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A sign etched in the wall says: "AD 1883, President of the United States Chester A. Arthur, Vice President Geo. F Edmunds, Speaker of the House of Representatives J Warren Kiefer, Secretary of the Interior Henry M Teller, Commissioner of Pensions William W Dudley. Population of the United States 54,272,738. Revenue of the United States 398,287,582 dols. Appropriation for military and naval pensions 99,450,000 dols. New pension office architect Gen Montgomery C Meigs, USA." |