The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-01
CHARLIE ADAMS PROMOTED
 BY THE SEABOARD AIR LINE
Appointed Soliciting Freight and Passenger Agent for Montgomery--SeriOus Trouble on |. &N.
 Other Railroad News.

opments of the plans, urged upon Prest- dent Cassat, of the Pennsylvania. and President Loree. of the Baltimore and Ohio. the wisdom as well as the adyan. depot that should be a credit not only to the railroad corporations, but to the city and the nation. Both railroad presidents expressed a willingness to consider the proposition. and several plans were ten- tativeIy offered.
 After. an examination of many sites, Senator McMillan, Architect Burnham and the railroad officials decided upon the Massachusetts Avenue northeast.
 The location having been determined upon. President Cassat requested MT. Burnham to proceed with the drawing of the plans for the proposed depot; l. the only ,E, cost over sS,ooo.ooo. Mir. Burnham has completed his work. and the drawings and elevations of the structure were dis played in the room of the Senate District drawings. which appeared in The Post this morning. give an adequate idea of the extent and beauty of the proposed i'm provement. The main building Is to be 7o0 feet in breadth fronting upon mag beautify with fountains. plants and well kept lawns The front of the structure will be ninety feet in height. It will be built of marble. with series of broad
 
 entrance. The architecture will be of the Roman style, very attractive to the NS,e. and presenting a magnificent picture when viewed down the vista of Delaware Avenue from the Capitol. tts
 There are to be seven entrances. thus affording ample space for the largest crowds. even in the times of great pres sure, such as inaugurauons. etc. The apartment. decorated artistically. and of sufficient capacity to insure freedom from overcrowding.
 In length the new depot will be l.loo feet and under the enormous train she will be twenty-eight tracks. with enough additional space to provide for thirty six tracks whenever increase of travel shall necessitate this number.
 The plans for reaching this union depot are of course, of great Interest The Bal timore and Ohio will enter over elevated tracks from its main line. and the Met ropolitan branch. Tlds elevated structure will be built of steel and all of the let tered streets will pass under 1t at right angles.
 For the trains of the Pennsylvania Rail- road. however a tunnel will be necessary. This tunnel will commence on Virginia Avenue, where the tracks of the Pennsyl- vania road are now located. and will run northward along a line drawn beneath the Capito. and the Congressional library. It will be 4.00O feet in length and fifty feet under the surface--a depth sufficient to insure absolute freedom from vibration affecting eitner the Capitol or the library Through this tunnel only passenger trains will be run, and every modern invention will be utilized to keep the tunnel free from smoke and gases. The tracks will be placed on even grade and 1t is calcu- lated that the difference in time between the arrival of a train at the present Sixth Street depot and the new location Will De only two minutes. Trains coming in or departing through the tunnel will enter the new depot below the grade of the en- trance. and broad staircases have been provided in the plans to accommodate passengers.