Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-03
LEGISLATIVE PALACES
New Places Where congressman
and Senator's Will Have
Offices in Future
FINE ANNExEs OF CAPITOL
Each Beautiful Structure Cost $4,000,
900 and Occupies an Entire Block.
Finely Furnished Apartments--Su-
perbly Equipped Dining Saloon.

/ perbly Equipped Dining Saloon.
Our senators and representatives In
! congress will soon have their Offices in
| splendid palaces, says Rene Bache in
Harpers Weekly Within a few weeks
after congress meets in December the
two new white marble palaces which
are to be known simply as annexes to
the house and the senate Will be ready
for occupation. Each Is beautiful
structure. costing S2.5OO.0O0 and occu-
plying an entire block. and has total
frontage on it's four sides of LIT feet,
or about third Of a mile.
These palaces are in effect detached
wings of the capitol. They are gigan-
tic office buildings. each OF them oc-
cupying more ground than the Wal
orf-Astoria In New York. The house
annex, which Is not far from compile
ton, will contain 40 rooms. one for
each representative In congress. with
few left over to provide for future
increase In the membership of the
great legislative body. The senate an
mex is divided into ninety-nine suits
each comprising a private room for
the senator, room for his secretary
aud bathroom. In both palaces Will
he employed multitude Of uniformed
menals to wait upon the luxurious
statesmen and to make life as easy
and comfortable for them as possible.
Servants wages, rent. fuel, lights
and all incidentals are paid by the gov
ernment The apartments are beauti-
fully furnished and decorated at Uncle
Sans expense. Meals will be served
In the rooms II desired. But In each
palace is vast and superbly equipped
dining saloon exclusively for legisla-
tors and their guests.
The annexes will be connected by
underground electric railways with the
capitol In each palace one Will ind
a subway station at the base OF the ro-
tunda, the most striking architectural
feature of the palatial annex. 1t Is
seventy-four feet In diameter and ex-
tends upward clear through the four
stories Of the building. terminating In
superb dome under the roof. All OF
the space underground beneath Its
floor is occupied by the subway sta
ton, likewise circular. into which the
trains come from the capitol.
The trains on this newest American
subway are worth attention.
They are composed of six tiny steel
cars, each of them only sixteen feet
long, under charge of motorman and
conductor, both Of whom are in the
uniform Of the United States govern
ment
Senators, representatives and those
who have business with them will ride
to and fro in the trains, which seem
like toys in comparison with those that
run above ground All the cars are
open on one side. the missing side be-
ing replaced merely by a safety rail-
SO that there is only one bench running
lengthwise. Passengers. entering at
either end, seat themselves upon this
bench and look out through the open
side of the car
The train runs through tunnel
which connects the annex with the
south end of the capitol. This subway
is $50 feet long % feet wide and II
feet high 1t has curved roof, and
along one side OF it runs walk six
and half feet In width. paved with
concrete. Being lined with white vitri-
fed brick and Illuminated by electrlci-
ty. the tunnel. though without any sky
lights. is .'l-,oet ms light as day.