods
orockery and the like. Nothing
could be more convenient, roomy or
comfortable. The countertops are
made of solid walnut, with free
standing fiutedpillsrs, and the shelves
are as solid, being made OF 1t to II
lumber, and 10 to 10 inches deep.
SECOND FLOOR.
Leading from the south side OF
this floor, just on the west eide of the
bank wall, ion the inside OF course
are the stairs which lead to the second
floor. This. like the first floor, is so
arranged that the whole place, while
it can be distinctly divided into de-
partments, can also be seen from any
part at glance. 1t will be used as
wholesale department, for general
goods. 1t has not so many angles
because the places devoted to packing
rooms on the first floor, are left en-
tirely open, and are portion OF the
second floor. On the east side of this
room, looking out upon the street,
are the private and general offices,
which are separated from the whole.
sale room, but there are large plate
glass windows looking into this room,
90 that any part of it can be seen at q
glance, from the clerk Office. The
private Office is at the north end Of
the general Office, while at the south
end is another vault to be used for
the store. This is of the same shape,
and as substantial as that in the
bank. The ceiling on the second
floor is fifteen feet high.
THIRD FLOOR.
The third floor is like the second
in shape, and Is used as store room,
while there is also loft. The ceiling
OF this room is twelve feet high.
The CELLAR.
Beneath the whole building is a
fine substantial, airy cellar. OF
course, it is the shape of the building.
1t connects with Fourth street by
means OF a solid iron slide, down
which goods are sent. The floor
is without equal in the territory; it is
hard and dry, being made of Portland
cement. 1t is already stocked with
goods, and is as dry and hard as any
one could desire.
GENERAL ITEMS.
Everything that could in any way
sdd to the convenience or beauty
of the building has been done. Water
and gas pipes are all through it, as
we'll as speaking tubes, which oonnec.
all the floors and departments. The
roof is so arranged that all the mois-
ture which falls upon it comes to one
point, and flows down pipe set in
the solid masonry, and which con.
meets with the sewer on Fourth
street by means of q cement pipe.
The whole building is 100xl15 feet,
and three stories. The east front, on
Main street, is 115 feet; the south,
on Fourth street, 100 feet. The con-
struction OF the building was COM
menced in May Last. There are
SO0,0 900 brick in it, and 250,000 feet
OF lumber. the approximate cost
being $50. 600.
A special feature about the struo.