The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-21
M any Thousands to be Spent In Our
Little City.
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOT.
Large Improvements Consisting of
Passenger Depot, Freight Depot,
Drives and Parks

Drives and Parks.
1t seems that it will be an open ques-
tion as to which railway approach to
Denison will be the more beautiful.
The handsome Northwestern station is
already so far advanced that one can
see for himself how large, handsome and
convenient it will be. The contract for
the Illinois Central station has been let
as previously mentioned in the REVIEW
and the work of eNcavating has already
commenced. Thanks to Chief Engineer
Sullivan, the REVIEW was permitted to
inspect the plans for the new building
this morning, 1t will be locatedin block
u and will be $50 feet long and 36 feet
wide. The baggage room will be at the
north end and the express room at the
south end. The ticket office occupies
the center and is fanked on each side
by commodious waiting rooms, each
measuring 20x24 feet The arrange
ment of the waiting and toilet rooms is
almost identical with that of the North
western station.
The building will be heated by steam
and supplied with all conveniences.
The structure will be of stone and
brown pressed brick with wide, over
hanging roof. The platform which will
temporarily be of wood will reach from
the old fair ground road to the railway
crossing, distance of about 750 feet.
The company will also lay 900 feet of
sidewalk connecting with the city side
walk on Court street. The two blocks
surrounding the depot will be convert
ed into handsome park with drive-
ways and walk extending diagonally
from the corner opposite the West Den
ison Mills to the east entrance of the
station, 1t gives one a better idea to
say that the station will be the same in
size and cost as the company's new de-
pot at Bloomington, ILL.,, a city of 10000.
The new freight depot will be located
one block east of the passenger station,
and will be built directly across the end
of West Prospect street which was re
Gently vacated by the council. The
. freight depot will be frame structure
100 feet long and 80 feet wide and will be
reached by means of a spur track con-
Meeting with the main line north of the
city limits This will diminish the
danger from the railway crossing as nc
switching will be done on the main
line. The stock yards which will soon
be completed, are also to be large, hav-
ing length of 400 feet and a depth of
80 feet These Improvements mean an
expenditure of approximately $4,000
Certainly, Denison has no complaint te
make as to the way it has been treated
by the railways. On the Northwestern
we are to have the finest station be
tween Boone and Council Bluffs and
on the Central, the finest between
Council Bluffs and Fort Dodge.
1t is now question of but few days
when the Illinois Central will be run
ming regular trains from Fort Dodge tt
Denison and of but few weeks before
regular through train service will bt
established
Yesterday President Stuyvesant Fish
Second Vice. President j. T. Harrihan
and Assistant Second Vice President j
f. Wallace passed through Denison OF
tour of inspection over the new line
1t is now time for Denison to improv,
Court street and Main street so that thu
approaches to the city may be in keep
ing with our handsome railway termini
I Hurrah for Denisonl We have the bes
town within radius of sixty miles
We are on top. Let us stay there.