Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-12
GOVERNORS PRESENT.

Following Is a list Of the governors
present:
G. W, Atkinson West Virginia. d. w.
Bloxham, Florida, represented by Col
F. g. Brown; a. a. Barnes. OklahO-
ma. d. W. Jones. Arkansas: j. A..
Mount, Indiana, G. S. Thomas, Colora-
DO, h. W. Tunnel, Delaware; H. NJ,
Shaw, Iowa; LleWellyu Powers, Maine,
r. W. Rollins, New Hampshire f. w.
Voorhees,. New Jersey j. H. Taylor
Virginia. NJ A. OterO. New Mexico, $.
Steuenberg Idaho; Governor stone.
Pennsylvania f. Scofold. Wisconsin,
ID. L. Russell North Carolina, Theo-
dore Roosevelt. New York. A. 5. Lee,
South Dakota. y. o. Murphy Arizona
William Gregory, Rhode Island, j w.
Smith. Maryland; VIM. Crane, Massa-
chusetts. ". W. Heard Louisiana;
Governor Stephens Of Missouri was
r..r ntcd BY GOyernOr-elect poCkery
ana the acknowledgement Governor
S,icknoy OF Vermont was represented
by Adjutant General W. H. Gilmore.
The following cX-governors also We're
present. Lloyd LoWndes, Maryland; A.
s. Bushnell. Ohio. A. W, Fly, Texas
a. A. Markham California
Benton McMillen, Tennessee, who had
Gene on 20 attend the celebration, re-
celVed "a telegram this morning an
rouncing the death OF his father in
Kentucky and after paying his respects
O. the President and explaining the
cause Of his departure 20 the local COM
mittee, left on the first train for home,
MODEL OF THE NEW MANSION.
Following the reception Col Theodore
Bingham H. s. A., superintendent OF
public buildings and grounds exhibited
his model OF the proposed enlargement
OF the executive mansion, and explained
It's details
OF all the records he had been able 10
find of extensions that prepared under
the supervision Of the late Mrs Harl-
son came nearest he said, 20 fulfilling
certain guidlns principles considered as
necessary To De- followed. Mrs. Harri-
sons plans he said. consist. In word,
Of buildings about the size of the pres
ent house '0 -nr ep ..'' ana one
on On. pa.t side u' &c.. t.. House
grounds. conrac. ! 90 the -.-sent man
sion J.. ."' ,i WIN .ae quadrangle
being completed by rebuilding the con-
servat0rics at the south end Of the
grounds Perhaps the most striking adj
vantage OF this plan is that IL quite
maintains the present ODenness TO sun
and toward the south and sOuthwest-a
vital necessty-and preserves the beau
tlful view 10 the south as unobstructed
as Il Is today This plan leaves the
present mansion unchanged the extern
sions beginning on the prol0ngatons Of
the main corridors. Architectural har-
mony has been preserved owing TO the
lrtr.agfFtrf 81 Fha nzsfRnrftuu la tho
the present building is not dwarfed
Careful but not final estimates on the
extensions proposed amount 10 ST. 100000
including partial furnishing.
MIR. MFARLANDs ADDRESS.
Hon. II. b. Mcfarland, president OF
the board Of commissioners Of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, then delivered an adj
dress on "The Development Of the Dis
trict During the Century lS0O-l9OO."
Although many good citizens have
regretted that in the national capital
taxation without representation is the
principle OF government he said. 1T Is
generally admitted that for the District
OF Columbia the present form OF gov
eminent Is the best possible
Free from the slightest suspicion Of
scandal. successive boards of commits
lsoners OF the highest character have
administered the affairs OF the district
more efficiently and economically than
the affairs Of any other American
municipality have been administered
and TO such general satisfaction that
there has been no lasting criticism
GOV sHAW's SPEECH
Gov. Shaw, of Iowa. closed the speech
making at the white House with an adj
dress on THE Development Of the
states During the Nineteenth Century
Destiny or mans wisdom, call 1t
what you will" he said, has placed
both Asia and the islands OF the sea
under American tuition and has made
the flag OF freedom the harbinger OF
better things TO eight thousand millions
OF people the natural distribution point
for whose more than twenty-five humid
red millions commerce is under the
sovereignty OF the United States.
"To be a citizen OF the United States,
commissioned to instruct strange and
ancient people in things new and In
ways righteous and I'm acts honorable,
and 10 be ansverable 20 the world and
10 God for results should inspire not
pride. but humility, and should demand
OF the least and OF all the exercise Of
greatest wisdom