The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27

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I'll Business men of the tri-ciuse.
1hfough theiS respective ChAmbers
ak Commerce, have subscribed 10
lats ne sam OF >S,3s1.z0 towards
Yhe constructioa Of the c0ntem-
MATED - 100 edifice to Be erect
ia IN Washington, D. G.. - Z ma
fional home TOR commerce and In
dustFy In the seat Of legislation and
STANDARDIZATION.
Word has reached the Rock Is
iAnd Chamber Of Commerce that
cCntrakts have been let for the
construction, and that work IL to
~ started Immediately. It ID hop Il
III complete the building within IL
months time. Already houses
which occupied the site, including
the one-time home Of Daniel Web
Ster, have been razed to make roof1
for the new headquarters.
Follows Classic Type.
The building is to be Of the
classic type Of architecture in ac-
cordance with the prevailing plan
OF government buildings in Wash
fngton since the days Of Jefferson.
II will have q frontage Of 1853 feet,
with a depth Of 149 feet. The ar
chitect is Cass Gilbert Of New York,
who designed the treasury annex,
located on the same square, aud
the designs have purposely much
In common. it being the idea Of the
fine arts commission to aim at a
certain uniformity in the develop
inent of buildings around Lafay-
cite square, one the south side 81
which the White house is located.
1t is the purpose at this time to
complete the building up to the
balustrade, which will give four
stories throughout the full length,
and to leave to a later time and
to meet the needs of the chambe!
the addition of a fifth or even a
sixth story, both of which appear
upon the treasury annex, but are
utilitarian in character and detrac,
from rather than add to the beauty
Of the design.
There will be an artistically de.
signed auditorium at the back Of
the lot, estimated to hold some So(
people. II will extend for three
tories of the main building and
III haze Nat roof. 1T will b.
! lit It ong enough to allow tne al.
ii9ls OF higher stories If exigero {.
boa d require them in thu
4. q.
interior court will be approx
IT sly GQx5O. and will be most at
III. 1tise feature OF the building
,m the main entrance in thu
lsi1tle Of the Fl street front one
will lCok through the front build
ing and the court to the auditor
ium in the rear There will be roof
ed passages on each side of tn;
court leading from the main build
ing to the auditorium.
Occupy Whole Building.
n There will be a large hall i'm
mcdiately inside the entrance suit
able for tablets and the like. Tn
ground floor is arranged to admit
Of library, conference room, small
| auditorium, committee rooms AM
reception rooms.
The second. third and fourtl
floors will be the office floors
housing the present force of tn
national headquarters in Washing
tea numbering about $50 persons
Il III such additions as may be mad
thereto before the building is com
plste. The room for the board 0
directors will be located on the to-
floor on the east side and will ex
t1nd considerably above the leve
Of the roof in other parts of tn
building.
The chamber of commerce of tn
United States intends to occupy til
c..tire building and no offices vii
be. rented. The large auditorium
will be available for meetings G
;tamber organizations held i
= ashington, and the nuperou
'mmittee rooms and conferenc
rooms will he at the service c
members when not in use for head
niarters purposes.