Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-05-22
WASHINGTON LETTER


SeudlOF DldChuuIH lue otucI uuy
"Henceforth, predict, it will be known
as the city of apartment houses
They are going up on every hand. The
number reminds me of crop of spring
flowers.
"In many respects l like these apart
ment houses. They do good in causing
the destruction of old buildings and
the erection in their places of some
thing more modern and attractive,
which will produce more taxes and
help take better care of the city, and,
then, too, they will draw the attention
of large number of people to the fact
that they can obtain living quarters at
the national capital at moderate rate,
which they can afford to rent in winter
and close up in summer.
Apartment houses are not good
places for children, and | am sure
those who are in favor, as President
Roosevelt is, of large families will con-
tinue to occupy I'D fashioned Amer
lean homes. The people of Kentucky
are, OIL COURSE, dCCuStOllleu W luISc iotS
and low structures.
Il think Washinton has taken a 60
ing start, and its progress in the. next
ten years will astonish the old citizens
and crafty the most enterprising of
the new generation which has taken up
improvements. OF course l am friend
of this city and have never hesitated
by my hand or vote to advance its in
terests The people of my state are
proud of the national capital and will
never object to any improvements
which will add to the attractions of the
city. Here Americans can get more
object lessons to inspire patriotism
than in any other place on earth"
Rather Ride With the Crowd.
Postmaster General Payne refuses to
patronize his own private elevator,
built to enable him to get in and out
of his office without being waylaid by
the waiting public. He shakes his
head when the idea is suggested to
him. The private cage" runs only
from the fifth floor at corner to the
second, where, because the city post
office has the floor below, the passen-
gers have to get out and walk half the
length of the building and take the
stairway to the ground floor. Mr..
Payne does not like this arrangement
and never has ridden in his own ele-
vator in the recollection of his en-
ployees. Meanwhile the elevator, a
l. tnf, nf ln nt
ideas of those who designed the pres
ent post office building, languishes in
oblivion, almost forgotten. The only
patrons are several officials of the bu-
reau of salaries and allowances,
through whose rooms the shaft passes,
and Stephenson, its conductor, only
wakes from his lethargy at the sound
of four rings of the elevator bell, the
official signal that has right of way
over all others in the public convey
ances of the building.
Too Many Immigrants.
Commissioner General of Immigra-
ton Sargent has completed compari-
son of the number of immigrants that
arrived in this country during the
months of March last year and this
year. The figures are absolutely star
tling. Mr.. Sargent is not very much
pleased with the character of the lar
ger portion of the immigrants, as the
greater number still come from coun-
tries that furnish the undesirable
classes.
From European countries in March,
1902, the immigrants numbered 1858,
while in the same month in 1908 they
numbered SS,S27, or an increase of 49,
294. The total number of immigrants
from all countries was 81, ,GG6 as COM
pared with T7,4SS in March, 1902, or
the enormous increase of 14,17S for the
month.
Valuable Picture Torn.
1t has been learned that one of the
results of the restoration" of the
White House, as the recent remodeling
of the executive mansion is called, has
been damage, possibly irreparable, to
handsome portrait of Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison. The paint has been scratch
ed and in some places knocked off, and
a hole three inches long has been
knocked in the canvas.
The portrait was accounted to be one
of the best of those of former mis-
tresses of the White House. 1t was
painted by Daniel Huntington and was
thought by Mrs. Harrfson's friends to
be an excellent likeness of her as well
as a beautiful work of art. 1t was
presented TO the government by the
Daughters of the American Revolution
Health Resort For Horses.
1t will surprise many persons in this
country to learn that Uncle Sam is using
his good offices to furnish baths for
horses, but lease just granted by the
interior department discloses this fact
The lease grants to man in Hot
Springs, Ark, where there is govern
ment reservation, the privilege of fur
nishing hot water for pool bath for
the treatment of horses that are, so to
speak, under the weather Horses that
have had too high living and, like the
blue blood of the human race, suffer