The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-15
SITES FOR THE MONUMENTS.
4 Movement 10 Place the Davis MaUSOGum
on The Exposition Grounds.
A LOCATION FOR THE STUART STATUE.
An oYer to Donate "A square in tho West
End Near tho soldiers Home-TaIks With
Prominent Citizens on the Subject.

President of tho toniederacy, Will arrive In
this city 10 select site for the last resting
pace OF her lamented husband. Ever since
the decision Of Mrs. Davis has become known.
by which that lady gave her consent 20 have
tie remains Of Mr. Jefferson Davis laid at
rest in the capital city OF the Old Dominion,
city officials aud prominent citizens have at
various times looked over the various availa-
bic places which m ght be suggested to Mrs
Davis during her Wis IN this city.
While no effort has as yet been made to
Eiyo any particular place the preference ia
order that Mr.. Davis might 10 perfectly ~
liberty 10 make her own selection entIey
uninhuenced by others. there appears 10 De
the general opinion that the most pionliHcLit
site that the city Of Richmond can ohef VIII
not be any too good for the erection OF
mausoleum 20 the late chieitain e..
Several prominent residents OF lhiS Guy
were seen on the subject YESTERDAY Oy a
representative Of TIE IiMEs' and tney al
a0reod that the selection of q suitable site
was a matter Of national Importance. mas
mucb "a those who had stood by and fought
for the cause of the Coniederacy were de-
sirous TO show 20 the whole world, IN the
srection of "a monument TO the memory of
Jefferson Davis. their deep alteration for
their late President who, in the darkest hour
Of the history of his country. setting aside
all personal interests, made tho cause of the
South his own.
FORTUNATE RICHMOND.
The city Of Richmond has been fortunate
enough 20 DO selected as custodian OF the
ashes of the late Pres dent but every one of
the Confederate States will deem II a sacred
drtg 10 send contributions for the erection Of
monument TO his memory. This city. there
fore. can only be satisfied with the very best
monument which is 10 be erected on the
graudest possible scale. She cannot Afford
TO stick the monument down on the
side Of a street OF IN little
mark. but she must endeavor 20 erect
O mausoleum on a most prominent location
of which the whole South may be proud. Il
should be IA repetition Of what New York had
done when the selection OF site for the
Grant monument was publicly discussed. AT
that time the New York World took the
ground that II was 10 be national affair. and
for this reason IL largely assisted IN the raising
of the fund for the monument.
In the same manner the erection OF the Da-
els monument shOu be considered national
Affair. Nothing short OF good sized pubic
park. in the centre of which the mausoleum
would have 10 be placed would answer the
purpose. This plan has been carried out with
the best effect IN several countries where
grateful population desired to erect an eter-
nal monument TO the memory of beloved
ruler One Of the most striking edifices of
pietv and veneratiOn erected by nation 10
the memory Of her chieitain. who suffered
with his people in the hour of deep affection
and Afterwards led it to victory, Is the mauso-
leum al Charlottenburg, four miles west of
Berlin where the remains # King Frederic
William III. and Queen Louise of Prussia are
laid at rest. This sacred spot IS fire.
ouentlv thronged with people who have
come 10 pay their tribute 70 the dead mon
arch. and of the many foreign travellers who
Annually enter the German capital but few
fail 10 visit this token Of reverence and graft
tude established by nation.
The SITE.
Nj J. Thompson Brown, one Of the gentle |
men who was seen by a representative Of TIE |
TINES Yesterday, fully conceded that only the
most prominent site should be selected. and
that spacious public park would be the best /
location for the Davis mausoleum. In speak /
ing of the selection of such site Mr.. Brown |
remarked that IL would be difficult task, for /
those who should be entrusted with the Sc
lection would likely have 10 meet |
the charge that their choice had been |
Influenced by personal interests. In his opin- |
ion the Davis monument would best Relocated /
on the great thOrOughfare and by the people 4
going north and south of Richmond and this /
thoroughfare was the Richmond, Fredericks- |
burg and Potomac railroad, over which thou |
sands Of persons from the North Travelled |
every year on their way 10 Florida and their |
return 20 their homes.
The most available spot on this thorough |
fire for the erection was the Exposition |
grounds covering an area Of about nineteen |
acres. skirted for long stretch by the Rich |
mond. frederic ksburg and Potomac railroad |
II public park was established at that point |
with the nausoleum in its centre it could be |
seen by every one who travelled that road.
The city of Richmond already owned s75.- /
600 worth of that property by the money adj |
Nanced 20 tie Virginia Agricultural Society. /
AMI II would be well becoming 10 Richmond /
10 acquire the whole area and use it as a Jefer-
son Davis park.
A CONSPICUOUS SPOT.
Mr. Brown admitted that some people |
would be in favor Of having the monument !
erected IN some other park. but he did not |
think that q more conspicuous spot could be
se eced. He laid especial stress on the fact |
that IN advocating the Exposition grounds as
ste. he had 10 personal interest TO cater to, /
for be did not own a single lot in that locality. |
That site II selected Tor Jefferson DAVIS
park. would be very desirable one for the
people OF Richmond. for IL could be reached
by beautiful drive over the system of boule-
wards which, beginning at tho Reser-
N0r Park. would extend IN a nOrtheTly /
direction at the width OF hundred feet. pass
lug Lee monument crossing Broad street,
passing the Jefferson Davis Park and leading
Ma.ly 10 Major enters country seat. Ar
t't 3 'ilNAlt" 4luA blAftNH bttu uhat anu III
TIE deeds had been signed securing the neces-
sary property TO continue the boulevard from
MAJOR Glnters res dence IN q circutOus way
70 the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad When
all the improvements We're completed the
people " Richmond could rightly boast Of
possessing one of the finest drives IN this
country.
When asked what in his opinion tho Vir
Eina Agricultural Society would do after
Wey has been deprived in this manner of
Yer opposition grounds, Mr Brown thought
Nai they would easily get another location.
aA4 q az euterprlslne parties would be very
"illns 10 give them a sufficient area for their
purpose. II the Society dis not want 10 APP
pear as pensioners on the public they would
tea.fe enough out Of the sale of their build
!te' TO tuy plot of land elsewhere and erect
Ne buildings which would answer their
OBJ Get
lhe carving ont of the suggestions stated
aDo,t would enable those who drive over the
Do0.eyards % view the monuments O lio ert
~ lee. Jei erson avis and General Hill,
VINE 70 was probable that monuments 10 the
memory 81 General j. f.. f. Stuar; and other
famous generals Of the Confederate army
would ind pos tons in easy reach from that
kieat thorOughiare.
THE STUART MONUMENT.
a prominent resident Of the western part
u tAls eity who fully shared the opinions
oppressed 10y Mr. Brown and others as 10 the
T'l,,uoh OF suitable site Tor the Davis