The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-11-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial correspondenee.l

for the president at washington. ON
cially this new private station win be
known as the executive annex. and II
viii consist Of an entire wing Of the
new Union railway station, which GOV.
ers more ground than any other build.
ing In America and Il the biggest sta
ton In the world. Built Of white mar
BILE. It viii be uncommonIy beautiful.
But its distinctive and most conspicu-
Gus architectural feature Is the presi-
dental wing, which comprises q su-
perb entrance for carriages, q vast
state reception room, a private room
for the chief magistrate and several
other apartments.
Ciosed TO the Public.
This wing when not In use by the
president viii be closed against all Wis
itors. II will be thrown open, how
ever, on order from the White House
to receive foreign dignitaries calling
at Washington az well as important
onicials Of our own government, who
\ will pass through II on arriving and
departing from Washington. They,
however, will use the entrances open
ing upon q portico on the east side.
/ The presidents entrance win Be re-
served for him and his suit.
The Presidents Room.
The presidents room, as It n call
ed, win be most beautifully and luxu-
riously furnished Costly oriental rugs
VIII cover the floors. The ceiling win
be done In gold and color, and the
walls win be paneled IN blue silk. In
the middle Will be a table suitable for
writing, provided with a solid silver
inkstand and other appurtenances to
match, this and all the other articles
Of furniture being OF mahogany. All
OF this luxury VIII not cost the chief
executive a penny, but will be paid for !
out Of the pockets Of the railroad COM
panies.
The State Reception Room.
For receiving high foreign dignita-
ries Il provided the state reception
room, into which the vestibule opens.
Thanks to an arrangement convenient
" made for the purpose, the president
can step directly out Of his private
room into this great apartment, which
Is 20 feet long by 80 feet wide.
The railroads are going to try to
make the state reception room the
most beautiful apartment in the Unit
ed States. Its vaulted ceiling VIII be
exquisitely frescoed In colors, and its
furnishings Of red leather and mahog-
any VIII be the finest that money can
bny. The floor Will be q parquet Of
rare woods highly polished and with
priceless rugs scattered about
The Main Station.
The main part OF the station con-
tains the largest room In the world
760 feet In length. II Is called the
concourse, Is rooted In with glass In
magnificent arch and Is intended as a
gathering place for people who are
waiting for trains. The novel features
Of the building are a room set aside
for the exclusive use OF invalids "a
physician being always on hand and
q small morgue for use In case Of fatal
railroad accidents.
Would Light Fairgrounds. I
That the Fairgrounds should be light /
ed so that they can be kept open at
night is one Of the suggestions made
In the annual report OF DR.. Henry s.
Curtis, supervisor Of the Washington
Fairgrounds association, to the Dis /
trict commissioners. He says that II ,
has been found in other cities where ,
this Is done the attendance during the
summer at least Is larger between 7
and $50 O'Clock In the evening than at ,
any other time.
The total attendance at the play .
grounds for the year was 2T2, 732. Last !
year was the first In which the play ,
grounds were kept open after the be- ,
ginning Of school, and the attendance ,
during the fall and spring months was
nearly as great as during the summer.
curiOS From the Philippines. :
Samuel d. Crawford, an Erie Pa.) I
man, who Is lieutenant colonel In the !
Philippine constabulary and has been )
In the Islands over six years, recently
presented to the president a number Of Z
curiosities from the islands. Among
these were a head al, q DANGEROUS q
weapon made by hand process by the
lgorrotes, the widest and most un- ;
civilized Of the Philippine tribes; q @
string. which Is a fine piece Of cloth !.
for wrapping the body, and some aro- :
matc tobacco. grown In the mountains :
Of the islands.
Jap Sword For ReossvsIt.
When Tanlemon Hitachiyama, the
japanese wrestler. left Japan to come !
to this country his one ambition was :
10 have an audience with President :
Roosevelt. Because Of his achieve ;
nents as a wrestler his native town Of .
Aito some years ago presented him q :
'olid gold teweled sword, such as used :
BY the famous warriors Of Japan In
The days Of old Hitachiyama. asked
permission Of his townsmen to present
his sword to President Roosevelt and
permission was readily given The q
wrestler had the sword with him when o
se called upon the president and made o
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