Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-24


Homer. Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare.
Goethe, Hugo. Palestrina, Beethoven,
Rossini. A flying figure typifies gem
Jus. In the medallions are repre-
sensations OF Poe. Thornton, stuart
and other men famed for their
genius.
Panel No. 4 is symbolical of min
ing. Brown and James w. Marshall,
who discovered gold in California:
Alexander w, Holey, the mining ex-
pert; f.. b. Chase, A. Hewitt, n
Clarence King are shown here.
ON the right side the top panel
! represents agriculture with q harvest
! scene. The men chosen as typical OF
the genius which has advanced the
! science OF agriculture are Samuel O..
Merton, the ethnologist, and James
Wilson. present secretary of argicui-
ture. The medailions represent the
late Senator Morrill,. /. p. Notion and
Bussey. the founders of agricultural
chemistry.
Typical scenes are chosen for the
panel representing iron and electric
ity. Here are found Peter Cooper and
II. A.. Rowland. one on either side
of the panel. There are medalions
OF Baldwin, the locomotive builder,
and Edison, investigator in the realm
OF electricity.
The laying OF railroad tracks, with
a great bridge in the background,
forms the subject OF the panel de-
voted To engineering. Among the en-
gineers chosen as typical among
those who have emphasized the en-
cheering marvels of the last century
are: James y. Eads, General Thomas
l.. Casey, Army Engineer Roebling,
t.tga.- - a.. nrrAtlxp hrfHga nd
stevens OF transeontinental railroad
fame.
For the panel representing naval
architecture and commerce, the artist
chose a figure IMPLYING the former,
which " shown In the act of pointing
out. on u globe, 10 another figure.
IMPLYING commerce., industries and
agriculture, the places where the
products OF the nation can be mar
keted. Fulton. Erickson, Cyrus w.
Field, ELI whitney, Elias Howe, Free
mont, the pathfinder, and j, Lenthall
are the men immortnlized In the side
figures and medallions,
The doors win be set In a frame Of
bronze decorated In harmony WITH
the remainder OF the general design
Washington ranks as the first city
OF the nation for its wide and mag
nificent streets and II has
more miles of smooth asphalt pave
ment than any other city probably in
the world. Recently the commits
sioners Of the District of Columbia
purchased q large number Of street
washing machines which Will no
doubt revolutionize all p~resent-day
methods OF cleaning pavements of
this character. The machine Is
claimed to be the most sanitary in
vention of its kind now In use. In
the one operation, 1t %sprinkles and
'squeegees'' the pavement. completely
removing all dust, fifth, and even oil
stains caused through dripping from
automobiles and other vehicles. Be-
sides having a sprinkler in the front
Of the machine, water flows from the
tank I'm the rear upon heavy, pllable
rubber rollers which "s~queegees'
against the asphalt, and produces a
perfectly clean and almost dry sur
face.
The government printing effice is
working on one of the largest and
most complete analysis OF conditions
among immigrants ever attempted.
Provision has been made Tor "a vol
umess and 1921 folios OF copy are
now In hand. when is estimated at
aboue one-half of the total number.
The volumes will contain all the in
formation gathered by the special
committee appointed by congress.
Another large work In the hands
of the government printing office Is
the report of the monetary commits
sion. which Is being printed In parts
devoted to financial conditions in diff
ferent countries. Fifty-one parts
have already been printed. The diff
ferent parts are written by noted
.financiers In the countries repre-
These two big Jobs have done much
to keep the printers from being fur
Laughed during the past summer, The
government printing office. which IL
he largest printery In the world, en-
ploys over 5000 men and women, the
population Of an ordinary county
seat.