Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-12
Gives a Big Reception to Railway
Men, officials and the Press
OYER 400 INVITATIONS OUT.


The chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way company formally opened lis new
Office Ia this city from to o this after
noon.
10 can safely be asserted that FOR
elegance aud convenience the now oiii-
90 fetands uncxccilcd BY any between
tbe queen city OF the plains and San
Francisco.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Cairns stated today that the company
had furnished fourteen offices Ia the
,ame style. the object being that tour
sts will recognize a Northwestern office
wherever they sec one.
The decorations are uf polished ma
bosany. the blackboard uf the railing
and counter that lnclnHes the dc1hs and
General Agent Walkers private Office,
l. NJ the finest Tennessee marble which
!, firmly secured 20 the floor
Comfortably cushioned seats are
placed iu the outer office Tor the nC-
'lmrdatl0u ~ visitors and nu elegant
writing table with an abundance of sta
tl0uor} and railroad literature u nt the
disposal of tourists wishing 20 write
tu friends The wallis nrr adorned with
beautiful pictures OF choice Ho.u..I
HI1ng the T.. a ~ line. iiut the admir-
Ing Flae of visitors viii De conferred up
on the private Office. l,ailroadcrs pro-
uuuupo IL q beauty. its dimensions are
about l2Ni2, the top part lH tine chip
glass The Interior is furnished Ia a
manner that would satisfy the most
msudl1uH The telephone booth is
made VI the same material.
For this special occasion. however,
the decorations are more than orodln-
ary The walls and floors, and In fact
the whole office. was bedrokul win
beautiful ferns and pottod plants ul-
most rurparHlng description. chicken
auudWiChHH Clurct punch AMI an in-
Vulnerable llHt NJ good things were fur
niahel by Gus Holmes expert chef.
AwlHtunt General Passenger ANA
Ticket Agent charles A. Cairns. Assist
ant General Freight Agent Thomas ).
Rattle and General Agent charles >.
Walker composed the reception Com-
m.iiUe Go dHpHnHo good cheer mud other
good THINGS to those who had been In
Nted tn assist ln celebrating the nu-
splDiouH event
Mr. cairns AMI SIR. Rattle have Jour
neyrd ul tine way from the Windy
ely 20 uCo TINT The now office was
properly introduced TO the railroad
world.
Invitations waro issued 60 the follow
Ing. oregon Short Line. l0s. B'O Granle
Western, o.; Union Pacific, n. salt
Lake aud Los Angelos o.. u. and II. &C..
q; salt Lake ana ogcn, @; Utah aud
Pacific. 3. Salt Lake and Nrrcrur.
A. Butlo " Southern Pacific.
10. Missouri Pacific. o; %.
q NJ. %. a. n. and s. r.. 2. @. A. /. aud
T., Z. Colorado Midland. O. e. ~, and
H. r.. as g.. o.. W.. !: Colorado South
crn j s. %. T.. O.. sanpotr valley. @.
representative of the Salt Lake dali
ius, o. other uHpurH. III. state officials.
%. salt Lake officials. 20; express
agents q
In addition 60 tho above. In
wtatlonH We're sent 20 quite
numl .r Uf business mon go that the
invited EiratI numbered over $50.
II goes without r1ying that each
guest had o. tia1H that viii be rcmcm-
bercd many y.Irg hence. The multi
tuic Of friends uf the Northwcatcrn'a
general rHrruH. ntutiNgr unite IN wishing
them llf' uT smooth and devoid ~
bumps a1 tho surface N the new office
furniture.