Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-03
Washington LETTER
FROM R. E. GUTHRIE
EXTRACTS FROM PERSONAL Let
TER FROM FORMER BISMARCK
LAND OFFICE CLERK.

WRITES INTERESTINGLY REGARD-
ING JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
q. TRIP AND OTHER MATTERS.
The following excerpts from per-
.sonal letter received last month from
r. p. Guthrie, formerly an attache of
the u s. land office at Bismarck, but
now OF the treasury department,
Washington, D. c., will be read with
interest by Bismarck friends: ~ gs5
Several times since my arrival here
have I felt that should redeem my
promise to write you after my arrival
here. Well, to begin, in the language
of viii Carleton, @ III
So have come; but the city is great
Bearing me down like brute with its
weight. 5.,i
So + have come; but the city is cold
K Oh my!).
When first thousand dollars made
me SMILE, 54 r.
I sympathised with Croesus quite a
while; @ % ~
But looKing round here makes me
feel The same
As II hadn't nickel to my name.
| I can imagine something of how
the writer of these lines felt when
he wrote them, but to say this city
lis cold at the present time would be
1 a red hot lie, but otherwise it applies
all right. AS I write in my room,
fronting west on Judiciary square,
the U. s. cavalry band is giving a con,
cert, Of course am not so egotistical
as to think they are intending to ser
enade me = as there are too many
i thousand in the park to listen to the
music, but I get the benefit just the
same. Was up at the east front OF
/ the capitol last evening listening. te
i the U. s. marine band, which Is with
out doubt one of the. finest in this
country. This band gives concerts al
the east front of the capitol every
Wednesday evening and at the White
House grounds every Saturday after
noon and as I enjoy their kind Of
music am a regular attendant. 80
III arrived here May Goth, 1907, in
the morning. The same evening
i repaired to the boat to continue my
] trip to Jamestown Exposition. Al
Z. we left Washington at six p. M. W.
passed all points of interest before
dark. AS there was a large crowd tt
i go down; the same evening, the da,
boat was also sent out the same
i night. AS several boats left the piers
about the same time we had quite ar
exciting time so long as all kept pref
/ ty we'll together, but the two boats
Of our line were too swift for the
others and after an hour we left
them all to the rear. The day boat
t'Newport News" I am told is the fast
est boat on the river and our boat
did not push along SO fast until the
Newport News led the way and we fol
lowed in her wake. This helped US
along fine. .'r-.' .'
i At II o'clock we were still in the
Potomac and the mate told us W.
would not get into the city before
2 a. M, so we turned in. Reached
Old Point Comfort a. M next NON
i ing. The landing here did not look
4 familiar to me as the Old Higea hote
had been taken down and moved out
to Ocean View, across the Roads
/ awav to thesSeast of TIVE exposition
i grounds. At $3.50 we landed at the
| exposition pier. but most of the pass
engers went on to Norfolk landing
| was surprised at the large amount
of shipping in these waters; it wa;
away ahead Of anything / had expect
Led to see. On our way from OLD
Point to Norfolk we passed a few
battleships, but I was disappointed
in the number as they were most OF
them Off up the Atlantic coast and
no foreign vessels of any note.
/ Norfolk is quite5a place, with many
old and historical points. In an auto
ride about the city / saw seyera,
places of interest and some beautiful
ones. The home of Florence May
brick was pointed out to me tthis is
the woman that was confined in jai
so long in England for the murder
of her husband did not know be
fore her home was there. Two lines
o. cars and steamers take people te
Fare on cars. Toe each way; by steam
er believe 25c for round trip.
went out one line to Ocean View
| first, then to the grounds and return