The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-14

pany with my mother, I left Dawson
for Washington. | was a member OF
the 1912 Boys Corn Club, and the
trip was given to me by Hon. S. A.
Roddenbery as a prize for my large
production Of corn.
/ will try to give a little descrip-
ton of my trip and the places of in
terest l visited, as | think it will en-
J courage other corn club boys to per-
severe. Perhaps some one else may
gain a trip this year. For myself, l
am not going to be in the corn club.
I'll give way for others.
We reached Atlanta on time2 and
purchased berth tickets and took a
Pullman car on the Southern train
for Washington, which is GAO miles
distant. AS we passed through the
different states we saw many beau
tiful large cities. North Carolina
seems to be noted for it's many large
factories, while Virginia seems to be
famous for tobacco raising, also for
it's high mountains. AS these were
the first mountains / had seen
could not keep from exclaiming,
How wonderful"
We arrived at Washington at
o'clock on the night Of the 10th.
Going out from the union depot we
took street car that carried US to
the Ebbitt House. This is a very
large building, and 375 rooms with
900 bed rooms. 1t is almost in the
heart of the city. The committee
had arranged with the managers of
the hotel for all the boys to have
rooms at $10O per day. Usually
we Iunched at the cafes. After
pleasant nights rest we all gathered
in the parlor on the first floor, where
the boys from the different states
met each other and also met the
committee, who took so much inter
est in showing us the different places
of interest. Leaving the hotel on
Tuesday morning We went first to
Mr.. Knapp's office at the depart
ment of agriculture, where he gave
the boys a talk and a hearty well
come to the city. From there we
went to Washington monument.
The park has three or more acres
in it, and is very pretty-all covered
in green grass. We went to the top
of the monument-555 feet high
in an elevator, and had a good view
of the city.
Next we went to the Smithsonian
Institute where there were many
curious things to see. From there
we went to the National Museum.
cannot attempt a description of this
place, for it would require several
weeks to see all the magnificent
things here. There are skeletons of
various things from all parts of the
world 1t showed the old time way
the Indians used to do their work.
While looking at these two Indians
came along. They had their long
black hair parted in the middle and
plated and wore rings in their ears.
They said they were from Wyoming.
Diamonds of many sizes are here.
We saw the largest piece of gold ore
ever mined in one piece. 1t weighs
$50 pounds, and it's value is -$3hsOOO.
From here we went to the Bureau
,NIn in
terest one for quite a while. We'd
nesday morning we all assembled
again at DR.. Knapp's office, and
marched down the street, four
abreast, to have our photographs
made for the moving pictures. We
stopped at the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, and were car
ried into Secretary Wilson's office.
He gave us a very fine talk, and said
this was a much more important
event than the inauguration of a
new president of the United States.
He gave each one of us diploma
from the department signed by Sec
rotary Wilson. All the boys, few
members of congress, college pro-
fessors and others with Secretary
Wilson went to the south steps of
the building, where a photo of the
party was made. There were Is men
with their cameras to make pictures
of the group.
The capitol was the next place Wis
tied. Here President Taft shook
hands with each one. With the
president and Secretary Lee We gath
cred in front of the building and
had photos made again. At the