The Bee BuildingMagnificent
Home of The Bee
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iiuilcr a high unit richly decorated colling
mill nt tin) fool of two graceful mnrblo
staircases lending In tipiKisItu directions to
tli counting loom Hour. These stairways
art) wainscoted with selected Tennosseo
inarlili) anil the hiiiiio matorlnl Ih inert In
tin: hull mi the Hint Hour. Tills hnll Ib
frescoed In rolni'H that blend with the,
rich tint nt tin) marble wainscoting anil,
an In all the other hallu In the titi lit! I n k.
thn Moor Ih lalil In eneaiiHtle tiles of a
color anil iiatlern to harmonl.c with the
llulshlng.
To thn light the Hint floor hall loads
to the liiiHinesH ollleoa of The Hue, the
main entrance, through a iiiugulllcant door
way of antliiio oal, tho upper paniia con
alatlng of heavy heveleil plalo glnsa. The
lobby of the bualnoss ollleoa Ih wnlna
eoteil In Italian marble, with trimmings of
Teiineuseo marhle. Four Ionic plllara
along thn eenter of the room anpport Ihu
high anil frescoed ceiling. AIoiik thu lino
of theae plllara runs a llfty-foot eounter
that separates tho lobby from thu counting
room anil private ollleea. Tho eountor la
built on a base of chocolate marble, sup
porting russet Touiii'bhoo marblu pilasters
Hiirmoiinteil In turn by a quarter round
Neetlou of marblu of Hlmllar color anil
texture to that which forma thu
ban1. Tho panela are of Kior
tmtluti nun bio to match Ihu wains
coting of the lobby. Above tho counter
rlaea a beautifully wrought acreuii worked
In Mower llalff Iron, In which appear thu
openings through which tho general busl
ucHH of the olllco la tratiHiieted. Thu count
liu; room Ih finished In antique oak, while
the Moor of thu lobby Is of marble of Mosaic
pattenm Imported from llorgamo, Italy.
The characteristic feature of thu Interior
of tho building Ih the great central court
affording light nnd air, which la based on
thu ground Hour at a level with thu street
and rlst'K In unbroken while to thu sky
light, 120 feet above. Tho court la forty
three feet aquaru and In the center In n
largo aquarium of mamle. to which fresh
water la ronatai'tly auppllcd by a spray
fountain rlalng from Ha center.
A Hcrlea of pilaster extending to the
third Hour divide tho court Into three baya.
In the bast inent story these plhiHtcra are
crowned with an entablature of a severely
classic design composed of architrave,
fliezo and cornice. The frle.e la orna
ment) d with circular and diamond-shaped
panela, while a simple dentil design adds
to the effect of the cornice. The pilasters
which extend through the llrst and hccoiiiI
stoiicH rise from this entablature and are
surmounted by semicircular arches around
the third Htory. The whole Ih crowned by
a handsomely moulded modllllon cornice,
underneath which the spandrels are wrought
In nn Interlaced Moorish fretwork. The
capitals which bear the arches are bounti
fully moulded with a delicate French detail
ornament.
Thn decorations of tho fourth and fifth
atoiies consist only of almple lines of
molded corulccR and still courses which are
In architectural harmony with tho more
elaborate ornamentations below. A double
set of pilasters surround thu upper or sixth
story. One set forms a continuation of
tho main pilasters below, while the other
serveH tho purpose of mulllons between
thu windows.
In thu second and third stories a corridor
surrounds tho court behind the main
pilasters. These open on tho court as
balconies and are outlined by balusters of
an elegant design. At the roar of the
court another handsome marble staircase
leads to tho rear corridor on tho llrst ttoor.
The court must bo aeon to grasp Its
striking effect.
Tho editorial rooms of The lloo are on
CONNER OF IIE13 COMl'OSINO ROOM
tho seventh Hour, running along tho entlro
Seventeenth street side of tho building.
They are entered through an ante room,
from which a long corridor opens up on
either side the editorial rooms. Tho editor-in-chief
occupies a large and comfortably
furnished suite of rooms, with windows
opening Into Fnruuin and Seventeenth
streetH. Along tho Seventeenth strcul side
of the building are thu olllcca of tho
managing editor, the exchange editor, tho
city editor and the reporters, nnd across
tho hall from those aro tho rooms of tho
night editor, tho telegraph editors nnd
other editorial writers.
Stretching tho entire width of tho build
ing on tho north side- of tho seventh floor
Is tho composing room, with nn equipment
not excelled by that of any nowspnper In
tho country. Thcro nro twolvo Mcrgon
thaler linotype machines, arranged in n
row on an elevated platform, each machine
facing a largo window, which lets In ample
light and frosli nlr for tho operator. At
night the room Is Illuminated by Incandes
cent electric lights, as are all the other
rooms In tho building. On thu side of
the room opposite tho linotype machines
aro the advertising, or display typo ensea
arranged along tho windows that open Into
tho perfectly ventilated central court.
On the west sldo of tho seventh story nru
the stereotyping rooms and tho perfectly
equipped quarters of the art department.
