Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-07

Royal William victualiing Yards where
enormous warehouses are filled with every
Kind OF supplies required for sailors "a e1t.
to wear and to use. The buildings cover
fifteen acres and were built in 1895 at
cost of $7,50o,00 They are nearly fire.
proof AZ dressed granite and iron can be.
fof their contents are extremely valiabie.
ins former days all the bread used In The
navy was baked here; all the clothing WORN
by the sailors and marines was made in
these shops; all the tubs, buckets. casks
and other wooden vessels were furnished by
the cooperage department, and all other
stores required for the outfttinss Of
man of-war were manufactured within the
walls. But today all those things are made
by contract outside, except the rope and
cables, and the Royal William VictcalilDg
yard is now used for storags only. The
ropery is said to be the largest in the
world The entire supply of the British
hayy is made here with a thin. red Irvine
the government acknowledgement in
every strand. The fax is sorted and spun
by two hundred women. but The heavy
work is done by men. A tunnel, half a
mile long, connects the dockyard with the
victualing yard through which supplies are
carried upon a miniature railway so as to
avoid passing through the pubic streets
The gun wharf and ordnance depots are
upon an equally extensive scale ana the
buildings are quite imposing. Thef were
erected in lis and the architect WIS Sir
John Van Brugh. who designed Blenteim
House. the home of the Duke ot Morl-
borough, near oxford. On his gravestone
Is IL scrsbed:
Lie heavy on him Earth. for he
Laid many heavy load on Thee.
Picturesque Surroundings.
Across the river from the ordnance depot
Is Mount Edgecumbe. seat of the earl of the
same name. who occupies beautiful castle
built in 1853. 1t is said that the Duke of
Medina Sidon:a, the Spanish admiral COM
mandins the Armada in 1855, declared that
it should he his share of the spoils when his
fleet captured Plymouth.
Upon the summit of the hills surrounding
the harbor of Plymouth is a famous prone
made which is known by the peculiar name
OF The Hoe" said to be derived from the
saxon word 'Hoeg," signifying a hill. 1t Is
laid out in walks and lawns and fowerbeds
and is crowded with all kinds of people on
Sundays and holidays. At one end is an
ancient citadel whose battlements are COW
cred with exquisite ivy. 1t was built by
Charles II, and, fortunately in adapting
this ancient fertilization for modern re-
qulreme2ts its picturesque features have
been preserved.
of architecture, the most conspicuous being
ST Andrews Church, a fine piece of Gothic
built between 1855 and 1441 with noble
tower raised in 14co at the cost of a rich
merchant named Yogge. The church con-
tains monuments of great interest dating
back to the time of queen Eliza beth. On
the opposite side of the street in the Guild
Hall is one of the finest organs in Eng
land, where recitalS are given twice week
and during the winter months free cor
poratfon concerts" are provided for the
public edifcation every Saturday even
Ing. The municipal buildings are imposing
ana a curious feature is balcony about
thirty feet from the ground intended ex-
pressly for the convenience of the lord
mayor and others who might wish to ad-
dress the crowds that gather in the streets
A ha hot 70 fba
mayors parlor, on whose walls hang por-
trait of Sir Francis Drake, painted while
he was mayor of Plymouth. Under 1t, upon
a tablet, are inscribed the following quaint
tributes to his achievements:
''Sir Drake, whom wei the worlde's ends know.
Whiche thou ddst compasse round
And whom both poles of heaven saw,
Which north and south doe bound;
The stars above will make thee knowne
IL man beer silent were;
The sumo himself can not forgett
His fellow traveller.''
Great Drake, whose shlppe about the worde's
In three yeares did golden girdle cast.
Who with fresh streames refresht this town that
Though kist with waters. yet did pine for thirst;
Who. both pilote and magistrate,
This little tablet sleeves his face. whose worthe
The worldes wide table hardly can settle forthe."
Municipal Ownership.
Plymouth furnishes an interesting study
of municipal ownership. The principal
theater. which cost $500, 600 sixty years ago.
and the street car lines are the property
of the corporation and are managed by the
officials. Neither enterprise pays a profit
because of incompetent management. When
l asked a chance acquaintance on the deck
of a treet car how it happened that there
was a deficit to be made up by the tax
payers every year, while street car lines
were generally considered profitable invest
ments, he replied
Hits hall due to politics; heverybody as
and in running the trans, and hover in
your country you've doubtless card the
old addige tibet too many cooks spoils the
broth"