The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-22
WILL BEGIN WORK
SOON AS POSSIBLE
Senator Cullom Hurrying Plans
for Erection of Lincoln Memo
rial in Washington.

Washington, March e1.--Thc United
States government Will soon he in
want Of builder for the Lincoln
memorial according TO statement
made to-day by former senator shelby
NJ. Cullom. who during the last days
OF former Presidcnl Taft's admins
tration was made resident commits :
sioner In Washington in charge OF the
construction OF the memorial
Nj. Cullom has made arrangements
10 open temporary offices for the
work OF tho memorial in the Capitol.
"a quarters adjoining those OF Elliott
GODS. superintendent of the Capitol
building Later on, he states. he eX
poets 10 obtain the use Of rooms not
9th ,rwise wanted In the Senate office
building
we are somewhat handicapped,
Nj. CIllom said to-day. by the fact
,i' tho sundry civil bin. containing
tho first appropriation OF s3Ou. 900 to-
lard the memorial. did not become a
law ~ the last session. II having been
vetoed by tn President, as VIII be
i=rellcd. because i, contained what he
called some class legislation
This diiilcuity however. am in
formed, VIII soon be remedicd. as
members OF the House tell me they
expect To- pass q sundry civil bill con
tainiug our appropriation shortly ar
ter the extra session OF Congress con
veaes.
In the meantime. am obtaining a
srea, many samples OF marble f<om
which to make a choice and the arch!-
tect NJ. Bacon. is busy in New York
making working plans for the builders
Il expect that Mr. Bacon and will
select the builder. ], is not planned
To erect the whole memorial az a piece
OF contract work. We Will pick ou,
n suitable man-trusted, competent and
experienced.
VIII Use American Marble
American marble only will be used
in the construction OF tine memorial
There are three or four beds OF suit
able marble in this country-one In
New Hampshire. one in New York. one
In Tennessee and one in Colorado.
shall find out about that as soon as
can. We want 10 get the purest and
the best without regard 10 expense
We shall select with regard to the
purity OF the whiteness. We shall
have 10 have very large pieces. some
OF them seven or eight feet thick and
some OF these Will be the largest pieces
OF marble used in construction work
in Washington. The Secretary of War
Will have 10 advertise for bids and let
contracts for construction material
but | am now in correspondence 10
obtain samples of the sort of material
We want
81 shall press along the work as
strongly as can want to aid in
having this memorial constructed ear
lier than was anticipated. We had
hard work to secure law fixing the
location of this memorial in Potomac
Park but we stuck to the fight. for
! saw that the placing OF the building
there would help along at least two
other projects for the beautitication
of the capital cty-the memorial
bridge and the amphitheatre in Ar
lington. at the other end of the bridge.
opposite the Lincoln memorial on the
Virginia side of the Potomac.
Addition TO Beauty OF city.
when these three improvements to
the capital are completed. Washingt ton
VIII be still another step nearer 20
being the most beautiful city in the
world. as every American should try
TO make IL. am very much interested
IN the future of this city While I
expect TO retain my home in Spring
held, ILL.,, and to go there often. | GER
tainly shall stay here as much as I
can TO aid in the work OF developing
the capital.
Il have always been intensely inter
ested In the development OF Washing
ton, and j am certain from my. long
residence here and intimate acouaint :
ance with the public works which have
been undertaken here that this move
ment In favor of the Lincoln memorial
has been ono OF the best steps that
could have been taken. The result win
prove IT,