The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-19
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ON MOUNTAIN
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Tribute to Confederates Who
Died for "the Cause"
GUTzON BORGLUM IN CHARGE

One Of the Greatest Memorials Ever
Known Is Being Carved Near At
Gordon and stewart Will Be De-
pictsd Leading Their Armies-Fi0-
ures Arr 80 Feet Hioh-Hundreds
Of scuiptors Volunteer.
One of the greatest memorials the
world has ever tribute TO
the soldiers who fought and died for
the Lost Cause"-is being carved in
the rock on the sheer side of Stone
mountain, 16 miles east of Atlanta,
Ga, says the New York World
For a mile across the smooth, per
pendicular face of this giant mono
18th, all the pOmp and circumstance
of u nation at war will be etched, and
at the head of his soldiers, leading
them into battle, will be Gen. Robert
E. Lee, idol of the Confedefacy, and
one of the greatest military leaders
the world has ever known. Behind
him, in detail Will be shown General
tonewal Jackson, John G.. Gordon
J. e. 3. Stewart and Jefferson Davis.
Eight years will be required to com
plete the project, which includes be-
sides the carving on the
side. q park of several hundred acres
at the base, an open-air theater pat
termed after the Coliseum Of ancient
Rome, and capable of seating 10000
persons q museum followed out of
the mountain wherein will be deposit
ed treasures Of the war to be dedi-
Gated to the Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy.
Some idea of the magnitude OF the
statues can be gained from the outline
OF General Lees head, which has been
placed In position on the mountain.
1t Is 8 feet In height. The nose is 2
feet. His complete figure, on his
charger, will be over 80 feet high. All
the other figures will be carved in
equally heroic proportions.
Borpium in Charge.
Gutzon Borglum, world-renowned
sculptor, will have complete charge
OF the work, while hundreds of scuIp-
tors from all over the world have writ |
ten him, asking permission to assist
Mr.. Borglum has donated his serv-
ices. He says that he intends to make
the Stone mountain memorial tie
greatest thing he has ever done. He
wonld not allow the Daughters of the
Confederacy, originators of the plan,
ever to pay his expenses while he is
In Atlanta at work, but instead has
assisted in raising funds to pay for
the actual expenses incidental to the
work and himself has contributed. He
says all OF the other artists who have
asked to be allowed to assist, simply
wish the distinction of having part in
the work and seek no pay. Mr.. Borg
said:
people of the world cannot visual
lie the magnitude Of this undertaking.
1t VIII become one of the worlds
classics. 1t Will be greater
than the Lion of Lucerne, and that !
wonder Of the world. the Co
losSus Of Rhodes and Will take its
among the marvels of the uni
verse. l am happy and proud to have :
z part in the undertaking, and | in :
to make it my life's work. +.
"Of course the work will be filed O
dangers. Many of the men en-
gagged In 1t may lose their lives, for T
l false step at any time will mean an ;,
instantaneous death-yet the thought ;
# danger only heightens my desire to q
all obstacles. And what :,
treat work has ever been accomplished +
it's attendant tragedy? r
1.-THE Stone mountain shall become :,
reality. 1t shall live as long as =
ime itself to perpetuate the memory
Il those stirring Civil wal days" =
He Will Work at Night. p
Mr.. Borglum plans to do some of
liz work at night. To that end. he
as designed an especially powerful
lens for the projection of !.
az gnified figures against the huge
nass Of granite, by means of which,
With 4 powerful light, photographs are
0 be thrown against the side of the :
as upon q prodigfous screen. :,
MANY people scoffed at this idea u
t first Mr.. Borglum said, but 1 told IL
hem they could project pictures on ~
lars If they could get q powerful ~
hough light. Carving statues at
light Will be something new, but 1t y
just As feasible as working in my -
tudio at Stamford. Conn" al
Work on the memorial was started ~ ~,
| 1915, when sufficient money to care n
Or all Incidental expenses was raised. -
The war made 1t necessary -
|, halt operations, and only recently
~ 1t been renewed. =,
Mr.. Borglum, assisted by several -
1~gineers, actively supervised the =
Of sc%affolding down the side g
the mountain from the top, and az
ter drawing the head OF General =
60, superintended placing 1t on the
ract spot where he will begin to II
rive. He has laid out all the other
figures. ha
At present he is completing q $780, hi
10 assignment for Newark, N. j., to or