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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
January
Year
1889
Copyright
Public Domain
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Georgi.a has long ranked as the empire state of the south. Stretching from the mountains of the middle south to the sea, the ehanges of elevation making variations of climate three times as great as do the changes of latitude, the state includcs in its products almost thing ïiative to the températe and subtropical regiems- from the hard white corn of the upper valleys and wheat of the plateaus to the cotton of the lowlands and figs of the coast. Add an cqual %-ariety of timber, from oak and hickory to the yellow pine, with a remarkable variety of ininerals in the mountainous regions, and it will be seen that tho state is commerciallv and industrially indeed an empire in kself. Atlanta, the capital and principal city, lies at the gateway of the lowlands on the plateau of the last line of hills as one goes from "Cherokee Georgia" (the mountain región) to the gently sloping plains of the east and the wire grass region of the south. The enterprise of the peoplo has improved the natural advantages till Georgia ranks among the first of American conimonwealths. Such a state can afford a beautiful capítol, and such a one they have. The legislature has just appropriatud 73,000 for furnishing the baiiie, and it is expected that the new state house will be ready for occupancy by the Ist of May. Some idea of the destined elegance of the new state house may be gained by a study of the estimates made by the legislativo committee. There are twenty-six items, ranging from $200 to $12,000, including: C'arpets, rugs and mats, $12,000; gas fixtures, $10,000; 1,160 chairs and gallery seats, $7,500; 219 desks in house and senate chambers, $5,425; thirty-seven document file cases, 4,000; shelving in libraries, $5,000; roller shelves, book cases, drawers, etc, $7,500. and the remainder for stands, tables, settees, railings, spittoons, hat racks, lounges, wasfa and umbrella stands and all the minor adjuncts. It raises a smile to read in the newspapers of Atlanta that the report of the committeo "was received in the legislature with pleasure and surprise, as the members were underthe impression that it would cost from $100,000 to $150,000 to furnish the capitol in appropriate style." Public furnishings which cost less than was anticipated are indeed a surprise in these days, but (eorgia will have an elegant capitol. The United States custom house, postoffice, etc, at Wilmiugton, N. C, will be threo stories in height ;ilove ment and 60 feet deep through tower by 120 feet in length, to be built of Wadesboro, N. C, brown stone with brick backing, the basement walla buing rock faced. The strle of architecture employed Í3 Italian Romanesque - the design of a bold and pleasing character, sufficiently enriched vvith carvings to give it rank among the best class of public buildings. The first story is assigned to postoffice uses and to railway mail service; the second story to United States courts and the various offices belonging tliereto, to internal revenue, chief engineer of land office, etc, while the third story oontains land offices, jury rooms and signal service offices with station for observations. The basement ia assigned to customs, heating apparatus, closets and general sanitary arrangements. The structure generally will be fire proof. The cost of site is $39,520.30, while total appropriation is $230,000. The new government building in process of erection at San Antonio, Tex., is of Romanesque stylo of architecture, with general dimensions of CO feet by 134 feet C inches, exclusive of one story bay projections to iticrease the arca of first Üoor. The structure will bo of stone with brick backing, three stories high above basement, with a square tower 95 feet high above grounrt line. The first story will be used exclusively forpostoflice, working room, postniaster, money order office, etc; wliile the second story will be for United States courts and the severalofücials connected therewith. Tho oost of building will be about $180,000. The monster 1 1 1 ton cannon recently manufactured in Geriuany carries twenty miles.

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