The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-01
i'm ELEGANT QUARTERS
MILWAUKEE, CITY TICKET OffICE
Old Room at Fourth and Nicol1et Is
Made New With Mahogany
and Gold. .-----...

The new year Of 1902 is certainly being
celebrated and marked with a white stone
by the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway company in the opening to-day
of it's new city ticket and freight office
at 1923 Nicollet avenue, corner fourtn
street. Perhaps it is mlsnomer TO say
a new office, as the Milwaukee once mas
been familiar landmark on that Well
known corner for several years but the
old has been so nearly obliterated and
the new is so different in every way that
it can we'll be termed new ticket office
and it certainly is the handsomest, best
APPOINTED office of it's kind in the north
west. .
To begin with, the Fourth street wall
of the building has been pierced with some
additional large windows and the Nicollet
avenue front has been enlarged and i'm
proved. The entrance is across the COR
ner and the whole exterior finish is done
in bronze. There is handsomely
nodded, bronze pillar on the corner and
the framing of the large windows is IN
the same material. A big door on ball
bearing hinges with an automatic closing
device leads into the Office which might
properly be called THE Milwaukee's city
reception room for it is beautiful as
business Office can be made. The ceiling
is done in soft, olive green relieved mere
and there with maroon. An elaborate cor
nice runs around the ceiling and is very
rich in green and gold. The walls are all
in olive green burlap, and high Wains-
cotting of solid mahogany In tasteful
paneling runs from the tiled floor to meet
the burlap. The counters are broad and
of solid mahogany and around the base
there is a beautiful edge of dark marble.
The counter is long and in the rear sep
arates the freight department from the
main room. In the farthest end of the
&c. nriu 70 off WI tho nifV
ticket agent and commercial agent have
their desks.
/ Every bit of the work of remodeling the
| office was done by Minneapolis people
i All the solid mahogany finish, all the
| mahogany settees, chairs, desks, tickle
cases and folder racks were made by 6
Minneapolis firm, all the decorations were
the designs and work of Minneapolis dec
orators, and as large roads from time
| immemorial have felt that Chicago o.
| New York must be consulted when some
| thing nice is to be done, the Milwaukee
has paid Minneapolis pretty compliment
in it's new office, which was to be the pes
! on their entire system and as good d.
money could make it.
| The floor is of very handsome design
! and the Milwaukee trade mark Is Worke'
| into it in a pleasing way at the entrance
! The nublic may find comfortable settles
and chairs while waiting for friends, ans
| there are enough to invite people 10 90 So
It is mark of hospitality that will be ap
J preciated.
Large plate glass windows admit sple len
did light and handsome brass electri
I lights will make it like day when night
| fall comes. In word the Milwaukee,
| new ticket Office is beautiful addition
| to Nicollet avenue and does credit to M
; progressive company that Will occupy u
J It is strictly in line with the puHet cars
compartment sleepers, dining cars and "a a.
| the other modern good things OF travel
ing used by the company, and so TIL
Journal throws an old shoe, at tn
Office for luck, and may it prove a goo
omen not only in 1902 but In many year
to- come. 40
Occupying the office will be City Tickle
. Agent Charles R. Lewis. j. A. Chandler
assistant ticket agent, and L. *. McCon
nell ticket clerk. The freight depart
ment, presided over by g. p: Mumfort
commercial agent, also includes q.
1 Proctor and g. 1. Gillick, soliciting freigt
agents: T. K. Boyer Chef clerk and {
Wanzaard. stenographer.