The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-13

On the wallis above the colonade sun
ported at Intervals iEy easies win 6e
fS' GiSHi0Fias fagte6ns enc for each
state now eSihtins.stla q, ia,p y 80, !.
By means or terraces the gFound on
Which the memorial will stand will
be raised until the building Itself viii
ue 40 feet higher than tue pressIt
grade. yFiSst ~ eiFcuSa9 terrace / ,0Og
feet In diameter willgbe raised II feet
above the present grade and ION its
outer edge will be planted four con-
centric rows of trees leaving in tho
center a plateau 755 feet In diameter
greater thaRithe length OF tho capitol.
In the center OF tlfis plateau sHfkoand-
ca by wide roadway ana walks Will
rise an eniHensa supporting a stone
terrace Will stand the memorial hnild-
feet long and 1876 feet wide. on this
terraee VII stand the memorial build
ihgeof white marble. IT'S IiiiSs of f9are
Greek beautS reflected In THE waters
OF the lagoon al the foot Of the broad
steps. 5 3. 4,
The movement for this Lincoln
memorial was started ia 1902 by the
late Senator cnllom OF Illinois, Lin.
oolffB frieRd, who died only ar few
woelss ago. iRst totT soon TO enable
him to see the fEitition OF his purpose.
Prom 1909 until last year the plan
was in progfessyy flltaii actiofi having
been taken under another bill intrdl
eiiced by senator CulIotfs in f9l0.
Various stlbnB aH TO the form ishg
memorial sfi6fiaad tssz67 e no NIitt=s aubuitteti
aud considered; among them an arch
on Meridian Hill, "a memorial az Fort
Stevens, q memorial bridge to connect
Potomac Park with Arlington Gene
terry, and Q goyerRmant road 20 Get
tysburs. Mt tihaes there was chnsid.
erable feeling displaSetl In the cnu.
troyegsy. 80 {s55 4
Il Is notable that tho site finally se-
iected by the eommiestotI OF diub arts.
Tho memorial easpmisBion and con-
gress ttseif, is llle ono aiPst yecofn-
mended by the park commission iln-
der the acteof 1p022, Man OF the sb-
teetions made at that time tosthe site
have passed With Tie years. The city
lad not developed Sc lar In thai tiiscss4
tion 1at that time, the site was AZ, So
fi7iy IIIl15 tileFgFOandtwps
much lower ana ~ ore aisaInIpy.
y the RReInbegst cfl the hilieoIn Memo
rial Commission are William II Tafts
etsRs sInnar: Joseph Sc afes;; S. Rias slburns "a.
GENTLY kppufnteeI to- fift tie gadaney
feft lis tie deaflsOg siie4As n. ION !.
Joseph o. CANNON. Gfeorge Peahouy
Wetln0re, Sainlet sFaIserE AgetssIsil,
Champ Clark and a:homas s. Martin.
Springfield, Hlli,Iceb. 1 2. .--aTrihute.
to the hiernosy % b. "A kbrafarn Lincoln
tisasl paid t6H4y IL the aaane 6f tie,
Southern States hye 2erator Robinsoni
OF tArlfars saBs spselkIiag nt the Lincoln
Day celebration here. Is
The South, 2 said the senator, rreg3
erentiy joins tina .sSoFth In ceiebFntirfE
ttiss occasion and an i. sssf6Ias ne TO
bring & whtt5 FnBesI Is .STe SS5ys the
daughter of ia tcoa4ede crate soldier from
g Garden blooming in the heart or
Mr. Lincoln were now iSiivS, tf ttfItsFT. ~
is.not a home iii ali sthe South iiaf
would not give Illii Joyous * boone
The surviving fotl0sEef,B or 6lle datllt.
less Lee Hotila q ecyeB be- ash TIE scsts
tered fragments or Grants legion to
form his guard eE honor.
'b1heve eaId the South lina animonsiyI
hdnoss tte tl1sriio 6jf EliliE6in, because
.ee his BensFoslty sad ISsns aaftniity i'll
tiIa hoJstlof IS ds9ols olsflorn There rs
yet another greater reason. EnancI.I
patton was fNst more neeessaFy 10 tile
section i-dinsd dfateIy afflicted wish
slavery titaff any ether. 9t sIayefy
had continued It wonld have made tiiei