Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-19
CARVING HELD BACK
BY LACK Of FUNDS.
BORCLUM STATES

I'VE are working on Stone Noun
tain on half rations, so to speak, and
for that reason the work is not pro-
crossing as rapidly as it should" said
Gutzon BorSlum, the sculptor, adj
dressing the kiwanis club, of, Allan
ia, at their weekly luncheon Tues
day at the Ansley hotel.
lit is taking a month to do the
work we ought to do in a week. For
instance, the air compressor supplies
enough air tor four o. five drills, but
when we have occasion to hoist up
to the precipice some planks for stag
ing, or some coal for the blacksmiths
forge, we have to shut off the drills
because the hosting apparatus takes
all the compressed air.
ATLANTA isl not giving the me-
mortal the financial support it de-
Iserles. 1t will bring to this city
more people and more money than
anything any other city cans possibly
do, if YOU want to put it on that
basis.
For years I was told to carve at
least one head on the mountain to
demonstrate the feasibility of the
plan. [ have done that. The head
of Robert E. Lee is on the mountain
and it is greater than the Sphinx of
Egypt, yet many Atlanta people are
skeptical. l have no doubt MANY of
you are still skeptical. We are cary.
ing CIV the heads of jackson and
Davis and Will unveil them June 3
if we can keep the work going, and
the figure of Lee down ohis saddle
will be carved before the winter, un-
less the lack of finds compels us to
curtail the program
AS to my own compensation, [
have been paid less all told up to
date for my work on the mountain
than L can make in three months
in my Stamford studio. Perhaps you
ask, Why do YOU keep on at this
thing for a bare living?' If you
| ask that, 1t shows you are such
| ,hard-headed business men that you
cannot understand how man
could have an ideal 'to which he
would devote his life"
Mr.. Borglum received an ovation
at the close of his address. Robert
Z. Jones, who presided, congratu-
lated him on behalf Of the entire
received a new inspiration from Mr..
BOrGlum's address. ] am sure also
that | speak the sentiment of every
Kiwanian when l say this club is
going to do its full part by this
magnificent and wonderful enter
prise"
Many KlWanians voluntarily sta t.
ed to Mr.. BOrglum that they had
not subscribed to the memorial but
were going to do so at once. One,
the head Of a large business, said he
would like to be one of a hundred
business men to appropriate l per
cent of the gross volume of their
business until the memorial is fin
iShed.
Governor Walker made a short
talk. He was the lucky winner of
the autographed baseball given away
by the junior chamber of commerce.
Several other names were drawn
from the hat ahead of his name, but
these Kiwanians happened not to be
the fathers of boys and therefore
could not take the baseball under
the rules of the award.
r. Cliff Perkins was named
chairman of the Kiwan:s committee
Of the cleanup campaign of the
city, to assist w. V. Davis. chair
man of the drive, and Fred j.. Cool
edge, secretary.
Governor Walker and p. T. An
derson, governor of kiwanis, sof
Georgia, were honor guests at
the meeting. Arthur Falkinburg
led the community singing and Miss
Ethel Bayer and Mrs. Ellen Reese
contributed several numbers to the
musical features oG The nrogram.