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The Station for him mint) Tawutter* trtfh ik* M/ tfmt * /< tu hutft **vr tf 1 Wonderful has been the transformation brought about within the last two or three years on the place which was once a labyrinth of smoking, steaming tracks of steel. Ad mirable have been the feats of engineering which have effected the transformation. In the midst of one of the busiest spots in the most breathlessly bustling city in the world the work has gone on without cessation or without in the least interfering with the daily- routine of New York City life. Over the heads of hurrying thousands have swung gigantic steel girders, while under, over, and on all sides, of rushing trainloads has sounded the musketry of the riveter and the clang of steel on steel. * Several years ago it became clear to the oilicers of the two railroads using the old tirand Central Station that the building was fast becoming inadequate to take care of the ever-inereasing crowd of patrons. With the advent of electricity as motive power a big obstacle was cleared away from the path of those wrestling with this traction problem. Electricity made possible the use of subway stations and underground tracks and led to S 0007-SWP-00010223 7 i: Main Waiting-Room A*/* /no#* nf h* Isadk*' Wait!iift-lionm the great idea of lowering the extensive yards connected with the terminal and de voting that part of the city to more suitable uses. And so the New York Central's great terminal plan was conceived and carried out. The New Grand Central Station first and greatest of the group of buildings is finished, while much of the other work is nearing completion. 5 0007-SWP-000102234 Mi >i A'uuni From the < Irand Central Station o u t the iljot once devoted to a network of tracks Idled with smoking locomotives ami grimy coaches will stretch a broad, sunlit avenue tlankeil on either side h.v handsome liuiMing> of uniform height and harmonious style of architecture. Under this avenue and these buildings. will travel the trains bearing to and from the cily some un souK a day. < 0007-SWP-00010223J 0007-SWP-00010223' **> r ItitniH htu> >Vfnw / f i In addition to the lirand Central Station, over which some day will lie erected a twenty 'p story otlice building, several buildings of the group aie finished or are nearingcompletion. The Merchants'and Manufacturers' K\change and several of the railroad oflieo building* are practically finished, while the Incoming Station, west of the main station, and a . Knilroad Y. M. <'. A. are definitely planned for. n i < 0007-SWP-0001022 Behind this ideal of city buildinjr, repre senting1 an outlay of one hundred and fifty millions of dollars then? is a hardheaded business proposition. It is predicted that tilt's? buildings will in time pay for the total cost of the terminal. So much has already been written about the architecture of the new station building, the beauty of its design and the completeness of its appointments that we need not go into a description here. Suffice it to say that for the last three years a ceaseless stream of Sltencin-IVillutix Product* --paints, varn ishes and specialties has poured into the great hole from which has arisen this great terminal. The Cover-thc-Karth brand is so well represented that we take much pride in the completion of the beautiful station and the accompanying buildings. The work has been carried on by the New York Central and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroads, who with their engineering department have worked hand in hand with the architects in charge of the designing of the buildings Messrs. Reed & Stem and Warren & Wetmore. The John 12 Peirce Co. was the building contractor and the painting and decorating was done by The W. P. Nelson Co. and Chas. Grimmer & Son. **** . We are indebted to AJio w j /'x Magnzhtr tor the use of Mr. Vernon Howe Bailey's fine ; - drawings of the Grand Central Station. GREAT TERMINI MONG the great railroad termi nals of the world the Grand Central Station of New York stands fifth in the number of per_ns handled per day and fourth in the number of incoming and out going trains per day. Here are the figures. ffotimafc mimUirtif iw mb h making noewf ration**-* GartSainl Umar*-, i'au* - livxx* t Oakland W**r Terminal r the Southern INw-ilic It. R - .- tftt.irtio South Hlnhon, Huston ... - Brand Street Station, rhiJadulphia <Poni>*jJvaum It U.i . k iu mm Gianrf f'cntnU Station - - NorthwtfHum Station, lluca^o - Number nf tram* per <)a\ Oakland Pl*r Terminal,Sail ram,i*v ii, 12(<M tvaino South .Station, Huston ... 7J! tram* Broad Strvcl Statinn, PhiUuMfhia - SIS trains tirami Central Station. New Ymk - IIS fount Nerthttvsiom Station. rtivwn - - u.Mrtuna l' 4 0007-SWP T "A PLAIN UNVARNISHED TALK" OK VARNISH OT Ions' ago a French paper purported to offer a true account of the remarkable experience of a French sea captain, who related his own story. The following version is a free trans lation of the yarn as it appeared in hr ItHtrmil: "t'aptain of the three-master l,uci<n flnitry, I set sail from Huston, January 2S, 1PU.4. with an exclusive cargo of varnish. What use people could possibly find for six thousand barrels of varnish 1 do not know -- and besides that has nothing to do with this story. `The second of February, in the early morning, we were assailed by a frightful tempest. Waves as high as houses beat against my poor vessel, which strained and groaned threateningly. We could not endure much more; yet the sky showed no promise of change. We were in imminent danger: every shock increased our peril: it was impos sible to survive such violence if continued. What should we do? "Pour oil upon the sea? Certainly, we thought of it; but unfortunately we had aboard only a liter of olive oil, destined for the mayonnaise dressing of an occasional salad. "Suddenly my second officer was struck with an inspiration of genius. `Suppose,' cried he, 'we should pour on varnish? Varnish is much like oil.' "At that moment the hurricane redoubled its fury; truly we appeared to be lost. " `Pour on the varnish!' 1 commanded. "The result was stupefying. At the first barrel emptied over the starboard the waves were visibly calmed upon that side; the second, which was poured to larboard, achieved a like success. i= t 0007-SWP' t 0007-SWP-00010224C