The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-17

livered) will mark the position of each Confederate regiment on the line or defense, and 215 iron tablets (con- tracted for and soon to be delivered) will mark the lines of the Union trenches Twenty eight bronze tablets headquarters. historical and mortu- ary) have been placed in the park and in the city of vicksburg. Fifty-eight iron guide boards have been placed and forty have been contracted for and will soon be delivered. One hundred and twenty-seven old cannon, or the kind and caliber used in the siege ana defense, have been received from the War Apartment. and 114 have been mounted on field carriages-ffty-four on the Confederate and sixty on the Union lines; thirteen will he mounted on siege carriages. A concrete opser- vation tower. ninety-two feet high, Is under construction. The work thus outlined has been done by the Natlon- al Commission, under the direction or the Secretary of War, at the cost or the United States-$775.000 has been appropriated by Congress for the work and additional appropriations Will pc made until the park is fully estab- lished.
 "Thirteen States, Illinois. Indiana. Iowa, Massachusetts. Michigan, Min nesota. Mississippi. New Hampshire. New York. Ohio. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, Wisconsin, have appropriated s772. 900 for the Vicksburg Park-an average of $2,924 for each command.
 illinois has completed and dedicated a State memorial of white Georgia marble in the form of a dome. hfty- four feet in diameter and sixty-two feet high at a cost of $2O0,O00 The names (more than 35.000 of the sol- diers who then belonged to the sew Qad in the operations commemorated by the mark. are inscribed in bronze on the interior walls of this dome-a memo rial temple unsurpassed in the world. The State has also placed seventy-nine monuments and eighty-f1ve markers In the park.
 Iowa has dedicated beautiful State memorial at contract cost or s1nO OOO-a granite peristyle with SIX bronze panels In alto relief ana bronze equestrian figure on a pedestal in front of the center. The State has also dedicated thirteen monuments (bearing inscriptions for her thirty two commando and fty-nine bronze markers.
 Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania have placed State memo rials in the park. The last named one bears this inscription: Here proth- fought TOT tHeIT
 heroes died for their country, ana united people will forever cherish the precious legacy of their noble man. hood
 "Minnesota has dedicated De3u'A- full and an imposing State MeInori iai- a rock faced obelisK of North Caroliha granite, ninety feet high. with o' figure of the Goddess of Peace on i'e front face three monuments and threo markers in the Park.
 "Ohio has dedicated thirty-nine monuments and twenty markers. anu expected to make an additional llperai annropriation for a state memorial.
 "Mississippi has contracted for a beautiful state memorial of North Carolina granite, seventy-six feet hish' with bronze figures and bronze reileis representing battle scenes. ana TOT twenty three bronze markers. at cosI of s50.000.
 "Michigan, New York and Rhode 1s- land will each place fine state memo rialsin the Park.
 "Wisconsin has appropriated s13o.ooo fo rits work in the Park and will place n beautiful and artistic state memo rial. thirteen monuments. tbearing ID scriptions for her seventeen commands engaged) and markers therein
 "A very handsome bronze tablet Tor tho R0tetourt tVirginia) Battery has been ordered from the Gorham Manu- featuring Company of Providence Rhode Island. at a cost of $52O-donat- ed by the veterans of the battery ana their friends
 '"rhis summary shows that eleven state memorials. 159 monuments ana about 249 markers have been approp- riated for by the legislatures Of thir- taen states Twelve state memorials ana more than 15O additional monu-