The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-06
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Residence 81 she PRESIDENT 10 Now
Known otteially asg tho
White House.
WAsHINGToN May The recent
order Of Secretary SHAY lii desig
mating the residence sof the President
as the White House, instead Of The
old name, Executive Alansloas
seems rather superauo1s 70 The thou
sands Of visitors who yearly come 70
Washington. Although up 10 Presis
dent Roosevelts, time the house has
officially been known as the Execu;
tive Mansion, ito the great niass of
people It has always been the White
House Strangers In Washington
never ask Where 81 the Executive
Mansion y, Their query has always
been and Is sttll, Where IS The
White Housegs It's a question wheth.
era the cab.drlyerst would know exact
lywhat he meant u he asked for tho
Executive Mansion SO, when Presl,
dent Roosevelt took pp his residence
there he ordered that the ON iai title
Should be the White House, and not
Executive Mansion. All the station;
eryEwas changed, the White House. .
instead OF the Executive alanslony
being printed on, the letterheads The
Official Invitations we're issued from
theS White House and for che last
four years It has been know oliiclal-
lyssi BY that title There sare some s.
executive mansions In the United
States, for the governor f each state
has an executive mansion at the
State capital But there Is only one
White House, The idea Of d distinc:
tive name for heSresIde nse ia ruler
Of q nation seems u be current che
world over. IN England ii Was White,
hall until that idence was burned,
At present wefspeal OF 81 James as
the home of the King o. England. JUST
as the Elysee stand for the home Of
the French President 81 the ouirlnal,
for that Of the King of Italy, and so
on through itheslls nations.
Hon! Horace Tay lor, one Of the as
sistant secretaries o. the Treasury
has always been private life a very
shrewd and successful lbuslness man.
AZ great many years ago Ills home
town Of Hudson. In Wisconsin. WAS
an important abroad division head
quarters. The railroad company de:
clded to accommodate Its many en-
!. ployes by erecting d very handsome
!, hotel near It's railroad station, which
was on tie southern boundary OF the
! town. Accordingly, q very handsome
! hotel was builtSand maintained By The
/. company for Al few years. After a
j, while the railroad mad anoth erstown
!. the division head quarters, and desir-
j ing the space where the hotel stood
5 for additional sswltches entered Into
]. contract with Mr. Taylor. whereby
g It was to pay him q generous sum Tor
!. removing the hotel. Before lie began
j; tearing down the railroad hotel 4 great
s Are visited Hudson aud burned the
I only hotel sin$the city There was inc
Y insurance, and the hotel proprietor
/. having no none 10 rebuild II, sple
Il to Mr.. TaylorSa corner lot which was
# part Of the site OF the hotel. The cit,
): Council after aSfeW months discover
a ed that the absence OF shotel facilities
/. In Hudson was severely intnring til,
h town. Finally they decided 70 buy thl
/. remainder o. the old hotel site aus
+ deeditto Mr. aylor. free 81 ali cost
n provided he would erect d hotel. oil
4 the whole lot Mr.. sTaylor demurre,
lie at first, but finally consented when II,
vas paid q Handsome bonus. TheI
4 tore down the railroad hotel, 10
; which the railroad paid him liberal
B ly,Eand hauled 1T half d mile to III
{ new site IN Hudson. where he put
s UP again and made much money on
! ofsit. (.
u lSis3s t2iig 49,
Mrs. Rohlen i AIKEN 10 Hosplsal.