So It Is that tho working rooms of the men
who prepare thu various editions of Tho lleo
for the press are nil on tho same floor and
contiguous to each other. Tho Iminonse
perfecting presses aro In the sub-basement,
to which the forms are rapidly lowered on
special elevators.
Two rapid and .commodious passenger ele
vate ut tho entrance of the central court
afford access to the upper Moors of Thu
lleo building. The corridors and olllcrs
throughout the building are equipped with
every convenience. Tho trimmings aro of
antique oak and the hardware Ih or a spe
cial and unique design in (lower llalff Iron.
Tho olllcu doors aro paneled with crystal
lized pinto glass and largo transoms of tho
same material open to thu corridors.
Tho sanitary arrangements are perfect
and In keeping with most modern demands.
Moat of tho olllces aro furnished with
Italian ir.arldu basins, with running water,
and each floor has Its own toilet rooms.
There are combination fixtures for gas and
Incandescent light throughout the building
and electric current Is furnished from a
apodal plant In the basement. In every
particular the building Is absolutely lire
proof; its safety having been enhanced more
lately by removing the boilers and furnaces
into a separate building erected for tho pur
nose on the other sldo of tho alley to tho
north, thus avoiding even the possibility
of damage from holler explosion.
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago News' It is almost Impossible
to euro a stage bam.
When snow ceases to come down leu
begins to go up.
Somo men aro made by circumstances and
some nro unmade.
King Kd ward VII Is a busy man, but he
gets pretty fair wages.
It Is dllllcult to deal with a man who
refuses to bo shutlled.
When tho wolf Is nt a man's door hu
isn't troubled with book agents.
When a man asks a woman to be bis wife
It Is merely a catch question.
Tho Binaller thu wife's pockctbook tho
oftener tho husband Is called upon to
flit It.
High Water Marks
in Cireulation
Tho llrst Issues of Tho Ucc, thirty years
ago, consisted of 1,000 copies run off on a
hand press, half of which wore distributed
free of chargo among tho bimlncss houses
and the other half handed out as programs
nt thu old Academy of Music.
Today Tho Ueo Issues daily 28,000 to 29,000
copies, delivered or mailed to paid sub
scriber In nil suctions of tho country.
For yeara Tho (Jco hns printed every day
n Bworu accurate schedulo of Its circulation,
Including tho number of paperu printed by
Its presses and tho number unsold and re
turned nnd tho actual nut circulation. Thu
Ileu's statement tnkoa tho public completely
Into Its confidence, tolling not only when
tho circulation goea up, hut also when It
cornea down, with all thu variations during
the aensona.
Tho circulation llgures of n newspaper
constitute n thermometer of tltu public In
terest In pending questions about which tho
people nro enger to havu the latest and most
reliable news. From this standpoint It la
Interesting to study some of Tho Hoe's high
water circulation marks:
lsss November 7, election
1MU January 11, Hoyil-i'hayor contest
1S92 November 11, election
1S9I November 7, election
IS'J.'i May 1, Woman's edition
iNitt Jiuy u i.ogau wreeK
niovctniiur l. election
lsytv-
21,500
:t.'i,2))j
41,475
31,200
4S.OU0
20,010
42,2ti
39,53(1
37.142
4G.2S7
lMiS May 2. liattlo of Manila buy
lS'JX May 7, Dewey's otllclal report..
IS'JS July 4. bnttlo of Santiago
W"0-Novombor 7, election fi.S.429
From this table it will bu noon that tho
greatest demand for tho newspaper usually
comes Immediately nftor an exciting na
tional campaign, when overyono wants thn
latest and most relluhlo' election figures,
The lleo has achieved a reputation for re
liability In Its election service that gives
It supremacy over all contemporaries.
Up to last year tho high wnter mark of
The lleo's circulation had been sot by tho
Womnn'H Mny day edition In 189,', when the
entlro plant was turned ovor frco of cost
to thu local women, who conducted tho
paper for tho day for thu benefit of tho
l'resbytorlan hospital, distributing 48,000
copies and turning Into tho hospltnl fund as
tho net prollts J2.221.31.
This high wnter mark was passed by a
new record tho day after tho recent presi
dential election, November 7, 1900, when
Tho lleo turned out tho unprecedented nmn
bor of CS, 120 copies, nil of which wero sold
to n news-hungry public. It Is needless to
say that no other paper In this section of
tho country ever equaled that feat.
Highest Wages Paid
It Is not generally known, but It Is none
tho less tho fact, that tho salary list of
Tho Ileu's employes gives tho highest aver
age of any Industrial establishment In
Omaha or Nebraska. This wns disclosed by
thu Industrial census, taken last year by
tho federal authorities, In which tho sched
ules for Tho lleo showed higher rates of
wages than tho schedules turned In from
any other establishment.
Happy Retort
Leslie's Weekly: "Now. don't tell mo any
story about mlsfortuno an' wnntlu' to be
a hard worker, V all that," said tho hard
faced woman. "I can soo right through
you."
"(leu!" said Dismal Dawson. "I know
I ain't had nothln' to eat for three days,
but I didn't know It had thinned me down
llko that."
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