THErtPE^ALpAPIfAL

Grey River Argus, 12 April 1911, Page 8

THErtPE^ALpAPIfAL

..-., • : » ■— ■; •Writing) 1 recently of the. .Federal capital competition, the Sydney ".Herald", said:— "So much has been said about ithe competition iby the Min-' ister, who proclaimed "from the house tops that it would be open ■ to the ;best talent in the world, that some larg-e prize was expected.' Much spec .ulationwas indulged in by architects, and the popular esfimate ; for the prize designs, .was in .'the. vicinity of Evidently the architects do not understand the_ 'Federal iMinistij, for their .estimate was a; long- \yay out, the Cabinet decididng to allot only £3000 in all for the whole competition, dividing- the sum up in three prizes :— £1750 for the selected 'design £750. fpr the second best, and £500 for the nexiv '. . : The -Minister for Home Affairs (Mr O'Mal.iey) does not seem to think the prize is too Httle, ,. w^fen he explains what he hopes to h>?ive provided f or in the successful Resign. ißeferringto -the matter somet ime ago he saicl: — "The adoption of a modern Resign . wilL enable us to "build a Federal Capital .whicii wiH be smokeless, dustless, .mudless, smeiiessj slumless, and >£ree f Tom )giases ' produced ' By manufacturing;, energy. 1 ' The streets must -be" as clean :a"s v a Royal bedthambeir. Smoke will , be completely consumed.. •, '• : \ ..' consumed, and all <gases generated in the prpcess of .prdductibri''wiir'.be accumulated and" annihilated, Railways in -the future will, we hope, 'be electrically operated," and all' /'build- . ings CQnstructed. must be' hermetically sealed to . prevent dust. Before 'many years we. 'may, 'I think, witness. ; the disappeararicq 'pf animals -for draught purposes" in cornnierqal life. Out of all these 'elements of pro-^ 'grress . surely there Ayiiy;c6me, not 'brily .financial economy and commercial 'efficiency, but also great 'bodily 1 ' joy and spiritual hope." • /