New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-27
TIE PEDESTAL OF THE GREAT sTAruE,
PREPARING TO LAY THE CORNER-sToNE-ho" SHALL
MONEY BE RAIsED1

cororo, Stone was busiIv engaged writing as
Tribune reporter entered the room OF IU III
fee for the Pedestal of the Bartholdl statue or LIZ
crtv On the table and IN different parts Oh thV
room were plaster statucttcs OF the colossus, Wn'n
had been sent from Paris TO be sold ana 70 p,os
public feeling with regard to the uhder'akllg, IL
nf a ne " meal for money were also on the tapie
General asked the reporter, what is your pro-
Rramme for the ceremony OF layngthe coIlieI-stono
on August r., - osi
''The arrangements" General Stone answered,
"have not vet been made There is committee on
three charged with the duty ot arranging w, ~
tails consistngof MIR pinchot. Treasurer Spaulding
and myself: but we have not yet mot, anu as
one Of our number IL not III l3Wh ,llv,o
will he no meeting until Thursday, when every
thing will he Hettlcd | do not imagine that thG
occasion will bc marked by much grandeur nnt
believe il will lie distinguished ny dlgnl'I Huu !"
thorough comprehension of its international 'hal-
actpr Nou sec that Golfer OF bronze among lhc
statucttcs M the side of the room mat Is 20 con
tain the objects which nc to be placed qnuclliealn
the corner stone II anything could wlthRlaiu any
Of those catnclvHmH which hAvo Aunlmlht'u cUlt
aud destroyed CIVILIZATIONS ~ tho pat hl n,l W"
az n the ntate II certainly would bo Rlici Httu'
nte ne The base of the pcdos ~ ia which this Golfer
will irrnpr, II may ho of advantage 10 We ~.
pluiotn ut coming igrc II W. mako thls '"',t'n'
df IA historical character 30 ~ tu CONVEY
hy tho various uhrctH dcpoHtoIsHomH lu'a ~ w"
civilization that prevails now .u
Aud how about The money collier ol the commit
| tee, General
"Ahl there yun touch upon tho burning qnra'
| tion. Two measures for obtaining money hhho
been suggesod, which are nhdol eo1alH' "u,"n NV
| the committee. one ~ 60 have printed hllhl'VI
of postal caTd. with the address of the committee y
! room ON one side and on the other blank form
| somethIng Ike this: Il hereby snbscnbe 10 thr
| Baltholdi Pedestal Fund the sum of --' signed
| - - These will he enclosed IN envelopes
containing printed slip asking those VINO sigh To
drop the cards into letter box. Inc addresses
will be taken from the directory, and INC city IN
this way can be thoroughly canVasSed az the NUM-
| mum of expense. All the work OF sending ont the
envelopes will be done by the collecting stan, VINO
will assert the cards received and proceed to coecI
tbe money getting for their pains 20 per cent oil
the subscriptions which will be seldom above Ten
or fifteen dollars per card we calculate By TINS
| method there is no loss of time and money III gong
round TO people who do not wish 20 sun
| scribe and we believe that people Will
| give more readily when they are
not brought INTO contact with men VINO argue ana
| coax for subscriptions in the Well-known manner
| of book agents. All of the committee think wei
of tins plan which will certainly be adopted at an
| early date The other plan IS to place boxes III
| conspicuous places as, for instance, the bridge
| entrances the interior of the Post once, ferry
houses railroad dcpots, theatre vcstlbuies, etc
BY these boxes the committee VIII be III comElull-
| cation with the patriotic poor who always give
| their mite with heartlncsS, BN thc~c Two
methods all those who are wiling To give VIII have
the opportunity, and they will be spared the annoy
| ance OF persOna sOicltatlon and can give as much
| or little "a they please -,
| "McanwhIle how much money Is on hanu'
| between $4,000 and $4,000. WIN TINS
! amount We can bury tWcntY feet of the pedestal
and we shall Stop then If no more money comes IN;
| But feel sanguine that with the new methods All
| Will 90 we'll"