Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-19
TIE SHILOH MONUMENT
Contract For Its Erection is Let
to Professor Triebel, Of
New York.
Price Fixed at $4,000 and is to
Be Complete April IS.
1908.
Design is Approved by the Ma
tional Commission and Sec
rotary Root.

rotary Root.
Des Moines, Dec. 19.-The contract fol
| the erection of the state monument al
Shilo was let yesterday by specla
| committee Of the Shilo commission to
| Prof f. E. Triebel, of New York. The
contract price Is $4,000 and the time
specified for the completion of the mon
ument is April Is, 1903. The committee
has also prepared invitations to con-
| tractors for the submission of bids or
the Eleventh regimental monuments.
The special committee that let the
contract consists of Capt. r. 3. Soper
of Emmettsburg, John Hayes of Red
! Oak and Col. w. B. Bell of Washington.
At the meeting of the entire commits
sion here last summer this committee
was empowered to enter into a contract
for the construction of the monument,
and it was by virtue of the power thus
lodged in the special committee that IT
took action yesterday. The contract
would have been let before this time
but for the delay on the part of the ma
tional commission In approving the de-
signs. The national commission did not
give its approval and forward the de-
signs to the secretary of war until early
in November. On December Secre-
tary Root approved the designs. and as
soon as this action was ascertafned the
special committee was called together
by Capt. Soper.
The commission concluded to let the
contract for the state monument With
out submitting it to bids for reasons
that were carefully gone over last sum-
mer when the entire body was in ses-
sion. At that time it was the sense OF
the entire commission that it would be
best to let Prof Triebel do the work,
other things being equal. 1t was esti-
mated the cost of the state monument
would be $25, 900. This will be its exact
cost. the contract price being S2osOO,
and the amount paid Professor Triebel
for the designs being 5000. A voucher
for 5000. In payment of the designs, was
given Professor Triebel yesterday. The
commission felt that Professor Triebel
was peculiarly fitted for the erectior OF
the monument, inasmuch as he took
deep interest in the designing and as ne
has an ambition to make the Shiloh
state monument a masterpiece ana
something OF lasting credit to himself.
In order to find out from other sources
what the cost Of the monument ought
to be, Captain Soper and other mem
bers of the special committee on con-
struction obtained figures from experts
Do e.
of Chicago, q leading monument ihrm.
These experts informed the committees
that at $4,000 the profits on the state
monument TO the builder would not ex-
coed $1,000, and that this was as low as
the committee could expect to get the
work done for Under these clrcuM-
stances the committee on construction
determined to do as authorized by the
entire commission and let the CONTRACT
to Professor Triebel. There was the
additional reason that the construction
committee held there was danger OF Sc
curing an inferior grade of work II IT
opened UP the contract TO miscellaneous
bidders.
The designs for the monument were
not materially changed by the national
commission In fact the only changes
necessary, since the designs were agreed
on by the Shiloh commission last sum-
mer. have been notifications of the In
scriptions, principally shortening them
to fit the spaces for which they are in
tended. At the suggestion of the chair
man of the national commission the
names Of the Iowa officers who COM
manded brigades will be added. The
"a a..
Of the monument will enclose the words:
Iowa in Memory Of Shiloh"
On the front side of the monument
will appear this inscription in Roman
letters:
This monument is erected by the
state Of Iowa in commemoration of the
loyalty, patriotism and bravery OF her
sons who, on this battlefield of Shiloh
on the 9Th and 7th days of April, A. D.,
1862. fought to perpetuate the sacred
uLion of the states"
On the reverse side Will be the names
of the eleven Iowa regiments that
fought at Shiloh and the names OF their
commanders.
On the left side will stand statue Of
Fame in bronze. 1t will be represented
as reaching toward the monument with
one arm and pen in hand, as If conclud-
ing the following quotation from Maj
s. H. M Byers:
Brave OF the brave, the twice Ave
thousand men,
Who all that day stood in the battles
shock.
Fame holds them dear and with immor-
tai pen
Inscribes their names on the enduring
rock
+ On the right side Of the monument will
be these words:
1.-THE world will little note, nor long
remember, what we say here; but it can
never forget what they did here"
Capt. E. B. Soper, who is enthusiastic
over the prospects for successful and
creditable outcome for the commission
great task said last evening that it was
hoped to dedicate the monument on
Memorial day in 1908. He said he be-
lieved there would be great attendance
of Iowa people. 1t is the intention to
arrange for an excursion by boat down
the Tennessee. Imposing ceremonies
will be held.
Two Bankrupts.
Des Moines, Dec. 19.-Action in vol