The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-13
PENNSYLVANIA AT ATLANTA.
From tho Chicago Tim Herald.

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Atlanta, Nov. io-Ferfoetiy understood
ltseif,. 10 the homaso ana rsve.sase which
10 paid to tho old 1ibe.ty Bell BY tao
nlossoa Of the people. undor tho whito
gort!so o. sas pSnasyiXnns euiIlaing sns i;
by blue.eoGted ofricers,. tho Liberty Holl Is
q constant niag.1et, and theso arc few Wis.
itors at the fair who fail to see this relic
z, as Ssr sssS ~ tais . H sxpSs sS ' aY Ys
among those who como and stand before
tho old boil II 10 amusing and At the same
tinao saddening 10 soc how few really
saSw " whss hns'Ix f sSi
having tho Liberty Ssii brought bore. the
question Of .oxpcnee came up, and It wac
SuH the ' Soii wss Vt transssrrsd % S ssnpersriiy %
from Philadelphia to Atlanta, Ono Of the
directors, aftor hearing the arguments,
pro and con. took the hoor. and insisted
paying out Of 20 much money to have that
dsiphin. "Why." naid he, " saw it Of
GasssS tnhs e TS r r % yoa ara and ons ss eS
spend 80 much money any way. Why not
Sss now S ssli a that . W1u}d 20 worth some. n,s:
" Who ioofod upon s tho relic IN aS nat psso' ss
Pennsylvania, Of siii the states repre-.
sented at the exposition, made the largest
sSons ssass dvSsa in wnss ersson nas n's 81
hi1its Of the state: Tho Nailding itoelf Ia
q low structure nniahed in pure white,
portieo. extending forward from each end
temporary. resting place Of the Liberty
Bell. Having made such . n,unifcsnt ap:
what 10 considered the choicest location
Of any Of the state buildings, It being on
tho blum immodi iatcly to tho south Of the
WsseH o ress snS IL fs ss
plaza. 1nnumerable nags noat from tho
corn!ce above Its nat roof, and the word
Pennsylvania" /" in raised gold letters over
shts I relief sdSSn, TH sss onsrsnss sisSss:s
encircled BY laurel wreath held by two
ohsruIss: rDSn ,!., tn the right the Libsrty Bell;
ence Many take this to DO the state ermr
Ing conception o{ the artist ~
A isrs. reception niIs:on loom occupies tn. en-.
tire front portion Of tho Building, finished
In tan a color; ths columns , ~ lighter shedss
tho mating, rugs and cushions. % weii az
many pieces Of tho wicker furniture,
showing the same combination Of color.
names Of the Psnnsylvania commission.
Of which Governor D. H. Hastings Is
president; Lieutenant Governor Walter
Lyon. yice-president; State Treasursr 3.
n. Jackson, treasurer, and 7. J. Keenan,,
r., o6 the Pittsburg Press. secretary. The
executive committee consists Of J. Henry
Cochran, Alexander DempStsr, William 4.
Marshell. William Connsfl and Harvey H.
Hsbert: A male figure Of heroic sise In
ba0 relief above the frenlAce n the rnosf
striking feature Of the reception rooms.
WIFI q an olive olive branch in one hand. IN the
liberty. or snlishtenmsnt. whichever may
nns picturs Of william Penn In oil was 4
copied from the ORIGINAL painting In the
possession Of Robert Henry Allan, Of
Blackwell Hall. County Durham, England.
Among u. ,n.;r:yltiag 1r;ls;ia documents u,.-
played 10 the original indsntufe or Quit
sna ssa 2ssy S::S s' Z %n RI ss:: pSa: xS: z 1Ss
me. scroll work upon The indsnturs. is
most ole1o9ate and wen preserved, but
JanAes, have saeed - - 70 6s scarcely