The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-21
AIMING SEATS AFTER STATES Akbama Only State
 Thus Honored. WAHINGTON'S NEW DEPOT Mr and Mrs. Thos. C. Garrett Re-
 turning to Alabama. r VIII Make their Future Home lar Mr. Meigs In Montgomery County-Friends Tender
 Farewell Receptioa.
BY ALFRED J. sToFER.

bches with high backs.
 hese benches are extra fine, and of
 nd wood and highly polished. They
 q systematically arranged In rows
 course. and are so placed that they
 rsent . pleasing effect, whether filled
 1h people waiting for trains to be
 4ed out, or entirely empty at an
 ty hour of the morning when no
 tns are sch eduled either to arrive
 depart On the first bench to the
 lreme right as a traveller goes to-
 rds the outside space next to the
 les through which one passes to take
 train, there Is the world Alabama"
 large gilt letters. So far there is
 name of no other State on the
 nches. nor is there any sort of dis
 guishing mark. This causes travel
 s to ask a great many questions of
 } employees at the station.
 Why Is Alabama the only State thus
 nored?" one will ask.
 Another will catch the idea, and he
 II hunt some man with uniform
 and say to him "Oh. they are go-
 to call the benches after various
 ates and Territories, are they? That
 >uld be q very good idea" And then
 or she will begin to roam down the le and speculate as to where the
 me of his or her own State will like
 loom up.
 T suppose they will proceed in al- labetical order." another will say; r possibly they will run according
 geographical locations"
 The ushers and the gate-keepers do It seem to know very much about 1t st yet. however. for the head officials i've not enlightened them. The gen. al surmise around the big station Is at the names of States will be placed ] the benches. That. is what was pne In the new station at Boston sev- al years ago. The system is report ! to be popular and convenient ne. The Idea also tickles' the fancy
 travellers. They like to see the name 2 their State, and if they have a Iite e time to spare. they walk about and ee Just what the general plan of plac- ig the names Is.
 To Label Benches.
 One of the Pennsylvania Railroad mployes eatd in reference to labelling he benches after the States:
 I am under the impression that is Do dnoe here. It has also been 'roposed to number the benches. There some difference of opinion; I under tand. as to whether names or num- hat States will win. The reason T mink that Alabama Is the only one SO Far put up fs that the officials want little more time to consider the mat Fer. but believe they will carrv ont the original idea and soon have the names of all the States and Territories niazoned forth. At present we have In wasn1ngton the largest waiting room or any station in the world And be- tween the main building and the gates leadlnS to the trains there Is a stilI sreater space. to say nothing of the oozens or large side rooms. dn which a person who is In a hurry and does mot Know the plan of the building is liahIs to miss an appointment Travellar. "no nave appointments and with onIy lew minutes between trains or who may be coming for a visit to washo ington and expect friends to meet mem can. If the benches are called af- ter the States, notify their friends to ,neet them at or in front of he Ala pama. ps;. Maine. California. Texas or Ean bench as he case may be. I D nave been in the Boston station ana nave seen that worked with great sati isfaction up there." Considerable progress Is being mad. n clearing up and getting into shane me great plaza front of the IJnior Stp ,.on, put unfortunately this will it is cared. present somewhat of raesaS ma unnnished appearance for sever.1 years to come. Candor comneIs tba statement that things are hardly ever .o Just rignt in Washing ton, which ful capital" in the world. Tn n, .n'. Uoau.i- M spects 1t fs-the number of shade tra',s ana the flowers in all parts of the citv. Lne woe avenues and streets. paved With asphalt. and sidewalks of cor,e- spending width: but too uncomforts- ply close to the Capitol and the Library pr congress there are eye-sores which 'houio nave been removed years ago.
 Congress is Blamed.
 The permanent residents of this town blame Congress for this state of affairs pr course, Congress Is to blame to a large extent, though more blame at- taches to the gangs of real estate sharks who operate here than to tha men who make the laws for the nation and for the District of Columbia.
 All of tho big leaders in Congress since the robbery days under the reign of the late Boss" Shepherd. have com piained Of the gall. insolence and ex- Lortion Of the local combinations form ed every time the Government proposes to buy square of ground. or to do anything calculated to make Washing ton the finest capital city of the world, and which 1t will be undoubtedly be- Tore many years roll by. The Con- gressnen are remiss because they do not throw politics aside when 1t comes To dealing with things in this district and crushing the sharks who set out To charge the Government almost twice what the land Is worth. Under con- formation proceedings. a fair price can be fixed, and that would settle the matter.
 It is expected that cars connecting with all parts of the city will be rum hing regularly in front of the Union station certainly by the time the next President Is inaugurated. Whether 1t Will be Judge Taft or MT. Bryan. the clances are an unusually large number oi people will attend. The railroads ae figuring that If 1t should be MT. Evan, there will be much larger crwd-probably twice as many, for the reson that there will be a general chhge in the high offices of the Fed era Government Besides the Demo- cras all over the land will be in such higi spirits over the victory-they have nottad an opportunity to shout since 1892 when Mir Cleveland was last elecd-that thousands will get here to eioy the publication even if they havoc go in debt to make the trip. And (e number of office seekers who will nd here. We'll. the spring of 1885 I'll not be a patching to what next ring will be if Bryan happens to winhe fight.
 Moving to Montgomery.
 Mir. Id Mrs. Thomas G. Garrett, who le yesterday morning for Ala
 batna. here they will make their
 home, We due to arrive in Montgom-
 cry todd As Is we'll known to his
 1yiei the State. Mir. Garrett held