Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-04
To Create Building Fund.

The state owns siXty-threp acres Of the most valuable land In Little Rock at the new state capitol site This can no" be plated into city lots and sold for sum sufficient to pay all eXpe nses ot tearing down both build iIl$,s and leaving a healthy balance to apply on the building fund for the new
 Yes, we will lose tne splendid foundation at the site oi the uew cap itol. On the other hand it has been estimated that it will require s2Go, coo to grade and park the sixt5-three. acre site. This cost will be saved as the old site is already graded, and as the foundation. cos, less than slOO,- DOC, it wilt result in saving Of more than sloo.o0o
 We have convicts enough to work on both buildings at once. and this work could be accomplished in $ very short time. and at the minimum cos, for labor, which would be the prin- |cipal item In demolishing the struc- lure
 We can secure temporary quarters for the state officers in the South ern Trust building or elsewhere while the work is being done
 q When completed the new state capiol. located at the geographical center of Little Rock, rearing her beautiful dome heavenward, and with in plain view of every visitor to the city would De lasting monument to thelegislature which made this plan possible. It would be the crownins gldE of the city and state, erected and maintained on the historic site whGe our forefathors have made llt".s and transacted the states business for nearly seventy five years,
 Enthusiastic Over Plan. Snator Glover is enthusiastic over his plan, which, he believes, will pr0e the logical solution of 8 ques tion which :,as worried the legislators and people of the state for more than five years.
 t believe this is the middle ground on which al! can safely stand" h. said "lt sustains the contention c? Govrnor D0nagney th..t the buildine' is plsafe and must be built over. t brings the state ca.s!to! p'%s;@ andcost within the range Of the mo5c conervatiye legislator u. citizen, aN saving an immense amount Of mona# and creating pew revenue without taxlion It enables us to use cu. idla convicts for q year or two ca this work and solves that veXed problem for 9 .in.. It sustainA the contntion of all those people wao declre that we should not put an oths dollar into building which will be unsafe, and will sooner of later fall. It will enable us to cor rect those architectural mistakes and structural errors which, it is claimed, exist in the new building. Iii fact, t will solve the state capitol problem in it every phase, and give the peo- pie C Arkansas state capitol with in esy reach of every business house in te city of Little Rock. and Of easy access to persons coming to Little Rock on state business. Will Qiier Bill.
 T am now awaiting the report Q. the engineers who are investigating the condition of the new building. Y, as I believe. their report sustains that of Major Sewell, then l am going to put my ideas into a bill and pre- sent 1t to the senate.
 "I have talked with number oi senators and representatives. and believe the plan will meet with al most the unanimous support of the legislators and l am confident the people of Arkansas will approve Il.