Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-10
ELEGANT NEW QUARTERS.
Wells, Fargo & co.'s Express settled in
Fine New Home

wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express settled la a
Fine New Home.
Realizing the fact that Omaha has become
a metropolitan city, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s
express decided several months ago to pro-
vide its district and local employees IN this
CITY with a metropolitan office and first class
facilities for conducting the large volume OF
business centering in Omaha.
For years the local Office had been at the
corner OF Ele venth ana Earnam streets, but
as the business center of the city has pushed
westward the company has felt the necessity
of keeping up with the tide and a location
near the ceuter of business was therefore
selected. The large double front building at
1912 Farnam street, formerly occupied by
Cooke, the shoe dealer, was leased for a term
OF years and men were put to work fitting up
for the business OF an express office.
Wells, Fargo ~ Co.'s express was or
ganized in 1852. The company operates
$1,000 miles of express lines, has 1900 offices
and is the only express company having a
continuous line from New York to San
Francisco. The company runs solid trains
of from twelve to fourteen cars of express
matter over the Erie road between New
York and Chicago every day. 1t was tho
first company to operate n stage express
route between ST. Joseph, Mo-, AID San
Francisco and it was the pioneer company TO
establish a pony express across the plains.
lhe headquarters of tho company are
at San Francisco, but the business interests
of the great enterprise run like arteries of
life and vitality all through the United States
ana Mexico.
1t became necessary, therefore, that such "A
great commercial enterprise should have its
representatives in a great city like Omaha
supplied with facilities commensurate
with the Importance and bulk of
the work handled here. The work
of preparing the new headquarters
at 1872 Farnam street began in the basement
OF the building and was carried to tho top
loor, New heating apparatus, new 10
floors and corrugated iron ceilings were put
in the building, Handsome gas fixtures,
electric lights, elegant papering, rich AMI
substantial furniture, were included in tho
transformation that the apartments unde.-
went.
The woodwork and furniture of the intel r
is of English quarter sawed oak,
and is exceptionally beautiful and sub
stantial in appearance. The steel
lattice or grill work is neat and
appropriate in design and finish and tho
glass portion of the office furniture is an
peb6led and lends a very handsome effect to
the rich OAK and substantial steel below and
above the semi-transparent panels.
The arrangement of the interior is convCn-
lent ana business like aud reminds one lory
much of the interior OF a bank. The gen, raj
agent, the cashier, the money order clerk
and each OF the various departments arc
thoroughly and conveniently equipped nd
separated from each other and at the sane
time so arranged as to facilitate the trans
action OF business.
On the second floor, where Division Super.
intendont Simpson has his offices, the Same
appearance OF business convenience prevails.
These handsome new offices were all finished
aud ready for occupancy last night, and on
Monday morning the genial general agent,
MIR. w. Il. Brennan, General Superintendent
Andrews, Division Superintendent G. II,
Simpson and other employees will be pleased
20 greet tho public and the patrons of tho
company IN their splendid new offices.
The Omaha pay roll OF Wells, Fargo x
Co.'S express is about 5000 per month.
General Superintendent Andrews has gen.
eral supervision of all tho business in
what is called tho central department, aud
both the employees Of tho local office aud
those engaged IN looking after the general
business over the department are delighted
with the elegant and commodious new homo
for the company IN Omaha.