New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-24
NETWORK TRIBUNE LUSIK1All1O ooII I
NEW YORK CENTRAL OFFICES.
THE REMODELLED BUILDING IN WHICH
A RAILROAD SYSTEM IS MANAGED.
BEAUTIFUL APARTMENTS FOR ChAii"-N'
CuArNCEY NJ. DEPEw. PRESIDENT CAL

For months the Grand Central Railroad STA
tion in Forty-secoud-st., has been in the hahds
Of worldngmen, and the great structure mas
been so completely changed in appearance tha'
q hears little resemblance to the old station
Not only has it been greatly enlarged py the ao-
dition of several stories and large to"erS' w.
the exterior has been changed from ii'ooe''
brick to what resembles Indiana sahostone'
These changes and those connected win 'he
uoiting-roous carsheds and the various passen-
ger and traffic departments. which are sun III
conplete come under the observation OF the
general public but there are parts OF the he"
building on the floors above the crowded WALT
ing-rooms to which the railroad passenger
rarely thinks of going which are just as inter-
estjnc as the lower regions Of the building, and
play as important a part in the AFFAIRS OF the
railroads business as he more popular ana oe'-
ter-known rooms.
The finance department, with its large num-
her of desks and general banklke appearance;
tho general passenger agents department, the
traffic superntendent's headquarters and the
vast freight department arc all housed IN inc
uppor part Of the building and from these OIL
fees the business Of the New-Iork CentIai ana
Hudson River Railroad throughout the country
is transacted, and there the orders are issueu
and the results recorded
TIE EXECUTIVE OFFICES
Tho offices which occupy the Vanderbilt ave
eide If the building between Forty-second ana
Fortv-third SITS. on the second floor are tiie
boardroom. Mr.. Depews, MI Du vars MI
Bronson's and Mr.. Callaway's Offices running
in the order named from Forty -secohd-s| Inc
boardroom is a large and lofty apartment !"
which the business meetings OF the various
boards OF directors take place. Ihe spacious
APARTMENT has two windows looking upon for-
tv-sc,ond st and three windows on the Nahucr-
hi,t-aye side highly polished iniaid moor Is
covered with handsome rugs and heavy I'a'h'r-
covered chairs stand around the 'ouh'" '""''
which occupies the middle Of the room. door
at the north end Of the room icadS mo nv
cbairran's Office. and the desk which occupied
the central point Of Mr.. Depcw Ola Once h"s
been moved into the chairman's new and com
Portable quarters. The room is arranged IN
most respocts like the boardroom but IT has
general air of business about 1t "h''h SHOVE
that if is not an ornamental feature
"Ve have brought all the old working para
,bornalia into the new Office" MI Dcpcw sad
"and that takes the newness off the place Tho
AID ,-rocn safe the long table Uttered with BOOKS
nauphlcts papers and prints. tho wei known
plcturcs Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Mr.. b're"'
the picture Of the Empire State i<lr'ss' 'h'
green leather furniture which Is well known To-
Mr. Depcw's visitors, have all been lHa''I j"
the new apartment. and even the desk "In"-
uonts. among which is a picture Of himself
riven TO Mr. ncpcw by Mr.. Gladstone and
miniature bust If Commodore Ndnd'rhiit. arc
there and the whole is an old, Unknown pct
ire in a new and artistic frame.
ACCESS TO THE CHAIRMAN
T, e an easy matter to enter Nj D.po"'s Of
fee from the boardroom side but not >" "h'n
one comes from the corridor In that case on"
must first enter the antc-room. whi j IS also a
lofty. oak-turnshcd apartment. and from there
ono must pass into the Office Il Horace G. Du
Val Mi Dcpews secretary. MI I)u Eals OF
fee with its desks and evidences OF business
bears few signs Of having just been handed over
for use by the builder and decorator. and pol
ishod woodwork ard the lingering door OF var
nish alone attest the newncss Of the Office l"he
would be a burden TO Mr.. peYcw If II were not
for the Office over which Mr.. Du Val pFesdcs
Through this room the hundreds Of people who
come 10 see Mr.. Dcpew on matters pertaining 10
business and politics must pass. and there other
hundreds OF visitors who come from all parts OF
the country to see Mr.. Depew for all sorts OF
reasons from asking his presence at cattle
,bow or giving him points on the management
NJ a railroad TO securing his Endorsement for an
Imnroved potato nasher are held up and
treated in keeping with their merit There Is
probably no business Office in the country where
one may see more kinds OF people in one day
than in that OF Mr.. Depew's secretary.
ono Of the handsomest rooms OF the suite is
the Office Of Samuel r. Galloway the president
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