The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1909-04-01
NATIONAL HALL
California Plan For Big Building
In Washington.
STATES TO HELP THE FUNDS.
Los Angeles Chamber Of Commerce
Suggests Building to Be Used For
Exhibitions, Conventions and lnau-
auraI RaIls-Conaress to Be Seen.

suggests 6uuding to Be Used For
Exhibitions, Conventions and lnau-
oural Balls-Congress to Be Seen.
Following the plan of the southern
commercial congress for a permanent
home and exhibition building in Wash
ington, the Los Angeles chamber Of
commerce has preached a scheme for
a national building Of the same sort in
Washington that shall take in not only
exhibits from all of the states, terrific
ries and insular possessions, but shall
furnish an immense convention hall
and a room suitable for the inaugural
ball. The chamber has made arrange
ments for having the matter presented
to congress and has appealed to the
press Of the United States to spread
and foster the idea. The following is
the scheme outlined in the circular
that has been sent out:
'The idea is to erect in some central
location an imposing building in keep
ing with those recently constructed by
~ large TO house exhibits from every
state and territory, including Alaska,
and from the insular possessions Of
the United States; to give headquar-
tiers and display space to the national
conservation commission, to furnish a
home for the magnificent government
exhibit between its travel times and
to provide a national hall to be used
for conventions and special exposi-
tons. This convention hall, with it's
attendant reception rooms, committee
rooms, etc., could be used every four
years for the inaugural ball, thus saw
ing the embarrassment congress is
obliged to meet each time by turning
the pension bureau temporarily out of
to installing a new president of the
United States may have a fitting
finale.
"Such a building would involve an
enormous outlay, and the exposition
committee of the Los Angeles chamber
Of commerce, through its chairman,
James A. Foshay, suggests the follow
ture without seriously draining the
treasury of any of the interests to be
served.
1T is proposed that the congress Of
the United States should make sufi-
cient appropriation to take care of the
work as relating to the Philippine Is
lands, Guam, Porto Rico, Hawaii, etc.,
while each state and territory, includ-
ing Alaska, should make an %appropria-
ton similar to those made for tempo
rary expositions-say, from $4,000 to
100000 each. Appropriations could be
made in two installments, to be COW
cred by two annual budgets, thereby
working an easement in some cases
and enabling the states and territories
to make their appropriations larger.
"Outside Of the insular displays to be
established and controlled by the Unit
ed States government, the varied ex-
hibits, with their attendant lectures,
should be created, installed and main
tanned by the respective states and ter.
ritories through annual appropriations.
1.-THE second floor of the proposed
building should contain a convention
hall with a seating capacity of 10000
to IL, 1000, this hall to be fanked by re-
ception parlors, committee rooms, etc.
It could be arranged that this audito.
rum should b. reserved for the inau'
eural ball and other state functions and
be at other times open for conventions
and special expositions. The parlors
and committee rooms could ordinarily
be used as headquarters for the differ.
ent state and territorial associations
On the same floor there should be also
a cafe and possibly a reading room and
other conveniences which would of.
fer rest and refreshment to visitors
throughout the day and to employees
In their spare hours"