Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16
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Gigantic structure Formal Upcp-
Ing OF the New building.

Gigantic structure Formal Upcp-
Ing OF the New building.
= There was a formal opening of the new
NewYork Produce Exchange building Tues
day. This magnificent temple Of trade was
dedica' d with music speech and IRA, err. The
members OF the Exchange aud thousands O,
invited guests matcheb In procession from
he old buildings to the neR edflce Al
hough the sky was overcast, and mist filled
the atmosphere with chilly dampuess, the
attendance was very large. The gu SITS in
GUIDED members of TIM 81 OK Cotton, Min
ing, Petroleum, Metai, fee and Mercau
lie Exchanges, the Chamber Of Com
nerce, the Board of Trade and Transpor
tation and other tinanGial and commercial
Institutions. The event WIS one long to he
remembered, 1t was n fitting dedication OF
he first ard grandrst tdIfle devoted
70 commercial pursuits in the United
States.
The new Exchange cdfcp is from he plans
VI George B. Post, the architect Of several
the most conspicuous public cd fees IL
New Tmk. The architecture Is a mo lifted
Renaissance, not Free oh, German or Italian
Renaissance, but more French than Italian,
nj enough OF the distinctive elements Of
| his order to give it thus name. Mr.. Pos
| has sought 10 uuite in the new Exchang,
| economy Of space, solidity and hraut,. The
first pile was driven July II, 1881, and the
asst pile December "a, 1881. Tnere are in
| all 15,034 piles under the fjnnd ,tion. There
are 1903 796 feet Of yellow pine cappirg
| timber, 1850 square feet Of base stone, and
| "a, 1872 SOU re feet IT building stone. The
uildinL fronts 307 I ct on Broad aay and
Whitehall street, 100 feet on Stone street,
| so feet on Beaver street, and 300 I, ct on
| New street. TIE tower NJ the southeast
corner il AZ feet square and 300 feet hiph,
including flag pole, which is GO feet over
all. The clock ~ the tower is The largest IN
| the CITY, bling 10 feet in diameter length
ct hands, 6 feet, and length II fl ures on
| dial 20 inches. The siz" of the g,snn Ex-
hange room is 220xl45 feet: height Of
c,iling, 47t height Of room under the
| skvlipht GO feet and height of ekv iqht from
main q nor. IS feet. Their are A, 754 square
Get in ihr fnundation OF man building
, 72h feet in tower, and 4 1913 feet in tn,
trace, making n total of 81 $40 square feet
| m an area Of II 5 acres. Tn" rumbrr OF
| square feet in the min roof is 81 900 and in
| the first story ~ the main huildng A, 754
fourth (offi rs) stories 22 $50 squire T."
ach, and IN the balls aud corrld IRA 10 600
| square feet. Some idea Of the enormous
siZe OF this structure can he formed from the
fact that there arc over six milps of wiadnw
| "nrdng, which. nv II @ wav. is mad. ~ iron,
| and that the window W,inh's weigh AZ DOC
pounds or over f,nr tons The app-pxi ,atr
co"t Of the Exchaoge frr the site.
"tifice AMI f,irni.hi"g, acc riding In
he plans adopted. will be two and a half Or
'hree millions ~ dollars. TIE main entrance
q on Whitehall street, extending from
BEAVER through to Stone street and n the
first gmn e is a nile Of architecture ot
,mmenslv and grand messing. The huild
ing IL fire proof. elevations Of brick
'h exquisite ornamenfation Of terra
Gotta.
ine most striking feature is the main hall
commonly known as the "A ,or" where vi
| the hnsiNess ia transacted, ard witch covers
he whole width Of the hmdinr. 140 feet
and nearly us entire length. 220 feet, +
| small portion being reserved frr the hoard
| Off 'ers and superintendent Three 81 les
II tn" hall are lit by win lows reaching from
the hDor to the archcd coiling, which /,
supported nv pillars extending from the
| inter wa Il aboni one. fourth OF the centre 0i
room, the interior heing lit mp bv the ,ofing
Sa'n'n glass. whlch n"ds TO us lotflness,
ana 49, without dnubt' The gfehtrs'
ANA o,st propor'lon'd OF any com
m'rc'ai lhs'l'"ion IN Inc world. Along
the northern wall is the btlcony for visit
| nrs, and fr IN the centre hangs the great
| "ock' cnnnert'u ny c'ectllCltV WIN me
CLOCK IN inc tower, ever reminding tie hnll'
an mars mat Time IS money From the
man nor hVe elevators carry passengers
rem 10" en- rance TO me cat room, where