The new Great Northern Depot at Newport covers an area 32x150 feet. Foundations are concrete. The ladies' waiting room is in the east end of the building and is 21x32 feet. The gentlemen's waiting room is also 21x32 feet and the two are connected by a passage way on the south side of which is the ticket 2nd telegraph office and on the north ladies' and gents' lavatories. The baggage room is 23x32 feet and west of it is the freight room 32x67 feet. The latter is equipped with refrigerator and warm rooms.
The exterior is Minnesota repressed red brick, with water table and cross sills of Minnesota sandstone. Above the cross sills are panels of hard plaster. The building has an overhanging roof that projects five feet on all sides. Roof of Bangor slate with ridge and hip rolls of red tile.
On the track side there is a pressed brick platform 24 feet wide. On the north side the platform is ten feet wide and on each end twelve feet. From the east end a cinder platform extends 170 feet and oa the west end 286 feet, making total platform length of 630 feet. The track side of the platform is curbed with concrete, the other sides with Minnesota sandstone.
One hundred twenty-five electric lights are used for illuminating the building. In the waiting rooms are massive four-light brass chandeliers. There are twelve two-light fixtures along the projecting roofs and three four-light standards to light the platforms.
Interior of waiting rooms has five foot wainscotting of Tiffany enameled white brick. The ceiling is fourteen feet high, with cove effect and walls and ceiling are tastily decorated. All interior wood work and furniture is finely polished birch. Floor of waiting rooms is Mosaic tile.
The depot is steam heated and equipped with every modern device for the convenience employees and the public.
From the Newport Miner