The Muldrow Sun (Muldrow, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1922 Page: 6 of 8
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UBItASKA’S imliie new eapltol I
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era’ stute lias broken ground for a
stale house giuminteed to be difTerpnt
from tiny of the forty-seven varieties
In tile United States of Anierlen
Along In 1935 If nil goes well the
Ilncoln-botind easterner while stilt
far out on the plains will be sur-
prised Into saying to the nearest
fellow-passenger — without un Intro-
duction :
“Will you kindly tell me what Is that enormous
tower on the western horizon ?"
"That's the upper stories of the new Nebraska
eapltol" will he the answer
“How odd I It looms up like the Washington
monument”
“Sure Why not?
That's what It’s for”
And that Is exuctly the purpose of this enormous
tower
"The ohjeet of the architect In making tills
feature'’ Hays the officially Inspired description
“was to furnish the comparatively tint state of
Neltrnska with an elevated building which could
he at once nn object of beauty and a source of
Inspiration This tower surmounted by a colossal
figure called ‘The Sower’ will he seen It Is esti-
mated from tit) to 10 tulles from every direction"
This cnpltol marks the greatest departure ever
made in American slate-house architecture Nev-
ertheless Nebraska went about It with delihera-
tloii The plan was secured thrmig’i a scries of
compositions given under the auspices of tho
Auiorlcuii Institute of Architects Tl ree Nchruska
men were selected in a preliitiiuir competition
In which the economic nnd political aspects of tho
problem were considered ns well - the nrchl-
I act urn I reiiilremeuts Seven llrmi of milional
reputation oulshle of Nebraska Hm-I In Hi com
petition wldch resulted in lone rj i n iu selec-
tion of Mertrniu II (ioodliiio of New lock as tho
architect of the couiinisslou
For a year after the adopilon of mo plan It was
studied and resiudlod not only by the architect
and Ills stall' hut by the couimlssinii and by the
public Some changes have heen made but the
essence of the original design ins promising
a public building of unusual strength anil beauty
HS well as economy of space and low operating
costs according to the Nebraskan view
The appearance of the Untied Slates cnpltol
ut Washington Is 1'unillhir to most Americans
Also It has doubtless served us a model for most
AllierlcilU slate houses A comparison between
tho United Stales cnpltol and the Nebraska cupl-
lot will emphasize the extent of the latter from
the conventional and also give an Idea of the size
of tlm new struct are
The United Stales cnpltol Is iilnmt 750 feet
long nnd llm dome Is 1‘ir feel In diameter' the
building therefore covers about four ucres The
dome Is 385 feel III height from the Imse lo llm
crest of the slut tie of “Krooduni" The cost was
uhout yio non H(
Tho Nchntskn cnpllol Is approshiinlnly t l() feet
square It therefore covers almost four ucres
fi’lio cost Is to ho $50000(10 It will have a lm se-
men I below tho gruiio a llrst Door funning a ter-
race entirely Hroiinil the building ami a main Ilnur
bringing tho parnpot lo a height of 01 feel from
tlm ground level Tho chief feature of the strue-
turo Is a tower rising from tlio cenier lo n height
of 400 feet Tills tower Mirnininilod by a colossal
figure called "The Sower" will lie 80 feel siimre
at tlm base anil will Inper only slightly ns It
Idaes It la a siimro severe shaft- plereed on
each of Its rout sides by long conMiiimus windows
and terminating In a graceful dome of colored or
gilt tile
Hut while tills nrchllectiiral feature will dlsiln-
diilah the building and muko It dllVurmit from all
other aiate cnpltols It Is also uillltnrlnn lo llm
very -top Tlm lower portion of tlm tower will
t’oiitnlu llm main rolumla Above this it will
carry a Mn doors of olllejos housing many of
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tlm stale departments anil providing room for an
Indefinite expansion of tlm storage space for the
state library At the tbp iiiiderncnth the dome
will he located the war trophy room' Tills will
