blocks away. They rode their bicycles. In the evening the offices were cleaned, with the exception of dusting and wiping off which was done in the mornings. When the building opened, many of the offices had cuspidors. It took many years to get the tenants to stop using them.

There was a reason for having a split shift, mainly the weather. In the Summer of 1924, when the Luhrs Building opened, there was no air conditioning. In fifty of the hotel guest rooms, of one hundred and five, revolving ceiling fans were installed to stir up the air in the entire room. In the Luhrs Building, the tenants used fans, some of which oscilated. In the Summer, not only was it hot, but the sand storms were bad. Whenever such a storm came up all the help would stop whatever they were doing. They would close all the windows and outside openings. Even then the dust and sand got into the offices. During the hot Summer months, the janitors, when they came on at four in the morning, would open all of the windows and doors so as to have a cross current of air going through the building. They would also put on all of the fans. This helped a great deal. Before leaving, the janitors would see that every window was closed and locked. Sometimes a storm would come up after the janitors had gone off duty. Even if all openings had been closed, the dust and sand that had gotten into the offices made it necessary to clean the offices again.

During the early days, the front doors of the Luhrs Building were never locked. People did not come around stealing.