Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-29


undoubtedly the most luxurious Of
fee building In the country, is not in
the world, is just being completed
for the use OF the United States
Senate. e is 80 far finished that
most OF the Senators have already
moved their quarters from the old
Capitol building. or from the Maltby
annex, into the new structure, and
are settling down TO the enjoyment
OF their modern environment.
Every convenience known to the
art OF the builder and architect IL
included in the new building. II is
electrically lighted throughout. All
OF the lighting fixtures as we'll as
the furniture, the thirteen elevators,
etc. were specially designed 80 as 10
NJ In with their sumptuous sur
roundlngs.
Every room has II telephone, It's
electric bell 20 tell what is going On
on the Senate floor. and It's electric
fan. An electric clock system ls be-
Ing Installed so that every suite of
rooms will be supplied with the ex-
act time direct from the Naval OBJ
servatory.
Each Senator has at least two
rooms-one for himself. one for
his secretary and clerks. Some have
more than two. There are. the US
ual mail chutes as In most modern
Office buildings. and. in addition,
there are gravity conveyances"
which will take heavy packages down
to the mailing rooms below.
Tho building Is heated by hot wa
ter and there are 44O radiators with
10000 feet of radiating surface and
l.i5O feet OF piping.
Tho Senators ride through a bun-
mel that connects the Capitol with
their Office building In 5000 auto
mobiles. one particular convenience
Is n scheme for carrying ice water
In a system of pipes so II can be
drawn In each room from a spigot,
the same az ordinary city water.
All OF the furniture, including the
doors, and other trimmings OF the
rooms, is OF mahogany, Honduras.
Mexico, Cuba, and Africa. all con-
trIbuting to this display OF fine
woods. Altogether there are 2.1O5
pieces OF furniture in the building,
the whole expenditure for this feat
uro. including rugs, amounting 10
ssS.l4435.
The entire work was executed un-
der system OF separate contracts
and almost every section OF the coun-
Try had part In the construction
or the furnishing OF the building.
In the lower part OF the structure
is large kitchen consisting OF elbht
rooms. all fitted with the most mod
ern appliances aud with tiled walls.
Everything Is electrically fitted. even
the ice cream freezer ana the dish
washer being run by electricity.
Also. ON the ground floor Is
wonderful bathing room, with com
modious individual apartments for
each senator, ntted with hot ana
cold spray attachments, lined with
marble and with luxurious furnish
ings In keeping with the rest OF the
establishment. A barber shop is
conveniently near. and there Is n
telegraph ONCE. a telephone once,
and postotnee ON the door above.
The building Itself Is OF marble
on granite base. Il consists OF
three large wings, with a court In
between, the combined frontage OF
the street and court faeades being
nearly one-half mile. Because OF
its proximity 20 the Capitol its ex-
terlor architecture, like that of the
House once building on the other
side OF the square, Is made 10 con-
form To that OF the Capitol. Hand
some columns OF huted marble grace
the sides OF the structure facing the
Capitol plaza. The most dellcately
eolored marbles proeurable seem 10
have been selected for floors and coll
umns aud stalreases. with ornate
bronse railinss for the latter
aud lighting hxtnres OF the same
metal.
The rooms OF the Senators are fin-
lshed in white nlastar Alfhonah enrh