The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-04-12
IN CAPITAL
No More Bad Art TO Be Allowed
In Washington City.
MALL is CENTER OF SCHEME
Spring Has Come TO the Potomae, and
Birds, Trees and Flower Beds Are
Beautifylna the PARKS
and Streets.
by GEORGE CLINTON.

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ington worthy capital are being push
cd vigorously. when the Lincoln me
mortal dispute Is ended other matters
less controversial In nature will be
taken up and decision made. II Ia not
yet definitely decided Just what form
the memorial to Abraham Lincoln will
take. but tho chances favor the cree
ton Of some lasting stone memorial
near tho Potomac river. virtually at.
the head " what Is called Tho Mall,
This Mall. by the way. IL beau
tiiul place. Eventually II will extend
from point on the river opposite
Georgetown straight through TO the
capitol II has a wide extent today,
uuhrokcn except by the Washington
monument, some government buildings
and by great trees Bcforo long. II Is
the firm belief OF men charged with
the beautlfying Of tho city. that all tho
business buildings on the south side OF
Pennsylvania avenue will be removed
and that there will be one great gov
ornmnnt park extending from the ave
nue. 10 the river and from the capitol
to tho Lincoln memorial.
This Ia spring In Washington. II was
a late spring. but II came finally. and
with II on Its march up tho Potomac
came the birds from tho south. who In
stantly took up temporary. and In some
caAes. permanent. residence In Rock
Creek park This beautiful park will
enter into the scheme OF the compre,,
hensivo beautifying scheme Of the city.
Eventually there will be a broad park
belt. virtually surrounding the capitol
Of the nation. when II il understood
that In the city itself there are n score
or more Of small parks. and that every
avenue and nearly every street has Its
double line OF shade trees. some ade-
quato idea can be obtained OF the
eventual beauty OF this Potomac city.
No More Monstroslty Monuments.
Every EFFORT will be made TO prevent
the erection In Washington Of any
more "monstrosity monuments" Some
OF the public memorials erected here
in honor Of men dead and gone are
an honor neither TO tho sculptors. to
the people. nor TO the men whose deeds
they are supposed to commemorate,
/. Almost anything in tho old days In the
way Of monument used 10 pass the
h eonsora Of art. To-day II Ia virtually
3 impossible TO get anything by the crit.
!. les except that which Ia emilently
I worthy. for the board OF approval II
o composed OF men who know excellence
o when they meet H.
}. Volumes have been written about
q tho art" OF sthtuary Hall In the cap.
O itol. II IA probable that all the mar
Il bio and bronze memorials there are
/. there TO stay. for II would be regard
ed perhaps as an insult to the legis
o lators OF the states which voted these
y memorials TO suggest that they be
}. taken out and replaced by othera
h Nature will beautify Washington In
h few days. No statuary IL needed here
4 10 make the city beautiful IN late March
0 and all OF April May and June The
,. trees on the avenues largely are flow
q er bearing, II may be said that all
y trees blossom. but those In the main
/ In Washington are Of kind which
n bear blossoms OF size and fragrance
@ The small parks from now on will
. be flower beds with q constant success
= sion OF changes Of coverlids The
D crocuses come. then the hyacinths
y then tho tulips. and then the flowers
4 OF midsummer in constant change and
> always In profusion.
! Two Bold Senators.
I When Gen. Winfield Scott Han.
cock ~ presidential candidate
4 said tho tarin II local issue"
he said what since has proved
TO be true, although. as everybody
knows. he was laughed az at the time
! for his lack OF appreciation OF the
} real facts In the case" There are
other local issues besides the tarin
and chief among them Ii the matter
Of public buildings for tho cities.
towns and villages OF the country
1 This matter Just now Is engaging the
attention Of the United States sen.
ate. although In haste let II be said
that the senate In In no wise anxious
TO have the subject pressed upon H.
lew days ago Senators Lea ana
Kenyon. one Democrat and the other
, Republican. acting together. asked
I for reconsideration Of bills which had
been presented by other senators for
the erection Of public buildings In two
or three small towns In the west
, The action Of these two senators was
bold and unprecedented. Tor be II
known that the senators by agreement
4 In the past have not been In the habit
Of interfering with one anothers at.
tempts to secure hne pOstoiiices. fine
federal court buildings and fine Gus.
toms houses tor the towns OF their
home states.
by sort OF joint agreement the
senate has allowed its members to do
pretty much az they chose In the pub
lie building appropriation matter. the
, thought being apparently, III don't
interfere With another senator, the
other senator won't interfere with me
when want something Of like kind
done"
Public buildings bills are no re-
specters OF parties Whether the Re.
publicans or the Democrats are In
control Of either house. the public
buildings bill nearly always gets It's
innings, Postotiices and court houses