The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-17
Nearly Double the Height of Any Building
on the Pacific Coast


corrosion by dampness with terra Gotta.
The floors will be of hollow terra Gotta
carried on steel beams, while the partitions
will be either of hollow tile or steel. The
steel construction will be carefully and
thoroughly braced to withstand all wind
pressure or the possibility Of earthquakes.
The outer castings will be supported at each
floor SO as to be entirely independent OF the
castings of the floor below.
In order to avoid encroaching on adjoin-
ing property, the cantilever system of con-
struction, employed so successfully on
many of the tall buildings in the East, will
be used. These foundations will be from
fifteen to twenty feet below the surface of
the street, and the supporting cantilevers
will be entirely below the basement floor.
3 The main entrance, or rotunda, wild
be finished in some polished California
marble, the very choicest obtainable, and
the floor will be mosaic. The rotunda will
be in the form of semicircle. 1t will
have three heavy bronze doors, separated
by polished marble pilasters. The door to
the left will open into the business offices
of THE CALL. These will have an area on
the ground floor of about 25 by 80 feet, and
also balcony or mezzanine floor, giving
nearly that amount of floor space.
These offices will be appointed more
magnifcently and with more of the modern
conveniences and appliances, both for the
use of the patrons of THE CALL and for the
expedition of the newspapers business,
and for the accommodation of its employees,
than those of any other newspaper in the
world. And not only in the business
offices will this prevail, but throughout all
the floors and offices occupied by The CALL
plant.
And that this is no idle boast. but two
facts need to be stated: That money will
not be spared in any way and that rep
resentative of Mr.. Spreckels has visited the
greatest newspaper buildings in the world
for the express purpose OF learning from
each what is newest and what is best in
the matter of appointments and appli-
ances and conveniences. The purpose is
to combine the best of them all under one
roof. To do this three things are neces-
sary--a ripe experience, a wide knowledge
and an unstinted expenditure-resource
that are all at Mr.. Spreckels' command.
Of course, in the appointment of the
business Offices, occupying as they will
the most advantageous and most conspic-
uous part of the building, great deal OF
attention will be paid to the artistic and
decorative side
The big bronze door to the right of the
rotunda will open into large store or
room suitable for bank or almost any
commercial purpose.
The door that opens from the center of
the rotunda leads to the elevators. There
will be three of these, thoroughly modern
in every way, and swift in motion. One
of the elevators will descend to the base
ment, while the other two will start on the
ground floor. All of them will run clear
to the fifteenth story, where it is proposed
to have magnificently appointed and
perfectly conducted cafe and restaurant.
It's service will be unexcelled in the United
States, the plan being to make this one of
the attractive features of San Francisco.
The thirteenth and fourteenth stories
will be occupied by THE CALL. On
the thirteenth floor will be the editorial
and art departments, and on the floor
above will be located the composing-room
and stereotyping department.. AS already
intimated, both of these floors will be ap-
pointed in such manner as to conduce to