Show THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING There are some very amusing things in this world indeed funny things are all the time occurring and if people do not continually con-tinually wear a broad grin it is because they are constitutionally glum Last year if our memory is not at fault the chamber of commerce designated a committee to labor with Congress as it were to secure se-cure an appropriation for a government building to be erected in this city Just how much or how little the committee did in the matter we cannot say but we have no recollection of the committee having been discharged nor of the matter having been dropped In the absence of such information infor-mation it is presumed the gentlemen are still at work And now comes the announcement that Governor THOMAS has taken the matter in hand and will proceed to Washington where he will personally solicit an appropriation of S500 000 for the object named Not only this but the building is to be located on Capitol hill why not on Twin peaks or Black mountain is not explained as either boasts greater elevation and from their summits grander views can be obtained It is assumed as-sumed that it is scenery that the government govern-ment will be looking out for in the selection selec-tion of a site for its structure But an amusing feature of this business is the fact that his excellency deems it necessary for him to be on the ground at Washington at this particular time when nominations are coming up for action by the Senate and these may require the personal attention atten-tion of somebody We dont say there is anything in this suggestion but there are people who are all the time thinking and putting this and that together to find causes and reasons for doings Howeverletus have a government building build-ing and if drummers for it can kill half a dozen birds with one stone and induce others oth-ers to pay for the stone what is it to the rest of us J |