Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-20
CAPITOL ARCHITECTURE.

The question of architecture for state
capitol buildings has been receiving some
attention from the press of the east, the
opinion being expressed that there is
altogether too much uniformity in etruc-
lures throughout the country, and the
time has arrived for new departure
and the introduction of something orig
inal in design. The point is we'll taken,
for it cannot be denied that most of the
capitols are modelled after that at the
national capital, central dome being
the predominating feature, This dis
cust ion calls to mind an incident that
occurred a good many years ago while
the state, war and navy department build
ing WAS being constructed. A. Is. Mul-
lett was then supervising architect of
the treasury and had made a radical in
nova1g in style in designing tho cd'ce
| About this time the state department
wing was being completed. Emily 5.
Briggs "Olivla," a Washington CORE
spondent of the Philadelphia prese, pub
| shcd a savage attack on the architec
ture of the building. 1t was shown
Nullett in the street by Il couple Of
frieLda while near the site. The trio
walked along discussing the attack until
| Executive avenue, on which 1t has
trout, was reached. AS they turned into
the avenue the architect ceased talking,
and raising his eyes took in the graceful
outlines of the finished portion and then
said II don't care a d n what olivia
or anybody else says, that will be the
handsomest building in this country eX-
cept the capitol" Then the topic was
dropped. The plan was daring depart
ure on the part Of the architect, but no
one disputes that it is handsome. From
this it follows that the competitors for
the Montana capitol should not be con-
fined to the orthodox central dome plan.
There is great excitement at Santa
Fe, n. NJ, over the discovery that Sena
tor Bricc of Ohio and Delegate Catron
of New Mexico have sncaked bill
through congress re-valldating 3GOO,oW
railroad bonds in the counties of Santa
Fe and Grant that had been declared
Z fraudulent by the United States su
prcme court. This Delegate Catror
who has aided in sadding the large deb
r upon the people of a portion of his terri
tory is the same gentleman whose mora
scnsibilities were so shocked at the idc;
of glove contest that he caused bill
:, to be rushed through congress in 2
hours prohibiting such exhibitions il
j. any of the territories. AS TIE TRInuN
y remarked at the time, there are diflercn
degrees Of morals, and the bond deal
T. rather good evidence that Tom Cairo
) is ittle short of the class that prevent
=" Il LEGISLATOR from stretching point I
n aid a rich corporation when money IL II
>. VOWED. lie is not that kind OF RI
y former.
C.. Tho Western Mining World, in
II Iengthy article, advances the opln'o
that the time has come when thcl
nj should be come regulation of railroads
Montana. IL mas an lucd LilHI poth pa
" aengcr and freight rates are excessive
~ q" the state, and that tho next legislatu
~ in pursuance Of it's constitutional rigt
should fix the charges, That somcthlI
in this line may 10 accomplished, Il
II World aupgeB's that during the car
paign, Legislative candidates should
il pip1ord ia WGrk for a lower and fair
- syetem OF carrying charges. The hint
good one, but why not carry it 81
further! There is no reason why t
,,.t state snd county conventions Of tbs st
eraI parties should not incorporate su
ort d proposition in their resolutions Al
thus bind the candidates 10 the policy