be a magnificent apartment with space to store
In permanent safety tlm battle Hags nnd oilier
relies of Civil war tlm Spanish and Philippine
wnrs and the World wnr
The tower which brings In a strletly utilitarian
feature to take the place of Hie omameiital but
eeonomb'iilly useless dome Is llm most striking
feature of tlm plan bill Is by no means Its only
excellence Tlm basement and first floor will
bouse llm service features and many of the state
departments Tho chambers which distinguish
such a building will he found on llm mala door
Knteilag from tho north by a bread lllght of stairs
the visitor ftuds himself In tlm hall of slate a
vaulted npartment approximately fat feet high
ami containing niches for slatnes and spares for
liiserlptioiis and sovenii pnimlngs At tlm left
will lie a series of rooms for llm governor
Passing directly to I lie center of the building
ami standing III the rolumla tho visitor will have
ut his right a beautifully designed senate cham-
ber and at Ids left u somevvlml larger apartment
for llm Ionise of representatives In front lm will
seo the doors loading to llm supreme court rooms
with tlm stnte library Immedhiloly above
Pour courts opening to the sky mlnilt light ami
air to the Inferior The arrangement Is such that
every olllee In the structure opens either upon llm
oulshle or upon one of Tlm llhriiry
nnd the chambers of legislation are lighted hy
elear-sky windows Uven I he rotunda wlilrh In
praetlenlly all cnpltols must lm lllumlmiled nrtltl-
chilly receives direct light from windows cut Into
tho tower us It emerges from tlm roof The marvel
of the design Is that It covers so much ground
mid lias so largo a capacliy wlilmtit requiring
ut'l I lluliil lighting In any department
The style of architecture employed Is simple
anti dlgnllled Nothing Is employed In fact Imt
well cNtnhllHlmd forms Simplicity Is the keynote
Tin material Is to lie of slonc of it rather light
hull' time The tower will lie of steel construc-
tion with wind hrnces to give It security
Tlio building will he enriched by sculpture paint-
ings ami vaulting of colored and gilt tile The llg-
tires over thu main entrnnee representing wisdom
Justice power mill mercy have alremly been mod-
eled by Lee Lawrle to ulmse hands has heen en-
trusted nil I lie sculpture for llm epmplotod build-
ing Inscriptions drawn ITnm li e grout storeluiusn
id' I lie world's wisdom w ill be carved on tlio walls
ttpucc will lie left for mural palullngs but these
will mg lie tneliidcd In tlm present work of 'thu
commission
Nchruska has appropriated $3000000 for the
erect Inn of Its new eapltol without furnishing
Mure limn uno-half of I lui mutiny pas been col-
loci od A levy Iml been inmlo for a considerable
portion uf Die renthlmler Contracts will lie let
during Hie summer In time to Instiru tho compiu
t loii of Hie Imlldlnit before llm doso of tl)25
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There Is no reason — so fur ns finances are con-
cerned — why Nebraska should not have a $5000-
0tt0 eapltol If it wants one The stnte has a
population of nlnmst 1300000 Ten years ago
Its per capita wealth was $3110 while the
average for the United States Is $1005 The state
debt Is $“00834 which Is but 10 cents per capita
only New Jersey has a smaller state and per
capita debt
Tlm placing of ‘‘The Sower" on top of the great
tower Is strikingly- appropriate Nebraska Is
essentially an agricultural slate It has but five
elites of 10000 population: Omaha 101001
Lincoln 54048 Grand Island 13047 Hastings
11047 North Platte 10400 Its farm property
Is valued at $411(3835343 Its farm laud acreage
Is 43338830 The average farm value Is $30937
Its farmers annually grow over 350000000 bushels
of corn 0004 M) 000 bushels of wlient and 800(10000
bushels of oats In 1030 the value of Nebraska’s
crops was $300400000 nnd the ugriculturul rank of
the state was thirteenth
Lincoln was originally called Lancaster This
city was laid out In 1804 with a population of
Just about a dozen In 1807 when Nebraska was
admiited to the Union there was a population of
less than 30 Nevertheless Lancaster was made
