The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21
BULLOCK HALL
At JAMESTOWN
GEORGIA STATE BUILDING
Suggestion of Nr. Mitchell Has
Touched President Roosevelt.
Original Furniture Used.

Mr. w y. Mitchell OF Atlanta. the
president OF the Gr'reio commission TO
the jamestown Tcrcentcnnial Exposition
some time ago suggested that repro
ductiou OF the famous old Buuoch Hat
tho homo OF President Rooscvolt's mother.
be made upon tho jamestown Exposition
grounds and used as the Georgia State
building. The suggestion seems t. be
meeting with general favor IN Atlant
and throughout the State. Both the At
anta Constellation anl the Evening Jour
nal favor the scheme ana urge the adon-
ton Of AR. Mitch,Is plan
Before making the suggestion President
Mitchell visited Roswell. in company WITH
Mt. Thornton Maryo = thoroughly CONF
potcnt architect formally ~ Virginia. ami
they report that "a careful Investigation
developed thN~-oct t.at the building can
be reproduced in gas entirety. oven wish
many OF the interestiag surroundings.
Original Furniture.
M Mitchell has become enthusiastic
on the subject. and in making his inves-
legations az Roswell Do has found some
Of the original furniture used hy Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt mother. which re pro-
poses 70 secure Tor use 'n the building.
should q be erected lie also proposes
10 secure from Roswell roots OF vioiotS
from Bulioch Han and cuttings of tho
shrlbbery 10 DE forced in hot houses
front of the building ~ Jsmestovu.
showing % the many thousands of visitors
who win seek ogt Che Georgia building
an exact reproduction ~ th!s noted resi-
dence.
lttia moro taan n,tv years
ried in the front room % Bal
ioch Han 90 Theodore Roosevelt
father The Atlanta Journal SAYS a PEI
sonal friend az tho mother ~ the PRES
dent describes hor as being above all else
typical Southern woman with the
beauty and graciousncss that distinguish
cd her land The nr-ral also saws.
AS piece % an aitectu-e. Pui,.h Hal
wound he one % the most attractive on
the exposition grounds. and ln addition 90
this would be distinctly Southern 70 IS
the typical mansion of a1te-heilum times.
spacious old house with cool -erandas.
poric columns. broad winding stairway.
fTepiaces big enough for The rest Yule
log and a pervading air 0f comfort and
good cheer. Should the comm ssio1ers
adop; Mr.. Autchers suggestion. Il Is
kelly that they will follow hls ideas ~tlu
further. and on the duplicated spot where
Miss Bulloch stood when she became she
bride ~ the Presidents father infav a
Georgia nag % rosal-s made from Cie0--
sia marble. and on the spot where ti,e
Presidents father stood that night "a f.ar
of The national governments"
President Roosevelt Touched.
just year aro President Roosevelt
spent a dsv in this CITY or HIS way to
Roswell 20 VISIT che old home ~ ms
mother which az that time he had never
seen only "a c-~ days ago tho pteside-.
wrote o. ST. Mitchell isanktr .i-n OR
,te suggestion The letter IS az .,'iov.
Aiy Dear Nj Mitchell.
need 1aI Gay say how much touched
and pleased 7 WAS rv +fs- t~or,s..io-, b.,
produce my mothers old .or,o e..
Jamestown. Whatever The decision g. t.e
-afte- -.-r f1tllv Dee. allow mo 20 thank
most warmly for your suggestion