Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-09
AN UP-T0-DATE
FREIGHT DEPOT
NORTHERN PACIFIC'S NEW
STRUCTURE Is A CREDIT
TO BUTTE.
= 49,
FIRE AND WATER PROOF
AND OF LARGE DIMENSIONS.
Offices Are Models Of Convenience and
Finish-Large Storage
Capacity.

The days of the ramshackle cabin and
frame building in Butte ar. a thing of
the distant past, and such remaining
v1stas Of mining camp life are rapidly
disappearing before the onward march
OF moo I'm improvements. and eve.y-
where are seen tn. increasing signs Of
metrop' IT.. n solidity that ara swiftly ut.
tanning the proportions of older and
more popltlous centnrs of trade AMI NJ
dustry., Until Butte, Phoenix-iik.-
tnOugh not from fr2-has rissl from the
chaos I'd confusion inciIsnt to the
greatest copper camp on earth to also
include within it's boundaries all the evil
dences of the substantial growth anil
elegance OF a modern city.
Even has the day long passed when
any old thing or shed would answer as
a freight depot, and Butte is today ia
vored with as fine a structure for this
purpose as is to be found anywhere.
reference Is made to the c~ommodious
new warehouse just completed by the
Northern Pacific company at a cost of
about $50. 600. This depot is $50 feet long
by 60 feet wide, the front so feet being
occupied by the different offices. leaving
3OOx6O feet exclusively for freight han
ding, not including the 15O-foot covered
platform, at which fifteen cars NAV b..
loaded or unloaded at the same tina.
For lighting the building 10 arc and 81
incandescent lamps will be needed.
which will be supplied with current
from the company's W power plant.
Ihat mere dimensions do not constitute
a modern freight depot will readily be
seen by an inspection of this building.
Every detail has had the most minute
attention, and not a convenience nor
utility has been overlooked which could
In any manner add to it's equipment.
The special features embodied are bf
a nature not only not to be found else
where but rather quite unusual and un-
expected in a building intended for such
purposes. Everywhere are evidences Of
solldaty and skill. The foundation.
masonry and brick work are of Che most
lasting and massive character, while the
office carpentry exceeds tina of the or.
olnary tradesman n approaches the
finest cabinet work ever to the extent of
ooncealing beyond detection the Joining
OF the various pieces Of wood.
The offices are light and roomy ana
handsomely finished in selected natural
wood and an edge grained floor p!anel
and oiled to the sinoothness of a mirror.
The counter and doors are of solid oak
destined for wear and time. Opening
from the offices is a convenient stationery
supply room, a large fire proof recori
vault and elegant coat, toilet and wash
rooms. In fact so cosy is the office an
its accessories that Freight Agent C. e.
Redman, contrary to his usual custom,
spends his Sundays there in preference
to going to church.
All these are, however. but secondary
considerations, and it is in the warehouse
where the true usefulness of the building
is most in evidence. Here is found an
immense shed of massive brick and stone,
proof alike against fire and weather. 1t
las a ground space 800 by GO feet covered
by six inches of concrete and two inches
of aspha!t-a lasting foundation for the
heaviest kinds of freight, Al convenient
distances are placed four sets OF five ton
scales n freight can now he handled
and sorted with UGH ease, rapi1ity and
convenience that comparatively the pres
ent duties of an up-to date freight
smasher dwindles to a sine euce equal to
that of a 1901 populistic office holder
should by chance there be one.
Special features of the warehouse are
it's steam heated warm room for keep
ing ~perishabfe merchandise in winter:
its balanced hosting ~doors-never in the
way like those that slide, and we'll ap-
pointed toilet and wash rooms. But most
important. a floor capacity large enough
to keep each lot of freight separate, thus
dispensing with the o~ld-fashioned back
breaking process of Stacking" and the
misunderstanding occurrence of the
mar calling first whose goods We're at
the bottom!
O1hcers and employees unite in claiming
tn.s to be the finest freight depot on the
entire Northern Pacific system, in fact.
one OF the best planned and quilt of any
IN the country. That it reflects credit on |
all VINO have k part in it's construc- !
daon goes without saying. It was built
by Perham Brothers, Butte contractors.
with the experienced assistance of T. H.
Walsh. building inspector for the North
ern Pacific company. The depot has been
accepted by the company as perfect IN
every respect, and in which there is moth.
ing lacking necessary for the present or
future requirements Of ar ever-increas-
ans railroad business, to which has al
ready Deer added in this city rounc-
houses m shops costing $125, 900.
ASIDE from the proud possession OF this
valuable addition to Butte's already MI
merous acquisitions, a special import
ance attaches in the fact that far-seeine
experienced corporations and CANT
tailsts thus substantially show their faith
IN the future prosperity and growth OF
this city by building within it's conine.
the best that money and skill
can provide.