The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-14
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The new home Of the Moline Dis
patch vas toFqally epsaed tedey.
And all Moline il proud Of the
splendid work ~ aFeAitectare that
has been placed in the heart Of the
section where the city's tqtBre bus
mess activities will center. The
building stands on the south side
81 Fifth avenue hetwsen seyan-
teenth and Eighteenth streets. One
block away To the east is the Lee
Claire hotel, q History building,
erected at a cost of $1,000. 600; and
the new LeClairs theatre. Looking
Ito the north At Fourth avenue.
only 2 hlsck'away. 10 the site Of the
new passenger station Of tina Rock
Island lines, plans for which hare
already bean accepted. The public
library 10 Immediately to the west
and the Y. NJ. 9. A. building to the
east.
The new Dispatch home cost
more than $1e0,0OQ. It is so feet
wide, lao feet long and 40 feet
high. The building represents the
last word in modern newspaper
publishing plants. Plans we're ae-
cepted anIy after careful study oil
modern plants throughout tbs
country.
Comfort and convenience 40 uoli
as efficiency in printing were given
strong consideration by the pub
fishers. Rest rooms and confer
ence rooms, lighting and ventila-
ftion we're especially emphasized.
The lighting feature Of the new
is especially noteworthy. A hasty
view from either outside OF inside
gives the impression that the build
ing is built entirely Of glass. Cell
ing Of the first floor is Is feet high.
The second story ceiling is IA feet
high. There are two stories, q
mezzanine floor and a basement
The two stories are equivalent in
height to four foors OF other build
ings having lower ceilings.
News Room in Front
The local news room is located
in the front east half Of the build
ing. The pressroom Is Immediately
to the rear Of the news room. The
business office is on the west side
On the mezzanine floor is the
ladies' rest roam and the ''morgue,
where cuts and mats and photo
graphs are filed. The composing
room occupies the front half Of the
second story, where the linotype
machines are installed. The stero-
typing department adjoins the COM
posing room. The editors Office
and the telegraph room are or. the
west side Of the second floor. A
tart OF the second floor is unoceu-
pied at present and is reserved fol
future development.
There is s1ace in the basemen,
for the storing Of 10 carloads OF
print paper. The refrigerator
plant, the hotwater system and the
heating plant are separate de.
partments on the sub-foor.
Work on the construction of the
new home was. started a year ago
The Dispatch itself was three
weeks in moving from its old home
on Library avenue. 1t took a week
to tear down and move the press
and another week to overhaul it and
set it up Two days were required
to move the linotype machines
Three of the old machines vert
left in the old building and were
supplanted by new and more mod
ern types.
Members Of the Dispatch family
have been in the new home a week
and they are not yet eempletef,
I settled, it being a difficult task e
adjust themselves to the spaciou.
new home after SO Icing a time il
the old building.
The general contract went t,
Axel Carlson G Co. Sub-contraet
oys we're as follows: Health,
plant, HERMAN Nelson corporation
| Plumbing and heating, Molin
Heating &Construction company
Wiring, Moline Electric company
Electric hztures, Tri-City Hlectri
company. Painting, Pearson Z
! Larson. Woodwork, j. Peterson
company. Finwork, C. Helmquist.
Today the building is a bower O
flowers, roses. chrysantheumums
ferns, baskets filled with them, sen
by friends of the Dispatch as al
expression Of good wishes.
Hundreds Of persons inspecte'
the building today, and many NOR
were expected tonight when a "a
dio concert will be given for tn
\ guests.
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