The sun., 1908-01-09
GIFT OF A MARBLE PEDESTAL
AND a DESIRE TO BESTOW Ss7s,-
600 ON you FOR $500.

No doubt many OF the persons with or
without money who have been asked by
charles Austin Bates in many moving
circulars to buy the stock and bonds OF
the Colorado Yule Marble Company will be
Interested to learn that Col Charming F.
Meek. whose name they will at once recos-
nize. is at present trying very hard to pre-
sent a marble pedestal 10 Columbia Uni
versity.
Col. Meek. it appears. 10 doing this on
behalf OF the Colorado State Commercial
Association, whatever that may be. IL
would hardly do for Col. Meek to tell CO.
mmbia just where the marble in the pedestal
,ams from. but any one who knows the
colonel knows that he would not think OF
oFering TO Columbia any marble except
that Of the company Of which he is presi-
dent and which readers OF Charles Austin
Rstes's financial literature know all about
We're il not for the fear that It might be
considered in bad taste the offer undoubt-
.dlv would have been made by the Colo
rado-Yule Marble Company itself. OF by the
Enickerbocker Syndicate. Of which Mr..
Rates is president and which is selling
stock in the marble company.
At the present writing IL seems Just a bit
doubtful as to whether Col. Meek will sue
cecd in the negotiations. not because he
hasn't got the pedestal but because he
nay be in the position Of trying to give
souething. that the other fellow doesn't
want. II ought TO be said right here that
If the university's art committee decides
70 reject the gift it won't be the fault OF Col.
Neck, and neither Charles Austin Bates
nor those who have bought the stocks and
- ~
Mr. Rates should hold the Colonel respon-
shle The Colorado-Yule Marble Com
psnv doesn't appear in Col Meek's letter Of
zift and there was no earthly reason in the
world why any one in Columbia should
connect the Colorado State Commercial
association with the marble company, in
which Charles Austin Bates has been selling
stock with such alluring pictures of divi-
bends that 1t is small wonder IL some Of the
stock and bond holders marvel that it is
only four foot pedestal that the fuss is
about.
The letter announcing the gift by
'ol Meek in behalf Of the Colorado
State Commercial Association was sent
"a January TO Prof James r.
hemp, holding Fthe Nbair Of geology
" was also sent 10 the newspapers along
nth an article ready for publication. In
addition 10 telling about the gift the article
told all about the wonderful marble dis
covered in Colorado and just what Dr.
William J. Chandler Of South Orange and
Prof. G. 7 Brackett Of Princeton had 70
aay about II. OF course readers of the
works of Charles Austin Bates, in which
in his most graphic style he has told all
shout the Colorado-Yule Marble Company
and why every man, woman and child should
buy the stock and bonds he lie selling. know
that Dr. Chandler and Prof. Bracket are
directors of the company. though the article
fails to mention il.
- his letter to Prof. Kemp Col Meek
said that the reason why the Colorado
state Commercial Association gave the
four foot pedestal to Columbia was because
the existence Of marble in the State wss
first made known in a report of the School
of Mines. In the letter, which ought TO
look good to the stockholders, present
and prospective. when it reaches them.
Col. Meek says that the all important thing
is that the deposit of marble in Colorado
e not only hguratively but literally mex
haustible, that it Is the kind architects
have been aching for and that sculrtors
have sought In vain. In the circulars
which a good many folks have been receiv-
ing from Charles Austin Bates, all done
In his best style. no better tribute is raid
20 the marble in Col. Meek's quarry than
IL aid by Col Meek himself in his letter
m Columbia
When Prof Kemp was ask ed about the
rift he said that he had never heard of
the Colorado State Commercial Association
was the president OF the marble company PAW
promoted by Charles Austin Bates He had
advised Col. Meek, he said, even without
knowing Of his connection with the marble
company, that the university couldn't be |
used Tor any commercial venture. Prof.
r emp said that the university art COM
mlttee would have to pass on the pedestal
before It was accepted, and in view of what |
he had learned since he didn't think there |
vas much chance that Columbia would |
lake il.
In the Offices OF the Knick kerboolser svn-
licate, which is run by Charles Austin
hates. on the tenth floor Of 500 Fifth ave-
nue. ana where many young women stem
ographers are kept busy sending out the
latest literature OF Charles Austin Bates |
70 people in the country, there has recently |
3een a marble pedestal on view for ali who |
rop IN In response to the circulars asking
hem to buy stock. II was much like Ghe |
one just offered TO Columbia. The Offices |
4 the Knickerbocker Syndicate are fur |
nlshed IN mahogany, and the marble goes |
extremely well With II.
Almost coincident with the offer Of the |
PEDESTAL TO Columbia there has been sent |
'ut new line OF circulars by Mr.. Bates |
'fering everybody a share OF stock in the |
marble company for $50 and holding out |
he hopes OF dividends on that amount OF |
rom IS TO rs per cent.
= Just now only stock in the Colorado
fule Marble Company Is being sold. be- |
'ause the company would like very much |
% get nd OF the interest on the bonds that |
Mr. Bates was selling six months ago by |
getting people TO exchange them for pre- |
'erred stock In the company. The bonds I
we're sold at 90 and carried with them a /
lonus Of 80 Der cent. OF stock. One OF the |
'irculars which Mr.. Bates sent out 20 RverV |
me he thought mi ght have money 10 ex- i
'hange for one Of his bonds started OF
hus:
i suppose that II I put. s73 nice yellow
,acked thousand dollar bills on a silver
ray With a bunch Of violets on the side
md passed II up to you In return for your
heck for $50 We might possibly be able
o trade. You might not like the engrav-
o put up with it. Now that II pretty nearly !
nsnce 70 the people who have 500 or more.
md II half the people who reneive this
1rculsr would stop long enough 70 find
ut what We are really talking about all
" our bonds would be subscribed tEn times
,ver in twenty-four hours II tell you
hat l can give you e8T3 900 for $500. you
ndeetep and take a-hrmer grip on your
and yet II you would take
he time TO listen TO me / could recite a
hundred instances In which just such profits