Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03
IOWA BUILDING
IS H0MELIkE
WILL OFFER COMFORT 70 Wal.
TORS, RATHER THAN IMPREoo
THEM WITHlTs sTATELiNEoo.
IS NEARING COMPLETION
Structure VIII % Ready for Use
December 1-0ensraI Plan 70 %
Followed by Builders.

The Iowa building at tho Panama
Pacific International exposition II rap.
idly nearing completion. According to
information received at tho state head.
quarters at Clinton. the building COM
plete with furnishings and everything
else will cost q trif1e under $4,000.
The contractors agreed to have the
building ready December /. It's out
side dimensions will be $50 feet front
age by IS feet depth, two stories. and
a great big old-fashioned front porch.
This will extend along the entire
front of the building about 16 feet
deep, with long French windows OPEN.
ing from the porch into a loungins
The plans were drawn by
firm of architects In Waterloo, who
extended their services to tho commits.
sion with their compliments.
viii 30 Comfortable.
1--WE really haven't any STYLE" re-
piled Secretary Clum this moFniuG,
whom questioned - to the asohitoc.
tural style that had been followed In
the erection Of the Iowa building. \
heard some one refer to 4 u . classic
style, but the members Of the commits.
sion have endeavored to st what they
thought would be merely a.eomfortabls
style.
THAT big broad porch with It's com
Portable chairs II going to be quite II.
viting, and one sitting on that porch
may look across the bay to the beauti'
full Marin county hill on the other side.
The exterior finish will be Of . dull
colored plaster. You know all Of the
buildings at this exposition are nm
ished in plaster. with = peculiar color
tone which makes really . magnificent
picture. The color scheme and q.
terror finish OF tho Iowa building 10
made to conform to the general scheme
Of the exposition.
Tho Arrangement.
Going in from the.porch. the visitor
will step into q large 'lounging' room.
IS feet long by IS feet wide, with .
ceiling that extends two stories. 20
that the artistic skylight In tho roof
is really the ceiling Of that lounging
room. This will be equipped with
comfortable chairs, with writing tables.
rattan couches and every other con.
venience for the visitors from Iowa.
There will be a bureau of information
and a room for the ladies'. where they
may rest UP after the tedious work Of
sightseeing.
There will be q special smoking
room for the men and n or two
booths where the official souvenirs
will be offered for sale. Around the
lounging room on the level Of the
second floor will be q balcony. This
will be led up to by q broad staircase,
going out of one end OF the lounging
room. On the second floor there will
be ample space for the exhibits Of the
Historical society. The secretary's
Office probably will be on this door.
Better Than Other states.
"A great many Of the state build
inRs cost considerably moro money
than our building, but we really be-
lieye we have something better than
most any OF our sister states. These
reproductions Of state capitols or old
historical buildings are interesting to
look at, for a moment, but there 10
nothing real comfortable about them.
| We have felt that when visitors from
Iowa have been through two or three
Of the vast exhibit buildings they will
get pretty tired and they would rather
have a nice, comfortable. homeliko
place to rest in than to have q building
that represented some part Of lowa's
history.
Arrangements will be made 50 that
all the visitors to the fair may have
their mail directed in care Of tho Iowa
building. A post Office will be con-
Quoted there for the benefit Of lows
visitors and, Of course. n Of the
everyday sayings will be Meet me at
the Iowa building
Everything is being done to exps.
dite the completion Of the building.
Commissioner George e. Wilson, ST.,
OF Clinton is remaining on the Job In
San Francisco to make sure that every.
thing ID carried on expeditiously..