Show LAST LAST SPIKE PICTURE I IThe The New York Times publishes published I what It calls The True Story Star of or tho I Driving of or the Last Spike when the Union Pacific railroad mot met tho tIme Cen Con Central Central Contral I Pacific at Promontory tho the rails wore connected and tho the last spike driven It II also publishes a newspaper newspaper per copy cop of Thomas Hills Hilis picture of oC tho the scone and Mr tr Hills story stor of o his troubles In painting tho the picture and mutilating It after It was first paint painted ed by liv b order of Leland Stanford The Tho Th story is not nl at all complimentary tary tar to Governor but wo we suspect that It 11 Is true for Cor It corres corresponds ponds panda with more than han ono one act of or his life The story ns us n given gln tit at the time was vas that when the rails were finally connected Mr Durant of or the Union Pacific drove droo a lL sliver silver spike and amid Gov Governor Governor Go Stanford a spike of oC gold and so 80 Mr Hill Hili said tho the picture was first painted The Tho picture also contained the tho likenesses of or tOO people the faces of 70 having boon been painted from pho photographs ph photographs 0 It was at last lant and anel Govern Goern Governor or Stanford wont won to see seo It IL Mr lr Hill Full I was a Il famous artist at first as a n por portrait portrait or I trait painter then thon he lie commenced painting scenery Ills His Val Vai Valley ValIe Icy ley Ie Waverly averl Oaks Onks Mount Taco Tacoma Tacoma Tacoma ma Tho The Muir Glacier and other great paintings attest his merit Tho Time Driving of the Last Spike he lie Intend Intond Intended cd ed as a masterpiece When Whon Stanford saw SlL the picture out outlined outlined lined he lie was not satisfied at al all Mr Durant was represented by side each with a hammer at which Stanford In his hit most Impressive tone said Nobody has ha a hammer but me you OU havo hao given gien him too prominent a place Hill said he ho spoke of for years jears ears editor of the tho Alta Alt Alt Califor California nia nm having a place ulace With flashing eyes oyos Stanford asked a lcd excitedly Have you got sol that man in It To o which lull Hill responded Yes and It will not be lJ well to leave leac him hin out being the Iho editor of a paper or he ho will annihilate annihilate late me lie to which Stanford replied I L will III annihilate you OU If ii ho Is In Then It It was decided that brother rother A B Stanford should be bc put pUl in the place saved savell for Then Thon Stanford ordered his hiI enemies relegated to ho the roar and his friends put pill In front some Bome of whom wore were not present at all nil At first fint Stanford complimented the picture warmly and said to the time art hat that ho he could almost Imagine him himself himself self on tIme the spot Then he lie hogan began to criticise and ordered to bo be put In Durants place III ace constructed the road He ordered Ordel d Dr Harkness and amid changed chang d He first ordered Towne taken out alto nib but hut on Hills pleading consent consented ed cd that he ho might be bo placed l laced In time tho background He finally ordered Du Dri Durants rants picture placed ll where hero Mrs Stan ford stood and Mrs Stanford by ly his side Aide lie Ito ordered out ont Collons Coltons pic ture lure and added You can Sena tor Sargent there Years after tho the road rent was finished Mark Hopkins the tho one ono of or the lie Big Dig Four said that tho the road rond was made possible by Senator Sargent i that the company would be bc glad Iad to t reward him hum hill but ho lie would never accept anything in and rind yet Stanford with his beat Bar Sar Sargent gent for United States senator when whon Sargent wanted the tho place At Stanford would not take tako the tho picture that ho be had ordered The 1110 ar af artist finally died In hia a little homo honio ho It had In Valley His HIli irOn eon Robert R IL Hill lIlli makes the tho fore forc foregoing re going I |