Show BIG SCAFFOLD USED Novel Method of Constructing Peace Palace at The Hague Never Before In Holland Has Superstructure Super-structure of Such Immense Proportions Pro-portions Been Seen Provision Provis-ion Made for Enlarging The HagueIn speaking of the progress made on tho peace palace In course of construction here Mr Van del Steur the Dutch architect who has practical charge of tho building build-Ing operations in talking of tho novel methods adopted In its construction said Such a freestanding scaffolding as this right around a building has never been seen before In Holland It Is quite a piece of work In Itself being 60 feet high and costing 10000 but then It will stand firm for many years and we intend to let It remain until the whole outer part of tho palace is complete which will bo in two years In that way it will protect the walls from Injury Two great lift towers 133 feet high arc built Into this scaffolding i scaf-folding with two mighty cranes each capable of lifting 6000 pounds Such great lifting power is absolutely necessary nec-essary since mno for example tho blocks of Swedish granite for tho balustrade of tho lower terrace weigh 4000 pounds each though when you see them in place they do not look so particularly big The scaffolding Is built In several tiers and along each level runs a Decauvlllo railway for hauling materials We use as much machinery as possible to lighten tho labor and not ono draft animal enters en-ters our precincts the material being brought close up to tho building ground by especially mado small railway rail-way lines from the station on the HagueSchoveningen line Thence the materials aro hauled In trucks to the foot of the lifts and brought to their destination by means of the cranes and tiny railroads along the scaffolding scaffold-ing i Another novelty for Holland Is iJoe Joe cementmixing machine which can be handled by one man The foundations are entirely of concrete and tho floors are reenforced con crelo below their covering of marble or wood Twelve million brick will bo used on tho walls and about 00500 cubic feet of Ohernklrchen sandstone 38500 I cubic feet of white French sandstone and 15570 cubic feet of Norwegian granite Four hundred thousand pounds of Iron will bo required for I the roof with 4200 cubic feet of small granite and 70000 square feet of slate The great tower will weigh 15000 000 pounds Although the palace In of such Important dimensions tho members of tho Carnegie foundation committee have foreseen that it will eventually have to be enlarged especially es-pecially when Americas project of making tho arbitration court truly permanent per-manent shall have been accepted by the powers The architect Is confident confi-dent that any such extension will In no wise detract from tho beauty of the building because with M Cordon nler he has planned the proportions In view to such an eventuality The upper part of tho walls In the halls and stairways Is to be of white French sandstone alternated with sculptures nnd marble mosaics All the doors are to bo of precious woods Inlaid with Ivory nnd other rich materials ma-terials In tho assembly rooms and justice halls the floors wainscoting and ceilings will bo of oak wood and tho walls of hewn stone These will almost disappear under the tapestries paintings and other mural decorations In tho basement Is located tho restaurant res-taurant closo to the kitchen It Is a vaulted chamber which has been practically completed by this time It was at first tho Intention to do without with-out such things as kitchen and lunchroom lunch-room but on mature consideration It was found better to put them In Every Ev-ery ono knows tho Influence of a good I meal on tho temper of man No badly nourished Individual can bo expected to be filled with peace and good will towards his fellow men and so a neglect of the food problem might have spelled disaster to tho arbltrat lion court Tho architect said that tho palace would be completed In 1913 In time to receive the delegate of tho third peace conference |