Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-20
THE BEES NEW BUILDING.
The Largest Newspaper Office in
the World.
THE BEE, EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD
Celebrates the Anniversary With n
Grand Reception, Reunion OF
Old Friends and the Biotting
Out of Ancient Animosities.
An Indestructibie Pile.


Last night the new Bee building was
thrown open to the newspaper men of the
city and state. The occasion was literally
appreciated, a number of the leading men,
bers of the press from various parts of the
state being in attendance Regrets were re-
ceived from President Harrison, Post
master General Wannamaker, +. b. Thur
Der, Of New York; w. ii. Smith.
Mr.. Halford, private secretary of the presi-
don't, and many others because of their ina-
bility to be present. Each regret was ac
companied by sincere congratulations on the
successful completion Of what many of the
writers had learned TO be the largest news
paper building in tho country.
Independent of the fact that the reception
was intended for the press, number of la
dies and gentlemen visited the structure,
among whom were noted the following:
Councilman Lee, Judge Hopewell, Judge
Wakeley, John Driscoll, w. A. L. Gibbon,
ST. A. d. Balcombe, Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock,
Judge Croft, DIR. George l.. Miller, g. l..
Smith, of the Lincoln journal; John NJ.
Cotton, of Lincoln; Congressman George
W. b. Dorsey, Dr.. Abbott, of Fremont;
Davidson, of the Nebraska Tribune; II.
M. James, Charles IL. Pickens, F.. w. Pick
ems, George S. Smith, Fred Schnake, Samuel
Rees and wife, T. A. Megeath and wife,
George L. Smith and lady, G. II.
Leslie and wife, j. X Cooper, Council Bluffs;
George H. Gibson, Councilman A. II. Sander,
G. F. Calhoun, Springfield, Neb.; Congress
man W. j. Connell, George W. Sues, Ohio
Miss Perrin, J. Levin. L. D. Richards, Of
Fremont; G. ID. Casper, of David City, Neb.
John M. Cotton, of Lincoln; e. II. Richard
son, of Crete; F.. H. Saunders, Osceola, Ia;
a. Boyle and lady, Of Pender. Neb.; Mrs p.
patrick, of Newawka Neb.; Messrs. Snyder
aud Scott, of Osceola, Neb. WebbCr S.
Seavey and wife, Governor j. M. Thayer,
State Auditor Benton, State Treasurer Hill,
koSapS Sfnera Of she ssssa Gharmse aa
central committee, II, G. Claiborne, of the
Chronicle, Abilene, Kan; E. Z. EVAN, of
Clark, Oak; Hon. Il. p. Roggen, of Lincoln;
Railroad Commissioner Gilchrist, of Lincoln;
Charles Carter, deputy land commissioner,
Her, Sandy Woodbridge, Frank Burkley.
Perry S. Heath, of Washington; Frank r.
Morrisey, General John c. Cowen, Editor
Richards. Tribune, Talmage; A. r. Graham,
county; David Stevenson, Richardson
county; j. l.. Caldwell, Lincoln; Represen-
tative Wilcox, McCook; John c. Wat
son, Nebraska City;. Smith Cald-
ers %s peatse hssas Clement Chase Craig "a H. fep Pep
kns, Walt Seeley, Joseph Easteruay, II. r.
Sylvanus, Lincoln; Datus G. Brooks. A. b.
Ball, Tecumseh; Andy Carr, G. o. Bates,
John c; Emery, Beatrice; Senator J; L.
Plattsmouth; Frank White, Plattsmouth
Hon. A. L. Towle, Niobrara; W.. E. Nc
Gowan, Barada; H. M. Wells, Crete Vidette
Charles Willard, Hebron; Fred Benzinger,
Lincoln; E. w. Simeral, Colonel L. ID. Web
ster. w. II. Barnes, San Francisco; w. d.
Gilbert and wife, Atchison; Mayor w. ].
Broatch, w. r. Graham, Des Moines; w. j.
Mount and wife, Mrs. j. G. Bloomer, Mrs.
Coombs, Mrs. Steele, AL Sorenson and ID.
G. Dunbar.
These people took the plate mirror and
iron elevators on the first floor and ascending
almost with the celebrity of thought reached
the seventh floor. They followed the broad
tiled corridors, into the ante-room and thence
into the editorial hallway where were found
courteous attaches by whom they were
shown the principal features of the structure.
The editorial rooms were ablaze with elec
trio light the walls were white as marble,
and in keeping with the wood work in the
room. 1t was sight which could not put
evoke admiration. The elegance of
the appointments, the symmetry of
the design, the ample proportions
of every apartment the abundance OF light
artificial and natural, evoked universal COM
mendation.
Past the editorial rooms, the visitors filed
into the news room, where hundreds of cleo
trio lights Illuminated the scene. There, the
click of type, as it was placed by deft
fingers SO that it may tell the. story of the
world IN this days BEE, attracted their at
tention. With them the wonder grew
that there was so much of interest
and novelty in great newspaper Office
Thence into the stereotyping room, where
are made the plates from which TIE BEE
is printed, the line proceeded, the interest
being more intensely displayed in a process
which to many was entirely unfamiliar.
Thence to the court, which in the light shed
within it loomed up grand, solemn and inn
pressive. Ladies fingered at the opening
and gazed upon it in RAPTURE their minds, no
doubt, in many cases at least, reverting
to similar halls so beautifully described by
the genial and gifted author of Alhambra.
Thence to the engines, boilers and dyna-
mos and the press rooms in the cellar and
sub basement, the crowd followed, only to
have rapture changed to amazement that
one-half of the power. wealth and ingenuity
there displayed should be required, and at
the same time be so perfectly Mt the control
of human beings.
Ascending to the elevator floor, the visit
ors dispersed with the eighteenth annver-
sary of the organization of THE BEE indeli-
bly, stamped upon their minds