Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-06
Handsome Quarters for the HarrI-
man Roads in Salt Lake,
WILL BE OPENED MONDAY.
This city Now Has one OF the FINEST
Railroad Ofiices In the west
News OF the Roads.

on Monday the handsome new llar-
riman ticket Offices on the corner Of
Second South and East Temple streets
will be occupied By the oregon short
Line forces and the Union Pacific Coal
company agency,
Those OF the travelling public whose
business has taken them in days gone
by into the old Union Pacific Oregon
Short Line and Oregon Railroad n
Navigation companys ticket Offices az
all south. East Temple street viii not
recognize me Old site, so great change
has been effected NJ the hands of the
workmen who have been employed On
the new Offices. The whole interior has
been torn out The partitions removed
and ungigh,ly features eradicated, In
their place me Offices extend the whole
width OF TIE Kenyon block They are
light airy and Handsome The prime
effect is in shiles OF green and rich
mahogany
On entering the main doors the yls-
itor passes between handsomely carpet
cd windows backed by ara BRASS rail-
ings To bis right IS The solid ma
hogany polished counter, which trav-
erses two-thirds Of the Office Ia the
form OF an imaginary letter $. The
counter Is also furnished with base
OF polished green marble, kept in poe
siton by nickle screws. The football,
OF the visitor are deadened by the In
laid rubber filing which covers an area
OF Az square ;oet In the lobby, This
floor covering Is q novelty In Salt Lake
Is said to last longer than any material
and costs $l.lb square foot The gen
eral effect OF the green walls. with "A
dado OF a darker shade surrounded hy
a strip Of mahogany, Is very soothing
20 the eye. and Is greatly enhanced by
a delicate tinted ceiling relieved by ma
hogany coldred stripes around the bor-
der
Immediately inside the doorway is
situated the ticket department
furnished with handsome ticket case
surmounted by large clock case. both
made Of the prevailing tropical wood
East Of this department are placed
the desks for the coal Offices, while at
the back of the office are situated two
commodious rooms for the general
agent and his assistants. also a store
and filing room, The partitions for
these private offices are composed OF
carved mahogany and ground plate
glass. In keeping with the fittings the
new quarters are furnished throughout
~ n style commensurate with the gen
eral idea OF General Passenger Agent
Burnley. Seven handsomely carved
r0ller-topped and three telephone desks
and number Of mahogany swivel
chairs go to make up the office furn-
ture Outside the counter In the lobby
the general public is taken care of to
the extent Of three long benches ~
solid mahogany whereon they may sit
I'm the advent OF a crush Of business.
Taken all In all the Oregon short line
ticket offices are away ahead the hand.
soonest IN this city, and are said To be
second to none to any in the West
everything IN them Is new from the
four up-to-date are lights to the vim
dow shades The Short Line IL 10 be
congratulated on It's new quarters
which VIII undoubtedly be one " the
indirect means OF extensively adyertls-
ing salt Lake City and her resources.