Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-13
glsbee Closes His Contract with
Paris Colorado Commissioners
SIZE AND COST OF STATUE.
ma, say. IIIsbee Made Few Passes
and THAT Members Ambled Up
aud signed Contract

NeWH. Hlgu "a contract uNtW'th Wv
,,,,, board Of Parts commissioners
"a tba American Gold Statue company
n New York. for a solid gold statue
tfs.slfe. representing the model Amer
i,ap girl The statue II TO represent
roI,rsdo at the Paris exposition In 1900
and elsewhere In Europe or America
t.r d p,rlod of not less than three
wears. Il Will cost over {2ooO0o VIII BE-
u fourteen carats nue and will weigh
ts1 rounds. To an intents and pur-
r,.ss the statue viii be solid. but
through the center. for the convenience
,fe,stipr. will be- "a hole several inches
In diameter
Considerable notorlcty has already
t.en given the statue. but according to
commlssloner.in-Ch James McWll-
lams and Secretary Charles L. picker-
son the facts In the ease have been dis
,,rtsd. The board met yesterday and
approyod the contract. which begins by
stating that tho company shall pur-
chase OF the board through the Denver
National bank sufficient amount of
bullion produced from the mines OF
N.NINNNNN IN NMNN AANN NAAAAM'F AA' NhH
lion will be- Ia shape OF bars supplied
through the United States mint The
company agrees to build the statue and
i.s pedestal and pay Tor all work and
d sum not exceeding 5000 Tor placing
the coat OF arms OF the State on the pc
daHtHl. IA size igxik inches Besides be-
Inc exhibited at the Paris exposition
and other expeditions In Europe ana
America tho statue VIII b. ON exhibit
t5n Tor two weeks In Denver
The beard agrees 60 pay for the use
Of the statue the sum of $4,000 60 De
maid ln different amounts until 10000 u
pId. and the remainder shall be paid
upon the safe arrival ~ the statue IN
Paris. The statue shall not be cast be-
fUH. December l. 1858. and the casting
shall be- witnessed By no more than
three representatives of the board and
the company must have nftcun days
notice before work begins. The COM
pany ~ TO receive no money until a
bond ~ deposited with the New York
correspondent uf the Denver National
bank In the amount VI $4,000. and
Ohould the company fat to have cast
aud shipped the statue not later than
the LIST OF April, 1900, oil moneys paid
by the board shall be returned ana the
bond forfeited. The board agrees 20 de-
p0sit with the Denver National bank to
York correspondent. onc-half Of all
money received by it from any aud all
sources until an amount gqualing sl2.-
% has been deposited FOR the purpose
~ liquldnting the payments called FOR
under the contract.
In case the State desires 20 purchase
The statue Il shan have the FIRST oppor-
tunity by paying $4,000 plus the bullion
value OF the statue. II ~ within the
power ~ the board TO exhibit the statue
in the United States government build
iHg ur IN u separate Colorado building.
The company ~ 10 pay al cost Of
nnspnrtation ana guarding the Colo
RADIO SRI.
A clause In tho contract gives the
State board the right TO select tho
model for the statue. but gives the
board no title or right upon the statue
Governor Thomas signs the contract
tlo board viii take no further steps.
THE POSTS FIND GRowL.
The Paris exposition board held a
meeting at The capitol this morning, +.
p HlghOc, who designed the fake silver
Montana statue and wants Colorado 20
chow bogus statue az Paris. was pres
tut and succeeded Ia bringing his hyp,
noug powers into play with much cf-
tgUt
Things looked stormy for Higbce
when the meeting opened. He arrived
q the capitol before 10 o'clock. and took
scat at the boards headquarters.
Two NJ the members were there. but
They didn't speak 10 him ana nothing
but hullen giancca were exchanged be-
tween them ana Highce until the other
members came and the meeting was
sailed TO order.
The session was behind closed doors
ana those present were all sworn %
secrecy. II lasted for about an hour.
ana when II was over all the members
.Amo from the room happy and In "a
llylu mood. llgbgc wore an Sis.Gg
silver statue smile and seemed perfect
conignted with being on earth. There
eas mo- doubt that he had lllgbeoiEcd
least majority OF the board Tor q
iec1nd time and was successful In heal
lg nll differences that existed,
The contract with the museum syudl-
rate Tor the bogus solid gold statue was
gpgwtltion ana sent 10 the governor
.gr hH approval, Commissioner Dick
mon was the only member OF tho
2llil who would say anything. IL "a
iNdrnt that Dlckcrson Is under lig-
res Irresistible influence and that tho
franco is on again. I'VE Just merely
',lh0l over things this morning WA
he way he put H.
This afternoon we will meet again
lNl Ne propoHc to close up that con.
Iagi 300 matter who objects. 10 Is now
~ 700 lhe governor FOR his signature
N9NrIupr Thomas ut noon said that
h9l received the contract but
hguIl not state what action he would
~ 900 it lie admitted. however, thai
he hames Of the members OF the boar,
l,r mo-, attached 10 IT,. The governor
heel ihe contract In his inside pocko
wv bllel that he would look Il ovcl
,9lle ll lunch. None of the details out
Ale ~ thuHo that have already beer
lpNahel viii be given out FOR som'
tho contract goes through Hlgbcl
s.l open wine az tho Brown Palace
Ky tonight, and everybody 10 invite,
II On present
,.,hgn f. some talk among Colorado
uau, colorado soulpt0rs and othc
,Atnhltons 90 apply 10 the courts 10
Injunction 90 restrain the Hlgbr
n Hon from being carried out. II
hEbee succeeds In getting a ma
IVY uI the board TO sign tho con
The money for tho fake mus
A-pl by private subscription AM
II NOT probable that many ColOrn
XII. ,Wlll subscribe 10 tho Hlrhc
lllghce wants $4,000 as interes
W.. money TINT win be tod up q
sl'lue. Aa the fake would eos
m1 mo- The outside, the size OF tn
rn can readily be seen. N the com
lonrrH accept this proposition
nv wealthy men who have no us
,o, 1un'n Enmoa or bunconra. ana d
sr,t.lrNe Colorado would be well nd
s,nl through n fake, would refua
t1u-lIlhe 90 the Paris fund for fea
,e, any 1'tt5y would be diverted TO lilg