The Saint Paul globe., 1899-05-28

peclaIly designed for their use The
quarters are commodious and perfectly
appointed for the comfort of the occu-
pants and the convenience of patrons.
The high ceiling and large front windows
admit an abundance of light, and the tile
floor and FURNISHED brass ratings which
separate the offices proper from the re-
ception room for patrons give the place
a substantial and attractive appearance.
The Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha railroad occupies the Sixth and
Robert street corner of the building with
its city ticket office, and to the west of
the main entrance are perfectly appointed
stores.
On the floors above this, the offices are
large and particularly desirable on ac-
count of the abundance of light. There
is janitor and elevator service, steam
heat and all the necessary auXiliaries of
a modern building. lsi
The building was formerly owned by
the chamber of commerce. but five years
ago 1t passed into the hands of stock
company which made improvements so
extensive that they have practically con-
Yerted it into a new building. The COM
papy has spent~over $SS5, ,e00 in perfecting
ths building. A new roof was put on,
new plumbing throughout, the elevator
service improved and such other altera-
ttons made as We're needed to make 1t
thoroughly up to date. The result is
that it has become one of the best down.
town buildings in st. Paul.
On the top floor of the chamber of
commerce building are the offices of the
weather bureau, which has had offices
there ever since it was established in
this city. The Humane society has Of
fees on the top floor, and throughout the
building are well known corporations, life
insurance companies, physicians, dentists,
lawyers architects, real estate men and
land companies and several high class
millinery establishments.
The Union Bank.
u The Union bank occupies perfectly ap-
pointed offices in the large apartment to
the east of the main entrance of the
Chamber of Commerce building on Sixth
street. A person entering the bank IS
struck by its attractive appearance and
it's modern equipment. The Union is
comparatively a young bank, having
been organized In 1891, but its career
has been marked by success since it's
inception and it now ranks as one of the
strongest banking institutions in the
Northwest Notwithstanding the general
shake-up of the city banks during the
last few years it has prospered at all
seasons, has grown in public favor and
has constantly increased its list of depos-
1tors, the result of strong mana cement
and conservative methods. It is To-
Gated most conveniently for business men
of all lines, and being right in the heart
.. of the retail shopping district is a popu-
lar depository with the ladies, many of
whom are its patrons. 1t has about 600
depOsitors. The officers Of the Union
bank are:
Maurice Auerbach, president; Robert R.
Dunn, vice president; Hermann Scheffer
cashier The bank has paid in capitaI
of 100000.
BOenisch's Commercial College.
The entire west end of the sixth floor
of the chamber of commerce building is
occupied by Mr.. W. B. Boenisch's Com
mercial college. During the twenty years
that Mr.. Boenisch has been engaged in
educating the young men of the North
west for the higher walks Of commercial
life he has become so well known to the
p people of st. Paul and vicinity that the
larger part of the public will read of him
= as they would of an old friend. He is
personally known TO a large part of the
= business men Of st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis, and many of them were educated
for their present business pursuits under
his direction.
Mr.. Boenisch started the college, found
ing it upon his own ideas as to what were
the needs Of such an institution, and that
he buiIded well Is shown by the uniform
success which has attended its career
and manager, he has surrounded himself
with some Of the best known business
men in the city, who act in the capacity
of an advisory board. Among them NAV
be mentioned Mayor Kiefer, Mr.. Maurice
Auerhach, president of the Union bank;
Hon. w. P. Murray, attorney at law;
Mr.. "; A. Miller, cashier First National
\ bank; SHermann Scheffer, cashier Union
bank; Mr. Julius Goldsmith, cashier State
Savings bank, and others equally well
known.
Mr. BOenisch's long and honorable car.
eer as teacher will be fittingly observed
next year, when he celebrates the fortfetl
anniversary of the time when he took
up the pen for the purpose of irnpartine
knowledge to the youth of the country
He received his first appointment as q
teacher at Worcester, Mass, in 1860 Afte,
the civil war he was engaged as PRINCIPAL
of the ST Louis Commercial academy
/. for number of years, until on account
of impaired health he came to st. Paul
where by intelligence and persistent eff.
fort he has built up one of the best corn.
4 mercial colleges in the country The col.
lege has turned out hundreds of gradu-
ates, most Of whom hold good positions
throughout the Northwest.
The several departments of the colleee
are in the hands of trained and experi.
enced teachers. Double and single entry
bookkeeping, commercial arithmetic