The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-13
u;llion.dollar Structure
|s. Erected to Memory
4 Abraham Lincoln at
/ National Capital.
|rHERNERS TAKE
|rHE LEADING PART
4, Senator Blackburn o.
Lueky First TO Sink the
II Into the Ground;
/ Day in Congress.

|<INGT0N, fcp' l-"h hlle
Iuds swept across the Poto-
VI The Virginia hills, where
A. Leo mansion at Arlington, a
M southern officer of the civil
~ opened the simple exercises
a the breaking Of the ground
instruction of the great white
memorial the nation is to erect
Lao Lincoln. This day, the
adversary OF Lincoln s birth,
Zen for the breaking Of the
4 which the 100000 struc-
ID siaud.
mail group gathered to wit
significant event. Joseph {.
h. former senator from Ken
ru the first TO sink a spade
round and then with upcov-
N he spoke in high praise Of
lay Of the president against
kiought half a century ago.
Gn's Words.
Hemorlal will show that Lam
~ regarded as the greatest Of
ritans,'' Senator Blackburn
ksa that ne is SO held by the
i well as the north. Today we
iruury know that this great
y been begun and Will be car
fadily until its completion, y
sDste today il was a south
y made the motion TO adjourn
nPct 10 the memory Of Lin
h motion was made without
7sasnt by Senator Overman
cafolina, following the read
V former president s Gettys-
1es By Senator Bradley of
Il was Senator Kenyon Of
p hAd suggested that the sen
, sell pause a moment to OBJ.
Z birthday anniversary.
we, too. paused in its delib-
pay its respect TO the mem
" enancipator.
Memorial.
't Tor the memorial is on an
penned more than a century
= end Of which is the capitol,
aeat OF the government, and
ctr, more than a mile 10 the
Washington monument.
nlher to the west will be the
moral, where it will have a
1aa the capitol and the Wash
rument and will be closely re.
NTH Arlington cemetery,
~ VINO fought for the union
Is the work OF Henry
StS York architect. His idea
~ Vi memorial 10 Lincoln should
~ 0, ioUr features-a statue
memorial OF his Gettysburg
ssnunal Of his inaugural ad
Ythbol Of the United States
'..ssiyed. Each feature Will
IA r.,, ~ NE others by means OF
f Plan.
~ ior a seated figure. The
ec,,a yl yet been selected. The
H. e,hlng the statue VIII be
III " any other object,
- al each side Of the cen
: =. saSn Will contain a me-
~ the Gettysburg address
lfis,s .ne inaugural address
: .lrtnt OF monumental tablets,
Lien. 70" roliefs will relate In
rsschas qualities as evidenced
ule walls lnclosIny thssa
~, plsnned y, colonnade form
- " mo union. each column
M s,, state-thIrty-siy IN all
alh. On og al the time OF Lin.
r1pso. .ne walls above the
~ be fo,,o AZ intervals h.
Z for ssS eight memorial fes.
zs Of .n ts, state now existing
"a osa.iaees. the ground or
etl il,s al VIII stand will bs
test pudding ITSELF viii h,
s"er than the present
; Terrace.
MI nSSs',r T. =, terrace 1000 feet +,
3 grsds a,sed eleven feet abov.
Anlsd sn,d ana on It's outer edc.
y ns in concentrlc rows o
dIams,na,nc center Il platea,
> aIifToyns aIif In the center O
2 xslks, wiii ii1eo by wide road
4 stone VIII III. rise an eminenc,
a fss, terrace wall fourfee,
" w tsrra =. 'ong and l86 Zee
ang Of v,,I, WI stand the me
ssk b.s,ns,i,,e marble. It's line
ss0oA at the e'foo foot in Of tn IN
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