Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-30
Home of a Great Insurance Organization

Architects, engineers and contractors
who have seen the plans for tho proposed
woodmen OF the World building. to be
erected at Fourteenth and Farnam streets.
make very favorable comment on the
beauty, proportion ana proposed construc-
ton OF the building A clay model Of the
structure is now on exhibition in the show
window Of the Owl drug store at Sixteenth
and Harvey streets.
The architects, Hoabird & Roche Of Chi
cago. have been preparing plans and speci-
fications for several months. under the
direction Of ]. NJ. walshe, a we'll known
office building specialist. The building
will be 100 feet on Farnam and 1872 on
Fourteenth. running up to 232 feet in
height 1t was decided TO omit proposed
tower. the building being Of such a superior
character that tower would not add to
its beauty. The cut shown is a photograph
of q miniature plaster cast model of the
proposed building.
The sub-basement covers the rear half
Of the lot and extends under the sidewalk
and will contain the most completely
equipped modern isolated electric plant in
any office building in the country. There
Will be three large electric light and power
units of the latest design directly coupled
TO four valve high speed steam engines
Three large boilers with Dutch" ovens
and modern ooldng CRATES, Coal will be
dumped in the bins directly from the alley.
The ashes will be delivered TO wagons in
the alleys by modern ash elevator. A
large storage battery will act as an auxil-
liary and furnish light and power during
nights and Sundays.
In the basement proper arc laid out
most complete cafeteria, or self-serving
lunch room with the very latest type Of
apparatus for the operation Of this most
unique of all types OF restaurants
The barber shop also on this level, will
be the most modern and most beautiful
shop west Of the Mississippi; arranged for
ten chairs, two manicure stands, and baths
of all kinds.
The entrance TO the building on Farnam
. street is the very height of architectural
Beauty, In bronze and marble; the doors
and vestibule in statuary bronze, opening
into q grand imposing corridor thirty feet
high, finished in Colorado marble, etched
with Italian slSyros." Two grand stair
ways lead up to the second floor and two
others lead down to the basement. A
beautiful chandelier with lie lights hangs
in the center of this marble wall formed
by the stariways. In the front on either
side OF the vestibule are worked in in a
unique and pretty way. two stands one for
cigars and the other for flowers. Two
doors also open into the stores on either
side Of the lobby, which is in the center
of the building.
Just back Of the stairways are six mod
ern high speed electric passenger elevators
arranged in two groups of three on each
side and enclosed in a handsome design
Of statuary bronze backed by plate glass.
Looking from the front entrance doors one
secs the huge steel and concrete vault,
closed in with heavy bronze gates behind
which the s1s,00O,OO0 in reserve securities
Of the woodmen Of the World will rest in
view Of ali visitors.
On either side Of the entrance will be two
modern storerooms The storeroom on the
corner has been leased to the Rock Island
for its city ticket office =
There will be three storerooms on Four
teenth street and the space behind the
vault and under the light court will be oc-
cupied as the supply and mail departments
of the sovereign council.
A portion OF the second floor has been