Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-23
GOLD STATUE a BOSS FAKE.
It Is Only to Have a Plating of
Gold.

The Colorado gold statue for the
Paris exposition is to be built of gold
furnished by a New York syndicate
and is to be constructed by New
York sculptor.
! Not only that. but New York act
ress has been selected as the model for
the figure.
/ These facts were intended TO have
been kept a secret until the plans had
been consummated, but they leaked
out today, greatly to the chagrin of the
Paris board and the New Workers. who
intend to use the name of Colorado in
fo:sting upon the people one of the
fakiest advertising schemes on record.
The people of this state have been
led 10 believe that the statue was to be
entirely representative of Colorado re-
sources. Colorado art and CoIora do
wOmanhOod, but they have been bassly
deceived, for according to the pres
ent plans of the Paris exposition
board, Colorado viii have nothing
whatever to do with the moulding
Of it,
The Paris board will have a row of
gigantic proportions on its hands be-
fore ii gets through with its work. as
all Indications point to the fact that
the people of Colorado VII rise I'D and
protest against the indignity the state
is about to be subjected TO and demand
that the plans be altered in order that
Colorado may be recognized in its
makeup and that the statue be genu-
inc, Or if not that the state has = right |
to demand that its name be not i'm
printed across a statue that IS sup
posed to contain 81 900. 900 in gold. but !
in reality contains only sufficient of |
the yellow metal for an outside cover |
ing of main body Of lead and copper |
Maud Adams. the actress. is now |
posing in Bessie Pottcr'S studio in /
New York for the figure that is to rep |
resent Colorado NJ Paris. Maud Ad- /
ans managers are among those who /
are back of the enterprise. The act
ress is not native of Colorado. as has
been urged as an excuse for her pos
ing. She was born in Salt Lake City
and never lived IN this state. Mss
Potter, who IS 10 make the statue,
never was inside OF Colorado. F. D.
Hfgbee. the man who originated the
idea for the Paris board. designed the
Montana alleged silver statue at the
worlds fair. which was such a coarse
fake as to bring the state of Montana
into national disrepute
The New York men that propose to
pay the cost of the statue and TRIMS
port It to Paris. with the name of Colo
rado inscribed across the base. intend /
TO exhibit the statue all over Europe
after the Paris show is ovzr.
Ihey will charge an admission fee
to see 1t and expect to make lots of
wealth by deluding the people of the
continent into believing that 1ha statue
is made of 100000 worth of gold,
the product of the greatest gold pro
ducing section in America, and was
modelled in that section
The whole game IS one to advertise
Maud Adams and to coin money for
is promoters. All that Colorado VIII
get out Of It VIII be some cheap noto-
riety that viii injure the reputation of 8
the state in the end Colorado does
not want to father any such fake as is
proposed. Nobody doub,s that the
state can furnish genuine home
made gold statue complete that will
be credit to the state and open the
eyes of Europe in wonderment at the [
International exposition. There IS no !
necessity for taking.
Already the protests against the gi-
gantic swindle have begun to roll IN.
II 0AF0- SCutptOIS GoJ0Ct ~ III eLSA =
alent being employed and have fled
1 communicated with the governor,
setting forth their grievances When
[ is fully known that Maud Adams is
o be the model. that Bessie Potter is
o make the figure. and that a New
FORK syndicate IS to furnish what lit
le cash 5 needed to push the fake
through. the beard VIII be over
vhelmed with protests.
These are thu details, briefly s.atAd