Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-06-06

unique and lasting tribute.
A monument, the tallest in the world.
500 feet in height, will be erected on
the plaza in San Antonio not far from
the Alamo itself. Only one other struc.
ture in the world will exceed this
height-the Eiffel tower.
Texans look on the Alamo rs sacred,
the old battlefield as hallowes. ground,
and the heroes--CrOckett Travis Bon
ham and Bowie-as demiSods To Tex
ans the great monument will fall short
in indicating the love and admiration
in which these soldiers are heldA
But the mammoth structure Wal be
more than mere monument. 1t will
contain museum and art gallery.
Beauty, gradeur and usefulness will
be combined. There will be an audi
forum for state meetings, and every
county will have an individual room as
signed to it for it's own special histor-
lcal displays. The rugged strength
given the monument will be conceal
ed largely by the graceful lines and
artistic decorations. 1t will become
one of the wonders of the world that
tourists will go far to see.
Besides the big auditorium there will
Be three other halls for meetings of
various associations Balconies near
the top, which give the structure
beauty when seen from a distance, will
permit visitors to gaze out upon five
counties.
Base to Be of Solid Granite.
The base of the monument will be
of solid granite. rising to height of
so feet. On this base will be placed
at each corner of the monument and
arranged around the shaft huge pill
lars each eight feet in diameter and
10 feet high, all of solid Texas granite
These pillars will be surmounted by
heroic size statues of Travis, Crockett,
Bowie and Bonham, the four great
leaders who died the in the Alamo
with the men in their commands who
had followed them devotedly in the
early days of the campaign for liberty
and who did not hesitate to follow
them even to death.
Above these statues Will be placed
the six flags that have waved at dif-
ferent times over Texas, the Lone Star
and the United States flags in the cen
fer. and on each side the flag of the
Confederate States of America. OF
Mexico. Spain and France. Place will
he made, too, for an emblem represent
ing the Indian tribes that possessed
this land before the Spanish adven-
turers found their way here.
The exquisite grandeur of design
and the architecture Of the structure
will impress itself on the mind. wheth-
or viewed from without or within. The
great lobby will focus the extent and
magnitude of the monument like a
hooutiful and magnificent image that
+.tos nossession of the thoughts to
+ha exclusion OF the monument and all
else. -,
rvervthing about the structure will
he on grand proportions. and the lobby
viii he one OF the most impressive
,,rhts of the monument. Visitors are
A.. hova free access TO ii at all times.
-, trside measurements will be S2h
xoa. souare which wtIl also be the IN
80 measurements OF the auditoriums,
museum and art gallery. each OF whlch
vii, he larger than any hall In san
Antonio today.
Star of Texas In Dome
rho calling of the lobby viii be 5o
,aet high. an opening in the center
a,ght feet across. forming its summit
end this opening is to be carried up
through each succeeding story until It
-a, =. a height OF 700 feet Here VIII
- cot into the ceiling. beautifuily
$500 nv electricity. the Lone Star OF
Texas. =. sa,a..p ,be
The space for 100 feet oenea'n .ne
star win have no opening from WIZ