La Junta tribune., 1913-02-01
SANTA FE OFFICE BUILDING
Construction Work viii Commence
During the Month Ct
February

There will be something doing on
| the new Santa Fe office building be-
fore the shortest month In the year
is week old. There were no bid.
ders at the advertised sale OF the
methodist church building Thursday
afternoon. and II that building is not
sold at private sale by Saturday nigh,
Of this week the work Of tearing
down the structure will be commenc-
ed early next Monday morning To-
morrow will witness the last ser
vice in the pioneer church OF La
Junta. which has graced the present
site for q period OF twenty-five years.
The Santa Fe II ready to COM
mcncc operations at once and Is
eager for the building fray. The
editor Of the great family journal
had the pleasure Of inspecting the
plans for the Santa Fe's paiatiai Of
flee building in the office Of Chief
Enngineer Bisbee one day this week.
II will be one OF the most imposing
as well aa architecturally beautiful
buildings In the state of Colorado out.
side OF Denver. Pueblo and Colorado
Springs The entire building. from
basement TO garret. will be con
structed OF concrete. with joists.
doors. window frames. desks. filing
cases. and furniture Of all doscrip-
tions OF metal. making 1t absolute
ly fircproof. The concrete walls OF
the building will be veneered with
chocolate colored paving brick hnv.
ing ''raked joints" and ornamentcd
with Carthage stone trimmings.
The site for the building is l25xii0
feet. and the structure itself will
be- soxie2 feet In dimensions. leaving
a space OF eighteen feet In front
and thirty-,wo feet on either side
for lawn. flowers. trees and shrub
berry. TIE site b to be enclosed
with a concrete retaining wall. which
viii be- surmounied with an orr,.
mental iron fence for about hak
the alAtoacs Srom ne rear on The
Fourth sereet side The steps lsAA
Ing to the ve~tibuIe of the building
will BE- Of marble. and the floor and
dashboard Of the vestibulc itself will
be- II the same material Wide cor.
ridors run the full length Of the
building with the various suites OF
offices on either side. The CORR.
dors will have tile floors similar 10
those In the Harvey House. with
marbie baseboards.
Chief Engineer Bisbee's offices will
be located on the north side of the
building. In front. with the relay
telegraph office Just across the
hail on the south side. and In the
rear of these two will be located the
offices OF the signal supervisor.
chemist. claim adjus'er and special
agent. The offices Of the general
superintendent are on the north
side Of the second floor. with the
offices Of the mechanical supcrtntcnd-
ent and his official force on the
south side. A large committee or
conference room In located on the
second floor. In front. between the
private offices of the general super
intcadent and tn. mechanical super.
intendcnt The hasemeat N the build.
Ing 10 tn b. utilized for Ming cab;.
nets and general storage purposes.
and the dynamo room Of the relay
office. The building will cost In
the neighhorhood Of 100000 before
II v completed.
Work In already In progress upon
Inc new freight house. just west Of
the Santa rc Reading Room and
Club House. The freight office will
BE- q Ohe,story frame structure. 3:x
20 feet In dimensions. and this will
b. ready for occupancy b~for. the
cbos~ of the present month. There
wiii b. = platform 800 fee, long and
sixteen fcsx vide weS, of the freight
|sfflos. and rtsht aloassidc of this
. transfer platform 800 feet long and
ten feet vide. with tracks on both
SIDES Of each platform.
The building In which II nov ~
Gated the Offices Of the division sup
~rtntcndcnt. despatchcrr and station
agent will b. torn down. ~ soon M
the present general office building
10 moved In It's new site Just west
Of the rs~dinx rom and club house.
and th~se officials will have quarters
there. but this Will not take place
wntii the new general office building
10 completed. which will bc some
time during the fat of the present
yeAr. There will b. something do.
Ing In the building line In Santa
r. circles every minute during the
present year.