The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-30
BUICK COMPANY
employees HAVE
new HOME
Seven Story Dormitory Lo-
Gated Near Plant to Cost
$2,5OO,OOO

The General Motors Corporation
has begun the construction of a sew
en- story fire proof dormitory build
ing at Flint, Mich, located three
squares west of the Buick Motor
Companies Plant, to cost approx
mately $2,500000 and, will be in
every sense Of the world communi-
ty building with recreation and en-
tertainment features to accommodate
2,760 persons at one time.
/ The plans call for a magnificent
fire proof building that will be be-
yond question the largest enterprise
of this nature ever undertaken by a
private corporation. According to a
statement which accompanied the
announcement from Walter P. Chrys-
Ter, vice president of the General
Motors Corporation and president of
the Buick Motor Company of Flint,
| this great enterprise on the part of
the corporation has been decided up
on by the directors solely with view
to the welfare of Buick employees
and other General Motors inter
etsts at Flint, to relieve the con-
gestion and provide highly desirable
living quarters for as many en-
ployees as possible and at the same
time to add to the pleasure and en-
ioyment of all employees and their
| families.
The General Motors Company has
| been at work for several months
carrying out program of house
building for its employees at Flint
for which appropriations of over &c.
100000 already have been made. APP
proximately 1000 of these houses
will be completed during the present
year and will be occupied by BIlck
and other employees.
Some features to be embodied in
the dormitory building are as fol-
lows:
1t will be a seven-story fire proof
building, PA feet by $50 feet.
It's cost is estimated to be between
$2,30O,0O0 and $2,5O0,O0O.
1t will provide sleeping accommo-
dations for 1168 men.
1t will provide eating accommoda-
tons for 1900 men.
A large gymnasium, 72 by 90 feet
fully equipped with all the equip
ment necessary in an up to date gym
nasium and large auditorium with
seating capacity of 1900 people,
also a large machine shop for the in
struction in practical mechanics.
Twelve bowling alleys will be estab
lished in the basement with a seating
capacity for 100 visitors. The lar ,e
swimming pool is rs by rs feet with
spectators gallery above accom-
modating 200 people. A cafeteria
will be located under the main audi
forum with seating capacity of 450
persons. A laundry will be located il
the rear of the basement and a nine
chair barber shop with turkish bath
in connection.
The following stores will be install
ed, drug store, tailor shop, shoe
shop and mems furnishing shop.
Each bedroom will be provided
with laboratory with hot and cold
water. The building will have five
speed elevators with capacity suffi-
Gent to empty the building with Tho
elevators alone in 80 minutes. There
will be four fire towers at each eud
of the building which can be entered
only by going out into the open air
from each floor and each floor will be
provided with four smoke proof sec
tons with self closing doors in each
corridor. The building will be equip
ped with vacuum cleaner system,
cold water drinking fountains, and
telephone communication with each
room.