Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-04

I elevators located at both ends OF the train
shed. AL confusion and annoyance OF
trucking baggage the length OF the train
is done away with. There are special chutes
FOR handling mail to and from the post
Office substation which is directly beneath
the train shed. Provision ia made for the
heavy suburban traffic by a stairway
leading down from each platform about
midway the length Of the train shed. to
the suburban concourse, which is on the
street level below and opens directly upon
Washington street, which runs under the
station. Suburban residents may go quickly
TO and from their trains without passing
through the main station unless they desire
TO do so.
The information bureau is upstairs upon
the train level floor. in the great waiting
room.
Ample means of communication by wire
is provided in deliberately euuipped tele-
graph offices. and telephone booths are
placed in various parts of the building for
the use OF both city ana long distance
wires.
The cab and motor carriage stands are
under cover. In fact. everybody can ar
rive and leave the terminal under cover
either by cab. motor carriage OF street car
Another part OF the great space is de-
F1AEA 10 the care OF Immigrants. here. IN
a clean and we'll lighted apartment with
tile floors and enameled tie walls, is a
waiting room which, with its accessories,
surpasses anything that has heretofore
been provided for that class of travel
There are bath rooms. toilet rooms and a
dining room. where for a small sum the
immigrant can get excellent service. lunch
room. kitchen. laundry tubs. and every
conceivable means Of adding to the COM
fort and cleanliness OF the immigrant who
is so Fortunate as to hold a ticket reading
over the Northwestern line.
hobby In Important.
on the street level. the essential feature
Of the whole floor is the great lobby. The
Madison street entrance opens directly into
this public cuncouTse. which has an area
Of 100 feet by % feet Surrounding IL are
ticket offices, cab offices. news stands
baggage checking rooms. telephone booths
a motor carriage office and a well stocked
shop or store IN which may be purchased
practically everything that a traveller IL
likely 10 be in need Of from a handbag or
package OF shoe polish 20 the usual fruits
candles and materials FOR llncheons There
Is lunch room. occupying a room 50 feel
BY - feet. whG-s luncheon can be had
quickly, conveniently and at reasonable
prices.
The ticket offices Immediately ad.uin the
entrance 70 this great lobby on the street
floor level. They are commodious ana
fitted with a number OF features that en-
able ticket sellers to handle large crowds
of people in the shortest possible space OF
time.
On the second floor. which is the train
shed level. Is a splendid marble-lined
waiting room, 100 feet long. 200 feet wide
and so feet nigh, with 4 vast barrel
vaulted ceiling. The walls are treated with
series Of columns or colonnades CORE
spending somewhat with the main en-
trance.
Tbs lighting arrangements OF this room
are OF a most brilliant character. On this
Hoor there is, in addition to the grea;
waiting room. one Of the finest dining
rooms IN the country.
On this main floor is also a ladies' wait
ing rouI, a beautiful apartment. reached
by separate elevator service. Connected
with il are retiring rooms, baths ana
toilet arrangements. ali af which are in
charge OF corps OF maids and attendants
The sanitation Is as perfect as modern
science and generous expenditure can
make IT, Even me public toilet rooms are
arranged on most extensive scale and
formed servants are In attendance ana
where a small lee is required. All drink
ing fountains are the new bubbiug-up
type and cooled water Is supplied TO them
through a circulating system. In winter
the building Is heated and ventilated by
fresh air drawn from above the roof.
PASSED over steam coils ana then filtered
Through sheet OF falling water In sum
mer the air Is cooled by the same system.
For the electric lighting system ia the
station building, train shed ana various
street subways On the approaches the op-
GRAFTON OF elevators, ventiating fans. re-
rriEeraring system, signaling aud inter
locking systems. and the heating plant
completes. providing IN each case a surplus
for future growth. nearly 5000 H P Is
required. The boilers. engines and genera
tors are housed In the power plant al the
extreme n0rthern END % the stauion. II