The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-04
CONTRACT LET FOR
RIO GRANDE DEPOT
Is Awarded TO Chicago Firm;
Work Will Be Rushed to
Completion.
GOULD OFFICIALS HERE
ON PERIODICAL VISIT
Vice President SchIackS Talks
on Proposed Station; Will
Be a Beauty.

Notwithstanding tho many reports
| that Gould did not really intend to
build passenger terminal in this city,
assurance was given Monday by Vice
President c. II. Scblacks, of the Denver
6 Rio Grandc railroad, that active
work on tho proposed station would he
commenced within tho next week or
two, and then il will be pushed through
TO completion as rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Scblacks, accompanied by y. ,.
Hughes, general manager of the Den
vcr & Rio Grande, f. X. Murphy, gen
eral auditor, and j, c. Gwyn, chief en-
gineer, arrived in this city Monday
morning on one of their regular visits.
Mr.. Schlacks SAID that the VISIT was
of no especial significance and that
they were in the city simply for the
purpose OF looking things over, going
over accounts and so on,
Owing to the bad weather especially,
the work on the proposed station has
been seriously retarded and reports TO
the effect that Gould was simply put
ting up job and did not really in
tend TO erect the station gained cur
rency. Vicc.President Schlacks smiled
at those reports and declared that 1T
would be built just as soon as the con-
tractors can assemble their men and
material and the work can be donc,
He said the building should be COM
pleted within the next eight months
at least
General Contract Awarded.
Mr.. Schlacks announced that the gen
eral contract for the erection of the
station has been let to the Eilenberger
Construction company of Chicago. OF
course, all of the sub-contracts have
not yet been let, but this VIII be done
Just as soon as the general contractors
can get things into shape. According
TO Mr.. Schlacks, the iron and steel con
tract went to au Indiana firm and the
aud is ready for shipping.
Mr.. Schlacks gave assurance that the
building would be a beauty when COM
pleted-thc best, in fact. in the inter
mountain country, he said. The base
will be constructed of Colorado 1ulc
marble and the balance of the building
will be of brick and terra Gotta. Tho
structure will be modern and iireproof
ia every respect. and, according to Mr..
Schlacks, will cost IN the neiGhborhood
of $4,000
Speaking of the new Western Pacific
railroad Mr.. Schlacks said that the
work was being rushed and that he
expected to SEQ the line completed by
September /, next. He expressed his
pleasure at the prosperous condition OF
the city.
The excavation work for the new
station has now been completed, but
practically no construction work has
vet been done aside from the erection
of few center piers. y great deal
of trouble has been experienced owing
to the wet weather. and pumps have
been kept busy pumping the water out
of the excavations for the last several
months. The plans and specifications
for the structure have been received in
this city.
Nearly Two City Blocks.
The building will occupy the better
part of two city blocks and will face
Third South street, that thoroughfarc
having been closed after condemnation.
The extreme outside length of the
building will be i45 feet, the width OF
the central portion os feet, and that
of the wings 61 feet. The central or
main portion in which will be located
the general waiting room, will have but
a single story, furnishing. an extremely
high ceiling for a waiting room 14i
feet inches long and 60 feet in width.
On the sides of the waiting room will
be arranged the ticket Offices, parcel
check room, telegraph Office, telephone
booths and so on for the convenience
of the public.
The wings are to he two stories in
height, the upper floor to be parti.
toned into offices. On the ground floor
of the north wing will he located com.
modious baggage and express rooms
also large room for the use of train.
/ men and their effects. Tho ground
floor of the south wing will he occupied
| by a smoking room for men, retiring
| room for women, toilet rooms. barber
shop, restaurant, Pullman supply room
| etc.
The depot will he served by seven
| long passenger tracks, besides necessary
| short stub tracks for special cars, etc
Tie passengers entering and leaving
trains will be sheltered by umbrella
sheds constructed in accordance with
the best modern design, and concrete
platforms will be built not only be
tween the depot aud the tracks. but
also in the space separating the variou:
| tracks from each other