The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-26

OF desks with one like ii for a secre-
tary nearby, rug, chair and a teie-
phone box seem TO fulfill the Dohu-
clans ideal of what an Office should be:
while all day long the firms custom
ers, reporters and political associates.
after cursory challenge from a clerk
or office boy. drift in and out. The ma
jority find the boss OF New York cheer
fully willing to talk politics or bust
ness, but he must be permitted to walk
restlessy about the narrow limits of
the room as he chats. cigar in his
teeth and one ear ready TO catch the
least tinkle at the telephone
Mr.. Platt's Dark Room.
A very warlike tone of red predomi-
mates IL the airy apartment where
Thomas c. Platt, at once president OF
an important express company as well
as heimsman OF New York states Re-
publican party carries on his business
interests. AS an Office 1t Is simple,
rather severe and quite uninteresting,
were 1t not for the significant and emil
nently mysterious little chamber open
ing out of IL, and which, among MIR.
Piatts political adyersaries. Is known
as the dark room, used for developing
political surprises and schemes. 1t is in
reality nothing more than an ample
closet, poorly lighted, containing
couple of chairs, a small table and
telephone.
When a particular courtersign is
given by any caller TO confidential
clerk at the main office door, through a
private entrance the visitor is ushered
into this little room, which is set aside
for the transaction OF affairs that re-
quire exceeding privacy. Scores of Wis
itors pass unseen and unknown to the
occupants of the general Office, in and
out of this little room, for only the
president Of the express company HIM
self interviews them, and not whisper
of any communication uttered in the
big closet has ever crept over its
threshold so far.
John Rockefeller's Office.
Russell Sage. Charles Deidrieh, the
gas king. and John d. Rockefeller. be-
long to the old-fashioned type of bust
ness man that processes a robust con-
tempt for the splendors of the modern
Office building ard any luxurious decor
alton: though for all that every one
of them has his little extravaganza and
weakness.
With the wealthy German American
MIR. Dietrich. too much care cannot be
expended in. the provision of his prI-
Vate room with the finest flowers OF the
season A basket of freshly cut roses.
orchids or carnations that would
bring in the flower market all the way
from $40 TO 500, is, at o'clock every
day OF the week, placed on the big.
broad desk. With the floral adornment
Of his own office. William Rockefeller
Is equally concerned. OF the two well
known brothers. however. John D. is
the most Indifferent to the possibilities
or rendering a work room interesting
or attractive. Ample and comfortable
Is the latter's office, and boasts a single
luxury; a couch bed in a quiet back
room Whara 90.
noon or midday nap can be secured,
FOR while other men find their recrea-
ton from business cares in theatre-go-
ing, golfing or society diversions, this
superior genius of modern france COM
pletely restores his energy and interest
by daily system Of mapping o. merely
lying quiet in darkened room, very
much on the principle of Napoleon
Bonaparte, who could drop to sleep
whenever he wanted it. or divest his
mind OF every business care at an in
stants notice. EMILY HOLT.