The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-12
L. 8. SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON. ID. T..
COLLECTOR or PHOTOGRAPHS


WASHINGTON. ID. Z.
WASHINGTON. March ,. 1908.
- ---, Librarian: ] am sending out
large number OF Congressional Directories.
contalning the photos OF all members OF the
House OF Representatives OF the Fifty-seventh
United States Congress. to libraries The
photographs make tho directory moro in
terestne as well az give IL an added historical
value. The directory itself. as you are prob
ably aware. gives full information in regard
to the Washin gton and home address OF all
members OF the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives. as well as the principal govern.
ment officials In all States OF the Union ana
also contains a short biography OF oil men,
bers Of the Senate and House and oil the
principal government officials residing In
Washington. The directory contains $50
pages Of SKIS inches The directories ICON
tanning the photos OF members OF the House
can be had only through myself or members
OF the House OF Representatives.. as the photos
are not published by the Government print
ing Office A. copy OF the directory. contain
ing the photos OF all members OF the House.
will be sent POSTPAID upon receipt OF u
Respectfully W. b. SIMS.
ton, d. G.
. The librarian wasn't in need Of directory,
as Congressman McDermott had thought
fully furnished a copy to that Institution,
but he sent Mr. Sims dollar out OF curiosity,
and received first edition directory OF the
Fifty-seventh Congress bearing the label
Government Printing ONCE. 1902.
Incidentally he got the following receipt;
To ". ). SIMS. debtor.
One Congressional Directory. with photo
graphs of all the members OF House OF Rep
resentatives 90
Received payment.
Mrs W y SIMS
Tho librarian took it for granted that
the dealer in directories intrusts the financial
end of his business to his wife, inasmuch a.
Mrs Sims would seem TO have signed the
receipt.
The feature OF the directory he collection
ofphotographs. There are 363 photos. each
smaller than ten-cent piece, and they
are grouped on four separate pages. The
pages are pasted on the margin, several
pages apart, in the front part OF the book.
Each photo IL numbered and the key TO
the photos appears on an inserted page
opposite each group.
The directory which Mr. Sims Ia selling
for a dollar IL apparently one of the first
edition issued in Becember, 1902. from
the Government Printing Office. The type
is the same AZ in the directories sent out
by Congressman and the pages are num-
bered alike
Mr.. Sims's statement regarding copies
OF directories containing the photos OF
the members of the House gave those
who received his offers the impression that
he got possession Of a job lot Of directories
and was marketing them with profit to him
self
Mr. Sims's letter also conveyed the idea
that he was corrected with the House OF
Representatives Sergeant mt Arms office,
but his name does not appear in the list
of Sergeant at Arms Henry Cassons stan.
The only W. s. Sims whose name Ii re-
corded in the alphabetical index in the
Congressional directory, recond edition,
January, 1908. Is William s. Slime. m assist
ant in the Bureau Of Navigation. He lives
at 92l Nineteenth street, Washin gton.
Lieut. Commander W. s. Sims, accord
ing TO the first edition OF the directory,
was assigned TO duty in connection with
the General Board OF the Department Of
the Navy