The Portland daily press., 1898-03-12
RAILWAY BRANCH.
The New Headquarters on Commercial
Street.

| Street.
The headquarters of the Railway
Branch. Y. NJ. &C. A.. are located in
what is known as the old Boston &
Maine passenger depot on Commercial
| street.
| On the left as one enters the front door
is the reception roomssan office, an apart
, ment about 10 feet square, prsttily pa
pered and provided with neat rugs. Mr..
Guy Holt, formerly located in the head
quarters building IN New York, will &C.
| cupy these rooms. A fine picture of the
national headquarters hangs just above
the big oak roll-top desk.
Opening out from the Office is the read
very neatly adorned. A finely equipped
correspondence table occupies one corner,
while all the leading magazines, news
papers, and particularly such literature
as pertains to railroading are accessible
In this room also. is a bay window which
is upholstered in attractive coiors. The
reading room is % by %.
Just in tine rear of the reading room is
the game and smoking room, where all
the facilities for board games are ar
ranged. Right ON the same floor and
contiguous to these two rooms Is the as
sembly loom, provided with small stage
and with a seating capacity of over 200.
All the floors are of hard wood and pol
ished.
A feature of the rooms just mentioned
is the collection of pictures kindly
contributed by the Boston & Maine rail-
road. One of them is tho admirable view
of "Barn Point Of York, Me. - than
which there is no finer marine spectacle.
Another picture is that of Egg Rock
from Nahant," also one of "Whtte Island
Light at Isle of Shoals, 2" "Connecticut
River near White River Junction" and
eastern Point, Gloucester, Mass"
if conditions demand it restaurant
will be made feature OF the building
and in that event it will be located where
the office now is, and the latter made a
part Of the reading room. The kitchen
will be in the basement directly under
the present office.
Next winter there will be two class
rooms arranged on the second floor, but
at present they are devoted to sleeping
apartments Where Mr.. Payson Tuck
er's private office used to be are white
and gold bedsteads and the chambers pre-
sent very pretty appearance. One OF
| the rooms on the second floor will be
fitted up for hospital where the facilities
for taking care of the sick will be pro-
vided.
There are ten more rooms that can be
fitted up and furnished on the second
floor as soon as hesoocasicn demands.
1t is proposedsto let the sleeping cham
bers at the mere nominal price of ten
cents night. On the third, yet in an
unfinished condition .. are some ten or
more rooms.
In the bath room, which is located on
the first floor, are three set porcelain
tubs, one shower bath and four set marble
bowls, and three toilet closets.
The formal opening will take place
shortly. There will be reception from
10 a. m. to p. M, and at 6. 30 there will
be a committeeman conference and tea.
Mr.. II. o. Williams Of New York will pre-
side, and 1t is expected thst the presidents
of both the Boston & Mai ne and Maine
Central, will be present and make ad-
dresses. Other speakers will be, score
tary John f. Moore of New York, W. E.
Fenno of New Haven. Conn, r. e. Bur-
leigh of Concord, N. H., and q. A. War
burton Of New York