The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-09
GOING OVER
OLD GROUND
Mr.. Trimmer Writes of the
the National Capital and
Other Points Seen.
BY w. n. Trimmer,

ing jamestown by boat for Norfolk
arriving early. gave opportunity to
see the old town. | found at the
GOspOrt navy yard several vessels
coaling and re1tting- Here, forty,
eight years ago. | was on a United
States surveying steamer, cOaling fOI
Pensacola Professor Batche then
was chief of the coast survey. The
dry dock they are building here, | am
told, is the largest in the world. 1t
is well under construction, and over
zoe feet in length.
Returning l took in hotels and
buildings. Norfolk has numbers OF
very fine structures The hotels are
first class. The residents and real
estate men are Sanguine as 10 the
city s rapid advance. Six lines of rail
road center here, and | Judge from
the solid construction of the James
town buildings, they are TO be used
as resort, or rather the beach they
are preparing called sea View" is
10 be utilized and made easily acces-
sible. The iron used for rails by the
Electric traction company is very
large and weighs 100 pounds to the
foot, permitting them to make great
speed. which they do.
Sunday in Richmond is Very cold.
Everybody who had overcOats used
them The splendid Jefferson hotel,
headquarters" was crowded all day
to keep from the chilling nOrthwester.
Nevertheless, later in the morning,
thousands were strolling the streets
and filled the churches.
l went down on d street car seven
miles to the battle field of Seven
Pines" The country is very level,
covered largely with scrub growth
Some spruce pine thickets and good
sized trees cover the ground Where
the armies fought it remains as it
was left A small cemetery is walled
in where rest the federal dead. each
with stone block at his grave Nj
merous relics are Offered-old rusty
muskets, bayOnets, pieces of shell and
grape shot, thrown by gun boats on
James river, are for sale
Taking the cars at s p. m. l ar
rived in Washington, through FTeder-
lcksbuTg, at l a. m, on my first visit
since 1859. Then, the capitol was in
process of building, and scaffolding
and Workmen were noticeable. Stand
ing now on the macadamized road
facing the fine structure, l can see a
solid block OF six or seven stories of
red brick, which | am told is the
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bridge over the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad track. see a huge stone and
steel building, well advanced. This
is a vast union depot and is tunnelled
under the capitol grounds for the
trains to run through
l am now at the printing office, its
entrance wide and marble steps and
floor anyone would suppose they were
entering the ONCE of a big hotel. with
employees. splendid in gold
lace on their caps and sleeves. digni.
fed and pOmpOus. l was told to take
a seat and wait until 10 d NJ after
registering my name. Soon we were
instructed to get into the elevator
which carries us up to the top floor
We are taken charge of by a sold
banded official who goes round and eX-
plains the leading features and uses
Of the machines and duties Of the en-
ployes, who. are here by the hundreds,
men and women, white and black.
The trip from floor to floor occupies
over an hour and the wonders and
wonderful machines and presses. over
100 Hoe and other presses, also 10
inOtypes all busy at work, continuing
TO machine printing and cutting
$4,000 post Office register cards an
hour
Leaving the printing Office. | walk
o the Washington monument and go
Up, step by step, 500 feet. examining
he various stones sent by each |
state | did not find Florida. Geor-
sia' S stone under the year 1854 has |
ut deep into it The Union as il was. |
he Constitution as it is" What |
glorious motto at that time. but how |
I has been ignored. A magnificent |
sight from this 500 feet height. and |
till up 55 feet higher, where we can
lot ascend
I did not find the beautiful stone |
ent by the Pope of Rome. | well |
emember its destruction in 1855 by
he Know Nothings," who then we're |
political power. Fillmore selected /
IS candidate for the presidency
gainst Buchanan with the CRY Amer
cans must rule America" continuing.
| get to the congressional library.
Without doubt. the inside of this
ullding is the most magnificent, in
olished marble and paintings. of
lOdern architecture in the world.
Now / go to the bureau of engraV-
1g- Here the post office stamps. L
! bonds, and all our paper money
rlglnate. some of the EXPERT steel
late engraverS are the highest paid
fiCials drawing from five TO eight !
dollars a year. | am given
special lady guide by courtesy, after
sing Senator MallOry'S name. ! am
ow shown the process of printing .
ne stamps Stacks of jamestown and Il
rdinary varieties were shown me. i
aides by the score were counting I
nd arranging the sheets. From each !
lachine, 100 sheets. each containing ,
90 stamps, all denominations. pour {
Ut every three minutes Twenty Z
even presses each throw of 800 :
neets. Each press is run by a man {
nd two girls. Il
| am taken into a burglar proof :
ault, and am told there are constant I