The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-03-10
MEMORIAL FOR
GEO. WASHINGTON
Movement Inaugurated For Erection
OF immense Building.
AN EIGHT HOUR PER DAY BASIS
U. s, Shipping Exceeded Only by the
British in 1sos--Many old Land
marks, Homes Of Famous Men,
Disappearing in Washington.
(By Cyrus Foss Stoddard9


tain it is that George Washington
needs no memorial erected by the
people OF the country, for hills, capes,
streets, cities and state in our great
lard bear his name, while the United
States itself which he did SO much to
However, the George Washington Me.
mortal Association has recently in
augurated a movement to erect in
this city a building, with seating ca.
pacfty of 5000 to 10000, in honor OF
the first president, and dedicated to
all sorts of public gatherings of a ma.
tional character, including the inaug
ural ball and other official functions,
that may be held in the capital city.
At a recent meeting in Continental
Hall, OF which building told you last
week, President Taft and Senators
Lodge and Burton heartily endorsed
the enterprise. The President, with
vivid, recollection OF the inconveni
ence of last inauguration day, express
ed the hope that the building when
blizzard for that seems to be neees-
sary in connection with an Inaugural
ton. If there is a city in the United
States" continued Mr.. Taft, where
speaking has always been the fashion,
1t is Washington; and why there has
not been erected, under the appropria-
tion of those gentlemen whose pro.
fession is speaking, hall sufficiently
large for the greatest orator who has
come to Congress by the expenditure
of the United States, l don't under
stand. But certain it is that we need
such building We need a build
ing Of such dignity and size to permit
those functions of national chartc-
ter to ,Ibe carried on in the proper
way" s--.,. .....-.. r
The Association proposes to expend
about 100000, the entire sum to be
raised by popular subscription, al
though 1t may be that Congress will
be asked for a liberal donation. But.
tons have been prepared and will be
sold for ten cents each, the school
children of the country having this
phase OF the project in hand, and the
money thus collected will be used to
construct one wing of the building.
Several men of large wealth in New
York and elsewhere, 1t is understood,
have indicated their readiness to make
substantial contributions and certain
scientific bodies have volunteered a
subscription of $4,000. which may be
increased to 100000.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimick, President of
the Association, in speaking OF the
work said: The pin which we want
you to wear, token that you have
placed brick in our memorial build
irG, has a much deeper significance
than this. When we erect this build.
ing and the north and the south and
the east and the west meet in it, we
will certainly be carrying out one of
Washington's most cherished wishes
to strengthen the UNITY of the coun.
try"
Those who favor the adoption by
the government of an eight hour day
in the United States feel that they
have won a signal victory on the floor
Of the House. Last Thursday a bill
was passed authorizing the construc-
ton of two revenue cutters at a cost
Of $250,000 each. To this bill was at
tached an amendment, proposed by
Mr.. Hughes of New Jersey, providing
that the Secretary of the Treasury, in
making contracts, should require the
builders to prescribe an eight hour
day. This amendment, adopted with
Out opposition by viye voce vote,
comes as an encouragement to those
laboring men and friends Of labor who
nave for many years favored work.
ing day of this length. In the Senate
Mr.. Carter introduced a bill, under
the provisions of which no work can
be done for the government in any
state or territory except upon on eight
hour per day basis.
Did you know that the total ship
ping of the United States on July l.,
1909, was exceeded only by the Brit
lsh, the tonnage of the latter being
Is, 100000. while American ships car
ried 7.3SS,755 gross tons in 1858 YES
sells. OF course it is well known uhat
our foreign trade is practically nil so
that 1t is hardly necessary to state
that this tonnage represents domestic
commerce UP and down the coasts
and ON the Great Lakes. Next to the
United States comes Germany with
4.266.000 tons, almost wholly engaged
IN foreign trade.
The tourist who visits Washington
in the near future will fail to see many
of the old landmarks which for years
have been pointed out as the homes
of famous men. About block from
Pennsylvania Avenue, near the post
office, stands a small dingy looking
house OF two stories, the lower floor
being occupied as a saloon where a
huge sign informs the thirsty wayfar
er that big beer" and abowl of free
soup. can be obtained within. Here
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