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Show PREPARING OFFICES fii mm lire Extensive Alterations Made, in Floors Reccnfly Leased in iNews Building. Carpenters aro busily at work making structural alterations on tho second and third floors of tho Desnret Nows building, build-ing, these floors having recently been leased by the Oregon Short Lino for office purposes. This gives tho Jlarri-ir.an Jlarri-ir.an company the use of the entire building, except tho stores ou the ground floor. Tho purpose now is lo virtually reserve re-serve a floor for each department. The engineering department will remain where it. is at. present, on the sixth floor. The legal department will occupy oc-cupy the fifth floor, and the entire fourth floor will bo givcu over to the operating department. The freight department de-partment will be moved from the fourth to tlie third floor. This will give the operating officials several extra rooms, which aro badly needed, as they are at present badly crowded and will bring the freight department all together, to-gether, thus facilitating the work. The passenger department, will bo changed from the fifth to the second floor, thus making it more conveniently located. On the second floor the general baggage bag-gage agent will also be located. At present lie has quarters at the depot, and his removal to the uptown ofitces io a new departure. Tho medical department de-partment will also be on the second floor, it now being in the third story. It will be a week or two before the internal structural alterations a.re completed, com-pleted, and the now rooms ready for occupancy. |