The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-20

On the lapels is the chief distinguish.
ing mark, the letters &c. c. r." in
gold thread in u medallion bordered In
the same way. These initials, 1t has
been found from many tests, meet the
eye instantly. In future there can be
no mistaklng a hotel porter for sta
ton employee if a man is not quite
blind. The coats are made long so
that in winter those employees who are
exposed to the weather can wear a
cardigan jacket underneath without
spelling the looks or the neatness of the
uniform. The red cap" porters will
continue to wear their familiar head
dress, but they will be put in neat
uniforms.
Station Men Are Schooled.
All the station men-the whole organ
ization Of the Grand Central terminal
that comes in contact with the public
are being schooled and rehearsed in
their duties every day, getting ready
for the opening Of the new station.
Even the red cap" men participate in
the drills. New men are given a time
table and a station schedule covering
the tracks on which certain trains usu-
ally arrive They study these things
until they are able to answer instantly
any question relating to the arrival
and departure Of regular trains They
are also instructed in their other du-
ties, keeping the train platforms clear
of trucks and making the passengers
as comfortable as possible, and so on.
incidentally they are required to know
the city's streets and transit lines as
thoroughly as an experienced police
man, so they can direct strangers
quickly and accurately.
Direct Subway Connections.
The new station will have direct con-
nection with the subways, so that the
incoming or outgoing passenger need
not go into the street at all. To get to
the temporary terminal that the rail
road has been using in the interval be-
tween the demolition of the old one
and the finishing of the new they have
had to traverse a covered way. In
that portion Of it leading from Forty
second street to the entrance of the
temporary station and waiting rooms a
number Of different kinds of pavement
were installed a little more than a year
ago in order to ascertain which would
be the best to use in the most Travelled
passageways Of the new terminal.
They were in sections the full width Of
the walk. This stretch of sidewalk is
trodden by more persons than any 9th
er bit of sidewalk in the world. 1t is
calculated that more than 100,0O0,OOO
persons have walked over these sample
pavements since they were put in
place. The public has tested them and
thus has made easy for the experts the
work of selection.
Unusual Features.
There are so many new and con-
venient things in the new terminal
that the list of them seems almost
endless. From the moment 1t is
opened in January next it will be |
one Of the great show places of New
York and one of the things in the
city most worth seeing. One of its |
unique conveniences will be large
number of dressing rooms. If man |
comes to the city for brief stay. he /
can hire one of these rooms, take /
bath, change his clothes, check his bag |
and go his way. When he is ready |
to depart he will not need to lose any |
time in getting to his train. Also there
will be the finest restaurant in this
terminal that is to be found in any
railroad station in the world. 1t will
be moderate in its charges, but in its
and details it will equal
my of the most famous restaurants in
New York or the capitals of Europe.