The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23

Mr.. Allen LamsOn- SCTibEeT, Of the sec
ton OF foreign seeds and plant intro
duction. at the Department Of AgTicul-
ture, is a young man who knows ais
business and who is doing fine work IN
the distribution Of seeds and the hand
ling of the many rare plants now being
received by the department Mr. Scrib-
her has drawn plans for the new seed
house and a much better building Tor
the handling of the many foreign varie-
ties VIII be provided. The new building
IS to be in the southwest corner Of the
grounds and is 10 be 60xi00 feet.
Seeds for use in the various aCricul
tuTal experiment stations are constant
Il coming in from all the countries
Russia and Africa. Labrador and Brazil,
Denmark and the South Sea Islands and
nearly all other countries AFFORD seeds
that are used b. the exoerimenters-
Many fine species are being developed.
Mr. La-asoG-S cribner came 70 this city
from Kennebec- Maine. He is quite a
young man but is well up in department
work The fUmigatiCn OF seeds, the re-
ceiving. care and packing require close
attention TO detail. Chinese and Japan
ese seeds are occupying the attention Of
the foreign seeds department
Mr.. Albert Gaines Smith. of Kentucky,
issehief clerk OF the bureau OF soils. This
intelligent young man has done much 10
improve the service of this bureau and Is
a highly esteemed worker.
Mr.. 4. W. Bowen. the popular fore
man Of the fifth division Of the Govern
ment Printing Office. IS an old-time
union printer. and one OF the most trust
ed men in the Government ernpios- he
has been in the Office thirteCl years.
most OF the time being spent as fore
man He Joined the Union Ihirty-five
years ago and has worked n Illinois
Missouri and iowa In 1900 Mr. Bowen
was q delegate from Columbia UEiCn 10
the international convention at Nil
waukee.
Mr.. F. y. Weber. of the CaDltoi Po-
lice. is a typical plain clothes man.
He does not wear 2 uniform and il IS
his province 20 observe suspicious char
acters ana to follow up clues. He is a
most excellent officer and is noted for
his unerring judgment As IS generally
the case Mr.. Weber is less like the
detective of the stories than almost any
man IL town. He is Z quiet, average
sized man. affabI9 and easy IN manner,
and he wears no air Of secrecy or SELF
Importance He has had extensive eK-
perience and has never been known TO
fail 10 land q man when he has once
STRUCK the trail
Mr.. Weber came to the Capitol force
several years ago from Jefferson, KY
There has just arrived At the Depart
ment Of Agriculture diploma Of award
from the management of the Paris Ex-
position OF 1900 The certificate belongs
to the Bureau Of Animal Industry and
signifies that that bureau made the best
and most extensive exhibit Of meat,
meat products, dairy products. and ami
nal pro.Iucts generally at the exposi--
ton.
The Bureau Of LnimaI Industry has
several souz enirs Of exposition triumphs-
At Paris il 1889, Chicago in 1889, AT
Nashville, Omaha, and Buffalo, the bu-
reau took TIE first prizes At Paris the
refrigerated products attracted great
ettention. and that part OF the agrlCuI-
turaI exhibit was far ahead OF any from
anv nation. The agricultural exhibit
as a whole received first honor
Mr. George F. Pollock. Of Ohio, prin-
cfpal examiner OF the division Of min
eral claims, General Land once. is
native Of Scotland, and possesses in the
greatest degree the good hard sense