Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-12

pleted. AZ to cost $2.000.0O0.
A program devoid of for1nality was
carried out. This was due to lack OF
time to make suitable arrangements,
and only Capt. w. w. Hars. Of the en-
gineer corps Of the army. who will have
supervision Of the work. the contractor.
the laborers, and q few others were
present.
Landmark to Disappear.
The celebration had deeper signifi-
canoe in Washington. for this is the
last Lincoln's birthday which will see
standing two historic landmarks which
were connected with the life and death
Of the great emancipator. They are
Ford's theater, where Lincoln was
assassination. and the Lincoln toy
shop" where Lincoln with his little son
Tad sought relief from the cares Of the
civil war in play with lead soldiers.
Because of the need Of the govern.
ment in the march Of commerce the
building inspector has decreed the pass
ing OF the two buildings 50 intimately
connected with the life Of Lincoln. have
been condemned and will be torn down
soon. On the site OF Ford's theater
and the toy shop modern Office build.
ings are to be erected.
Bstwssn Historical Buildings.
The site for the memorial 10 in Po.
tomac park on an axis" planned more
than Z century ago. ut one end OF
which 10 the capitol, the monument OF
tho heS1overnment: and ut the other,
more than q mile to the west, the
Washington monument.
Still farther to the west will be the
Lincoln memorial, where It will have
a relation with the capitol and the
Washington monument that would he
impossible on any other site, and will
be closely related also with Arlington
cemetery, where those who fought for
the union are buried. It is planned to
have some day, a memorial bridge link
ing the Lincoln memorial with Arling-
ton.
Design BY Bacon.
The design of the memorial is the
work of Henry Bacon, a New York
architect, approved by the memorial
commission. His idea was that the
memorial to Lincoln should be COM
posed of four features-a statue Of the
man. a memorial of his Gettysburg
speech. a memorial Of his second in
augural address, and a symbol of the
United States which he preserved.
Each feature will be related to the
others by means Of design and position
and each will be so arranged that 1t
will become an integral part OF the
whole in order to attain unity and SIM
nltcity in the monument. Each feature
is meant to impress the beholder with
Its greatest force and this 1t Is sought
to accomplish by means of isolation,
tho not to the extent of impairing the
relation Of each feature to the others.
Statue Important.
The most important single object will
he the statue of Lincoln, the plan being
for a seated figure placed well In the
ha ackeround Of the largest chamber.
The sculptor has not yet been selected.
This chamber will be unoccupied by
any other object that might detract
from the effectiveness Of the statue and
the visitor will be alone with 1t.
The smaller halls at each side Of the
( central chamber each will contain
memorial, one Of the Gettysburg ad-
dress and the other Of the inaugural
address, in bronze letters on monu-
mental tablets, while adjacent low re-
liefs will relate in allegory Lincoln's
qualities as evidenced by those
speeches.
Surrounding the walls inclosig these
memorials to the man. Is planned COLI
lonnade forming symbol OF the u:s.c3,
each column representing state
thirty-six in all-one for each existing
at the time Of Lincoln's death. On the
walls above the colonnade supported at
intervals by eagles will be forty eight
memorial festoons one for each state
now existing.
Ground TO Be Raised.
BY means OF terraces the ground on
which the memorial will stand will be
raised until the building itself will he
forty-five feet higher than the present
grade. First circular terrace 1000
feet in diameter will be raised eleven
3 feet above present grade and on its out
eredge will be planted four concentric
rows OF trees leaving in the center a
plateau 755 feet in diameter-greater
than the length of the capitol. In the
center of this plateau surrounded by
wide roadway and walks will rise an
seminence supporting stone terrace
+ wail fourteen feet high, 256 feet long.
and 1856 feet wide. On this terrace will
stand the memorial building OF white
I marble. its lines Of pure Greek beauty
reflected in the waters of the lagoon at
the foot Of the broad steps.
Started by cuilom.
The movement for this Lincoln me-
Snorial was started In 1902 by the late
Senator Cullonl. OF Illinois, Lincoln's
1r3ena. WAo died only D few weeks ago.