The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-07
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Tie G4sstion of expansion faces orr
e5nsrasanen Az Washington. and tta
whous going 0gs@e of tie city q,
sex and one may at ogre set bls
mnd at rest for ID "a not al Issue 81
aanexing mors territory aae has ID
do Wits Ito anne1lng of tie new con-
8eesoaaE buadas2z 20 the capitol
Building There has been ID conrse Of
eoratrretion for several years row
tro rev structures f1r Ese 0g tie
members d the horse 81 representa-
fSgec, aaa senators. and ncw the pro-
5ert N 81 foot to extend the front cf
tie capitol 6oildlag aad connsct these
Two structures waleA stand en either
side The material uaed wouid be
marble u match Tile face of the Drss-
srt capitol building and woald make
Of the e2pisol building vast and
magnificent structure fax beyond the
dreams ef the designers of the orig
-vai structure
The t99 apartment buildings. as
ehsy ARE called, for Tine hoase ard
senate ngFa5ers, are splendid struc-
seFes. ard when completed uiN have
eost 1850 900 apiece. They flank the
ea5it5i III EITHER SIDE several hundred
feet distant, and this space II Is pro
posed IL FIJI up ~ extending the caDi-
kol structure itaed.
These wings already are for tie *
e8aaiye 0se of congressman, assa win
pe devotea wholly to me personal con.
venieEce ana comfort of their Iegig
lasiye occupants. who viii be sur
fo9nde6 by every Imaginable luxury.
IN effect. they viii be huge hotels.
saeh of them occupying more ground
than the WaldoffAsforia ln View
York, though not 20 tail; and the din.
ing rooms wlll be o. a great scale and
very handsome though guests" viii
b. n liberty b have their meals sery.
"a 10 their rooms. by messengers on
the government payroll and IN uni.
form, II they 40 desire Also, there
viii be magnificent barber shops; and.
indeed The Only regular hotel feature
lacking viii be bedrooms, all of the
apartments being intended for day.
time nee mereiy--a fact which. meyer.
fheiess. viii not bar occupants from
utilizing their quarters Tor sleeping
purposes II they WISH.
The two baildihga. which are or
white magbie. are exactly alike Ia re.
a0ect ID fhylr exterior. and will not
differ much 30 far AZ their interior IL
concerned FIanking the capitol at
eiihef ed. they form with he latter.
a0 harmonious architectural whole
the great doiss dominating the group
Is the central feature. It would SUI
fec. then. 70 gige 4 description VI one
III order ~ convey q satisfactory idea
Uf both save for one Or Two differ
enees relating particularly "a the mum
her Of rooms, In the southern fats
allotted 70 The lower house. there viii
Dc 40 foomson for each represen-
tatlve On the other hand, IN the
northern fats the same amount Of
SPACE comprising the whole of the
three aoors) win be- occupied by 30
apartments
Now at the present time there are
IN lhe h6sHe 2ei members and dele
gates; 30 that 10 rooms VIII be left
oyer fof a future margin. In the sen
ate there are 90ao that quarters for
sight additional senator's from possible
future states will Be available. But
Il @iii ;le obscryed, tho smaller nun
bef of senators makes u practicable
n supply them with much more com
modious quarters. and. 80, while each
4eDsseufaelye wllI have only one
room. there VIII BE- for each senator
lin apartment, IN the proper sensy Of
the word comprising room ~ him.
self, slightly smaller room for his
secretary. and bathroom
These senatorial apartments. Of
course. vii be- very handsomely dec.
Grated and furnished A small army
~ uniformed messengers viii be at
hand to furnish the requisite service
and, with private staircaaes and pFi-
vate elevators for the exclusive use Of
me weaferg 0f the toga. the whole
outfit win be Of the most comfortable
not TO say luxurious, description. A
furnished private apartment IN a
white marble palace, with rent and all
sorts Of incidentala paid for BY the
government. h not BY any means to
4 .be Anee- " ai W to speak
4 n. ss i@ir notion of tha magni.
lsude u o. S'gueiafes IN question f.
oOnvoyed ~ .ls0 statement that each
VA thnm occupies an entire block, and
|on Iis four sides Lpa a total frontage