The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-04-09
SANTA FE
IN fine new
QUARTERS


Santa Fe Railroad company, received
telegraphic orders from officials in
Topeka few days ago to occupy the
new station. and he has been busy
the greater part of the week In
transferring the business to the en-
larged quarters. 1t was not expected
that the removal from the old TO
the new building would occur until
formal dedication had taken place,
some time towards the end Of the
present month. and the order 10 move
at once came as a surprise.
The new station is very attractive
from without and a model OF con-
venience and comfort within. It is
OF the Spanish mission style of ar
chifecture. is $50 feet in length and
forty feet in breadth. The walls are
Of dark-eolored brick. made in Canon
City; the floors throughout OF con-
crete and the roof OF red tile. The
joint tioket and freight office is
eox2s feet in dimensions. with a II
foot ceiling. The main waiting room
is 20 feet square and the observa-
ton. or summer waiting room. Is
2ox24 feet in size The freight room
has $50 square feet OF floor space
and the baggage room coo square
feet. In addition there are several
other COMPARTMENTS. one of which is
IRE proof record room sxl2 feet in
Its dimensions
The plumbing OF the building Is
first class and unusually complete
for structures OF its kind. Thetoileis
and lavatories are Of the best In
the vestibule as one approaches the
ticket window from the north is a
porcelain basin with a bubbling
fountain. from which an ice cold
drink may be had by those who
know how to push the button" in
such a way as to connect ii with the
refrigerator concealed within the par
tition walls. The indirect system Of
electric lighting is used both In the
ticket office and the waiting rooms.
The lights are OF $50 candle power
ahd the illumination Is all that the
most exacting could desire. AT each
end OF the i5o-noot promenade in
front OF the station are two powerful
are lights, which difuse their radi-
ance in every direction and make
sure the pathway OF the stranger IN
the darkest night.
The Interior walls OF the building
have been handsomely tinted by the
painter. with a delicate hue OF green
and yellow predominating. The fur
nishings OF the office and waiting
rooms are stained in n mahogony
color aud are very pleasing TO the
eye. Instead CT the usual wooden
haseboard the concrete has been
moulded in such a way as to make a
very pleasing connection between
walls and Touring. adding TO the
sanitation and cleanliness OF the
building as well as minimizing the
danger from fire. The buiiding is
heated throughout by steam radia-
tors and any desired temperature
ca neasiiy be obtained.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion requires all railroad companies
10 keep on file copies of freight rates
on all interstate business for pc
riod OF eight years after they have
ceased to be operative and the record
room at the new SANTA Fe station
Will be found a very valuable ad-
junct TO the building. Books and pa
pers will be indexed and hled away
in the record room in a systematic
manner. where they may be found
at any time without trouble or In
convenience.
A broad vttrihcd brick promenade
extends along the north and south