The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-08

matter the heat or the cold on the other
side Of its four glass walls. In winter
the fresh atmosphere sucked in from
without will be heated; in summer 1t
will be cooled. 1t will be purified at
all seasons of the year.
No germs need apply.
New York's last word in skyscrapers
is to be loft building dc luxe. IT Is
but twelve stories in height, but it will
be the tallest twelvestory building III
the world Its interior Will be built to
he noiseless, dustless, draftless,
thanks to the sealing Of it, 1t is being
plant OF the Hill Publishing company,
It's cost will be $1,500,000. OF which
$500 ,OG0 is for the power plant alone
The building has grown out of an
idea. One by one schemes to promote
office efficiency occurred 60 Mr.. Hill,
and he installed them in his present
quarters. But finally there came point
when ii was not economical TO work
there any longer. and 50 the new build
ing has been evolved to cmbody all the
old features and many new ones.
But chiefest Of all is the abolition of
windows and the scientific ventilating
system. Fresh air enters at the second
floor and is washed and dried, passing
through a shower chamber, where 81
binding downpour of artificial rain
rids il OF impurities Thus washed. the
air is sucked through cooling chambers
into a huge flue reaching to the top of
the slyscraper This flue is divided into
two wedge-shaped sections, one taking
up the clean air and sending II out on
every floor and the other gathering in
the foul air from the ceilings Of the
various floors and blowing 1t out ut
the roof through electric exhausters.
Fresh spring water, cooled without
coming into contact with the leo. Is
piped through the building to sanitary
fountains on each floor.
A hotwater heating system, indo
pendent Of the air supply, automatical-
~ regulated keeps the building at an
even temperature always.
There being no windows, there are
no drafts, dust or noise from with
out, and rubber floors obviate all noise
from within, working in conjunction
with electric carriers TO each desk,
noiselcss typewriters and dictaphones
Vibration is obviated by a new pro
cess OF construction. Each floor sup
ports 800 pounds a square foot.
The mail bag chute is also fire
escape 1t is built in the shape of n
huge tube with three spirals seven feet
in diameter, You just hop into it as
helper might toss a mail bag and,
presto! you are down to the street in
the blink of an eye.
Ink is piped to the press room by
automatic air pressure. Coal and ashes
are handled by gravity and automatic
machinery without single manual op-
GRAFTON.
Besides the spiral escape there is
stair tower within the building from
roof to basement. Enclosed in brick
are two sets of escape stairs. one over
the other, to provide tho maximum of
stair room in case quick escape is nee
essary.
Yet the building cannot burn because
not silver Of wood is used in its con
struction or its furniture. But outside
fire escapes are planned, too.
On the roof Is sun parlor for the
women employees and a smoking room
for the men. A steam laundry is here
too, where all the uniform overalls
worn by workers will be washed, as well
as towels and other necessary linen
Six passenger elevators and two for
freight make the trip to the roof at
express speed.
This newest wonder of Now York
will be erected at Tenth avenue and
Thirty sixth street Ground was bro.
ken last month and Mr. Hill and his
mon and women workers will move in
next Juuc.-New York World.