The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-14

orient, the Pacific islands. golden
Alaska and far-off Australian lands,
to receive ia exchange the grain and
machinery and other manufactures OF
America, brought westward by the
railroads. AS varied they are as the
early ships OF the ArgOnauts which
anchored here in 40, if not as pic
turesque.
The depots along the line OF the
Western Pacific have been constructed
with an eye to beauty and convenience,
as the traveller viii see and realize.
The new $4,000 Union station at
salt Lake, built by the Salt Lake City
Union Depot & Railroad company for
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad and
the new Western Pacific railway, which
has been in course OF construction for
nearly two years, is now about COM
pleted, and commencing tomorrow
trains of the Denver & Rio Grande and
Western Pacific viii arrive and depart
from the new station.
This splendid structure, designed by
Henry J. Schlacks. will rank aTchiLeC-
tuFally and from a working standpoint
with any of the large union stations
constructed throughout the United
States in recent years.
The depot site is piece of property
1852 feet long and $50 feet wide, only
four blocks from the exact commercial
center Of the rapidly growing city. The
impressive station building is All feet
long by So feet wide II centers on
Third South street, one Of the main
business thOTOnughfares, and has an
immense approach or foreground on the
town side and large, rOOmy. covered
platforms paralleling the tracks on the
railroad side.
Large Waiting Room.
The center portion OF the building
contains waiting room IA feet long
by SO feet wide, with a clear height OF
IS feet from flo9S to ceiling This large
room is lighted by three immense
arched windows on each side leach Is
X2S) through green opalescent glass.
The interior Of the waiting room is
treated in an adaptation OF a classic
style Of architecture similar 10 the e1-
terror, the color scheme being brown
ish red and grey for the walls, with a
deep brown for the ceiling. All or this,
combined with the green light through
the windows. gives the room digniried
quietness.
In the wings of the building at each
end of the waiting room are provided
all the accessories necessary TO every
large railroad depot In one end are
the baggage, express and parcel rooms
while in the other end are provided
everything necessary for the comfort
OF travellers, including mems smoking
room, WOmen's retiring room. restau-
rant etc. etc. In the center OF the
large waiting room are the ticket Of
fees, news stand. telegraph and teie-
phone offices and other convenience
for the travelling public. In the sec
Ond story of the main structure are the
railroad cOmpany's offices.
The heating and lighting plants have
been located in a separate building at
the south end of the property, some 500
feet from the main building. The best
Of material Of the various kinds has
been employed in the structure. For
the exterior there is a marble base OF
white Colorado-Yule marble five feet
high all around the building. The bal
ance of the exterior is IN terra Gotta
and red New Jersey rain-Washed brick.
The roofs are Of red tile. The building
is absolutely fireproof and is treated
on the interior with tile floors through
out and with marble wainscOting, all
harmOnizing with the general color eff
feet OF the different rooms.
Henry J. Schlaeks. the well known