The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-31

l. La Crosse, WIS. =. Springfield, Mass D. VIII
IsmspOCt, Pa l. Brooklyn, ~ Y. 5. Wilmington,
N c. 6. Galveston, Tex.
mate. They are IN nearly the same lati-
tude. Therefore / VIII give Houston
something Moorish" He did SO, and
ought TO be hanged for it. When a sight
presents no local suggestion nor color the
architect would better leave the design 10
some sbone mason than to 90 of to Africa
for his inspiration A Moorish postoff1ce
in the good town FAMED after that grand
old American, Sam Houston, Is al abomi-
nation
Is federal architecture developing type
OF government building' l think it IL.
Ana while one canEot admire the idea of
Mr.. WanAD1aker. who wanted congress TO
erect goyernmens building in every town,
all Of them alike in design, It Il q satis6ac-
zion to know that by the slow processes Of
growth and experiment. something like
type has been reached. Examination Of the
plans of SCORES of new public buildings
shows the corner tower in q structure other
wise rather plain TO be now afaVorIse feat
ure The tower has its advsntages in that
nearly all governments butldfngs ARE erected
on oornors; it does not caSt much, and
gives chaEaotar and fmpreesiveness TO the
whole; IL is elastic, and May be applied to
large buildings and small, and it Is utili-
tartan Il Is dignity without much waste
OF space or maternal Good examples OF
the use of the toVSr may be found at Gal
weston, Wilmington, Del, Brooklyn, n.
Y. La Crosse, Wis, Springfield, Mass,
WYIliaInsport, Pa. Desroit, WinonA, MINI,
Wilmington, N O., Fort Wayne, Ind,
Wichita, Kan, Jefferson, Tex, and at
many other places.
some Of the most beautiful buildings
owned By She government are simple, in
expensive ssFuctures IN small caees. For
an exSmrle take the postodlos At the
county town of Oreasboro, Ky. Its cost
was only S4nooc. but It is little gem
whose simplicity could with profit be
initiated in many larger buildings.
How much haH the Rovcrnnens expended
in public buildings Throughout the ocun-
try / could find no one NJ tbs treasury
department. who knew. A computation
OF my own, however, give shs following
RESULTS:
Tor pcScH eo1o4RGs--......-...-.-.. S%%9uoD
Eor sites saeTsssC ..----..--.......--~-. lShSsCb
Total .....-.....-.......... SOS. co. 90
The gpveTnmeu3 now owns DO oomplsted
buildings -poseof3ees, eSnIS SsG1ses, Gus
tom houssA Essnta, saS-krcn&&<se= About
sevsn4y-s9N hukldS1Gs axe H~S under con-
stEzscsion- Cnoie Sam has dos0n build
inss which eost On average of four millions
apiece, ~ follows:
New York Custom house Acd poSaotsee. 100000
s. LonAs sasssn house and pSsaJSses.. AT1oyAoo
Cincinnati e1.Sreas heose asd possSsaoe Afoaa)o
Chicago custom bo1se sSa posSsdtse-. &eec.6oc
Boston Dostscsss and sab-SsSAsEry. .... Z go
FhaAdepAiA possofsc< .......-........ 10000
New or4eGEs castsszR he1ss &ad Posa-
ohce ......... ............ .......... Assa,oas
Charleston custom house -. Soaeo5
sas FraD-ssco Ealut .......-.......... siH.co
BaltiEnoss PoseS.8ce 6sot csasPArte5 -... lSSa,os
Boston aszstosn house ...........-..- I-2Soyos
Nex York aaeISzsAszGT-y ................ L2s.oee
fetal ...........-............... sG $500