St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-01

GrOulQ LOT Gl6 lOunQdGlOn was broken
in May, 1888, the corner stone was laid
in the following November, and the
cope stone was placed in position
now practically complete. The area
acre. The total area Of the twelve
floors is six acres. The total street
frontage is 262 feet. The main building
Is twelve stories, 172 feet high, and the
tower reaches 3S feet further toward
the stars, its summit being 210 feet from
the pavement. The entire new build
ing weighs 100000 tons, according to es-
Inmates. In the construction of the out
side walls, granite from the quarries
at North Conway, n. H, was used for
the first three stories, and for the bal
ance Portage extra red sandstone
was used All the woodwork on
the inside is In antique oak,
iron, brick and terra Gotta being the
other materials used in the interior
construction. The floors are of iron
and glass. The building is finished
alike on all the four sides. The offices
are all arranged in suites and each
suite is provided with front windows
and with fireplace, wardrobe and lava
tory in each suite. Communication be-
6WOCu biiO uOOlS ID illdQ0 Odcy dlQ
by the use of six elevators. This
was designed especially for lawyers,
and to that end It has been provided
with law library of $4,000 volumes,
one of the most complete IN the state !:
but lawyers will not monopolize all
Of the room inside It's massive
walls. The Milwaukee and the
''Soo'' railroad companies have already
established their Offices there and other
railroads are making preparations to do
the same. The Security bank will also
soon move into new quarters on the Sec
oDd floor of the building.
1t would indeed be difficult to even
imagine more complete Office build
ing, much more to build one. ''Let a
man provide himself with bed lounge"
said one of the Guaranty Loan company
yesterday, land he can live here with
out being In the least disconnected"
On the top floor is a restaurant, which
has been fitted up regardless Of expense
and which has no superior in the city.
With its kitchen, the restaurant occu-
pies the entire twelfth floor, a small
portion of the space, however, being
lard room. On another floor
is barber shop, where the tenant can
be shaved while he waits with little
trouble to himself. AS before stated.
each suite Of Offices is provided with
lavatory and wardrobe. Nothing has
been left undone by the owners of the
building which could add to the con-
venience or comfort of the tenants.
After eating his dinner, should the
patron feel disinclined to try his hand
at billiards, he has only to mount one
flight Of stairs and, as he smokes his
cigar, he can sit in roof garden which
will soon rival the famous Casino roof
garden of New York, and. slipping his
cool lemonade, watch the shining waters
of Lake Calhoun, see the smoke arising
from the buildings at Fort Smelling,
view the bright thread-like river
meandering ST. Paulward and, without
stretching his imagination to the break
ing point, fancy himself sailing
about among the clouds in
gain such view of Minneapolis as he
never dreamed Of before. But it is use
less to enumerate the eXcellencies of
this mammoth structure.
The names of the members of the COM
pany which has erected this monument
to the wealth and prosperity OF Mime
apoliS are as follows:
Louis F. Menage, president; Thomas
Lowry. Alfred j. Dean, ". S. Streeter, vice
presidents: Frank j. Percival, secretary;
Alfred D. Rider, treasurer; Charles Robin
son, superintendent OF loans; George b.
Taylor. assistant superintendent of loans;
Frank r. Chase. cashier; directors, Thomas
Lowry, John S. Pillsbury, E. W. Herrick, A.
J. Dean, Loren Fletcher, W. D. Washburn.
George A. Pillsbury, G. q. Petit, q. 8.
Fletcher, W. q. Eustis, Philip q. Neher, L.
F, Menage, W. s. Streeter, Charles Robinson.
- THE EVENING RECEPTION.
At 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the public, or that portion of it holding
invitations, was admitted to the build
Ing, and from that hour until midnight
a steady stream Of humanity flowed in
through the broad entrance on the
Third street side, surged on up the
broad stairways, spread itself oyer the
floors and over the twelve floors and
oyert1oWed on to the roof, while the
component parts of that mighty river
examined every corner of the vast in
terror, peered into every Granny, looked
at everything with a critical eye and
pronounced it well done, On en-
tsriAg the building the hrst