. Rand, McNally Washington guide to the city and environs. rtments over which the Cabinet officerspreside, and in which the daily administration of the Govern-ment is carried on, are recognized under the law of 1886 inthe order of succession to the Presidency, as follows:Department of State—the Secretary of of Treasury—the Secretary of the of War—the Secretary of of Justice—the Office Department—the of Navy—the Secretary of the of the Interior—the Secretary of the
. Rand, McNally Washington guide to the city and environs. rtments over which the Cabinet officerspreside, and in which the daily administration of the Govern-ment is carried on, are recognized under the law of 1886 inthe order of succession to the Presidency, as follows:Department of State—the Secretary of of Treasury—the Secretary of the of War—the Secretary of of Justice—the Office Department—the of Navy—the Secretary of the of the Interior—the Secretary of the of Agriculture—the Secretary of of Commerce—the Secretary of of Labor—the Secretary of Labor. Year by year, with the growth of intelligence, and theextension of the civil service idea and practice, politics hasless and less to do with the practical administration of thebusiness of the nation at its capital; and year by year, betterand more economical methods and results are Departments of State, War and Navy17th Street and Pennsylvania Ave. RAND McNALLY WASHINGTON GUIDE 179 Department of State occupies the south front of the State,War, and Navy Building 17th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. Thisbuilding is 471 ft. long by 253 ft. wide. The building wasbegun in 1871 and not wholly finished until 1893, covers four anda half acres, contains two miles of corridors, and cost $10,700,-000. It is in charge of a superintendent, responsible to a com-mission composed of the three Secretaries occupying it. The Secretary and Assistant Secretaries occupy a line ofhandsome offices in the second story, among which is the longand stately room assigned to conferences with representativesof foreign governments, or similar meetings, and hence calledthe Diplomatic Room. An opportunity to inspect this shouldbe accepted, if only to obtain a sight of the likenesses of thepast Secretaries of State, with which its walls are alm
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