The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-09-17
A NEW BUILDING.
AUTHORITIES At TASHTyGTOSs SAT-
THE OLD ONE CAN'T BE MOVED
with any Degree of Satisfaction-This
Means n Handsome New building VIII
be Erected by the Government.

A brand new government building Tor
Atlanta's expositiorl
That Is the decision reached by the super
vising architect at Washington, and this
decision will doubtless be endorsed by the
government commission
This decision is an endorsement OF the
stand taken by the exposition board at Its
last meeting. which was
The whole of the government buiicins
at Chicago. or a new building!
One proposition. it viii he rennemoefe u
was to bring the old building without me
dome, il being shown that this could De
done within the appropriation. The eNlo'i-
tfon people put themselves on record -
strongly opposing that. ard favoring a new
building. and it looks as II their "isH's
would prevail.
The following special from Washingtoh
tells OF the situation at that ~ehd O IN
The Washington End
sswashington. September 10.-tSpecial.p-
OficiaIs in the supervising architects ONCE
Of the treasury department told me tcaaS
that il would be impossible 10 move the
government building 1t Chicago 70 me
Atlanta exposition. and re-erect II, Wlthin
the appropriation. The structure IS % suca
character that much Il the material that
would not take apart IN such form rs 10 De
regretted 1t has been b1It purely as
n temporary structure. and, with me eN-
csption Of the dome. there was but little
of il sufficiently substantial 10 bear the
removal. As soon as air. Cleveland names
a chairman Of the government commits
sion. that commission viii take the matter
under advisement- The members. = IS be-
Iieved. viii recommend the erection of
new building 10 conform in character 10
the other buildings OF the exposition.
Architect
Ter SAYS very handsome and snowy
building can - erected within the appro-
priatiOn-a building much superior 10 the
way the Chicago building would show up
81 removed and re-erectei under the ap-
preparation. That would necessarily be a
patchwork affair. tn" dome could not
possibly he removed within the limit of the
appropriation.
Already officials in the architects Office
are discussing plans for a new building
for the exposition. and they say a beauty
can be erected for S50.Oo- l.. W. B.
The Exposition.
From The New York Commercial Adver-
tiscr.
Atlanta's great southern exposition next
year is q fGel fact. The federal govern
meut has made an appropriation Of S201.0
and this viii enable The Atlanta people to
transport the government building from
Chicago 70 their fair grounds. As an ex
hibit Of the progress 81 the south generally
this exposition win he az the highest merit.
one Of its best features viii be building
devoted entirely g. the product of the south
ern negr1-agrfcuItu-al. mechanical. textile
and artistic. II wEu he clearly demon
s.rated bv tbis exposition that the southern
negro is capable 81 advancement. anu that
he has a developing mind under proper con-
C5tiouS. Els haN9iwurk Of today. compared
with the crude output Of the old plantation
blacksmith. viii Dee both interesting ANA in
structIve- ii IS % he hoped that arrange
meuts will Dc made 70 add 10 This exhibit
specimens uT tle work Of cgl8gel sehoo. chill
oren iu every state iu the south. This At
Ianta exposition. which opens next autumn.
viii be las-alv attended hy people from the
north. and Ege trust taat our southern
friends Will Fuc forth their most strenuous
efforts q make the Eyr~sAs show "a sisst il
should ue.