the eapltol of the state mid Its imnm was changed
to Lincoln In honor of the martyred President
then two years dead
Lincoln is a good site for a lower with tho pur-
pose of making people look up slime the place
Is almost level There Is u story about a man
who bought it $304 Ml piano mid had to rebuild ami
refurnish Ids house lo correspond I'rolmhlv Lin-
coin will spruce up a bit In honor of tlm new cnpl-
tol Imt the city Is alremly attractive with Him
wide avenues mid tunny noteworthy buildings It
is the scat of llm University of Nebraska and
Stale Agricultural college mid several other educa-
tional institutions Among the prominent build-
ings lire the federnl building courthouse city hall
penitentiary Insane asylum St Elizabeth’s hos-
pital ami the Uurimgle library The Hly Is in
about the (enter of the eastern third of the state
It lies southwest of Omiilm mid Is Just fHr enough
away so that Its tower cannot he seen
Lincoln's new eapltol building will he he third
to stum! on the same site Tlm first structure
imturully was not very pretentious Hut tlm sec
end bus done Its duty nobly being n structure of
while limestone erected lit u cost of $500000
Nebraska bus nn Interesting history which
would surprise those who have been brought up
to believe there Is no such tiling as history west
of tlm Alleghuliltm or possibly llm Mississippi
Tlm llrst while nmn to see It was probably Coro-
nado In 1511 soiim time before Plymouth Itocl
bceiime so well known Tlm Clmtcuu of Sr
I mils ruinous early fur-traders got up to the
forks of tlm Pintle In 17(13 Tlm llrst known set-
I lenient was In 1803 lit Hellenic by Manuel Llsii
of fiir-triuliiig fume Tlm American Pur company
established posts at Omaha mid Nebraska City
about 1S“5 Tlio Mormons wintered In Nebraska
18 15-4(1 Thoiisaiuls of gold-seekers passed through
beginning with 1810 Those were also tlm days
of tlm Oregon trail mid Its famous migration
Nchrnskn In these early times was rich In tlm
rmiuincc of American pioneer history
Nebraska's early political career was checkered
'The territory now cmmilttillng llm state was orig-
inally n pari of the Louisiana Purchase (1804)
and afterward n purl of Missouri territory For
a veiieriitlnn after tho ndmlsshm of Missouri (1821)
tlm lerrltery was pritcllcully without government
In 1853 tumble to get cimgi’esHhiiiul sanction as
it territory llm Inhuliltmits orgnnlzml a provisional
government mid elected William Walker governor
After several uttempts to ho admitted its n state
Nebraska finally get In ever President Johnson'
veto In 1807
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young and old
It "melts in your
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center remains to aid digestions
brighten teeth and soothe mouth
and throat
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A night-tiros i lik day"
Evidently Not a Tooth Dootor
“Shall I tell the doctor a patient la
waiting?" “No tell him an Impatient
la waiting”
As the bride and what she married
leave the church trouble gets busy
and follow them home
Blue - sky laws can never be adequate
long ns there Is so much blue sky
lm sold
To “inenn well” Isn’t enough on
hna to know
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it your time
Goodyear Tires are at their best They are bigger
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And these better Goodyear Tires today tell for less
money than at any previous time in our history
The prices listed below established a new low level
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than the prices of Goodyear Tires in 1910
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The gay Lothario having been asked
to sing approached the careful girl
“Will you accompany me on th-
plnno?” he asked
“Not without a chaperon” answered
the careful girl
Been use she wna a very very care-
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Carroll, James O. The Muldrow Sun (Muldrow, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 1922, newspaper, May 12, 1922; Muldrow, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2030571/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.