The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03
Speaker. Chair I.aol and Stone. old
Capfrpl

Growing EleAmead.s central hill
IAc STATE Capital has been 10. ore
hundred ana ,ven:y-twa years tie
executive Gaa legislatures Of Virginia
caeeessire Legislatures hsve ne, With
IN Us A.lis. sad memories Of events
t-suEht With the creates, ,-npo-; 20
she StA;s A-d 10 tie nation e!us,s.
aeou: It
II Ire po-s;oas wA.aa aare beer
sdded il. .eeeat yes-s 20 TIE original
saasePraas q Thomas Jerersoa. The
General Assembly q isi. VIII NEE,
on January - mex, P.oessly 10
e'her sest o: government OF the West
err Hemisphere csa e,k.. TO - me
scene OF SO many historic events, 4ad
certain! 20 ore ot tie Sor;a ca re-
Sa'o IS us eqGE! amy oi1ey SPOT hal
sho.t.lved government
Jef.rson's Ideal.
he v!siIo.s who csay come 10
Richmond from 81 parts u the void
are aei only IMPRESSED win The his
rory which :Ae CEp3tol recalls. hut
lew OF tfs:n tsu 10 remark upo1 me
eear'y -of ne structure Ead Of is
surroundings. A-LsLs generally .Erres
~:ih the opinion % -hoz-As jefferson
VINO was eatTaaeta by The appearance
o. The Aatsen 2uE.-e, o: va!ca the
splIai Is neh-ly com2iete copy.
here ! an he wrote occe. "raztnr
whole hours aI The Mzlso.. cu.-rt l3rs
s lover et his mistress"
IL IS solercA; .trs-Esels ,hs-
detsiitd Official description OF ,hs
capitol ass ever been G!scoys-.6 i
would seem ihsi the Commissioners
who had the building IN sAg-re ~
these Days @! ost= Et.,u; such th5-rs
would have made report whi.h o,,13s
&c now loesIed IN the z:ea.ves ~,
no ~Htten CT printed description AZ
ISIS, or u y does, & has 20. been To-
Gated
Asked for Papers
On March q. 1880. one If n. .orsas
81 the General Assembly 1Esst-3 !. ,as.
oinuon requesting ;hA .Lt.5-rsv-r-e--
ersi 10 inquire ia:o TIE ,!;le ID II.
Saaitoi Square p!cps.;y held ~ ne
STATE. and 20 procure I'll poss!b!s orig.
mai papers -at reason TO- trts -
Quest is not known, bat. co-sy54-f-r
me times, II may DC co.5es;.red 80
II been COMPLIED Win acre nrt-
hhSe been brought 10 Light some *.
eeeains!y interesting material aut ~
have been hlsd
There are, OF coa:sx. sources >. =
formation which teai directly ~ ia.
directly or the sub!kc; ge:hEps 80
most interesting Of tAese AZ. sr--t.
fized IN ar article writer Il. lt-3 ~
the late Colonel Shtrw.rg McRz 80 49,
state Library, whose :u3E=iszt i. 90
orally respected
Asked for Advice.
In JeneTson's OWE writings ~,
TO be found much ;ha, I. UIu-s-s,+-
He tena how he was w-!:,to - .
a1ss, while IDia.sie. 10 Franz. ~ 80
director. wAo asd t&sa .rpo.ctt.s -.
enild Capitol. ask.aE 70. III. sST5..
lie thought th!s, lie says q geo5 en-.
portunity TO introduce Inc e1a-r7A :,
architecture IN the classic style 9. "a.
tdui;y. Acting upon ;A.s !cs n.
xncords the proposition .hst -.
Maison ouhrre OF S!srne. was ..n-s.
ed as tina most Perfect MODE! q wb.-
miGht be called cubic architecture.
Mr.. jefferson the-eupo, krt5{.a >,
~. Cferisseuit, who had ..ut,,s-.s
]. drawings OF the antiquities G. ,S;y-,..
3 20 have made model In s.ucco. .ss-.-
ing only the order FROG. Co-ir,h,sp II
Ionic on account CT the d!:!!eu!.y ~
Z Corinthian ca pitfalls Il y.e!det v-.,t
reluctance" wrote Jefferson ";n 49,
taste OF Cierisssuit In preference Ia
tha more modern capitol Of ScE.D,E.
TO the more noble capitol Of nu.3
guilty. He also records how he drew
Z tho plans Tor che interior so rs 70 a..
rcmmodatc the Legislative. judicial srt
executive departments. ana arrange!