Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-14

the Office and It's Present Dignity
Work on Public BuFldinge.
BY CHARLES w. ARTHUR
Washington, Jan. s. [Special.1 -
Fred w. Carpenter, who will be secre-
tary to President Taft, weighs only 12o
pounds On account Of his wiry figure
and small weight he is called wafer
of a man" Mr.. Carpenter has been the
right hand bower Of Judge Taft for
about eight years. For this reason
they understand each other thorough
ly, and the prediction Is made that Car
penter will prove valuable man to his
chief In the White House. The secre-
tary 10 the president-ft used to be call
ed private secretary before congress
raised the pay to $4,000 year and al
lowed him an eQuipage for his exelu-
sive use-is an important parsonage,
and with each term the duties become
more difficult on account OF the growth
Of the country and the increase OF the
number Of people Of power who try to
arrange audiences with the head Of the
nation. Mr.. Carpenter is thirty-six
years OF age and Is native OF Mime
sofa. He is unmarried and will be
ranked az among the good eatches'' In
Official circles, for 1t is quite likely that
IL he HIVES and Taft gets another term
Carpenter with be promoted as wus
Colonel Dan Lamont, who served In
this capacity 70 the late President
Cleveland.
TIVE Former esere4aries.
The youngest man who ever served
az secretary to the president OF the
United States Is Stanley Brown, who
was with President Garfield, whose
term In the White House was cut
short by an assaSsin's bulAet. Mr..
Brown 10 only a middle aged man now.
He married the only daughter Of Pres
hent Garfield. The marriage, how
ever, did not take place until some
time after the death OF President Gar
field, for Miss Mo1lie, as she was
called, was only a schoolgirl during
her sojourn at the executive mansion.
General G. c. Snihen, who was one Of
the secretaries to President Grant Is
the only surviving man among the old
timers. his chief just before going
out appointed him to the pay corps OF
the army, and before his retirement
last January he had reached the top,
having been for more than a year thu
paymaster general
Improvement Of Treasury Bulsdina-
The contractors began during the
paDt summer 10 tear down the cid
Sandstone columns On the east front
e1 the treasury bukadsnG. As previous
" msnt1onsd In thg correspondence,
moos cFNmblina. out oe date supports
are being replaced By solid granite coa-
umnA 30 far ealy nine have been pat
IA position Al there are upward Of
aety 20 BE- sabst1tuted, ts locks ~ II
tAa men who are 0e40G the fob may
Aoe Ro4 thEouGh fo1 Q year. Twenty
Aorsss are required 10 Transport one OF
these columns from the freight yards
20 the treasury. Hundreds Of people
appear DO make ie their business to
watch the unloading OF the shaft, ana
when ths. big derrick swings one into
paace there is almost a crush In the
street 70 view, the sight The con-
tractors are doing the work evidently
On the time plan; otherwise they
would hurry up things considerably.
Many New oe~srnmsrA BuIidinss.
Congress passed at the last session
q general public buildings bill carrying
many millions In appropriations and
scattering these local blessings through
out the various sections OF the country.
The force In the Office OF the super
vfsing architect OF the treasury Is hard
at work making preparations for be-
ginning operations. With but few ex-
eoUe3ons sites have been purchased and
BIDS for most Of the buildings have
been received and opened, and q grea,
many contracts have been awarded fol
putting up the government structures
For some years the supervising archi
tsek has complained that he did moi
have enough expert men to keep W
with the work required. Congress fol
| the ps0eent fiscal year gave the burea,
100000 more money, and this account.
| for the improved condition Of affairs
But the architect is going 10 ask TO
| Defn more, for it 40 an undeniable fac
that the way things have been goin,
Muu and women get gray before som
u1 the buildings are completed.
Nsa~sssa~o cisabs Per I~euesrataon.
Aecoad1nG 10 reports being receives
M the committee here, there will be
AnRge military tsafnout at the inaugura
Hon Of President Taft. There Will ais
BE- many more marching political club
Ia the parade than ever before. A
4oRmer inaugurations Pennsylvania ha
sent to Washington greater numbe
OF regiments Of the national guard tina
any state In the Union. The soldier
from the Keystone State have been
lively lot OF fellows and had lots {
fun and frolic about the city when NJ
under the eye Of the commanding of
GERS. Indiea lions are there will be h
tense rivalry next 4th OF March b
&Yeen the political clubs and organiz
Etons as to which can make the mo-
ereditable appearance. Heretofore Oh
faa raxno ont ahead In the shox MAJ