, 1884-05-01
I'M IMMENSE STRUCTURE.
The r. E. Warren Mercantile Com
pany's New Building.
An Establishment That Will Occupy
Almost a Square.
John Chase's Probable Addition to
the Inter Ocean.

Ever since the destruction by hire OF the
L. f. Warren Mercantile company's es-
Enlistment. ON Sixteenth street. it has
been u subject of interesting speculation
aboutrthe city Ms To what great scheme Of
reconstruction the firm had in view. 1t
went without the saying that a firm com
posed of such enterprising men would
erect "A new place of business such as
would be Il credit to this prosperous city,
but speculation has probably fallen short
of their real intentions regarding the mat
tel. The new building which the com
pany will erect, instead of adjoining the
Inter Ocean as heretofore, will occupy a
position ~diagonally across the street from
that hotel. The building will be Il novelty
in this portion of the country. 1t will be
built on the model Of an exposition ouild-
ing which was first rendered popular by
the original exposition in London, and
the n afterwards held in Philadelphia.
The great points gained by this style of
building are the thorough lighting and the
facility with which goods may be displayed
and admirably handled. The new struct-
ure will have Il frontage on Hill street of
l32 feet, on Sixteenth street, of 1870 feet.
while its frontage toward the railroad will
be $50 feet. On the east side, toward
Ransom street. the building will be isolated
by means Of a private alley which will run
through from Sixteenth street to Fifteenth
street, Externally the building will be
entirely composed of stone, brick.
iron and glass, the whole enclosed with a
metal roof. The glass used in the three
different fronts will be Of the French plate
variety, with a single light to the window.
while above both windows and doors.
sections Of cathedral stained glass will be
inserted 50 that the light will throw a
beautiful glamour over the whole interior.
The fitting up of the interior will be done
in the best selected Eastern materials.
All the floors will be of Georgia hard pine
with the 0r-namentati0ns to i%ittinglv
match. There will be seven entrances to.
the structure ON Sixteenth street. six on
Hill street, eight ON the south side facing
the railroad and two on the east side
facing the alley. \ special track will be
run from the main line of the Union
Pacific just above the hotel and into the
south side of the building. The cars will
be thus loaded and unloadcd within the
structure itself, AS will likewise the
delivery wagons. The interior of the
huIlltp,Y Will L., E.It.l "a, Ill Ga, IL.
and in addition by one large and two
smaller skylights from above. Through
out it will be heated with steam and
lighted by electricity, the are system to be
used in the saiesroums and the mean
descent in the offices and workrooms.
Galleries will be arranged around the
upper floors of the building SO as to make
of the centre of the interior a sort of
hollow square. The building will contain
nearly eight thousand square feet more
floor room than the establishment formerly
occupied by the F. f. Warren
Mercantile company, There will be
four salesrooms. the first ia by 1872 feet.
the second 100 by l32 feet, the third 6G
by 1872 feet and the fourth "A by lO4 feet.
Leading from the large salesroom the of
fees will be reached, Each will be pro-
vIded with II lire proof vault. The tirst
office will be that OF the +. i. Warren
Mercantile company, then of the Warren
Live Stock company, which will be con
nccted by telephone with the company :
fourteen different ranches, and finally the
private Office OF MIR. +. f. Warren. In
the center of the building a large elevator
will lead from the cellar to the garret.
The inst fioor will also contain elegantly
htted up toilet apartments, provided with
hot and old water and all modern con-
V~eniences. These will be at the disposal
OF customers, both ladies and gentlemen.
and IN addition special layatorieS will be
provided Tor the workmen and employees.
The remaining portions of the tioor will
be given over to the workmen and be used
as storage rooms. From the front sales
room n double and two single flights of
stars will lead to the galleries above, IN
addition to two flights OF stars IN the rear
portion OF the building. The structure
Will really be divided INTO two portions, a
space OF oO by l52 ieet IN the rear being
cut on from the front by hre proof walls
running from the ground to the ROOF and
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