The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-30
BESHGED BY OPFICESEEKERS.
iEVERY-DAY SCENE IN THE DE-
PARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
Colered Messenger VINO Knows His Bush
ness and Speaks French and spanish
as Well as English Mr.. Corteiysu
at His pesk From D A. VI. Till =. VI.

Well English - VT. 0OFteiy0u
At His Desk From o A. VI. TIL 8 p. VI.
3 WASHINGTON March ne nep"
sment OF Commerce ana LABOR ao ye' o.
,intregal par OF inc 'o'eri'i'en' o''' m, -,
tad OF congress ana ~ na liz
thusling' pushing CROWD Una. ,hIonss VIZ
iwaitng room OF inc Depe. 'netv car,alD
Fhe door Leading mic oecro",'
iyous once swinging Dach anu Ioi.n 90
its hinges the hVeiong Gay 70 n,au -. ~
sureiy OF oii'ceseehelS ie'''''e'''
5consisteht ana othcr
I Inc temporary hoioqua.ois y. W.. -.
ipartineh' are ioU"' on oi nm ~. o.
soe,"eeh " aii'' ~ o'ioo' - =. 80 " 49,
Sonloe ouiiu,hss VI any e' ~ VI" t..,
tood ana ,he oi,y one Si any np AZ" AZ
On the pioch' ihr on
SECOND noor' ana loon 'eee iiNo 'io
neadquarte's o, 'o'ein'ieu'
mei~ ana more me prosperous oas
mouse IMAM any, hihs MAJ can We n'eH' , n"l.
sn iac inc OFFICES were n''eu ep put
noH 'He ago ior 'ho -" '"a, roa
YES mem company suo 'he ieephono
COMPANY OF Aiherica' pu. oecresIy Nore'
you, wheii III search vi eohe'iiihe nv,
Saoie ana suos' am a' 'hah al uiiioien"
as headquarters lot MS new eeParI mem :
happened 'o see mem. ana 'ne plioo nc
onereo proved sa isiac'o,y 'he p'ospeo-
'lveiensms' VINO retained their oio roo'ns
across inc nan ana turheo the newly h'oeo-
up oinces over 10 the ooVerhrneH' mere IN
Smg room surrounded Oh three sioes oy
partitions broken ny little grated "ihoo"s,
and in the centre big green cloth covered
table secretary Cortelyou's desk is behind
Co., 49,, D.. A.. p-..,..,,,,. &C.
space n.'eo up lot .ne freeioeh's oheo
o. tho international company.
There hasn't been a minute since Secre-
tary Corteiyou moved In that the big wait
aus.,roo,o Las not been croudad from, O
."s 's IT, ~. 81 .,,. al
10 : CLOCK each Gay WIN ieop'e 'n al
wafks and conditions OF life. Each OF them
Is after something or other; II not an ap-
poIntment for himself or a transfer from
su'e o,ue' o'aie' VI ,ne C nv ~" .s
promotion L. SLOW and salaries are low, then
place for a friend or a constituent. There
are oficeseekers of all the known varieties
that have b.en peculiar to Washington for
= n,any Ses, Gnu me- orc "o.e VI ."o
backward about asking TOT what they want
Some OF them are OF such political or per-
sonal importance, that Secretary Cor
telyou grants them an interview whenever
they call Others, by waiting around till
tho crowd thins out. manage to get chance
to put in personal appeal, and still others
who haunt the anteroom all day have
mn, been able 10 zee the Secretary vet and
probably never will.
The lodges ana Tricks practised by some
Of the most insistent in order TO gain ad-
TO s ase ssG door, S Re11d se
~, .nJ uera IL No, for tha ,y;nifsnca ~ ,ha
colored messenger. the Secretary OF Com
merce and Labor would rot have time 10
ehe thousand and one details connected
With the organization Of his important
In the selection Of messenger to guard
his~noor Mr. Cortelyou exercised his usual
good Judgment. as an incident OF the other
Jay will show. While the big waiting
rsom' was filed with the usual number OF
those anxious for personal interview,
s weli-dressed individual, with carefully
curied mustache. entered the room, his
had high In the air. and he said haughtily
10 the colored man In broken English.
=! am the Count de 80 and so. and
wss 70 sss ssTs a. and
ssked the visitor FOR his card;
Il have no-what you call it-card?
have forget him
MI. Corteiyou u very BUSY, said the
ncouSCI' WIN you Aaio'y Seo'0 youi
btieinees;'
n visitor assumed a puzzled air and
a4 slowly spik so httle inghs. no
unAeystand. / am French.
leu may state your business then IN
tn8 Language, said the messenger IN
French
The visitor suddenly pulled out his watch,
muttered something about an engagement
ana departed more hurriedly than ne had
enlereo'
That afternoon another visitor entered
with an important air crossed the room
to:the messenger and said in an imperious
tops
am Songressman Meyer OF LOUISIANA.
Piease let me see MT Sortelyou at once
guess no, said the passenger. NOT 20
respectfully this time have known Mr..
Meyer ever sinoe he was Knee high to
erasshopper. and / guess you'd better
leave.
ne visitor TOOK the advice.
Two daye Later the regulars IN the
aNeroom had further evidence Of the
meesengers versatility. An onioer con-
nscted WITH the Cuban Government; who
IN washington, deslred 70 pay ms re-