The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-24

increased from co feet TO ITO feet. to b,
diVioed OF by two fences. One of thes,
fences Is TO be constructed sixty feet from
me building and the other fifty feet from
It Is proposed that the fence neares
the building shall be penetrated at many
points by broad gates.
Persons desiring to pass through tbs
fence nearest the building must tell thu
gateman which train they are going &c
lax 5ame t,ai Il VIII not be necessary to Sh9H
rect them to the gate leading to thei,
train. where tickets must be shown
1t is believed that by this plan the
crowds will be divided so that persons
wishing TO go away will not be delayed
by the many hundreds who have no par
ucular. business at the station. as the
space between the two fences will as far
sons going to or coming from train
This element comprises a comparatively
small part of the usual throng on the
TWO STAIRwAYs.
Two large stairways are being con-
structed to lead from the second floor OF
the station to the Midway.
This floor is on level with the street
ana the main room will be used for a
waiting room. the present waiting room
having been converted into a ticket de-
pariment with forty ticket offices in
stalled therein.
The broad opening in the second floor
has been bridged over and seats viii be
placed for the convenience Of those await
ing trains.
In addition to the main stairway. which,
sEtends from this room. another stairway
u being constructed from the dining room
at the west OF the main room.
Ihese stafrways will terminate at ,ha
midway nearest the building, but a tenn
porary bridge is being constructed to ex-
tend ten over; over the inside fence and passen-
to his train will. by using this bridge. he
saved the annoyance of passing through
two crowds.
The improvement. being made on ,.,,
waiting rooms and stairWays will be COM
peted MAY l.
Tie suhways are more than 80 per cent
COMPLETED and will be ready by the 1st of
May. All that remains is to finish the
laying of concrete roads BY these sub
WAYS IL is proposed to save the trouble OF
wheeling baggage along the platforms he
tween the trains
POST OFFICE READY.
The Government Post Office Is also COM
pleted and ready for occupancy, as are all
Of the new express buildings. In addition
to the many conveniences to be provided
at Union Station. eight telephone booths
are to be built under the main stairway
for the use OF the public.
The new coaiing plant being built at
Sixteenth and Poplar streets viii be com
p'f1ea TSs Wsl, Sarly hn6 h 6Mas57 Rss7t Tin. .,,,
from Merchants bridge to the Wabash
tracks. at Page avenue. Is completed.
The only thing remaining to make i:
ready for operatios Is to complete the
construction of the connection with the
Wabash tracks.
The line will be available for all trains
from the east going direct to the Fair
grounds. II is double-tracked and the
block-sgnal system has been installed
Trains from the East will use the Illi-
no!s Belt Line to the Merchants bridge.
This line has been double-tracked and pro-
vided with the block signals It is stated
that the Wabash Will not permit the use
OF its tracks from the Fair grounds to
Union Station by trains of other COM
panies. as the shuttle trains. which will
use its tracks. will run at frequent inter-
walls, too frequent for other trains to use
this way to the Fair.
The Missouri Pacific trains which inter-
sect the Wabash at Grand avenue may,
in exceptional instances, be allowed the
use of the Wabash tracks to the Fair
grounds. but 1t is not believed that many
such privileges vii; be asked, even by one
Gould line OF another.