The Washington times., 1922-12-22
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FIGURED
As COST
y. 8. Government 10 Expsotpd
To Furnish Site for spIsn-
did Building.
By GEORGE FRANKLIN.

By GEORGE FRANKLIN.
Washington is little less than
assured Of q magnificent addition
70 III impressive collection Of
elassically, designed public build.
1nes that win cost 0,000, 900 and
upward. :.
The acduiSition viii be realized
within the next two years, Ger
tainly By 1925, II favorable action
II talksu by Congress on the report
TO be submitted this week by Sen.
ator Bert N. Fernald, chairman OF
the Senate Committee on Public
Buildings, endorsing the project
Il the American Arts and Indus
tries Association to erect here q
palace Of art and industry.
Free olte II Expected.
Incidentally the palace will be
built at no cost to the Government
ether than IL involved in the donat-
ing of Q proper site. Even the propo-
sifion that q free site be given by
the Government - not essential 10
the erection Of the building. Repre-
sentatives Of the association here
today stated that II required to DO
% the association was prepared to
purchase the land
''I can conceive Of no possible OBJ
section to Congress taking favorable
action on the proposal submitted by
the American Arts and Industrial!
Association to build here q palace OF
arts ana Industries" said Senator
Tsrnald today. "From the plans
yk~s hA
evident that the building viii Be one
of the most beautiful, II not the most
beautiful, public building in the
world. Certainly Washington. as the
Nations Capital, and recognized us
IT. cultural center, is the proper
place for the headquarters of an
oreanixation devoted to elevating in.
dustrial arts while the opportunity
to secure q $30,000,000 Christmas
present for Uncle Sam comes too sci
dom to be misused or overlooked"
Wins 18Year Struggle.
Conception Of a spacious, classical
designed palace to house exhibits de-
voted to advancing American INDUS
trial arts was not the inspiration OF
. single day. For eighteen years
RITA Reen, an American woman. has
alm06f two decades she has devoted
her entire time to It. Personally. she
has seen and convinced practically
an Of Americas Industrial leaders of
the value Of the project. At last the
seeds eown during the many years
she worked to carry out her idea
brought forth the expected fruit.
Today she possesses the indorse-
meat Of hundreds Of the foremost
business men of the country and Of
an Of the important industrial Or
Ganisations who stand committed to
further her plan. Her latest victory
Wa won when the Senate Commit
tse. ON Public Buildings gave its ap-
s.The idea 10 TO establish here
Q great Industrial arts center
through the building Of tho Palace
Of Arts and Industries, which. under
Government supervision, 10 sure
to function properly" said Rita
Reen, today. following Q conference
with Senator rernald attended by
Frederick II. Bradley. of New York.
director Of the association, and
Carlos Contreras, Of New York.
AeGdgnfng architect.
Wm Al Art Developmeut.
ss1t win make possible q develop
snsnt In the application Of art to
AmHr1can Industries SURPRISING any.
think Of the kind ever accomplished
6efore IN American Industrial his
tory. Here win be the finest ex.
euApIss Of Industrial art, illustrating
AusAricAn accomplishments, while
through the departments maintained
1t the palace every help win be
aivou those conceiving further ad.
ysncss, but unable to finance the
exocution Of their conceptions.
Various boards composed Of Amer.
lca's experts win be attached to the
paiace Who win pass on the value
o( peodectsd improvements before
the 1ncilit1ss Of the association are
taxed with experimental work.
s1rhe palace itself will be as per.
6eot Q realisation Of the purpose to
which Il 10 devoted a. artists. archi.
tects. engineers and construction
oonpanies can make It. 1t has
6een designed, tentatively, to meet
the Nations demands in the various
fIsIds Of activity In which It will
function. Locally, 1t will provide
the city not only with the most
beautiful building ever erected In
Amaer1ca, but with facilities for
oerving certain civic requirements
unbeovided for. at present.
WIN Include Auditorium,
zone Of its features will be the
This WIN be the largest
. fAr desisned IN America It will
take care OF the greatest Of Amerf'
oon conventions and will provide
ample accommodations for the in.
tsrnational gatherings certainly to
be drawn to Washington in the
future"
financing the erection Of the
building, and II necessary the pur'
ehAoe OF q desirable site, IL assured,
according to Director Bradley.
ssfhe American Arts and Indus.
erieS Association Is amply financed
10 carry out its plans" ss1d Direc.
Sor bradley. Where the funds to
erect the Palace OF Arts and In
dustr,ss come from 10 not Of in.
tersst Just now, except In 20 Ear
a. Il may be said nat only Ameri.
can money is being, or win be used.
The association has no foreign con-
nections.
Refusing Contributions.
s1t may seem hardly believable,
but the truth 10 we are constantly