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THE BLOOR BUILDING, TORONTO The various shops on ground and first floor as well as the offices and corridors in general are trimmed with birch, finished with a walnut stain, and the walls are of pleasing and harmonizing tint. The floors throughout are of linoleum laid directly on the concrete, with the exception of the corridor floors which are of terrazo. The column spacing as is typical in modern office buildings today gives a flexibility of plan in the matter of divisions or partitions to allow for practically any size office desirable. The wiring system has also been planned on a flexible principle which enables telephones, wiring, etc., to be conveniently placed. In addition to the stores and offices a well lighted basement extends the full area of the building. The latter is absolutely watertight and is planned for rental purposes, being suitable to cafeteria, bowling alley and other uses. This part of the building also contains the boiler and machinery rooms. The building is heated by a two-pipe vacuum system, and the plumbing and similar equipment throughout is of approved modern type. =========================== [different article] A Cold Storage Plant for Hal A $2,250,000 cold storage plant will be constructed at Halifax, N.S., according to an announcement just made by Hon. William R. Motherwell, Minister of Agriculture. A contract has been entered into between the Department of Agriculture and the Nova Scotia Public Fish and Cold Storage Terminals, Ltd., of Halifax, for the erection and equipment of a modern cold-storage plant, to be completed next year. Work will begin at once. This plant will have it is estimated, a total capacity of 1,000,000 cubic feet an will be of modern design. Th Government subsidy an amount to $675,000 in the aggregate, the first instalment of which will be payable or the completion of the work in a manner satisfactory to the department. There will be two divisions of the plant--one for fish, and one for agricultural products, such as apples and potatoes. The plant is not to be regarded in any sense as a local in situation, as its benefits will accrue to the agricultural and fishing industries throughout Nova Scotia. The storage will be located on Canadian National Railways' property near the docks.