Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-06

mo against me MoUcans by O.
unique aud lasting tribute
\ monument. the tilnst lu tho world
So2 feet in height, ell be- erected 1H
the plaza n San Antonio not nr from
the Alamo itself OnI, one other stwc
turc Boo thc world viii ,, el ,He
height tho EInol tower
Texans look ON lh, Alamo as sacred.
The old battlefield as ballowod ground.
and the heroes Crockett Travis. U.a.
ham and ToVio--aa demigods 10 Tey
ans the great monument wll fall short
in Indicating the love and admiration
in which these soldiers are held
But The mnmmdh structure wlu b.
more than a mon monument 70 VIII
contain muset.n and art gallery
, Beauty rril,w Ind usefulness VIII
- combmyA 9q,n bean nudI.
'torium tor tato IreSnrs. and every
county viii have IN individual room as
signed 10 10 for q own special hstor
ical displays The rugged s,rorrfh
given the monument viii b. conceal
ed largely hy toe graceful lines end
artistic decorations n Will become
one of The wonders OF thc world THAT
tourists viii so .- 10 Soc.
besides fho hie auditorium There win
b. three other iHlls far meetings 1f
various as.ocnt lns p1lcou.cs near
he 'op which aivo the structure
beauty whom seen rom distance. viU
permit visitors 90 gaze out upon afc
counties
B'se 20 Be 81 Solid Granite
The base ~ Goo monument Wll bc
Of solid granite rising to q height aI
30 feet ON o. base Will Doe placed
az cach corner Cd. the monument and
arranged around tn shaft huge 80
lars each cIebt 'oct On diameter aad
10 feet high en- ~ solid Texas granite
These pillars rr be- suruouutcd by
heroic size statues OF Travis. Crockett
nowic and u..ham. tho four .rrat
leaders who Ol the in the Alamo
with The men their commands who
had followed 'Hm deSgtedly u tho
early days o. oh. campaign tor liberty
and who 1.l 1t hesitate 90 follow
them oven to Hth
Above tho. atucR will b. placed
the six nore N.f have waved 600 3U
ferent tiwUe 0s Texas. tho Lour star
and the United Yates fass iu the cen
ter. aud or ,aU" side the nae ~ the
Confederate Sos Of America. ct
Mexico Spain l France Place viii
BE- made. Goo. o.. IN emblem represent
ing tho Indian ribes that posse od
this land hrlOr. the Spanish adyen.
turcrs found way here
Tho exquisite grandeur Of design
and the architecture Of tho structure
will Impress .t..i on the mind. whoth
or viewed from ithout or within tn,
great lobby v locus the extent and
magnitude of 1o monument lIko o.
beautiful and mihccut image Thar
takes posses. OF the thoughts O.
the exclusion cd he monument and aii
else
Everything aa1ut the structure uHl
b. on grand rr ortions. and the lobby
viii hc one The most impressive
sights Of the n1nument Visitors arc
20 have free ae.oss TO II M an times
lts inside m'a rements viii b. s.is
feet square. which will also b. the in
side measurements OF the auditoriums
museum and ORD gallery. each OF which
viii b. large han any hail In san
Antonio TODAY
Star cf Texas In Dome.
Tho ceiling .l the lobby viii BE- So
feet high. ar Hening la The center
eight feet across forming Us summit
and this opening Is "a BE- carried ur
through each cceedlng story until 4,
reaches a her' u 700 feet Here vii
be 80 into OBJ. ceiling beautifully
lighted by electricity. the Lone star o..
Texas
The space for 100 fee beneath ths
star Win hay. 20 opening from with