Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-01-05 | Page 16 | Patterson Talks of New O. S. L. Station

PATTERSON TALKS OF IH 0. S. L STATION Some Changes Made in Original Plans; Will Be Finished by June 1. . .D. J. Patterson, architect for the 7Tar-rimau 7Tar-rimau lines, and tho man who designed and is building tho Oregon Short Line passenger depot in this city, arrived hero late Sunday night and is slopping at the KnutsfoVd. Mr. Patterson came hero from Seattle, where a union sta-sliou sta-sliou is being erected, and from hero will return to his home in San Francisco. Fran-cisco. j Several additions arc to be made to the union station now building here, which have not been made public. The work, Mr. Patterson says, is progressing progress-ing satisfactorily, although somewhat dclayod owing to the nonarrival of stone from Wyoming, which is to be usod in facing the first story. A concourse, con-course, train shed and two umbrella sheds, which will accomodate four tracks, aro to be added to the station and two wings also will bo built. When these are completed tho depot will be 776 feet long, and Mr. Patterson says it will bo tho finest station in the country, coun-try, in any city tho size or twico the size of this city. Tho room now being used for baggage and express business is not tho ono designed de-signed for that purpose. One of the new wings will bo exclusive for 1)ag-gago 1)ag-gago and will have baggago storage and. ample space for baggago in tran-sitj tran-sitj which will total 20,000 snuaro feet. The other wing will bo for tho express business of the road. The new station will bo completed, Mr. Patterson says, not lalcr than Juno 1 of this year. Already he has asked from the eastern oilices of the road the appropriation necessary to complete tho entire work, including the sheds and additions, and he expects word in tho course of a few days, grunting the request.