Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-18
Eastern Magazine Devotes Three
Pages to Description of Har-
riman improvements.
SALT LAKE, COMING CENTER.
Terminal Alterations. without New
Passenger Depot to Cost sf,000,000
Work on This is Started.

man improvements now well under way
IN this city. AS the data was compiled
nv Hartman officials 1t Is accurate and
Is accompanied by series of drawings
illustrating the larger buildings and ar
arrangement of terminals. The article
follows;
A view and brief description OF the
proposed new union station to be built
al Salt Lake City Utah. by the Oregon
Short Line for the joint use of the Har-
riman lines centerIng there were given
In our issue of January IS. Though the
courtesy OF j. p. Isaacs, Consulting En-
vineer OF bridges and signals for these
lines. we are now enabled 70 present
more complete description, with plans
aud elevations from the architects
drawings
In planning the station. careful study
was given TO securing the most deslr-
able arrangement for the handling and
comfort OF its patrons. The location Is
IDEAL II Is in the center of South Tenn
pie street a the axis of Third West, af-
fording n fine view of the buildings
from East Temple street through rows
~ hoxelder trees which line each side of
South Temple. The building Is 6I7 feet long
over all by 10 feet wide, with height
Tor the central portion Of 100 feet 10 the
top Of roof cresting The entrances,
ave In number, leading TO a spacious
vestibule, are in the center of the main
facade and are protected by a wide
marquee supported by ornamental iron
brackets and heavy chains.
LARGE WAITING ROOMS.
The vestibule opens into the general
waiting room or grand hall, 30 feet long,
with vaulted ceiling two stories high
from the spring Of the arch, the ceiling
being 60 feet above the main floor, AT
the left or south of the general waiting
room, separated from it only by
counter and screen, are the railroad and
Pullman ticket offices and the telegraph
Offices the news and parcel stands and
the information bureau are at the north
or opposite end of this room.
The two bays or towers Ranking the
central portion are occupied by me
womans waiting room on the right
and the mems smoking room on the left
In connection with the wome's waiting
room are a large retiring room, toilets
ETC., and the remainder OF this two
story wing contains the emergency hos
pital, station directors and matrons
rooms and a branch postoffice. In the
westerly two-story wing are the cigar
stand, emigrant's waiting room cafe.
toilets, etc Passengers coming from
the trains do not enter the main walt
Ing room. but pass through wide exits
at each end of the two-story wings,
going directly to the street or CAP
stands
NEW BAGGAGE SYSTEM.
The baggage room occupies the ex-
IRENE western wing. 1t has basement
floor below and a low mezzanine story
above the ground floor for the storage
Of baggage not Immediately called Tor
It is reached by a central corridor
no al T.
ing room. A telpherage system OF trans
ferring baggage will be installed
throughout these three floors, with
lareg elevator running from the mez-
canine to the basement floor. A pass
age or subway on the level OF the pase,
ment floor runs transversely under al
the tracks, having hydraulic hits be-
tween each series of tracks. so tina.
baggage can be loaded on truck ana
taken directly to the car by way OF the
subway and lift without cutting any OF
the trains In the extreme eastern
wing will be large cafe ana dining
room. express rooms, quarters Tor the
Pullman company and rooms tor Tram
men, conductors etc. with all hecessa-
ry toilets and lavatories.
The second floor is reached by Two
stairways and elevators, one at the
western end of the general waiting
room. the other from a street entrance
at the opposite end. on THIS noof are
the offices of the several roads which
win use the station These offices are
arranged on each side of wide corrl-
dor. On the three sides of the gen
eral waiting room is an Observation
corridor for the use of the pubic ana
natrons, giving a view Of the entire
floor of the general waiting room.
PROTECTED TRAIN SHED.
At the rear or track side OF the
building is one-story concourse, 90
IT, wide by 800 II. long, with steel roof
This concourse Is open on the track SIDE
above a height of IT,, but Is arranged
10 be closed with sash during the win
ter season. Spanning the tracks trans
yersely IS an open train shed 40 II,
wide, with open lattice columns archi-
tecturally designed. and of height To
allow the free passage OF trains. rms
shed viii protect passengers In nal
weather. Between each series or racks
and extending each way from the CEN
trail train shed 400 IT,, Will be umbrella
sheds ~ II. wide and 10 II. in. hlgh.
The heating plant and other machinery
viii be located In a room in the base-
mont,
In selecting method OF treatment
the renaissance of the Fronch school
was adopted. and great care has been
exercised to carry out the detail IN true
proportions AS 10 ornamentaion ana
application of same, so MS not 10 make
the bnildin. too ornate or oNerburdene
with enrichment. Color effect OF the
materials for both the exterior aud IN
terror has entered largely into the d.
sign TO produce harmonious compo-
sition- The base or plinth above me
ground llne Will be faced with hnely
fooled granite. while the walls above
will he OF brick with the outer face
Of pressed brick of "A warm tone OF Dun.
and tho panels between windows OF lhe
central portion on the street elevation
81 Sienna marble. All belt courses the
water table and the entire coinice en-
tablatnre will be of terra Gotta OF
color 70 match the brick work,
The entrance doors viii be bronze
finished a dark copper color ana the
marques over the main entrance ana
side exits, as well as the ornam NJ
roof crestlng. will be OF Gust ifon PLAT
ed TO match the color Of the doors inc
entire roof will be covered WIN dlrk
green slate, laid IN design Whlle ali
hips and decks OF the ROOF WIN DC OF
copper
OVERHEAD IRON BRIDGE
Az tho north end Of the two-stnrv
wing viii be an overhead iron bridge.
This starts at the curb line OF Ihirn
West street, gaining by easy STEPS a
height sufficient 70 pass over az
trains, and terminates at Fourth West
street, This Is 70 be a PUBIC thor
onghfare. In the center OF the main fa-
cRdc. above the cQrnice, VIII be a clock
with the face large enough 10 DO seen
for several blocks.