New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-31
MAGNIFICENT OFFICES IN NETWORK.

THEY ARE NOW NUMBERED AMONG THE SIGHTS
OF THE CITY-soME OF THE FINEST ONES.
Many persons wonder where all the people come
from to tenant the Office buildings which have
been erected in the last few years. Many OF them.
at least. como from the od-fashioned business
buildings which being rapidly deserted for tho
moro modern structures. People get lower rents
ana more conveniences in the new buildings The
result has been great falling of Of incomes TO
those having their money invested In the older
buildings 1t is said that a great many such per-
sons have returned from Europe. where they havo
been living, some of them for many years. because
the reduction in their income has been consider
able that they were no longer able 10 bear the ex-
pense 10 which they had beer accustomed.
Business and protest. ona men give moro atten-
ton IN these days thar formerly to making COM
portable and agreeable the offices where they do
,helr work. and in which so large part OF their
ives Is spent Nearly. If not quite. every one is In
are. to some extent at least by the weather There
can be no earthly doubt that the average man has
better work in handsome and well-furnshed and
wei-kept office than he can in dngy, dusty place,
such as many great business and professional men
nave been willing to do their work In. This Is an
other reason for the great increase in the number
The finest offices IN the city are those or some OF
the great banks and insurance companies These
the sights OF the metropolis. Among the insurance
companies the Offices of the New,York Life are
inside and out is finished in marble. The directors
room Is hung in tapestry expressly painted for II.
The offices OF the Mutual Life come mex: to the
New-iork Life. Those OF the Equitable are very
fine. but the building is not so modern the
buildings OF tho other two companies.
Among the banks the finest offices are those Of
the Central National. tho Western National and the
Chase National the latter being in the splendid
Clearing House Building Cedar-st. The Office
of the Central National in the Central Bank Build
ing, Broadway, corner OF Pearl-st Is perhaps
the finest room used for business purposes in this
city. This is the opinion recently expressed by
leading architect. The room Is very largo and the
ceiling is very high. 1t is adorned with marble
columns and marble wainscoting. The furniture
but IN no respect gaudy The building. though not
as large some of the other great buildings here.
is OF the finest. II not the very finest, In tho
city. II is finished throughout in marble, the beau
uful entrance being finished In Casanova Italian
marble
The Central National is thebank OF which Colonel
Strong was president befnre he became Mayor. II
is one of the great banking Institutions Of the city.
its patrons being made up largely OF the
p poss OF Of f" over sacoeS Mf EGWIn L Lam
become Mayor. This bank some time ago notified
its employees belonging TO the militia that II they
went to war their pay would continue Just the
same. while they were absent and their places
When the building now being erected by synd'-
cate opposite the POstoffice. Park Row Is COM
plcted II will he the greatest building in point OF
size in the city or in the world. according TO the
when tenauted will. during business hours contain
over fourteen thousand people, enough, with their
families to make a good sized city This building
will contain very handsoms suits of Offices.
OF the Offices In IT, It will probably be ready
for occupancy about January ]. 1899.