The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-11-11
FOR
monument 7
Expensive Shaft TO be Erected on
Missionary Ridge by The State
Of Ohio.
BATTLEFIELD Commission ACTS.

The Ohio Battlefield Monument COM
mission, of which Captain r. B. Craw-
ford, of Massillon, is member,
through Major Goodspeed authorized
to do business for the commission, en-
tered into contract Tuesday forenoon
fer monument to cost $4,000 The
monument to be located on Missionary
Ridge at the point between Bragg
Hill, where that famous generals
headquarters were, and belongs
point.
The monument is to have a base of
% feet square, and is TO be 80 feet in
height. The shaft is to be in two
sections with base for the upper sec
ton projecting slightly. The lower
base is to rest on a. heavy slab OF gran
ite and the faces are to be fronted by
four figures in life size. The shaft
aud base are to be of granite from
Barre, VT, and the figures are to be CT
Westerville, X. l., granite.
The contract was awarded to the
Van Amringe Granite company, Of
Washington, d. c., and the material
will come from their own quarries at
the two points named. The contract
has been pending for some time and
the commission at the late session
authorized Major Goodspeed to act In
the final award for them. The con-
tract was drawn by the Van Amringe
company's representative and filei
with Secretary Walton Weber, who
was present, at, the award, for sigma
ture by the commission.
The monument is handsome crc-
alton Judging from the design and the
figures will be impressive. The fore
ground shows a little drummer boy
beating his drum for dear life. To the
right in the design is an infantry man
standing at ease with his accouter-
ments at hand. On the left of the de-
sign is an artilleryman with his ram
mer and in characteristic pose. On
the opposite side of the monument in
the design is intended to be represent
ed a cavalryman Thus all arms OF
the land service will be represented in
the design. Pausch, a well known
sculptor, will be placed on the figures,
and another equally well known ar
tisan will assist.
The site for this monument, which
is to commemorate the part Ohio
troops of all arms took in the cele-
brated battles of that region, has not
yet been selected though a position
has been proposed along the ridge be-
tween Bragg's headquarters and Dc
Long point. This point Is nearest De-
Long point There is depression be-
tween two peaks of the ridge there
making pass between them. In the
middle of the pass stands high point
dividing the pass. There the pass
wideus each way, passes around the
point, and then closes In behind into
one lass again. Or this high point it
has been proposed to place the 2O,0O1
monument. Site has not been chosen
for surety and will not be until the
commission has made another trip to
the region.
! The commission propose to go to
Missionary Ridge November 1S and
visit that point, Lookout Mountain
and Chicamauga battlefield for the pur
pose of designating other points for
monuments. De Long Point ami
Bragg's headquarters will be visited
and the ground between them will be
gone over carefully to see whether a
better point cannot be selected than
the one proposed for the new monu-
ment, which Is regarded by some of
.he members of the commission as be-