The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-25
M PLAN 7 FOR
|E5TERN UNION
|rraph Company to Occupy
-modious Quarters in The
Tribune Building.
|lNGEMENT OF OFFICES
fODERN IN EVERY DETAIL
sth of City Prompts En-
.rgement of Traffic and
Operating Departments.

IA mans for the new quarters of the
~ Ivnion Telegraph company in The
IA building have been approved and
mem arc busy making the changes
ofII give that company the most
Ice and modern offices in the west
.onntry. according to U, 6, Life, dis
<ommercIal superintendent in charge
"a Salt Lake offices. Work will be
..d 10 completion on the rooms, as
-,mnany is eager to get into the new
| OF business.
Isr the plans, the entire sixth floor
&be south half of the ground floor
~ occupied by the telephone COM
! The plans call for modern equip
and office fixtures in every detail.
old quarters will be abandoned en-
|. when the rooms are completed
II viii be 1902 square feet OF rloor
alyided into departments without
css of q foot OF space.
the ground floor will be esta ablished
office, the managers Office,
/ors office and the a. ID. T, and mes
.r boys departments. The walls OF
rom will be finished in SILK green,
bufT ceiling. All the office turni-
win be of the latest designs in Elem
oak. The receiving counter VIII nc ne
81 extreme front of the room. To
-.ar Of this counter will be the man.
4 office and opposite Will be the
|ers office, To the rear OF the room
4 will be given TO the rooms for the
. n. and messenger boys departments.
|o quarters Will be furnished with
rooms. steel lockers and tables for
1Ements.
May Learn Telegraphy.
Is OF the service in the company who
10 learn teiegraphy will be given
ucflon free. shower bath will be
OF the equipment OF these rooms.
Messenger boys will he required TO
Regulation uniforms. When they re-
FOR duty they will be given key
.eir lockers and there they viii don
uuiforms. shine their shoes and ef-
general toilet before they begin
M servlce. Al night they VIII change
|eIr ordinary clothing and deliver the
or the lockers To the manager II
ID Intention OF the company 10 give
depa rlmen; every advantage possible.
rdIng to Mr. Life. there has been n
h Improvement In the class of boys
for this department the last few
Dis and particular attention is to be
} to hiring messenger boys III or
10 Improve that branch of the serv-
The messenger boys will pass in and
Df The room by rear door and not
Zen In the front part OF the room or
|ing.
A Quarters for officials.
|e Sixth floor has been arranged for
private offices OF the officers in
sc, Tho front suite OF rooms on
let commercial superintendent: e.
>abadie, district traffic superintend-
and r. e. Horton, district Ifant su-
Itcndeni. The offices OF General Su-
-fendent j. g. Nelson. s. y. Leonard,
Hon commercial superintendent; Il.
rooFs. division traffic superintendent.
r. ", Whitehead. division plant SUI
1tendeni, will be maintained at Den
will he room 22X42 feet. to be used
work room. Immediately back of
ROOM will be the rest rooms, lava,
n and locker room for all employees
he company, including the operators
Clerks.
this time The company employs
e eighty clerks and operators. Thir-
MESSENGER boys are OF the staff of
1el.very department. Communication
'ecn the main floor with the oIa:r-
department and general offices on
dsth floor VIII be by the latest pattern
Imntic tube service. The public ele-
n Will be used by the company for
PIC purposes from . p. m. until s
Modern Operating Room.
'e Geographic department Will bo
pped with every late contrivance
Fn 10 tc!egraphy. Fourteen overland
liss viii enter the building. giving di
Fervico 10 every part Of the country, a
'cpmplcment OF competent opera tors
DC In charge of the operating de-
mcnt IN addition 10 the eighty en-
res. the general offices Will have con-
|'tial clerks and stenosraphers. bring
Hic total number OF employees of the
Pnny In Salt Lake considerably above
,Ser Tor the dynamos will be fur
fu by the power plant al the rear OF
Fribune building Other arrange
~ VIII be made for power in case
Emergency. Light for the rooms
pe furnished by that plant also, The
tern Union has taken a twenty-year
speaking Of the business Of the COM
IN the intermountaln territory, MIR.
sala To Tribune reporter.
ne growth of Utah. Montana and
1l2 and the growth OF the business
.ne Western Union in this territory
N Imperative To open UP the Of
IN salt Lake. choosing a central
'Ion Tor the business OF the second
ICY. In doing this, the company took
consiuero ton the tremendous growth
ronstantly growing business Of Salt
"a; IN, undoubtedly Sale Lake ultimate
rnl pc one Of the greatest cities In
west: and the Western Union has
Y quick TO see the possibilities Of this
Vth. Salt Lake has no Competition
nundreds Of miles in any direction
cannot see why II will not come
a AZ recognized as the metropolis Of the