The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-08
 :. Notable Extracts from { the Big Dailies' Corre- } spoEdents
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amounts have been spent on the hopse from time to time in lne last few years but scarcely enough to step the decay or time. until it Is .ow thou.nt to be aoso. lutely necessary to make ne repairs anu changes.
 The basement. which has long needed attention. will be reiioored, new piping and sewerage VIII be put In, and new plumbing throughout the house. hard- wood will rep:ace the soft p.le noors, and some of the mantel pieces put m tne house in the last few years. and which are not in keeping with the original arch lecture. will be replaced by nsndsomer and more suitable ones. The great TIT fany glass screen which divides the man entrance hal from the red corridor, VIII be removed and the grand entrance nail again be transformed into its former CO., lonial outline.
 None of the partitions will be removed except the ones on the upper noor o1 t3e north front. which divide the house mo exceedingly small and inconvenient bed rooms. The entrance at the mead ol inc east stairway, admitting guests into the hall now used for waiting visitors ana the ono dividing the public part Of the house from the private rooms. will be re- moved and changed. The east stairway will be continued to the top of the attic: which is now only accessible by way of the elevator or ladder. New elevators will be pu. in place, and the main stair way down which the President and cai'i- net come with such poinp for ofnciai re- captions will be changed somewhat
 The pillars in the east room will be sup planted by arches. and this room which now has a composite treatment in deco, ration of various schools and styles VII he turned into strictly colonial apart ment. The executive part of the mouse will undergo little change. with the eX- ception of removing the modern and tenn porary Improvements to which It mas nc.h treated upon the advent of several Presi- \ ..~ ( l.,A fAxxr
 Ii is the intention of President Roosc- welt to transform the White House into a colonial mansion. fully in keeping with the exterior. For this purpose only such deem absolutely necessary. but what IS done will be done in a manner to De lasting compliment to the taste oI Amer- ican architecture.
 Pr ,.dent Roosevelt has personally con- ducted the architects about the house from the basement to the attic number of times, and has given them to cleary understand that in no case is the nistoTic mart of the house to he disturbed. For several years little money has been spent fin keeping up repairs. and the carpets ana walls as well as some of the furniture, are in a dlapidated condition.
 One of the most necessary imprSVe- mcnts to he made Is new heating up- paratus for the entire house. Mrs. Me Kinley confined herself so much to her few private rooms, much of the time nef bedroom. that the changes in temperature from one part of the house to the otaer did not affect her. However, as soon as the new President went into the Whlte House with his young family. who occu- pied the whole place. It became necessary to resort 10 open fires to keep the mouse comfortable Il is thought the White House can be -e1dy for occupancy by December 1. and that parts of it will be in habitable condition long before
 As a necessary step towards the reno of tn was offered by Senator Allison. ana passed appro oriating S3O,000 for the con struction of @ small executive ofiice. so as to take all the clerks and offices out of the Write House permanently and ai- low the President to live upstairs ana use the lower floor for social and official functions.
 The new Executive Building will be To- eated just to the west and north or the conservatory. It will be constructed in entire harmony with the White House, and in order that 1t may not detract rom the lines of the historic Executive Man will be built of brick. and the ceilings wil: be lofty and the rooms broad With dimensions approximately of ooXloo rect, all on one floor. 1t will furnish abunoant room for the Presidents ofhce. the Work- rec ms of his Secretary. Cabinet-room or ficial reception room, library. telesrarh office. and storage for files.
 The new Executive Building will pc temporary. but al the same tiiiic II Nhi be h. entire harmony with the rest of the White House grounds. The entrance will be in what is known as Executive Ave nue, between the White House and the State, War and Navy Building. Such separate structure has long been dreamed of. but Congress has never before taken the necessary steps to relieve the White House of the extraordinary pressure or executive business which was gradually destroying the famous old mansion and making it a common gathering place for needy politicians and tireson1e beggars of one kind or another, who absolutely deprived the President of the United States of the domestic privacy which ev- cry man needs
 The new building can be built within ninety days. it Is said, and Senator All- son wisely provided an additional appro- priation of SIC 900 for new furniture In ad- dition to that which has historic associa- tions and which. of course, will be car ried to the new building by the Presi- dent. With the removal of the executive offices the capacity of the White House as home will be fully doubled and there will be an addition to the dignity and the privacy of the official reception rooms on the first floor.