Show r. r t t. t f N ew Plan i. i t t o 13 Merrill Cc W i i i One of the strongest n e t indications that c c I the he the city is spreading out is the manner jin 1 in which the bi big wholes wholesale le houses are s. s securing for themselves locations near the railroad tracks where facilities are pest Jest for brin bringing i their imports to their warehouses and where they will be in ina a position to provide the necessary t yards yaras and various bt buildings s connected with ith the business Most of the chan changes es Are made ade quietly for many reasons not the least of which is the fact that it is v ot t desired dired to give gie he the appearance of j P out too rapid rapidly and often t the theof e eN N kr cf of t the move moyo to the new location is tJ T is for tho the first time only by hy the anu an- an ihn lun u c ement ment of the opening opening- of or n n. new oi business r n of the tho moro mor recent cha iges cha-iges l es of ort is js s the move mo to be made by Mor Mor- i if f Merrill I 1 Co in the near future knew new location on Third West at the p. p irner r e er of First North two blocks north s. s i f the new depot of th the Oregon Short railroad A A. nj t three story J Jl enouse with offices has been erected rg that location which will give iye the thel ther r l g what Js l said to be bo the finest aton of any business of the tho kind en Denver Jr and the coast roast The structure which was wal designed by II Lepper TN Is s built of red I J sed brick nn and cut stone ne and with special pc ial attention to condi condi- ons lons Handsome Offices i The main building has a. a frontage e of feet and a de depth C cf f feet The f 1 s ment ph the tIle c entire tire extent of 1 o o building so EO as us to provide practical- practical j four stories of room rom The Tho offices are aro ff U the e front fron of the building uil ing Here arc are aret t i V Pr provided private offices for the the heads of the the firm rooms for tha traveling salesmen sales sales- I sales deX department department de de- de men stenographers the city X spaces for the desks of the order aid ud estimating departments departments depart- depart 5 receiving 4 ments ments the office e manager ann ana the bookkeeping bookkeeping book- book rt keeping departments The rooms arc are distin distinguished for their iz f beauty and convenience Huge plate t i. i 1 i 1 c. c J I 1 A It lr f I c A s r h i Tap a. a y L-y i S 7 I glass windows give gin an attractive ap to the front of Jf the building and provide light light- light for for the offices within The The offices offices' are finished in jn Ore Oregon on fir and Wisconsin birch in combination with an oak finish which gives ves an especially especially es es- es- es handsome appearance The floors are of maple One of the features features features fea fea- I tures Of of the place is the water furnished furnish furnish- ed erl from a flowing spring and which is brought into the building for drinking purposes and which even eyen after running through the pipes retains enough h coldness coldness cold cold- ness ess to be enjoyed without the use of I ice Ice I Fireproof Vaults There is a lar large e fireproof vault with 26 inch 26 inch walls on each floor for the protection protection protection pro pro- of valuables books and the tho like The large freight elevator for the rais rais- rais- rais in ing of stock to the upper floors is of the latest pattern and run by electricity The li lighting is also furnished by electricity electricity elec elec- and the wiring is all aU placed in iii conduits to minimize danger of fire from that source The windows on the expos ex ex- pos po ed sides of th the building are fu furnished furnished fur fur- w glass There are two standpipes with a teel of hose on each floor V k Amon Among the tho special arrangements for protection of th the building in case caso of fire are the steel wall hangers so arranged arranged ar ar- ar ranged that if th the girders are destroyed they fall from the walls the walls without injury to the brick and They are also provided with steel post caps to carry the The ordinary joist construction in in the floors has been done awa away with and the most improved tern tom of standard slow burning construction construe construe- tion installed The Thc new building which is perfectly plain in appearance and without any excess of ornaments cost The rhe new nev building stands on the corner corner cor ocr ner nor occupied for many years by the old Central mill This mill mm has now become an auxiliary to the business of the tIle company and has been moved into the adjoining block north considerably removed from proximity to the thc lumber lumberyards lumberyards lumberyards yards an and l consequently all aU danger of causing causin fires A number of old adobe houses were also torn down to make room for the new building and to provide provide pro pro- vide room for the warehouses and shops The corner has thus been chan changed ed from froman an old old- run down residence section to toan toan toan an up to date business corner giving givin the impression of prosperity to the entire en- en tiro tire street in the vicinity J. 