Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-26
To the building boom. The
plain but substantial
addition to
Fifth street. g. IL. Allyn
Occupies the First
FIoor.-McCorniick
Machinery
The SIiDStan ial Struc.
lures bllilt this spring,
and more to follow.

| ing the one in which Il much more
than usual number of substantial
buildings was erected. \ creamery
has been erected; work has been COM
menced upon a new court house;
| Good & Brisbine have erected new
buildings; Larson Il Nilsson occupy
new store; 0. X. Gesme has COM
pleted a wagon and carriage shop; c..
w. Rohne is about to build fine
structure to contain his drug store;
and the First National Bank has an
elegant building well under way;
while the number of residences which
have been completed; are being built;
or are in contemplation of immediate
erection, is greater than we have as
yet been able to compute. In the
midst of all this activity, we, like a
truly patriotic citizen, have put up a
building, and have thrown in our
mite to help on the general boom.
The TRIBUNE don't propose to get
left. When it becomes the order of
the day to put up new buildings with
greater capacity the TRIBUNE wishes
to be at the front. Not only did our
desire to keep up with these stirring
times impel us to build, but lack
of room in our former quarters made
such action a stern necessity. The
new TRIBUNE building is situated in
conspicuous place upon Fifth street,
one of the best streets in the city.
1t was planned by G. E. Richardson,
an architect and builder of experience,
and the work of construction was
done under his skillful supervision.
Having a feet front, As feet depth,
with posts % feet high, it contains
good sized rooms both up stairs and
down. The ceiling is high for both
| floors, and all the rooms have good
light. The second floor is occupied
| by the TRIBUNE. Sixteen feet in
depth of this second floor, has been
eral office, containing the office desks,
table, large amount of stationery,
etc.. the other, the editorial room,
which contains the EDITORS table and
easy chair. The remainder of the
second story is used for the compos-
ing and press room. In it will be
found presses, paper and card cutters,
imposing stones, tables, news stands
and cases, job and various kinds of
news type, ETC., ETC., and the TRIB-
UNE's force of typos and job printers.
In forming these rooms particular at
tention has been given to light. The
office and editorial room are lighted
by the double windows in front, and
main room by five large windows ar
ranged with reference to newspaper
and job work.
In one particular these rooms are
quite different from those in other
business buildings completed this
year. Instead of being deliberately
finished and polished, all is enor-
mously and infinitely plain. The fur
niture is not of the highly polished
and costly sort. The EDITORS "easy
chair" of which we speak so often,
and which we of course must pretend |
is as good as anybody's easy chair
is just an ordinary wooden one-an-
other like it can be bought anywhere
for fifty cents. The wood work is not
finely finished in oil. In fact we fear
we never shall be able to put OH much |
style as long as we continue to publish
a slmi-weekly newspaper for such
low price as Two dollars per year, and
believe that we shall have to wait for
some of our readers to pay up their
before we can "kape up
enough of deceptive Appearances" to
get trusted for just some ordinary
paint. Delinquent subscribers will
please take the hint.)
: We do not underestimate the value
Of style. We like to see it, and would
display lots of it five only could. But
rs we can't, we have erected build
ing for use, and left Ornamentation
put. We believe that we can serve
BUR patrons and readers as well in
;his roomy, comfortable, yet plain
as in one upon which we
lad expended many dollars, (Which
we haven't got), in polish and finish,
Iii of which would be very pleasant
md attractive; but which is far from
being Indispensable. Call and see us,
We will make it pleasant for you. If
you don't find any one in the office
,tep little farther and enter the edi-
orial room, and you will be enter
aimed. The fighting editor is seldom
II, so that the venture will be perfectly
afe.
Upon the first floor will be found
he headquarters for the old reliable
IcCormick farm machinery, and the
'ffice of
g. III. ALLYN,
he general agent. His Office occu-
lies the front, and contains, beside of !
Ice furniture, samples of various farm ,
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