Cañon City record., 1905-04-27

feet 1t is to occupy the entire square
lying southeast of and diagonally op-
posite the capitol. 1t will be three
stories in height and when completed
will contain 1856 Offices, which are to
be forever dedicated to the use of mem
bers of the house of Representatives.
Mr.. Woods in providing SO large a
number of rooms has taken into ac-
count the possible demands Of the fu-
ture, and his arrangements are such
that If in twenty or forty years from
now the membership of the house
should undergo such an increase as to
require additional offices they can be
provided by adding another story to
the building without impairing its
architectural beauty.
The building is to be classic in style,
with an abundance of ornamentation.
The b street front is to be elaborate,
having thirty-four columns In pairs.
The main rotunda will be one of the
architectural and artistic glories of the
building. 1t will be elaborately dec
GRATED in bronze, marble and decora-
tive plaster, and its otherwise splendid
effects will be heightened by a monu-
mental staircase.
The interior arrangements of the
building have been designed solely
with view to constituting It an ideal
workshop for members of the house
There is to be caucus or assembly
hall 81 by 81 feet, which will be dedi.
Gated to the uses Of the party organiza-
tons of the house.
Another splendid feature of the build.
ing will be Its dining hall on the sec
ond floor. In the northeast corner, fac
ing the Congressional library. This
will be one of the finest rooms of its
kinds in the country and probably will
be hailed as a deliverance by IegfsIa-
tors, who have suffered from the in
adequate accommodations of the pres
ent basement restaurant. The kitchen
Is to be located In the attic over the
dining room, an arrangement that will
preclude the possibility of burdenins
the atmosphere with the odors Of cook
ing.
The building is to have barber shop,
bathrooms and heating and ventiIat-
ing plant that will be as perfect as
money can purchase. There are to be
twelve elevators, located in groups at
the various entrances to the building
or four more than are now installed
In the capitol. There are to be slow
elevators for the older members Of
the house and fast elevators for those
who like to be shot up and down at
lightning speed.
Members Of the house will doubt.
less try to receive as many Of their
callers as possible in the oflce build.
ing. and thus put an end to the prac-
tce Of meeting strangers and friends
in the corridors Of the house. This
practice has grown to the proportions
of gigantic imposition upon the pa
uence and generosity of representa-
bves, and there is no doubt that II
interferes seriously with the business
Of the house. 1t is proposed to install
corps of messengers and ushers In
the new building. whose duty It will
be to escort visitors to the rooms of
the representatives.
There is to be a telephone switch
board which will permit connection
with every office, a postoffice In the
basement through which members will
receive their mail fully an hour earlier
each morning than it can be delivered
to them at the present time and enough
other conyeniences to cause present
and future legislators to bless the
name Of Uncle Joe" Cannon, who con-
ceived the idea Of constructing the
building.
Mr.. Woods is especially proud of the
fact that the building. as 1t Will appear
when completed. is merely refine
ment of the original drawing which
he submitted to the commission. con-
sisting of Speaker Cannon and Repre-
sentatives Hepburn Of Iowa and Rich
ardson of Tennessee.