The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-02-21
THE new HOME OF TIE RAINBOW CLUB
The Cascade Steam Laundry Start Up
Their New Machinery To-
morrow.
The Finest Laundry West Of st. Paul
and the Second Of Its Kind
in Existence.

1t is with commendable pride that a
habitant of Great Falls points to the new
and imposing block of Bach, Cory & Co.
1t impresses one with a feeling of mas
s~iveness and stability characteristic OF
the sterling qualities that have succeeded
IN building up this monument of business
energy and pluck. A TRIBUNE repre-
sentative made q hasty inspection
Of the building yesterday and found
painters and carpenters busy as bees put
ting on the finishing touches. The main
stairway aud elevator are not yet put In,
hut with the present force it will not take
many days to complete it. The cage for
the elevator is here and all the other ap-
pllances for it are on hand ready to be
put in position. The elevator will be
worked by mean of hydraulic water
pressure, which is the safest and most ex-
peditious means of communication. Be.
| sides the passenger elevator there is one
for freight which run only to the store
room of the company on the second floor.
In the basement are located the boilers
for steam-heatiug and also an immense
storeroom for goods, etc.
On the first floor and fronting Oh Gen.
trail avenue will be the immense store of
the firm, the main Don being 3Ox9S feet.
The Northwestern National bank will
also be on this floor, occupying the cor
ner of the building on Central avenue
and Park drive. On the second floor are
eleven large rooms GU. up into suites and
suitable for office purposes. A large
store room for Bach, Cory & Co., is also
here, and takes up about half the space
on the floor.
On the third floor are sixteen rooms
arranged so that they may be used for
offices or as bedrooms. They are large,
airy, have good ventilation and plenty of
light.
The fourth floor is almost taken up by
the Rainbow club and has been especially
laid out and planned foi their conven-
fence and comfort. Their apartments
are not yet finished, but when completed
will be marvels of ease and luxurious
ness. They nave an assembly room, large
cafe, billiard room, parlor, committee
room, kitchen, ETC.. in all, seven rooms.
These are fitted up with gas and electric
ity, electric bells, and all the modern
conveniences. The rooms are finished in
heavy oak, oil polished and have a sub
s~tancial appearance. When furnished
the club will have a home second to none
in the northwest.
Each floor is provided with a fire-plug
and seventy-fve feet of hose to be used
in case of fire. On the different floors are
located sinks, closets, ETC., and right here
we must express our surprise and admira-
ton at the thoroughness of the plumb
ing work. We doubt if there is another
building in Great Falls which can equal
it in sanitary conditions. W. &. Rowen
did the work and we are glad of an OPP
~portunity to give him this just mead OF
praise.
William Roberts superintendent the
building, and Rubottom q Gilchrist are
doing the painting and finishing. ID. r.
McDavitt is the architect.
The building throughout is finished In
hard wood oil polished, and in flew days
will amply repay a visit of inspection.