The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-27
BRIGHAM YOUNG.
A Suggestion in Connection
With q Rising Artist.

Editors II eTGtd:
Your valuable paper has on more
than ore occasion made note Of the
progress Of the young art st Of
Utah, G. E. Dsllin, and the informs.
ton is now given to the public that
be hes opened studio in our favor
| tie city. Whether local patronage
will sus tain and render permanent
that which depends 20 much on cul
| tivated wealth, js uDdetsrmint d,
but there can be no harm in repeat
ing suggestion made some time
ago in your columns by your present
! correspondent, aud partially re-
! peated stree by others.
When the asst Legislature was in
se'sion, or probably The pret eding
one, at all events 1t was when young
Dallin was going east and appeared
to need pecunihry aid in prosecuting
his studies in an arr direction, ii
was suggested in view of bis evil
dent genus hat he be com missions d
TO model for a statue and mOnu-
ment, the founder { f cur Territory,
| the late Pre-. ident Young, and that
any installment made in advance
and used in his education should e
returned in the filing of this
commission. This was not
acted upon, but having proved his
capacity and receiving recognition
in art circles, then turning again to
his mountain home, suppose We re-
mem her our leader and our first
| native sculptor at one and the same
time. That President Young de
serves this honor even his enem ;es
will concede, and that an appropri-
alton from the Territorial treasury
for thia purpose would meet with
universal appreciation is surely be-
yond dispute; Governor Murray
would certsinly give his signature
In favor of such bill, as the settle
ment Of Utsh alone made his pres
ent position possible, and no excuse
could be drawn from the condition
Of the treasury, as the AMOUNT
necessary could Re made annually
rs the Work progressed. Number
less reasons could be given why this
should be done, hut they are prob
ably transparent to all your readers;
to be sure, some have thought this
should be family matter; not %;
he was a public benefactor, pien Ger.
ing, as he die, these valleys, aiding
as he did every public enterprise
and multi lying by his counsel the
settlements far and near, then lead
ing at as the patron of emigration,
he certainly did much TO make Utah
what it is, and her people what
| they are, consequently all should
| participate in so Iaudable q work.
Some have suggested that public
subSc Upton is the most desirable; ;
in this case the few alone would do,
and probably some even of our
wealthy citizens would be out alto
gether, but the rich and the poor
pay the taxes, each it is presumed
according t, their meanr, snd indi
rectly all would participate with
some show of equality.
If our Legislature is indjsposed, or
| if having passed bill, the Gov ernor
should decline to sign it, let our
SAtfC0 anu S'foAUiC0 I4dhO ~ snCt
business on behalf OF the people,
and afew y ears would give just what
is desirable. Probably the most suit
able material would be our native
marble il block of magnitude and
quality equal to the necessity could
be secureu; failing in this imported
marbles, either eastern or European,
would no doubt be landed in this
city by the railroads at nominal
freight. In the event of other con-
clusions, bronze is the material with
q grand base Of mountain granite,
upon which time would exert but
little perceptible influence.
The FIRST thing would be probably
the model in clay, and this should
be submitted for criticism to men
of established reputation, so that 1t
should be worthy of the probable
public expenditure, any where when
completed, under $4,000. Do we
not owe this TO the man Brigham
Young, independent of his religion,
his faults, or his weakness es, or Our
lprejudices. politics or professions?
UTAH.