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L Eckert and Au August st Rudine fludine were a the carpenter and mason contractor Painting done by Peter Nelson Changes In Lumber Yards In connection with the erection of the new building a number of changes have haye also been made in the tho lumber lamber lumberyards lumberyards yards adjoining In fact one end of the new building is to be utilized for forthe forthe forthe the desks of the foreman superintendent superintend superintend- ent cut and shipping clerks 9 A glance lanco at the many interesting features fea Lea tures of the plant emphasizes the Unusual unusual unusual un un- usual facilities for carrying on a business business business busi busi- ness of this character The western side of the plant borders the main line tracks trades of thE Oregon Oreg-on Short Line rail rail- road Three parallel tracks run from tho the main line into the lumber yards and to the bi big warehouses There Thero is more moro than a quarter of a mile of o within the lumber yard alone In In the rear of the main mam warehouse which will be used for the storage of doors and windows is a bu huge e loading and shipping platform This structure occupies two sides of the main mam building and offers otTers all that can be demanded of facilities for caring earing for or stocks bein being re received reo fe- or sent out Two trainloads of stock can be bo handled in the yards at It atone atone Itono one ono time and loaded and nd unloaded without without with with- out congestion Occupies Five Tive Acres I I The tho bi big lumber yard yd occupies five acres Heres in extent It extends for for- fora a distance dis dis- dis tance of foet the length of of-an of an ordinary ordinary I nary block along the along the tho lines Jines of the tho Oregon Ore Ore- I gon gun Short Line or from First to Second Sec ond North streets Near Nar the northwest- northwest I lorn ern corner of the block is the plant of the the Salt Lake Glass Paint works an auxiliary auxiliary company company This portion of the plant includes a n. brick warehouse which has been built for a number of years but offers ample room for the glazing rooms of the plant The other auxiliary comp company ny th the Central Mill company com corn pany has its plant in tho the block just north as has already been mentioned Access to the big yard is gained through h a wide main driveway leading into the block from Third West with I seven alleys leadin leading off from this north and south each alley being three- three fourths of a block in length Near the entrance to the block and just north of tho the new building is the stockroom where are stored samples of doors and windows and the like In Inthis Inthis Inthis this building one wonders at the care I exercised in providing room for the i proper storage of stock No pieces are aro permitted to lie horizontally where the dust collects but everything is is placed perpendicularly This takes more room I it is said and is more expensive but the additional expense and arul loss i inis in is more moro than made mado up the office the tho company claim in the better of the stock and nd the tho greater of taking it from the general s etc c Interesting Landmarks Midway up the block on Third is shown the little old wholesale which was placed in in that location teen ten years a ago o and has done dut since It It will be removed to with a number of other old buit to make room for the bl big new lu warehouse which is is to be he erected in the near future The new b btu will be feet long on Third and will extend back into the bit bl distance of 80 SO feet The new b bu will accommodate more lumbe lumber stock than was used in the entire ten years R ngo o. o J Much has been done clone more will be accomplished in th future The plant itself is inter because of its size and because i c u unexcelled facilities What is ismore is ismore more interesting however is is the fr if t tion on that it has bas become necessary necessary's I der to carry carryon on business in in the p manner manner to to place the big plant ne nc railroads in in ina a section of the ci city y little used for business P 1 The movement nt is another indicate the manner in which the city js A and shows how now in a q lic many of the prominent concerns taking advantage of the i- i here and bringing ing about perman en alon along strictly business 1 |