The Washington herald., 1911-03-12

farer. Along Pennsylvania avenue the
late worker and the hilarious one can
be picked up until the wee sma' hours.
Cock of the walk although he is during
the day time, the uniformed chauffeur
spends many a midnight in the machine
that stands before the mansion OF his
wealthy employer, or waiting the break
ing up of the after-dinner party, cotillion,
or reception that fashion DEGREES shall
endure far into the night.
Hundreds of thousands Of loaves of
bread are turned out in the night by
hundreds of bakers and their assistants,
to be consumed the next day by man,
woman, and child. rich and poor alike.
Bread is not made in the daylight in
Washington. Those Who crawl into bed
early never know the delicious aroma
that pervades the atmosphere surround
ing the shops a. the midnight hour. The
ovens, sizzling hot, must be constantly
supplied with the pure white dough. and
the cap and aproned bakeman must be
on the job
Before the bread has had chance
to cool. the delivery wagon squad is
lined up. and before dawn breaks, the
days break for the city Is carefully
locked into the bread boxes Of the small
grocers, ready for the patrons breakfast
table.
the Gathering milk wagon. with its frothy
product fresh from a hundred farms
throughout Virginia and Maryland The
bread wagon outdistances the milk wagon,
! which has TO stop at every door, Tor the
bread man is required to stop at the cor
ner grocery store only. All together. the
two occupations require the services OF
approximately ZOO persons.
At the Government Printing Office.
It is a small army in itself tnat
marches, lunch box in hand, into the
government printing shop, over at North
Capital and G. streets, after the sun has
set In the winter season something like
$50 men work under the strong mercury
lights which illuminate the big red
structure CnCanny and weird are the
! faces of the printers and preSSmen under
the greenish light as they turn pulp and
! lead into perfect examples of the printer 5
art that soon find their way into every
| cross-road on the continent. While the
pressmen are busy upstairs. the half
naked stokers in the bowels Of the build
| ing are ever feeding the Unsuitable en-
| Gines that drive the complicated machln-
cry of the huge plant.
! Uncle sam cant make money enough
| in the day time 10 supply the country.
| Director Ralph. of the Bureau Of EnGrav-
| ing and Printing. finds il imperative "a
work a night shift of 80 men and Ia
| women and girls to supply the demand
! for the Greenback and the safron-cOlored
note of larger denominations. The build
J ing fairly throbs with human activities
as the thousands Of blank white sheets
of paper are transformed into negotiable
+, currency Every division has its quota
! Of night workers.
! In order that WashingtOn'S travelling
public may enjos- every comfort and a
/ maximum of safety it is necessary thai
! So men spend their nights in and arounc
the Union Station and the railroad yards
| Dozens clean the station building,
mighty task. Others sweep and dust tht
! trayel-stained cars And then there are
| the track walkers, the signal operators
the mechanics who prepare the engines fol
| the days run, and last. but not least
! the shifting crews, who dispose or lonG