The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-08
NEW CAPITOLS BUILDING.

The people Of Utah are building a
new State Capitol. TT is, therefore, of
some interest to note what other States
are doing In similar construction.
The State Of Missouri is building
new Capitol, but so far as appears
there is nothing in any way distinctive
or especially noteworthy in the con-
struction of that Capitol
The State Of Wisconsin is also build
ing new Capitol, but it has some spe,
cial features. 1t will have the fourth
highest dome in the world, with a
height from The ground of 269 feet
woman, which will increase the total
height to 2S7 feet. The three domcs
which arc higher than this arc those
Of st. Peter s Cathedral at Rome, $50
feet, the Duomo at Florence, SO feet,
and the National Capitol at Washing
ton, 3071& feet. Tho dome Of the new
Wisconsin Capitol is more than 104
feet in diameter 1t is constructed Of
concrete, reinforced with $500 tons of
steel, with an exterior wall made Of
5000 tons of white granite. In order
to place the main steel girders, each
of which weighs 90 tons, it will be
necessary TO erect Il square steel tower
through the center with derricks which
can be moved from corner to corner
This dome alone will cost $2,500,000,
and, as the total estimate for the en-
tire Capitol is S6,000,000, it will be
seen what pains and expense are taken
to get something distinguished, some
thing worth while, something that will
attract attention and be source Of
admiration to all onloollers and the
pride Of the State.
The State Of Utah is also construct
ing new State Capitol which bids
fair to be credit to it and to all
concerned, provided there is no skimp-
ing. There is here also an opportunity
to provide something distinctive, some
thing that will draw the special atten-
tion of experts, Of the travelling world,
and will be a pride to every citizen
Of the State. Here, also, is the OPP
portuniby to obtain something not only
distinctive, but unrivaled in the world.
We refer to the proposition of Mr..
Wells to provide a colonnade of mono
llths, that will present a beautiful sight
in themselves and that will be made
the means of presenting topical
sketches of the history Of the State
1t is an opportunity which the Capitol
Commission should avail itself of, and
which the people Of the State should
respond to with a pressure that will
be irresistible. We believe that the
ordering of this colonnade would be
approved by the people. The best
opportunity to get this colonnade would
probably be to take the Vermont gran
ite, but it is now stated that there is
an opportunity to use Utah granite in
this colonnade of monoliths. These
columns can be gotten here at home,
it is said, and Utah materials can be
used throughout in the colonnade.
We therefore strongly favor, as we
navy uOuC AtlStOiuit5 lnS putting III
of this great colonnade, the like Of
which cannot be seen in any building
in the world. It will be something
entirely unique, something that Utah
will have for her own, and that is not
in the least likely to be duplicated
anywhere else. The splendid dome of
the Wisconsin State Capitol is est-
mated to cost S2,50o,Ooo, or more than
40 per cent of the total cost Of the
building. 1t is put on to give distinc-
tion and a rarity to the strnc-
ture- This great coonnade sug-
gested for the Utah State Capitol would
cost not much, If any, over $125,000.
The opportunity to get this great and
unique attraction is ready, it will cost
so little and it will be such glorious
feature Of the Capitol, that we trust
there will be neither difference of opin-
ion nor delay in closing with the propo-
sition to have the colonnade.