The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-19
BORGLUM'S WORK nN GREAT MEMORIAL
 DELAYED BY SUIT
Gigantic Monument to Confed- crate Soldiers to Be Carved
 on Stone Mountain.

Atlanta, Ga, May 19.-The suit filed by Mrs. Robert V. Roper of Newport, R T., against her fellow heirs to- the Wenable property, which has brought forth an injunction preventing the ac- ouisition of Stone Mountain by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, has temporarily held up the plans Tor the biggest scufptural undertaking in the history of the world While 1t IS on it's face a family row. the court ac- ton involves the essential plans for the creation of the marvellous monu- ment to the south. in that permission to so use the side of the great granite xnountafn is withheld pending the con- hroversy.
 Since the filing of the court suit. and the issuance of an injunction ten days ago, the Stone Mountain Memo rial association has been flooded with messages Of encouragement and offers of financial aid In fact, the suit has focused the attention of thu world of art and the people of the south on the great project, and there is a general demand that some way be found to sowrk of carving history on the noun tain side be begun
 A Memorial to a MoY Yement,' is dGutzon Borglum's own name for the undertaking which he is planning. 15ds effort requires the carving of a fEElcZ9 and will take eight years or more to execute. Two millions of dollars will be the cost of this massive work done In the mountain side, where for many ages to como the history of the Con lRederacyl will stand forth as the worlds greatest monument.
 The size of the undertaking can best De gauged when 1t is recounted that IAhe fgures, including the horses, will be from s5 to 50 feet in height, or five ttmes the size of the famous Lion of I1cerne. The lion was the first Sculp- gHure to be carved in mountain side. EThe second instance was the Lion at BMfort, done by Bartholdi, who made Istne Statue Of Liberty in New York harbor.
 Mrs. Roper alleges in her petition ithat the agreement between the Unit led Daughters of the Confederacy and Samuel H. Venable for the carving of the memorial and the stablishment of EA park at the base, is without proper tazfhOrity, fnasnuch as Mrs. Roper is Ian heir-at-1aw of the Venable property land Is the only heir of that property Ewho has not signed an agreement for EEhe project. She charges that MT. kVenSble has not been conducting the Iaffairs of the firm of which she claims ito be a member, with the regularity Eehat Is due the handling of other peo- Ip1e,s property.
 Already plans had been made for tdedicaf1on exercises to take place al E4he mountain next week, and MT. Bor- lg1unn, the sculptor. had planned to es- ktablish his studio on the mountain within a week or two. MT. venable tggho is now enJoined from so doing twas to present formally the section o1 the mountain and the land at it's base (which is involved in the litigation These plans are temporarily held up for there is to be a hearing on the Fcomplaint brought by Mrs. Roper, or iSaturday.
 Meanwhile, it is possible that the fami1y difficulties will be cleared away and the dedication and commencement of work will soon take place. The Temporary injunction acts merely as g gstay of proceedings in connection with the disposal of the Vena ble property and the merits of the suit are yet tc
 be decided by the court.
 MT Borglums groupings will repre- sent official heads of the Confederacy 1ncluuing of1cers,. also cavalry, artiI- lery and infantry. The foremost men in the different branches of the service from each state will be represented
 To the spectator, suddenly coming npon the mountain, in dusk or a soft Night at a proper distance, the general Mppeawancs wtu be that of a natural