The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-09
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


every visitor who came to the city
Many remarked that it should have
been made permanent. The hope that
it would he preserved in some way, ana
perhaps reproduced in marble vas fire.
quently expressed. The members of the
inaugural Committee would feel graf
flied if the court could be perpetuated,
believing that it would add much to the
beauty Of the city, but the project of re
producing in marble ali the shafts that
lined the Avenue near the White House
Is recognized as likely to be a most eX-
pensive one Still. those in charge of the
Inaugural ceremonies do not want
the occasion to pass into history without
some proper memorial of its splendor-
and II has been suggested that if it IS
found impossible TO carry out the scheme
of reproducing the whole court. one of
the smaller pillars should by all means
be duplicated in marble and given Il
prominent place IN the White House
grounds
J. p Larner. Chairman of the Commit
tee on Parks and Reviewing Stands, in
speaking Of the matter today. said:
Many months ago, in fact, shortly after
the plans for the court We're drawn, re-
marked to Mr.. Edison that we ought to
make If permanent. He quite agreed with
me Later l expressed my intention of
asking that any surplus that might re-
main after all Inauguration expenses
were paid be used for something perma-
ment to mark this Inauguration He
seemed to agree with me that such would
be proper use to make OF the money
Now we have finished our work and have
quite little sum at cur disposal have
figured on reproducing one Of the smaller
columns in marble and find that even in
my own department / have enough bal
ance on hand to pay the cost. As far as
the money goes, the plan IS perfectly
feasible
The column will be executed by Glenn
Brown. after perhaps a little more pre-
tentiouS design than the ones he made Tor
the temporary court, and the trimmings
viii be of bronze. 1t would be best placed.
1 think in the grounds OF the White
House. IN such a manner that others could
be added TO K and a ColIonade formed
IT is estimated that 70 carry out the
scheme for the whole Court of Honor
$2Q0.o would be required
It has been the general opinion that be-
cause Of the grounding of the Dixie, the
United States Government has been put
under q great expense The Navigation
Bureau officials. however, assert that the
expense TO the Government is only about
so a day TWO lighters are al work re-
moving the vessels stores for the pur-
| pose Of Tightening her The hire of the
lighters is the only expense which the
Government incurs, ali the extra work
being done BY the crew of the Dixie She
IS on a sand bank. off Maryland Point.
and the officials say that it viii be hard
work 10 get her on, but that there IL no
doubt Of its being done As far as can
he learned. the Dixie has not suffered
any damage
For twenty miles around the limits OF
Chicago the whole country is 4 kitchen
garden" remarked George AIidendorf. of
Chicago. at the Raleigh this morning
lit. MIdeudorf Is a produce merchant, and
has been trading in produce almost since
Chicago was OF mud fat at the edge Of
Lake Michigan The change in the meth
DDS Of the farmers around Chicago in the
past ten years he continued. lis surpris-
ing Previous 70 that time they used to
raise q little wheat by scratching the soil
and letting q few seeds fall into the shall
4 low burrows Now they pIow deep and
harrow long. and spade and rake until ev-
cry clod is crushed as fine as powder. The
Illinois farmer has gone into intensive
/ farming. and especially the farmer around
/ Chicago, and, il fact. around all the big
cities. 1t is il truck gardening that the
Chicago everybody ate ham and bacoa and
perhaps q few Cabbages. but that was as
far - their vegetables went II anyone
wanted vegetables he had 10 send C the
East OF 10 the South for them 1t i only
recently that Bhe Illinois farmer has learn
ed that truck gardening i profitable ana
since ne has come To that realization he
has spent no time lettering lie has turn
Cd the suburbs Of Chicago into a Yerita bic
paradise OF carrots. cabbases. turnips Ie.-
tuce and TaGiShes- He now comes daily
10 town with his cart loaded high and PCeS
/ back with Il empty and his pockets heavy
i have just come from New York. and
wanted 10 look around a little here said
Il T Scott, head OF the Union Iron
I works at San Francisco. who is at the
Shorehan4- Mr.. Scott disavowed having
as the purpose of his visit here any bust
ness ws.h the Navy Department in reia-
ton to new war vessels to be built OF TO
be authorized. The Union iron works
said Mr- Scott, have no fences which
need looking after. We have z bakers
dozen boats on the stocks now. so we
need aot worry much about additional
contracts. Those We have viii occupy US
quite long enough"
Asked aS Il the condition of the ships
he is building for the Government BIr
-o+DtL -7=t44 ne ONO B444 De ready Tor
the launching April 10 We are making
preparations for the occasion to he cele-
brated IN manner fitting its importance
We VIII welcome President Mckinley roy
ally. The TWO cruisers for which we were
some months ago given the contract are
being pushed rapidly and are along quite
IS far as could be expected. The design
nag has been completed far enough for
actual work to be started upon the huIls
Of the vessels.
On the subject Of the recent consoliGa-
ton of steel Industries Mr.. Scott said:
The Union iron Works were not in il
because no one wanted US. We could not
10 keep il, and worry along as best we
could until we could find a charita bly, in
Cllned person to take it OF our hands We
shall however. manage very well for q
little while Seriously. however, We are
not IN the truS- simply because there was
Trust itself, / ran say hat | heartily ap-
prove Of it. Its formation cannot help re-
Sulting IN an economical production, and
q final reduction in the price of steel The
factories working now eXpeHd good deal
Of money trying to manufacture articles
1 for which they are not properly fitted.
l nder the new arrangement each plant
viii manufacture what IL can best and
most economically. This cannot help re-
SUltiHg in q saving. "
Trade conditions on the Pacific Coast
according 10 Mr. SCOTS account. are sur
prlslnSly good He remarked particularly
upon the number Of steamship lines run
ming between San Francisco and the ports
Of South America. and the great volume
Of business done by them This he said
was only typical OF the conditions in all
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