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This new -office structure, which ," " ;EIGHT;STORY'OFffl is probably4 not 'too much; to siy I that the very last wor4 in office v is the .elegant new, Morgan Build ing occupying the Washington 'street frontage between Broadway and Park, This magnificent hew structure, .which .i just now being turned over to the owners' complete in every detail,, oc cupies the Site, known' as the Fech heimer half block, "with a frontage of 200 feet on -Washington street and ,100 feet each on Broadway and Park. It i e'glu stories artd.a basement, re inforced concrete "construction, fire proof in every detail and represents an investment of $b75,00O. The Building 'belongs .to the'Mor- graces upper. JVasbjngton street, , occupies an entire half block -oni-the south. side of Washington street between " ' : .r tures ,whic:lx formerly occupied the site was begun January 21, ;Toda gan-Bushong- Investment company; a Corporation" organize'' by Morgan,1 Fliedncr &,Boyce, builders and realty dealers'The1 officers are. identical in both' companies, W. L; Morgan being the .'president; ;W. JF. ;Fliedner. vice; president,' andrjoseph'A, Boyce sec retary., '.-.' tf'u '.M't Looking, around, for la location for an office building' that would always be an ornament to the city, Mr. Mor gan settled on the Fechheimer Estate property. ' lie closed a 50-ycar lease for the site, at monthly rental for the Hrst five years of $5000, with the pro vision that - while ' the ' building was under "construction the ' rental 1 should be 4,reduced';t6 $3000. ; Tyrki; during the life;of the lease the rent Will 'be increased $10004 'month, oh each.oc-r casion. o y, - j," - , .,' In' constructing: the.MorganiBuild- Portland. January 2t last, the wreck ing, crew; began' tearing out the old frame-'buildings on the site. 'Last Wednesday, 'October 1, the building stood .completed.': with the exception of a few minor details.whicji will not' interfere with its occupancy. ',.,' , As noted above,-the building' is of reinforced concrete construction; the exterior .walls are finished in tapestry brick' and cream-colored terracotta. . , ' - . . The entire 'interior ...trim ' isdonp in ; selected.' Siberian", and 'American oak; " the halls , are in perazro - 'and marble.' I Tlie mechanical equipment, including plumbing', ' heating, ventila tion t and 'elevators is the Very "finest that could be had: The ele'vatori are of;thc fast Otis, type and are provided with 'every safety -appliance known to elevator, construction.- All of thepar titions are either in tile or metat studs with metal lathing; leaving nothing to burn.' When completed in al of the details the elevator entrance and lob by of the new structure will be one of the most attractive and finest on the coast. ' Tennessee marble is used for Broadway and Park. A time record the floors, while the walls of the lobby are', done.' in': Brech i. violet .marble (Italian), with the base, in Egyptian black and g'oldTalf woodwork in the entrance and lobby is genuine Circas sian walnut,, which! cost $600 per 1000 id the rougbJThe lobbyjighting fix tures are especially, handsome. Vl'hey were especially,' designed -and are of cast bronze,' the central fixture in the vestibule will contain 60 lights'. In the concrete frame of the Mor gan" building1 60,000. sacks' of cement were used, 700 tons plaster, 500 tons of reinforcing steel, and thousands of cubic yards of crushed rock and sand. Running through, the huge structure , was made in its construction. . Work is "150,000" feet 'o electrical winng in addition "to , the 'wiring "used' by vthe two telephone companies. -Illustrating the efforts of the owners of .the build ing, to provide every modern comfort and ' convenience fori its Jtenants, ".. is the, presence '; of "sanitary; drinking fountain 'on every-floor and the fur nishing 'oi. individual towels in all of the lavatories.' ' , " ; . ,. ''' 1 In, the nine floors above the ground floor, there" are 375 offices; fronting Washington street there are 10 store rooms and one large grill room open ing on Broadway and Park and ex tending 'for the full length of t!.o .L:,; structure. In the basement prow-uun of demolishing the i , . frame strue has been made for a large billiard hall, cafeteria and barber shop. Much of the office space in the upper floor was arranged to' suit the individual requirements " of the tenants. An especially ' interesting and valu iM feature of the' building is the Uir- ; large light. courts which has the cfie t of supplying every office in the I .' ! ing with ample light and ?!:(,' ' ,.-The owner of the Mnrrvi 1 have been especially frf- ' curing tenants for t' t -all of the pri-itm 1 ' - two small stflre r ; m 1 and 70 pf r cc t f tl