The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-21
SPLENDID STATION
Is That Of Vermont Granite Now IN Us
IN Washington.

u Warrington
Washington. D. G. Nov. e0.-Ths ney
terminal which has just hsen adopted b,
81 the roads entering Washington i on
Of che largest and finest Ia she world.
The Baltimore 4 ohIo railroad shiFie,
is trains 70 the new terminal when i
was formally opened several weeks ago
While the other lines were making prep
aFatlons - fast a. possible. Yesterday
the old naltimofe 4 Potomac. o. Penn
syiyania station. was abandoned anl
every railroad entering the capital rar
its trains into the new station. The
station i nov the Washington home d
the Baltimore 8 Ohio, Southern, Chesa.
peake & ohio. Washington Southern
Atlantic Coast line and Norfolk & West.
eFu.
II wns II 1897 that the frst bin fos
the Union station passed Congress. bni
not until October, 1908, after the pass
ing Of a second bill, Wa the hrst con.
tract LEI and the work begun.
The structure now stands q lasting
monument In Vermont granite to The
man who frat made himself known 10
The world hy the building Of the White
city a. the Chicago worlds fair. The
great building was packed with people
yesterday and to-day. The immense
room. the largest inciosed room In the
United states, If not IN the world, aud
The presidents own suite. where the
chief executive. when he goes bear.hnnt
ing or comes home IN state, a safe from
molestatlon aud interference A. II he
were IN the family rooms at the White
House, were the chief objects Of inter-
est.
Standing in the splendid waiting room
in che main building. one il surprised to
know that the floor Is just IS feet above
The old Baltimore 4 Ohio tracks. The
new terminal station covers a broad
Ruleh which IN the Old days was one Of
the few unsightly features Of The city.
Approaching the new depot, the pas
sengeF sees before him lofty white
granite palace. IN classic Roman style
Of architecture. with afehed roof Of plate
glass Rlistening IN the sun large enough
TO house an army and surrounded hy
marble terraces, facing, a quarter Of
mile away across noble avenue, the
United States Capitol. Already the
building Is elassed with the eongrezsion.
u library and the Capitol itself as Que
Of the handsomest buildings in the fair
city.
When the depot was building, stories
went broadcast that the tunnel through
which trains approach and leave the
new station and which passes close TO
the foundations OF the Capitol, would
be branched to make a special under
ground station for the use Of senators
aud members Of Congress. This Is not
a reality. Lawmakers must use the
main depot with ordinary passengers,
and only the president himself has a
station for his own use and that OF his
family.
The presidents station, however, is
the most beautiful and most complete
little railroad depot in the world, and
not even the kaiser can travel in greater
state than Americas chief executive.
The Presidents Own" as 1t is called,
4 located III the southeast portion OF
the building, and comprises an entrance
vestibule three retiring rooms, one for
the exclusive use Of the executive, and
a grand reception room, 10 by 30 feet |
Tho entire suite II finished in the finest |
and decorated with the most |
expensive gold leaf, with coats Of arms
Al either end, and wonderful furniture
and decorations.
The presidents private entrances and /
apartments are exclusive, and . handful /
of policemen at the doors could keep 4
back whole mob,
The building NJ II stands today repre-
sents S20u00O00 In money and the labor |
for ID years Of from 5000 to 10000
killed men.