The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-15
Auxiliary Headquarters for Chi.
cagO and Alton Officers to Be
Located Here.
OPENING OF NEW OFFICES.
Informal Reception Given by Local
Officials Yesterday - Richly
Furnished Quarters-Gen-
eral Railroad Notes.

The new ticket and freight offices Of the
Chicago and Alton Railway in the Carleton
building. Sixth and Olive streets. were
thrown open for inspection yesterday from
II 30 Il. m. until 3 p. m. \ large number of
invitations had been issued and no less than
$3.50 railroad officials. employees and patrons
of the company awaited themselves OF the
opportunity TO view the handsomest offices
Of the kind In the West. They not only re-
fleet credit on the officials of the company.
but may be pointed to with pride by every
one having the interests of St. Louis at
heart. The Alton. the baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern. and the Chicago and North
western have set a pace in this direction
which the other railroad lines in the city
may well emulate.
The Chicago and Alton does not propose
TO stop its good work In St Louis with
what has thus far been accomplished. Pres
ident ;. NJ. FELTON,. with party of leading
officials of the line stopped over here yes
terday on his return from a tour of in
spection. He was so pleased with the new
offices and the business outlook for his COM
pany in this city that he instructed General
Passenger Agent Charlton TO fit up
suite OF rooms on the fourth fOcr of
the building. which are TO be used by the
president and the other executive officers
OF the company during their meetings in st.
Louis. They will be auxiliary general
offices. Mr.. Charlton was given carte
blanche TO decorate and furnish them. 50
that they would be in keeping with the APP
pointments of the offices on the frs: foor.
Mr. FELTON, said that he had created the
position OF assistant general passenger
agent for the St Louis Office because he
wished this city to he considered the chief
terminal point on the Alton System, out
side OF Chicago. where the general offices
are located.
The local officials. who acted as hosts at
yesterdays Informal reception. We're As
sistant General Freight Agent r. d. Yoa-
KUN. Assistant General Passenger Agent
David Bowers and City Passenger and
Ticket Agent Jere VI. Hunt. The guests Of
honor from Chicago We're: President S VI.
FELTON,. General Superintendent Willis f.
Gray. General Freight Agent r. A. Wann
General Passenger Agent George ]. Charl-
ton. Purchasing Agent Clarence Price.
superintendent Of Motive Power, c. VI.
Mendenhall and Superintendent of Eastern
Division AL Griggs. In addition to these
every traffic official In the cfty who could
POSSIBLY leave his office dropped in for a
Few minutes during the day to express his
surprise and delight and congratulate the
Alton officials on their beautiful new quar-
tiers. For those who were hungry or thirs-
~, or both. an ample collation. had been
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the tenth floor.
The Carleton building. I'm which the Offices
are located. Is a modern hreproof skyscra-
per. striking In architectural design and
constructed OF iron and white pressed
enameled brick. There are three entrances
To The ticket and freight offices on the .rsr
noor. one on Olive and two on Sixth street
On entering the office one IL impressed
with the harmony of everything the eye
hShts upon. the rich color scheme. the deep
hue of the handsomely figured mahogany
OF which the ticket counter. ticket case
Partition. wainscoting and furniture are
made. The wOTkmen have followed rather
a unique idea in building all panels i'm the
woodwork after the old style of colonial
furniture with crotch veneer OF the finest
feet.
The private Offices present an especially
lire appearance. the beauty of the mahoc-
any in the Partitions being enhanced by
large crystalline plate glass panels. sur
mounted with a rich. black metal scroll in
are most artistically worked out The
same study detail and skill i'm execution
winch characterfzes the work throushout
Is observable In the settees. the folder case
ana general arrangements for the sccnrn-
modIticn OF Patrons. The base of the conn
, and wainscoting are of Alps green mar
mahogany woodwork
The ticket case is novel in design. with
onr.ed wings on either side inclosing COM /!
partments in which are located 5he teia-
phone and stationary washstand Tickets
instead Of being strung on hooks in the usual |
IN are protected from dust not only |
by wooden drawers. but also pasteboard |
drawer WAN N.S
The decorative features of the wall ara |
allegorical I'm character the most ccnsn:cuo
Gus hslreS being winged horses suggestive |
N mild form of the speed Of tine Alton
Trans. The prevailing color, which forms |
the hackground for figures and designs. is |
a rich leather red. which hsrmonizes ad- |
nliTabiy with the mahogany woodwork |
Large eiectroliers and electric brackets en-
nahce the general appee rance " the Of |
noes They are classic in styIe and fur
'nshed in antique brass
line center window on Sixth street L. a
Soild piece OF the finest plate glass meas
uring l42 by 2fs inches III is nor only the
largest single pane OF plate glass in this
country. but SO far as known the ,argest
IN the world; IL helps 20 light up Tot only
lhe ticket ci'ice proper, IN: elso the private
llnces or the assistant general Passenger
agent and assistant general frsIejt agent |
ana the freight bill counter
Offices for the clerks +, the -reIph. aud |
passenger departments are located or Tie |
lenth floor. II is proposed 10 transact ali
business at new headquarters beginning To-
morrow morning.