The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-08-21
TOPEKA,S CIRCULATION.

IOf6AAS ThlBULATlON.
How the W0rk o. the Rostollco Bufldin
Don't Get Alo.g.-A Hole Dug, and
Losd Of Walnut Poles Hauled
CoTerpondence KanAs City Journal
i TOPEKA, HAS, Aug. 13.-Work has u
last commenced on
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
The poles have arrived. There are 81,
of them walnut, two at the east and fou
at the west. The unavoidable difficult,
in selecting the poles explains the delay
of six months in the work since the hoh
was dug and fenced in. 1t is the invar
liable custom of the government to go slow
and use none but the best materials.
The variety Of the wood has been the
cause Of all or nearly all the trouble. The
architect at Washington was partial u
| NATIVE UPLAND TAMARACK."
but the architect here said It would be hard
to get, and cottonwood would do as we'll.
Ryan said he should like to have the dele.
cation consulted and thought there should
be meeting early In September. Has
kell said he would see the ''old man"
about it, but as it was matter Of grave
importance he should hesitate TO act m
til the second district signiied their choice
| by petition.
Anderson modestly suggested that
whatever the quality of wood might be
he wanted to farm out the contract for de-
livering the poles, to friend in his dis
trict. At this
PLUME GOT on HIS EAR,
and said he had already telegraphed TO
Hood, and written letter of instruction
to the President about the matter, and
that If there were any contracts he pro-
posed TO attend to them himself
Ingalls, said ne recognized the vermin
that were infesting this case, and that the
variety of the wood was simply pretext
to delay the delivery Of the poles until the
people became clamorous for them, and
the blame would fall upon him. 1t was
but a part of the
HELL-BoRN CONSPIRACY
to rob him Of his official chastity, and,
dash the poles, he would be satisfied with
willow or water-elm or cottonwood or dog
wood for that matter, so they were poles.
He didn't caTe-he was not one of those
that lost their temper at any little provo
cation, but the people Of Kansas had
looked to him for these poles and he
should see that they got them. Dash the
dashed luck and dashed dogs that were
pursuing him; he was glad that they had
not yet disturbed his tranquil spirit.
While they were quarreiing about it, Ben
nett slipped of to the woods and got the
poles-walnut, two at the east end and
four at the west-and saved enough to the
government in the operation to hire an
exoduster to
NOW THE DOG FESNEL
off the entire building site; but this made
the architect kick to think he had not
been consulted, so he notified the secretary
Of the treasury, who replied that the pro-
ceeding was without warrant Of the law.
and the chances are that Bennett will be
bounced for his officiousness.
LATER-There is more tribulation.
Some boys who were hunting jack rabbits
on the building site have discovered that
two of the poles are hollow at the but. !,
and 1t will be necessary to have an inyes-
tigating committee, which will delay work
until after the next session Of Congress.
THE ARCHITECT MAD.
The architect thinks this is really a for
tunate mishap. as it will give time for the
hole TO settle thoroughly, and with a
small appropriation to rip-rap the banks,
he thinks what has been done can be Sc
cured against loss or damage.
Veale says the building is Inflated be-
cause the government took advantage of
his necessities and beat him out of the lot
to build it on. for q pittance Of $50, 600.
II was too bad.
MINOR GOSSIP.
Topeka is the 'boomingist" town in
Kansas, and will continue so. The cap
itol appropriation last winter settled that.
There are more houses going up, and they
are bigger and better. and represent more
capital. than ever before. The work on
the west wing of the State-house is pro-
crossing finely; the foundation walls are
nearly up TO the surface, and barring a
few inferior blocks Of stone. look well.
The workmen are scattered nearly over
twenty-acre lot. cutting stone and pre-
pairing the various materials, and have
Uttered the grounds with waste rock and
rubbish until they look wretchedly. Many
Of the shade trees have been ruined by
fastening the guy ropes Of the derrick 70
them. Such vandalism should have been
prevented, but contractors are independ
emit fellows once they have secured the job
at good figure.