The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-24
TRAVELLERS LIKE
new TERMINAL
CHICAGO TERMINAL STATION
IS A MODEL OF IT'S KIND-coM.
RlNEs SALIENT FEATURES or
WORLDS GREATEST PAssEN.
GER TRAINS.

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Chicago, June 24--In the new pas.
senger terminal of the Chicago &
North Western railway the salient fea.
lures of all the great passenger ter.
minals In the world seem To be as.
sembled. Before the plans OF this
great structure were started the archi-
tects visited and studied the worlds
principal railway terminals in London
Liverpool, Paris, Vienna and Edin-
burgh In search of suggestions that
would help to make the new Chicago
terminal the best that money could
build. For the accommodation Of the
present traffic 1t was necessary to pre-
pare for 800 trains a day, and require
ments for fifty years to come have
been anticipated in planning the ter
ninaI.
There are six public entrances, the
most pretentious being the Madison
street entrance, the essential feature
of which is great colonnade entrance
and portico of lofty proportions. Mas
sive granite columns, sixty feet high,
seven feet in diameter at the base
support the portico. At night each en-
trance is brilliantly lighted by a blaze
of electric lights mounted on monu-
mental bronze lamp standards.
! Buildings Enormous Dimensions.
Passing through the colonnade of the
Madison street entrance, one enters the
spacious vestibule, 132x22 feet and 40
feet high. This vestibule leads direct
! ly into the street level lobby. 1t is
difficult to comprehend the magnitude
of the building; for instance, the area
of the basement is over two acres; the
street floor of the station building is
one and three -fourths acres; the train
shed six acres.
The public space on the street level
has many pillars, and the ceiling is
gracefully curved and tiled with terra
Gotta to match the color of the pillars
and the general color scheme of the
entire space. One of the noticeable
evidences of detail consideration are
the small desks about the three pillars
near the ticket offices. Little desks
are attached to these pillars, each be-
ing separated from the other by a
frosted glass partition. that the trav-
eler may conveniently inspect his
ticket and stow it safely away, or
make memorandum of the form and
number OF the transportation as identf- |
fication in event of loss. The street |
level lobby is where all the transac-
tons pertaining to journey are con- |
veniently taken care of.
A broad stairway leads up to the
concourse, the most animated place in |
the terminal This great space is SICK
so feet, and, 1t is said, can comfortably i
handle 100000 passengers day.
From the eoncourse, one steps into I
the main waiting room, one of the most
striking architectural features OF the
terminal. The eight five-foot vauIted
roof, the colored tile ceiling, the mas
sive Cippolino marble columns Of deli
cate green, the pink Tennessee marble
walls, great mahogany banks Of seats,
the soft lighting effects all blend in
beautiful harmony and present very
charming picture.
Women Travelling Alone,
One of the pleasant features Of the
new terminal is the absolute security
afforded women and families travel
Ing without escort. Red capped at
assist in carrying hand bag
gage from all trains. II women wish
more secluded quarters than afforded
by the main waiting room they can re-
tire to the private waiting room. or If
the wait is of several hours they can
go to the rest room on the Mezzanine
floor.
Should one be taken i'll, the emergen-
ey hospital provides equipment for
immediate attention, and trained
nurses are there to take care of ona
Another room is for the little folks.
where they can be rested until the time
Of departure.
Sanitation.
The terminal is provided with its
own lighting, heating and ventilating
plant. The power house is a marvel i
of electrical and mechanical engineer
ng. The machinery alone represents
an investment Of over s1,00O;0O0. The !
is by means of filtered or /
washed air. The air is forced through II
sheets Of cold water in summer and
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