The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-29


nenu records from the old building TO
AThe new was completed this week The
SSeneTal Land Office occupies The whole
of the former postal building and BIZ mis-
Stinal clearing it gains i've additional
looms The dles If the Pos-aIIec de-
aTtmenJ have been stored IN 5he base
- cent OF ire i Street building since The
apartment was moved 40 PCUlsE wanna
FAvenue. hut room has been FOUND Tor
81 mem III the new building y large corps
20 teamsJers were employed 10 DO the
moving The vacated rooms are being
AprepaTed Tor the use Of one Of the 1lTl-|
Fslons Of the Land Office
Mr.. Edward Boykin. of the Census
Bureau. Is a popular young North Caro-
linian- who has been IN The Government
service for about TWO years. lie came
rom Raleigh the capital of The Tar Heel
State. Mr. 5oykiu is "a son OF tie late
Judge Bcyhiu. Of the circuit Court CT
North Carolina, and is q we'll trained
and competent man He was member
Of the Second North Carolina Regiment
IL the Spaujsh-Anerican war and had
service IN Cuba.
The lack of steIcEraphers puzzles the
Government officials. For nearly TWO
years the Government mas been Offering
inducements 10 expert sJerographers TO
20 70 the Philippines The pay Is good
and the situaJiCEs permanent. but rev
have closed overtUTes- a large mum
Der of Young men are now studying
however. with the idea OF being trans
terred TO the new printing Office ID
Manila, where combination c0mpositors
and stenoETapneTs are in demand
Prof. r. T. Hill. whose expedition TO
the Island OF Martinique IS q matter OF
interest all ever the world. was Z news
paper man in h-s early days de had
some lively experience in the breezy
State OF Texas He was distinguished IN
the newsp2pC- offices as in the Govern
ment service for enterprise and origin
atty
Mr. Frank Flynt. O. the forestry diTi-
sion of the General Land Office. is able
10 be out after having been confined TO
his home for several weeks with rheu-
matism- Mr. -ynt's many friends gave
him warm reception when he resumed
his place. Mr.. FIynt has been IN the
Office IN various positions for several
years. coming from Georgia during The
incumbency of Hoke Smith as Secretary
OF the Interior The work Of the for
estTy division is Increasing rapidly.
Much attention is nov being devoted 10
the preservation Of forests.
Mr.. Frank Wallace, one Of the most
pleasant and competent young men con
nected with the big Government Print
ing ONCE. has been stationed at the
Agricultural Department as foreman OF
the branch Office He has been in the
main Office for several years and won
his promotion by distinguished fidelity
and complete knowledge Of The business.
The Agricultural branch Of the Print
ing Office is q busy place. About six
teen people are employed there The
Office is in the basement Of The AgrieuI-
lural building ana IT IS a model OF its
kind A vast amount of the lighter work
of the department is done there, inciud-
ing the smaller bulletins the station
cry labels blanks for az sorts Of re
ports and the instructions 10 CORE
spondeuts The item Of envelopes is 2
SURPRISINGLY large one in the depart
rnent and the little print shop in the
basement turns out about S.060, 005 Of
them q year printed for the various
branches CT the work.
One Of the good veterans in the Int
rior Department is nj j. Z. Specht- Of
the Land Office, division Of the recorder.
He came from Pennsylvania about
twelve years ago. Nr. Speoht has an
11nraistakable badge of service. bearing
On his person the marks Of eight bull
lets. All Of the eight wounds we're Sc
rious. lie was badly wounded at Get
tvsburg and that dose Of lead ended his
active service. He was q member Of
the 1920 Pennsylvania Regiment Mr.
Specht is an enthusiastic member OF
Encampment g. [. Y L
Mr.. J. H Hendrix, foreman Of the
document room Of the Agricultural De
partment, has been having a big house
cleaning. The year book OF The de-
partment is being published. and IT is
expected that about 10000 volumes viii
he dumped into the little wooden build
ing at once There is not q great deal
OF space IN the room. and e. is already
crowded.
The year book his year viii contain
about coo pages and wilI be more
Commemorative than ever before The
Increased demand for the books of the
6e7artrnent. and the increa-e Of matter
in them. can be estimated from The
fact that until 1898 the annual report
was the principal publication. and II
was about hall the size II The current
wear book. The year book published in
1sgs was about half as large IS the
present one
Mr. Charles ". Bell. 4 comDositor n
the Department Of Agriculture branch
NJ the Government Printing Office. is
me Of Alexandria most solid citizens.
He is a Virginian by birth and can
not get cur o. the good habit OF being
8 Virgiuian-
sTbe Commodore as Mr. Bell IS gen
ersl1v known. is al entertainer Of the
highest degree and delights 90 take his
friends for q ride down the river He
fe often 20 be seen svith "a I0t 57 com
-~,iors and he never fails 50 be the
brVr Of hosts. He is Observation-Disclosures
qr5 is handy g-ith all tools The Cen
r7o8ere- IS the proprietor Of fine yacht
and often carries parties of his friends
fer river ride
For several months there has been
teetfve inquiry for the flag which gave