St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-19
TEXAS & PACIFIC NEW
TERMINAL is DEDICATED
Magnificent New Structure In New
Orleans Considered the Most
Up-to-Date in the South

Up-to-Date in the South
The Texas & Pacific Railway an
nounees that, effective Feb. IL, 1916,
their passenger trains and freight
trains arrived at and departed from
the Trans-Mississippi Terminals in
| New Orleans. This magnificent new
| station, Just completed, located
at Thalia and Annunciation Streets,
is one of the finest Railway Termi-
mails in the South, and in general
beauty and a~daptability for the
purpose constructed, will far ex-
eel any. other station in the city Of
New Orleans.
Following is a brief description
/ of the new station:
| The gigantic passenger station,
which fronts on Annuneiation
street at Thalia, with e%oncourse, is
234 feet by 100 feet. The frame
work is of steel, with outside fin
ish in granite and limestone, while
the inside is deliberately finished
in marble. The baggage, mail and
express departments, or annex, is
40 by 1872 feet. There are two train
sheds Of the butterfly type, with
ten tracks leading to the station
proper.
The building is of classic design,
carried out with a granite base and
rough stone dado, and, above this,
tool limestone facing with orna-
mental cornice and balustrade par
applet.
The plan of the building is par
ticularly simple, and, for this rea-
son, will more economically and
! efficiently handle any crowd that
may enter same. In the center is
the main waiting room, 65 feet
wide by 100 feet long, with ticket
office, checking room, cigar and
news stand and ladies' waiting
room, with a retiring room contain
ing also every convenience for the
care of children, including a pri-
vate bath, opening into same. On
the opposite side of the ticket office
from the main waiting room is q
commodious eolored waiting room
IS feet long by AZ feet wide.
These large waiting rooms give
out directly on a coneourse, which
is 234 feet long and 60 feet wide
The %concourse extends the whole
length of the building and all We
hicles will come to this point to de-
post the passengers or to receive
incoming travellers. From the con-
course are five gates leading out te
the train sheds.
The interior treatment Of the
main ooms consists of light grey
marble wainscot, with verde an
tique bases, and, above this point
ornamental plaster treatments so
as to carry out a complete deco
rative scheme. All woodwork in
the principal, rooms is of selected
mahogany and all grilles are OF
bronze.
Tae building itself is entirely
fireproof, consisting of steel and re-
enforced concrete throughout; is
heated by steam, and is provided
with self-eooled drinking foun-
tains.
No pains or money have been
spared to make the station eommo-
dious, efficient and comfortable
and a monument in architectural
and engineering accomplishments.
The inbound freight station is 70
feet wide by 600 feet long, with
platform eight feet wide on track
side the entire length of the build
ing. Two hundred and twelve feet
OF this structure has s~econd-story
space to be used for offices.
The outbound freight house is
40 feet wide by 8f8 feet long, with
an eight-foot platform on its rear
side running the entire length Of
the building, both warehouses be-
mig constructed Of concrete, steel
and brick.
The new incline at the foot Of
, Terpsichore street, connecting the
network of tracks with the trans
fer boats, is 325 feet long and has
six SO foot steel girders.
]. w. Jordan of this city was in
New Orleans for the dedication of
the new structure and was present
at the banquet of railroad officials.
4sTHE RRoKEN pOcspy,