Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-13
AMERICAN GIRL
WILL Be ALL GOLD
pisbee Closes His Contract with
Paris Colorado Commissioners
SIZE AND COST OF STATUE.
post says uiFbce Made Few Passes
and That Members Anbied Up
aud signed Contract

-. hoard NJ paris commissioners
"a ,,. A,norien, cold statue company
~ ~, YORK FOR a solid gold statue.
,,,.-.i,. r,pr,sentlnr the model Amer
,, s,ri Tho watue ia to represent
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A.. t,,,,.,,... 40 A,,,.ri..,
ana tite"heio d" A'"'"i'
fIr "a period OF not Tess thnh thi'N
,.sra ID will cost over $500 900. Will hu
s,,rt,en c.rnts fine and Will weigh
~, 80. 80 ,,,,,.
law p'uhuH' q" "'' Wv. "'.
poses the statue VIII De holid' put
tbrgurh the ccntor. for the convenience
80, ..tu -. p. At. ,,,r,t tp,b..
% 'l''''H' "'''
On diameter
Cons. 'crnblc notorIcty has already
- ..tyep tho stntua. hut according To
-. A.. ,,t.,., -, AVN.
'9ihill'Hlohe'
Hams and Secretary thhflrl L. Allchcl-
ann the fncts in the case nave been dis
$3.50 ma, t,,.,t ,,,, ,ertersnv and
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approved the contract Mhleh "'h''n ~
ntntlnr that the company shall pur-
.b,s, ~ I'm. b,nrd through the Denver
~. ....., -
Natiuhm hhnN a huln''uht "h'"uh' "l
bullion produced from the mines OK
colorado 10 cast the statue. Tho bull
d.. Il NNaHHN
Noh va"
through the United states mint inc
company Agrees to build the statue ana
DO. t.t..tat aud my for All work and
- :, ~. ~. ..,..i,,.-
sum NOT eNoooalhs fi,VVV TOT p''''ne
the coat of arms uf the State on the PEE
dcstll % size lexis inches. Besides bc-
lnT exhibited az the Paris expedition
and other expeditions Ia Europe and
America tho statue VIII b" on exhibit
ton Tor two weeks In Denver.
The board agrees 10 pay for the use
Of thg statue the sum Of u-.lO0 TO Do
paid in different amounts until $1,000 u
paid. and the remainder shall be paid
upon The safe arrival ~ the statue Ia
Paris The statue shall not De cast be-
flr December !. 1850 and the casting
shall be- witnessed by no more than
three representatives or the board ana
tho company must have hiicen days
peny n a. S'y roc wIS U Do money vntll n
bond ~ deposited with the New YORK
correspondent OF tho Denver Nhuuhhl
hank in the amount gi Al..VJ9, ana
thpull the company iNl 10 nave east
ana shipped the statue not later than
the lot OF April 1900, all moneys paid
bond forfeited The board agrees 90 de-
posit with tho Denver National bank to
D. pald the company thruugh ita New
YORK correspondent, ohr-hhlt OF all
money received hy u from any anu an
SOURCES until ON amount oqunling Si2,-
W mas brcn deposited Tor the purpose
uI llVuluhiuE IN" payments called Tor
under the contract
ia case me STATE dralrra 20 purchase
thg statue Il shall have the iirat oppor-
tuuliy by paying $1,000 plus the bullion
value " the statue. u T. within the
POWER OF tho board 90 cNhlblt the Atutue
% int united states government build
!nE ur lu "a separate Colorado building.
lhn company d. 10 pay an cost ot
transportation ana guarding the Colo
RADIO gltL
a clause va the contract gives the
stat" board the right 90 select the
model Tor the statue. but gives the
board no title or right upon tho statue
lHrd or the copyright .ucruun. Until
Governor IhlmhH signs the contract
ths board VIII take mo- further steps.
,rtfr p,etvs t,t>st, ,,p,,,,t
'''' H'
The Paris exposition board held IA
meeting ut tho capitol this morning D.
n Higbee. who drllEncd the fake silver
Montana statue and wants Colorado To
show bogus statue az Paris. was prcs-
ono and Hucccedad ln bringing his hyp.
uouo powers Into play With much 81.
feet
Things looked stormy for Higbee
when the meeting opened. Hc arrived
% 10" capitol hmINln no o'clock. and took
scat ut the boards henduunrterH.
Two NJ the members were there. hui
they didn't sneak 10 him and nothing
but Hullrn giancea were exchanged be-
tween them and Higbeo until tho other
members came and the meeting was
sailed 10 order.
The session was behind closed doors
rnl those present We're AN sworn 10
Ind whom il yyns o,cr ali IN. ,,,.,,,t..1ii
same from the room happy and In a
llFIM mood, Higboe wore an gisG9
llver statue smile and seemed perfect
GAS uo doubt that he had Hlgbeeized
AZ least % majority OF the board Tor
leoonl time and was successful In heal
VIZ Nll differences that existed.
The contract with the museum syndi-
tate Cor the bogus solid gold statue was
Np.Wrlttcn and sent To the governor
'or DIS approval. Commissioner Dick
mon was the only member Of tho
Board who would say anything. II lH
evident that Dicker7,on is under IIlr-
lr'H Irresistible influence and that tho
rance lH ON again. 1--WE just merely
.lh0l over things this morning" was
DE way Do put H.
This afternoon we will meet again.
lhd 1870 propose to close up that cone
Tl'i, uo matter who objects. II n now
40 tl the governor for HIS slgnnture"
Governor Thumna at noon rall TINT
De bad received tho contract but
Mould not state what nctlou h,. tvouid