The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19

That the design for a structure three hun
dred feet high recommended by the adj
visory committee of the Bennington Histori-
cal Society be adopted, subject to such modi-
fication as committee of the association
now to be appointed shall hereafter make
and also to such reduction in size, il need
be, as will secure the payment of appropri-
atoms from congress and from the states of
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and YER
mont, which have already been made Re
sotred, That Charles NJ. Bliss, George w.
Robinson, Milo G. Huling, John V. Hall and
John T. Shurtleff are hereby appointed a
committee to ascertain what evidence
of the plan Of the monument and of its
cost, built of stone of this vicinity, will
be required by the President of the United
States and the governors of Massachusetts
and New Hampshire to entitle this associ-
alton to call for and receive appropriations
Tor the monument which have been made
by congress and said states, and also to
satisfy the governor of Vermont that the
conditions of the act of 1884 are complied
with, and to take such measures as ii may
find necessary and proper to comply with
such requirements, such committee to make
report of its doings at the next annual
meeting of the association; and in case
said committee shall find itself prepared
to make its report at an early date, it
is authorized to have a meeting of the
association called at any time prior to such
annual meeting by the recording secretary"
The monument adopted may be thus de-
scribed: The structure to be erected is
neither tower nor an obelsk, but about
halfway between. 1t is severely simple,
devoid of ornament and claims to be a work
of art by virtue of the artistic character of
its lines. 1t is an attempt to bring back to
modern monument-building Egyptian and
Greek art, which never made obelisks and
columns of straight lines. AS this design is
subject to modification and q year will
elapse before other than the foundation can
be built, opportunity is given to improve on
the model Several artists of national re-
pute are co-workers with Mr.. Rim.
The Bennington Banner of the 18th inst.
says: The interest in the associations
work was emphasized by the two days spent
by Governor Pingree, Lieutenant-governo
Ormsbee and Hon. +. p. Walton of Ver-
mont, and also shown in the fact that such
men as Senators Evarts of New York and
Morrill, OF our own state spent two DAYS
here in looking the ground over. Tuesday,
in company with Colonel Olin Scott. record
ing secretary, Charles NJ. Bliss, correspond
ing secretary, and George w. Farwell, the
two distinguished senators rode to the pro-
posed site of the monument, took q look
through field glass at the battle ground
and other points of interest and made them
selves thoroughly familiar with the scenery
and surroundings Their Judgment was
largely instrumental in bringing about the
harmonious results of the meeting, and
WHICH 10 III dCtOl' WIFI lllt uIllltu StnUll1leHu
of our people Introducing the first resol IL
ton, proposed by Governor Hall and at his
request, the Hon. E. p Walton alluded to
the battle as the turning-point of the revolu-
ton. This was the keynote of the remarks
made yesterday. He believed in monu-
ment which should show forth the rugged
features of the event commemorated. The
hardy yeoman in his shirt-seeves snatched
his flnt-lock and went to the scene of bat
tie. There was very little probability that the
statue of general on horseback would sym
bolize General Stark as the commander of
such troops. The aim was to get there and
in the quickest possible time, and, once
there, to fight and to kill; and it was by no
means certain that Stark rode horse. On
foot and in all ways they came and fought
as best they could for freedom. They won,
and the monument to mark the event should
be simple and massive Senator Morrill,
was i'll favor of monument to be not less
than two hundred fifty feet high and within
the means of the association, and proposed
to go forward and build such structure"