The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-11-17
THE INDIANA BUILDING.
At the Fair the Subject OF Ankle.
ty to State missi one crs.

n, Wv = ssss sasO ouOJcCC Ot A0Xlt
he ty to State Commissioner
"a The Lowest Offer Thus Far Mad
~ for Taking it Away is 30. 90
" With the Material Thrown 4.
Robert Mitchell on Farm Com
petition.
Evsnsv lille Courier
Probably no feature OF the world
lair was more surprisingly criticise
han the Indiana State building. Re
fectfons upon its architectural propor
= tons were first INDUCED by Cbicaa,
I, papers. They were particularly sever,
, /, 10 disapproval OF its style" until the,
! found out that the architect was one oi
the most promineut Of the Chicago mem
oers OF the profession, and that the sty.e
OF architecture was standard of its class
But the Indiana papers that spoke III OF
the building took up this cue and pur-
sued II until they tired of the work
Then they began to pitch into the exc.
cutive board because they had spent 40
much on the building. They were certain
that II had cost more than was necessary
and some OF the bolder ones hinted that
there was some per cent. or other of the
building fund devoted to the expense Of
providing "corn and oil and wine" of
the kind and quantity which alone sus.
tanned the soul OF the reverend Cleve-
land Ia bis holy ministrations. Some OF
our Evansville people came home from
the fair and got into print behind verv
ldeprecating allusious to "the MANAGE
ment." as they safely generalized the
state executive board One OF them
authorized the state ment that he wonld
duplicate the building for $4,000. An
other thought 1t cost more than that, but
making generous allowances for every.
thing, including the statuary, he ex.
pressed the opinion that $25, 900 would |
ouild such . house Ia Evansville, aud |
leave enough over for Q respectable |
stake" 10 an evening devoted to the
fascinations Of 25.cent ante and the bars
all down. Bot as It transpired that none
OF these critics were famous % builders.
most Of them having never laid one
brick on top Of another, there was no
excitement and the scheme to iurn loose
wild-eyed clamor, II there was one.
vas . fiat failure. A. timei wore on all
criticism OF the building ceased. The
fact is u was simply silenced by the
overwhelming testimony OF those who
visited the fair that the Indiana building
not only had the very best location Of eli
the state buildings, but It wss one OF the
most attractive from without and most|
comfortable and convenient within. In.
'tead OF criticism there was general
praise Of the building after the conclu.
i've and only satisfsctory test OF actuaII
use had been applied. II was the favor.
te resting place not only OF Indiana .
people but Of visitors from almost sll OIL
no othor states that had buildings OIL l
heir own on the ground. II probably I
ost too much, but il must be borne In Y
mind that II was built at time when q
verybody else was building, and when
ontractors had pretty much their own .
vsy % to prices. Il served its purpose Ia
vell, but its days are numbered anu nowI
20 como to the rub
Under the agreement between the
Columbian fair commissioners and the
commissioners Of Lincoln park al build.
lgs must be removed forthwith, and q
ne park be restored by . certain date Ite
OF 90 remote as TO permit OF any un.
ecessary delay. 1t was the hope and
xpectation Of the State executive board
lat the Indiana building would be mold,
'rther burden alter the close or the m
'ir, but would be removed for the ma. lbr
rial without the pay ment Of any cash. II
ut II seems the board was mistaken. III
he removal Of the bu iIding 10 to cost u th
sr cent. OF the sum paid tor ia con. |bi
ruction. That 10 the lowest offer that w
. yet been made by . contractor vi
no, with the manner Of man who vi
'stows charity and sacrifices himself luo
'rnnially for the benef OF Others, pro AZ
'sed TO remove the building II In I'D. co
tton to the wrecksgo he received %. lha
o OF the temperature OF about 40 de. liz
ees below zero. The com missioner Iof
ere aghast Their fret play was the |pe
usl one with the side that knows II
beaten. and took the form ofa grandifat
Nh intermingied with sarcasm They w
ked the contractor II he hadn't made slss,
stake that operated cruelty againstle ele
maelf! Did ne not mean 10 saytth,
1000 instead Of $4,000? or course he for
uld not afford TO do the work for thellas
SCRABBLE pittance OF $4,000 lar
But the contractor was quite certain
had made no mistake. He had figur.
the whole thing out and found below,
Ild make email profit bv carrying prt
ay the debris II II should fret be dust. pei
with o0,00 And then he worked slin
III back At the board by declaring that |ags
couldn't take . cent less. and that he
lldn't even hold this offer opes long.
than . week. That was the end or Il. liar
rhe board still hopes to reduce the Iios
h payment demanded. They think lAft
y can get the figure down TO 5000 or
Will consider that they have saved vic
state treasury $4,000 ifthey succeed. :
The work ofdismantIlng the buIldinesl
'ceeds very rapidly. Il never ssw Fr'
vthing like the promptness and energy 'so
PLAYED IN beginning the raging OF the I
sut'ful White City sfter the order AZ,
. ofacially given that the fair wss slsdi
ng Of the past" said Hon. Robert |cr.
tchell, OF Princston, yesterday, who "a,
. there for several days after the ~ar