Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-18

of the National Editorial Association
The three other members are A. A.
Speer Of Chamois. Mo. a former speak
er Of the Missouri house of repre-
sentatives: j. C. A. Hitler Of st. Louis,
former state labor commissioner. and
Maj. Theodore La Can. Nevada, Mo-, q
contractor and builder. The secretary
is J. Kelly Poole, editor of the Cen
tra1ia Courier.
The visit Of the commission to Wash
ington is unique in that 1t is trip
paid for by the members of the com
mission themselves. There is bit OF
the Missouri Show me" spirit about
it for the reason that the commission
ers decided they had to be shown
about the details of certain columns
that will be placed in the interior OF the
capitol for which they are responsible.
The design of the columns has been
decided upon in the main, but the COM
mission had not decided whether the
monolith type or drum type of columns
should be placed In the interior They
have visited the Congressional Library
the Capitol, the Washington post OF
fee. and Pan American building with
SPECIAL reference to columns. and also
called at the Union Trust Company
building and the Metropolitan Bank
building.
Care in Selecting Design.
In an effort to erect 1.-THE finest capt.
sourians worked in conjunction with
the American Institute of Architects.
Sixty-five of the best men of the
profession entered an annynous
competition. OF these all but ten We're
eliminated. and, with the aid Of jury
of architects, the best plans were
selected from the remaining ten. The
work OF selection occupied year.
The plans as finally chosen combine
the artistic element with great many
practical features, the result of expert
ence in building capitols for years past.
The beauty of the building is enhanced
materially by the site, which over
looks the Missouri river, and one de-
tail Of the design on which the mem
bers of the commission dwell when
speaking of the building is the broad
central staircase under the dome. II
has an effect somewhat like the stair
case of the Pan-American building.
Around the interior Of the dome and IN
the Hall of Fame and the Hall OF
Natural Resources. the great columns
which have brought the commission
here are to be arranged.
Great attention has been paid to the
planning of the capitol as workshop.
The committee rooms are to be all on
one floor and of convenient size: the
executive offices are all on another
floor, and the governor Of the state
will be able to step from his Office to a
broad interior porch and address
gathering of 1000 persons in the ro-
tunda. The two Legislative halls are
on another floor, while the hall of
fame and hall of natural resources oc-
cupy all of the ground floor.
Style Of Architecture.
In general effect the style of archi-
lecture followed is of the same school
as that Of the Washington post office,
but the building is of the conventional
Capitol shape, two wings. central
portion and a dome.
The site Of the building has been de-
scribed by Bayard Taylor. world trav-
eler, as the equal of any on earth. Mis-
souri, appropriated $3,50O.0O0 for it,
and the commission yesterday gave
great credit to Assistant Postmaster
General Dockery, former governor Of
Missouri, for his aid in procuring leg
islation authorizing the necessary
bonds. Mr.. Dockery entertained the
commission at dinner last night.
The members Of the commission call
ed upon the President yesterday and
were received by him in the White
House study. He told them that he
planned to make a western trip If the
serious international affairs reached a
stage which would permit him to leave
Washington.