Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-13
S|A|E 70 REVEL N ART
Six Oil Painted Panels for the
Capitol Authorized to Cost
100000
FAIR COMMISSION WANTS THEM
Plan Suggested for Capitol Commission
to Have Paintings Made Immediately
and Loan Them for Iowa Building at
the st. Louis Fair-lowa Could Look
"SweIl."
snecial TO Times-Republican.

Special to imes-Republican.
| Des Moines, Nov. 13.-There is an
other Iowa idea in relation to the st.
Louis exposition, or Iowa's head
quarters building at the exposition,
which will enable the Hawkeye state,
lie it is carried out to the fullest ex-
| tent to outstrip any other state OF the
union in the matter of having hand
somely decorated building at the ex-
position. There has been more or less
mild criticism of the commission for
| having determined upon such large
ipenditure for building at the expos
iition and proportionally less for the
!, exhibits which are to represent What
Iowa is, and it is desired that the DEC
Grafton of the Iowa building shall be
! done as cheaply as possible, for the
contract for the building is to be let
without decoration. Now 1t is proposed
THAT the exposition commission ana the
lstate capitol commission work together
in harmony and the one make temper
i ary use of some Of the decorative ma
iterial designed for the use of the other.
! For instance. the capitol commission
has authority to expend about slo'ooV
! each for six decorative panels to aoofn
+ the wallis of the great hall at the heah
1 of the grand staircase in the Iowa cap
itol. There Is no provision as to When
this shall be done, but the commission
is at work on the repairs ana COM
tpletion of the capitol before the decor. :.
i alton is begun. At the same time IT
is considered desirable that the general
plan of the decoration be adopted some
time next year and that contracts Snail
/ be let for some of the canvases FOR
| the decoration long before they are
really to be placed in position. II 1t
can be done these costly panels anu
other similar decorative pieces Will be
1 finished before the exposition at st
4 Louis opens and the panels Will be
s5s54gslefT to the yasea commission to dec
crate the Iowa building In this Way
I it may be possible that Iowa can show
a S50,O0G building with 100000 worth
of decorations therein-and astonish
the visitors from the soothing eastern
art centers at the lavish manner in
which Iowa INDUCES in art decoration.
The matter will be taken up at an
early meeting of the capitol commits
sion.
1 The capitol commission has been en-
gagged thus far in making repairs on
the state capitol. Altho work on the
state capitol was suspended only about
fifteen years ago it is found that the
entire exterior will have to be gone
over inch by inch and extensive re-
pairs made. The commission may ex-
pend $12,500 in these repairs before
! July next A large force of men is
at work under direction of William
Grawshaw, who was one of the super
Iintendents engaged in the construction
work on the capitol. Last month the
| pay roll for the commission on this
work amounted to over $500. The WIN
dows are being repaired and the frames
painted and the supports Of the roof
are being rearranged and repaired. In
| the meantime the plans for the new
building to be used as a warehouse
! are being prepared. This will be built
on the site of the present greenhouse
across the street from the state capitol
and adjoining the heating plant The
front will be somewhat in the form,
| of a colonial front, ornamental and
unique This building is badly needed
and will be constructed early next
| year.
| The Oelwein people are keeping
watch on Gov. Cummins just now.
| 1t is up to him to start their new SUI
perior court by appointment of some
Fayette county man for judge. A prop
osition has been made to the governor
to the effect that he shall leave it to
q primary election to be held by the
| republicans in OelWein at an early
date. The governor is in something
| of a dilemma as to who he shall appoint
for the new judge, as there are a num-
ber of active candidates who are pref
I, ty evenly matched as for strength and
fitness, but he is not likely to take to
the plan of allowing the people to in
dulge in fighting it out at primary
| election. 1t would be quite easy for
a lot of democrats to go into the pri
mary and by concentrating their force
get the largest vote for their man while
republicans would scatter and lose out.
Mr.. Governor will settle it himself
| The Burlington railroad company had
been so slow about commencing work
in making the new route which runs
thru the state grounds at the institution
for the feeble minded at Glenwood that
it was almost expected the plan had
| been abandoned, but the state board
has been informed of the actual COM
mencement of work in the vicinity of
| the state grounds so that there Is now
no doubt that the new route will be
built. AT first the members of the state
board and Superintendent Powell were
very much opposed to having the rail
road run thru the state property. The
cars would be run very close to i'm
Iportant buildings and fine grove would
be ruined by the deep cut thru it. But
there are some compensations which
nave been eXacted of the company
| in the contracts which have been signed
mp. The company will save to the state.
many dollars annually in cost of haul
| ing coal and supplies to the institution
lby having siding on the state grounds.
iThe new depot Of the Burlington will be