The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
WASHINGTON LETT;
Especial Correspondence

riOuS q private railway station. ~ he
one which is now nearly completed
for the president ut Washington. rGi-
cially this new private station vii. la
known as the executive annex. a.ID =.
will consist of an entire wing OF tilc
new Union railway station. which cox
ers more ground than any other build
ing in America and is the biggest sta
ton in the world. Built Of white mar
BILE. 1t will be uncommonly beautiful.
But its distinctive and most conspicU-
pus architectural feature is the presi-
dental wing. which comprises a SUI
perb entrance for carriages, Il vast
state reception room, a private room
for the chief magistrate and several
other apartments.
Closed to the Public.
This wing when not in use by the
president will be closed against all Wis
itors. 1t will be thrown open. how
ever, on order from the White House
to receive foreign dignitaries calling
at Washington as we'll as important
officials Of u own government. who
will pass through 1t on arriving and
departing from Washington. They,
however, will use the entrances open
ing upon a portico o. the east side.
The presidents entrance will be re-
served for him and his suit.
The Presidents Room.
The presidents room, as It is call
ed, will be most beautifully and luxu-
riously furnished. Costly oriental rugs
will cover the floors. The ceiling will
be lone in gold and color. and the
walls will be paneled in blue silk. In
the middle will he a table suitable for
writing, provided with a solid silver
inkstand and other ap%purtenances to
match. this and all the other articles
Of furniture being Of mahogany. All
of this luxury will 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 is 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 70 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 will be
exquisitely frescoed in colors, and its
furnishings of red leather and mahog-
any will be the finest that money can
buy. The f1oor will he a 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 Dom in the world
100 feet In length. 1t Is called the
concourse, is rooted In with glass in a
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
a small morgue for use in case Of fata
, railroad accidents.
Would Light Fairgrounds.
That the Fairgrounds should be light
ed SO that they can be kept open a
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 /
has been found in other cities wher,
this is done the attendance during tn,
summer at least is larger between
and $50 o'clock In the evening than a
any other time.
The total attendance at the play
grounds for the year was 272, 732. Las
year was the first in which the play
, grounds were kept open after the be
ginning Of school, and the attendanc
during the fall and spring months wa
nearly as great as during the summer.
. curios From the Philippines.
Samuel n. Crawford, an Erie pa
man, who Is a lieutenant colonel In tn
Philippine constabulary' and has bee
: In the islands over six years, recent
presented to the president a number @
(uA AOSINASS AAOLJ luc IcluuOS. kAulO
these We're a head AK, a dangerou
| weapon made by hand process by th
Igorrotes. the widest and most III
t civilized Of the Philippine tribes; a
string, which is a fine piece of clot
for wrapping the body, and some arr
l. matte tobacco, grown in the mountain
Of the islands.
Jap Sword For Roosevelt.
When Taniemon H~itachiyama, til
! Japanese wrestler, left Japan to con
u to this country his one ambition WI
to have an audience with PresideI
Roosevelt. Because of his ACHIEVE
ments rs a wrestler his native town
Mito some years ago presented him
e solid gold jeweled sword, such as use
by the famous warriors Of Japan
u the days of old. Hitachiyama aske
8 permission of his townsmen to presel
this sword to President Roosevelt, al
permission was readily given. IL
wrestler had the sword with him Whe