The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-28

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The Need ~ building 40 syetshs q
y Store Var clalfsss That tsave
SssAyss u II Been Fafd.s
WAS lH:lNsGTo Az March 81
The goyernme tent is often i'm es d poor
economist Congress viii spend mi:
lions for The building SUD ISL the rSaSy
and Internal simproy ements and yet
halt int the exp ditnre aofs a feY hun
dlred thousand dollars fors Tie pFesert
walton of ts@most valuable records
and documents. This penn Rise:aiids
pound foolish policy may some dly
be the means Of costing the people j
large amount. NJ
I'm two small rooms In the upper
story of3the Treasury epartment \ afei
stored all the war claims which the.
government has either paid on settled
during the more than 40 years sinsl
the the close Of that struggle THEY rsp
resent sas vast outlay, and censtitnte
the Tho only evidence which TIE uniteS
States has of the llauiaatlo n ~ thest
claims. yVhlle$tbe Interior of tbi
Treasury 2 artment 8is probably hin
proof. the Interiors; s$ Us dfy AZ POW,
der, and would 6burnS ] Ia n inaerhess
$: Should "a conilagratl lon ever originals
on o. the inside the bull ling wonia i'm
itdlot,ubtedly be Quilted he names
among m other things. would consume
those records pt liduidate claims. III
such an event the gov fhms emit Noiid
betlswittholt means % elton, and
dishonest or aSari clotis claimants
could aIn{btlng elton. and MI nas
cases Srecoyer.
Supervising Arehltec Taylor. bf tlis
Treasury partmcnty who has Bsts
most lnslstentg that these yalpabIe rac
ords}anl Iloctlmet tarys q fdente shnale
be preseryedSby building otsa suit
able{and scommodio tss hall III RECORDS.
said that TIA fire vereSt u desssos ;s,E
the VAR claims IN The rreasurs Dn
pnrtment would cost tiies govern;
ment more than the SeSpsnse of CON
struggling all the public buildings 10
tween the Treasury and the capstui.
which means q total III man millions
Several years ago WI en the niaiterl
Twas first pressed anon die attenfinn
|of2lCongress, that body III d memrnt
ofSgenerosity approp riated sa5c.opo
f9rsthes purchase III IL eson which 10
construct 3as 4 was said Sat Tic ttlni.
q agnifieent edihce to lie iiaed ics
the purpose spf preserYi ans die records
OF all5 the; different government, de-
partments. square sof land cunning
\ from lghteenth neteenth sirrps,
on on 4: I street was plrch chased bill since
that time nothing has Deem done.
Psrlyatefresidenc sstill dit INC sslrssos
among then being that for na,ss
!
Years occupied NY Senator stewast.
latefFbySs senator spo oter, ind which
lsEnow used by the sBlreah Of ii,sulaT
4 Affairs. The Ninete enth street emu
4 isS used for aA play ground acho6I
boys: Mr. a & ylori etermined That
A the matter shall gaInsb be broneils IL
\ the attention 4 Oh Cons fess III rs next
session. hen an urgent and pershlk
! 5ent$ effortsWill sbesmad I'D secure mon,
icyE forSSt he Serec ton of a thuiltllns. Hs.
considers a among the most tmgert
ant things now Reminding public ats
/ tention. u.s. not alone nj tile giss
claims stored at the treasury Depnri-
ment for which such gialfins Is
needed Every arttnent lrls It's
valuable records and an are In he
4 dalln1ger$o desstlr IN case sof hse.
1890 80 X
The P z 4 lent moi ths oiil
Der q the admtnlsf ratton WHO isowS
delights sin horse bac riding Tor Seq
retary Il Ta ar has Joined do epues
TRANS q N ashing and daily ride
out ,lIss h lr the country goeetinr
With c,olonel dwards. ciiief ri lie
/ ; lnssalar3 Bureau secretars nan fises
over thes country roads aTutilid ygaslis
4 ii i1lgsttg and already
Sonnet Tine ago d relative sent MIN i
very very finSe riding horse from sinrlaS
natl natl, and N since its arilsal Dis
horse has been zee brought d tie Var
Department al tie close OF piiieSi
u hours ,i gether ~ iii that 81 l,pinues