Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-06-11
"a HE state of Texas is about to
81 honor the memory of the men
n who defended the famous Ala
II mo against the Mexicans by a

unique ana laSL1nS Tribute.
A monument, the tallest in the world,
| 602 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 as sacred,
the old battlefield as hallowed ground,
and the heroes-Crockett, Travis, Bon
ham and Bowie-as demigods To Tex
ans the great monument will fall short
in indicating the love and admiration
in which these soldiers are held.
But the mammoth structure will be
more than mere monument. 1t will
contain a 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 its 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
Dne of the wonders of the world that
tourists VIII go lar 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 distance, will
permit visitors to gaze out upon five
counties.
Base to Be of Solid Granite.
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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
70 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 diff
ferent times over Texas, the Lone Star
and the United States flags in the cen
ter and on each side the flag of the
Confederate States of America, of
Mexico, Spain and France. Place will
be made, too, for an emblem represent
ing the Indian tribes that possessed
this land before the Spanish adven-
turers found their way here.
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and the architecture of the structure
will impress itself on the mind, wheth-
er viewed from without or within. The
great lobby will focus the extent and
magnitude of the monument like a
beautiful and magnificent image that
takes possession of the thoughts to
the exclusion of the monument and all
else.
Everything about the structure will
be on grand proportions, and the lobby
will be one of the most impressive
sights of the monument. Visitors are
to have free access to it at all times.
It's inside measurements will be 821z
feet square, which viii also be the in
side measurements of the auditoriums,
museum and art gallery, each of which
will be larger than any hall in San
Antonio today.
Star of Texas In Dome.
The ceiling of the lobby will be so
feet high. an opening in the center,
eight feet across. forming its summit,
and this opening is to be carried up
through each succeeding story until 1t
reaches height OF 700 feet Here will
be set into the ceiling. beautifully
lighted by electricity, the Lone Star of
Texas.
The space for 100 feet beneath the
star win have no opening from with