The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-23
IT'S A BIG IMPROVEMENT
Remodeling the Old Northern
Pacific Station.
REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE
1t viii Present Far Better Facilitie
Than the Old Station. but Falls
Far Short Of What Was
Expected.

Missoula, June 22.-The remodeling OF
the old Northern Pacific station is get
ting far enough along so that the new
angemen of rooms Is becoming APP
parent. The carpenters and ~bricklay-
ers are hustling in good shape and have
some of the new rooms already parti-
toned on The new chimneys are fin
ished and the painters have begun their
work on the outside Of the building.
which has been a dirty gray color for
so long that 1t will hardly be recog-
nized i'm its new coat of red. with the
dark green trimmings that is the stand
ard color of the Northern Pacific build
ings. The roof is to be painted a light
olive green and the whole effect will be
very attractive. according to the de-
scription that is given OF the comblna-
ton by Superintendent of Buildings
Weed and his paint The ear
penters are getting their work far
enough along to have the building all
cluttered up with parts of old walls and
portions of new ones, so that II is hard
for the clerks in the building to tell
where to go for their desks.
There will be no change In the bag
gage room on the east end OF the build
llSs Ia II ~ 49,
tina II will be frightened up a little.
The present waiting room, which has
served for men and women together,
and which has been as dark and dingy
as any waiting room could be. has had
it's partition walls torn out and is now
one large room, which will be the mems
waiting room when the work is nm
ished. The present ticket office and
agents Office will be changed into n
women's waiting room and just back
of IL, where the freight clerks have
their desks at present, will be the toilet
rooms. The new ticket office will be
between the two waiting rooms, with
an opening into each. The car checkers
will have a room just west Of the ticket
office, against the south wall of the
building. The entrance hall of the
building. which Is now cramped and
crowded, will be extended clear through
the building, so that 1t will have an en-
trance from each side. On the west OF
this hall. where the express office is
now. there will be a large room, ex-
tending the entire width of the build
ing. for the freight office. This will
| give more room for the clerks n will
be more convenient for those who have
business at the Office. A new room has
been built west of this room for the
accommodation of the express office,
| and adjoining this will be a room for
the storage of perishable freight in the
winter
The new arrangement will afford
much better facilities than have beer
enjoyed heretofore and will be a more
~presentable station. though 1t will fal
far short of the new station which /,
was expected would be constructed this
year. In speaking of his matter, g
railway official said to a reporter to-
day:
These repairs that are being made
-. 400 80. fhat n t-A hAant.A nhon-
lutely necessary I'm order to save the
building. which was going to pieces
They have been postponed from year
Ia year. on account of the plans of thu
new station. which have been unde
consideration. I do not think, however
that the fact that these repairs are now
being made indicates that the new sta
ton has been abandoned. On the con
trary. l think that II will be built be
fore long. but there was imperative
need of these repairs at once, and 81
they have been started"