Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-14

Then there will be call board: committee
rooms, etc. It will be 40 feet, 8 inches, by
100 feet in depth, with an Office building
to the south ITO feet, 9 inches,
by 65 fest in depth. The
main facade will front LaSalle street, with
tower in the center 50 feet wide, rising
240 feet. This tower, ornamented by vari-
Gus cornices, is capped by pinnacle 40 feet
in height, around the base of which runs
balcony, and is surmounted by a statue of
Mercury. The two corners on LaSalle
street will be topped with pavilions % feet
square. On each side of the new building
will be a tablet sc feet long by % feet
high. These will be of stone, and carved
upon them categorical representations of
trade, commerce and the arts, nine man.
moth granite figures. The tablets are to
be crowned by statues of Ceres thirteen
feet high. These tablets will be each sup
ported by two brackets of stone twenty
five feet high, their base resting against
stone griffins. The two southern corners
will be double towers, raised slightly above
the roof. The sides and front between the
towers will be ornamented by colonades,
and the entire architecture gothic. The
main entrance is to front on LaSaile street,
passing through the tower, and double
staircase will lead to the mann hall eight
cen feet above the sidewalk. This hall
is to be 155 feet by 100, with two
galleries. It is to be finished
| in hard woods and marbles, and lighted
oh ho cI- 0v30
OF stained glass. The second floor will
also contain the call board, 7OxSO feet and
the Offices and committee rooms. Above
this will be six stories for Offices. The
total floor room will comprise $4,000
square feet. South of the main building
and joined to il Will be second building
| for offices. 1906 feet and nine stories
| high. The foundations OF the building
have been laid eighteen feet deep, and the
entire ediice viii be fire proof. The
| board OF real estate man
ayers expect to complete the
structure by May 1, 1884.
AZ noon the board adjourned for the
day. Several bands then entered the
building and Lyon & Healey's went up on
the floor of change, where it play Ell several
lively airs for the bulls and bears to dance
to, after which the members fell in line
four abreast. President Durham and Sec.
rotary Randolph headed the line, followed
by the ex-presidents, board Of directors
and the members. On the street General
Joe Stockston and P. p. Oldershaw, the
marshals, arranged the procession as fol
lows:
Platoon of Police.
| First Regiment Band.
| Company of the First Regiment I. N. G..
President and Officers OF the Board.
| Members.
Members of the Open Board.
Chicago Stock Exchange
| Produce Exchange.
| Detachment of Second Regiment.
! Bands.
The procession was formed on LaSalle
street, and marched to Washington, thence
to Dearborn, thence to jackson, and thence
to the new building.
THE STONE.
The corner stone was fine piece o
granite, shaped somewhat like a carpen
ter's square. Its faces were highly pol
ished, and measured about Ike feet. [
weighed l2,442 pounds. A space was Gu
into it for the reception of the box
The stone was resting on blocks RICH
above its final resting place
and was all ready to be put int
position. The derricks where decorated
with many large and small flags, and 6
temporary platform was made out of the
adjoining masonry.
The streets above the corner stone wer
crowded with people, aid the Pacific hote
windows were filed with ladies. Conspic
uous in one OF the balconies was Glare
Louise Kellogg, who staid there till th'
stone was in place. When the crowd hat
been wedged in about the center of attrac
ton, President Durham introduced Bishop
Cheney, who made a prayer.
The band then struck up "Anerica,'
and. after that, President Durham mount
ed the stone, and briefly addressed those
present.
Secretary Randolph and Mayor Har-
rison also spoke.
The bracing atmosphere acted like wine
upon the crowd, and they began to indulge
in various capers while the corner ston
was being lowered in position. A squad o
operators started to jump up and down
keeping time to the music of the band
and this spirit of agitation speedily DIFF
fused itself throughout the crowd. Tn
sight of hundreds of men bobbing vi
and down in this fashion was quite ludri
cious, and vastly amused the spectators
When the corner stone was being ''tamped
into place, the johers il the GROVE
granted in chorus eac1 time the heavy
wooden implement came down. The pro
ceedings were also varied by load cries TO
various members of the beard and aim os
constant calls for Mayor Harrison.
Trade Topics.
The ar nuai report of the chief inspecto
of grain at Chicago shows that the receipt
of grain during the year ending Nov.
99,300,O0O bushels, have been phenomenal
; ~ light, the lightes5 since 1877, being NOR
than 25,000,00O bushels less than those o
the previous year. Prominent among tn