The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-22
GEOGRAPHIC SCULPTURE
Model Of the United States May Be
Made in the Near Future.

MdIG IN tfS wear
An exact model Of the United States
on scale OF two and a half inches 70
the mile is one Of the possibilities OF the
future as an added attraction 70 the
national capital. While the possibility Is.
strictly speaking. as yet only In the air.
IL nevertheless has some jealous advo-
Gates who see in IL not only great
educational function. but a feature OK
attractiveness to the people OF The ooun-
try not equaled by any piece OF natural
scenery.
II will be recalled that several years
ago there was a project OF an outdoor
map OF the United States on the Potomac
fats. through which visitors could walk
as through parlorg Bills were intro
duced in Congress for this project by
Senator Cannon OF Utah. The idea was
also advocated by Gardiner Hubbard
who was president OF the National Geo
graphic society.
The present plan. however, contem-
plates much more perfect reproduction
than would be possible in an outdoor
map. The country would be reproduced
in exactly the same manner as the city
OF Washington has been IN the models
prepared by the park commission and
now on exhibition in the congressional
library This scheme carried out accur-
ately and delcately would make II pos
sihle TO reproduce every building. road
bridge. and railroad IN the United States
as wen as the physical features OF this
country.
A model or this character and on the
same scale is now being made OF Swift
zerIand This model vii be the first on
a large scale OF what is known as the
new school Of matchmaking. The new
idea differs from the old In that Il elm
mates the exaggeration OF certain lines
which were supposed 10 be necessary
in order TO convey 10 the eye the impress
sion a person supposedly gets by seeing
the original object. To accomplish this
the scale Of elevations had to be made
different from that Of the surface model
Cd, which fact has tended 70 destroy
popular confidence IN the accuracy Of the
old models.
The new modelling T. really "geograph-
ic sculpture" as some OF its devotce.
call H. II aims at absolute accuracy
and is made possible through the per
fection IN map-making and Of dry-piate
photoFra ply. There Is no attempt az
exargcration OF elevations or any other
illusion. Tho new park commission mod
els are examples Of the new school only
on a considerable larger scale than that
proposed FOR the model q me country.
u would be necessary % house this
model IN a well lighted building. which
would have 20 be about 81 feet long ard
half rs vide Visitors could see 81 ~
walking over glass paths. These paths
would be made II sliding supports. cap
able Of being pushed Sideways. 20 az 20
allow OF an inspection q The whole sur
face.
one Of the possibilities o. such a model
which would make Il appeal r. states
men as a practical proposition wouid b.
that Of having an section desired re-
moved and replies reproductions made.
as Neil ~ changes made in The model
20 SUIT changed conditions. which might
occur at am time These replies sections
conid be made ~ paper pulp oT other
Hight substances ard used ga schori 7erk-
just as the maps q The Eeogra1hioal sur
vey are now done. and solf cost
-f1yshiuRtoa Star.