The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-21
BUSY WEEK FOR
WORLDS FAIR men.
They Are Working TO Complete
Preparations for the Congress
sional Appropriation.
ALL FEEL SURE OF SUCCESS.
Local Recanvass Is Steadily Pro
ceeding and Reflects the Awak-
ching of Public Interest
Subscriptions

Communications received Friday and sat
urday by former Governor Francis. chair
man of the Worlds Fair Executive Com
mlttee. and william H. Thompson. chair
man Of the Finance Committee. from sev-
eyal sources. gave additional evidence of
practical interest ana assured support for
the project. The most important Of these
were from Washington. where the next de-
cisiye step in the Worlds Fair movement
Is 10 be taken.
Indications that Congress viii! act both
favorabIy and promptly on the Louisiana
Centennial Celebration bill continue TO in
crease. The support Of the Senators and
Representatives from all the Louisiana Pur-
chase States is a foregone conclusion. and
SO far not a dissenting voice has been
raised.
The Illinois delegation Will also be al
most. If not quite. a unit fer the appro-
~Driation. Governor Tanner has been an en-
thusiastic advocate of the Fair since II was
proposed, and several Illinois Congressman
have expressed themselves OF the opinion
that an international exposition in St Louis
in 1873 will be OF as much benefit 20 IL
linois as TO Missouri or any other State.
As has been already mentioned a large
number of votes are assured from the New
York and Ohio delegations.
Steps are now being taken 10 secure direct
interest in the movement on the part of
representatives. from Kentucky. Tennessee
and other States, which, while not a part
Of the purchase. are included in St. Louis
trade territory, and have intimate relations
with the city. Although there has been
some controversy as to whether or not
Texas should be included az a part Of the
purchase, no State has taken Il more de-
termined interest In the movement. TIL
project has been indorScd by conventions
and annual meetings held in nearly all the
large Texas cities. and resolutions have been
adopted urging the Legislature 10 appTo-
pirate a liberal sum for a State exhibit.
Preparing for the Bill.
Chairman Fred ". Lehman Of the LegIs-
IatiOu Committee is in frequent consultation
with the chairmen of the other directing
committees, and there are only & few de
tails now TO be settled before the formal
step Of introducing the bill is taken. It is
probable that there Will be a largely at
tended conference of Congressman directly
interested in the fair almost immediately,
and the first effort will be directed TO an
early hearing before the Ways and Means
Committee, when a strong st. Louis dele
CATION WIFI 20 10 Washington TO advocate
the passage OF the bill.
One of the most successful Worlds Fair
workers In summing up the situation says
that the immediate success of the enter
prise now depends upon three things-the
action Of Congress. the completion OF the
transportation Subscription, and the sue
cess Of the Special N Of Five.
which is calling upon representatives OF cor
porations and firms from which exception
ally large subscriptions are relied upon. so
far as Congress is concerned no apprehen-
sion is felt.
The Transportation Committee. composed
of Julius ). Walsh, D. L. Francis. William
II. Thompson. Pierre Chouteau. G II.
Spencer. E. O. Stanard. ]. r. Case and &.
H.. Huttis. will meet tomorrow, and prob
ably every day until the work is completed.
There has not Yet been q single refusal on
the part of a railroad corporation connected
with ST. Louis to subscribe, and the ap-
portionments made by the specially ap-
pointed committee have been accepted in
almost every instance The principal work
of the committee viii be in regard TO
technical details of subscriptions already
pledged by boards OF directors, and also Sc
curing of subscriptions from auxiliary trans
portation interests. including s~leeping-car
companies. telegraph and telephone com
Ianies. express companies, and river and
ocean steam navigation lines.
Committee of Five.
The special committee Of five. Of which
Murray Carleton is chairman, is giving al
most daily attention TO it's work, and max
Ing a number Of calls. 1t has received as
surancfs of subscriptions for large amounts.
including one for $l5,rn. but IS unable to
make a definite report. owing to uDavOid-
able delays in securing corporate action.
The certainty Of the Fair being held and
tne strong probahility Of Congress appro-
ing the last few days to an Unexpectedly
large number of early subscribers coming
forward and expressing a Willingness. not
only to increase their own subscriptions. !
but also to secure increases from other
firms in their own line of business. One
group chairman received seven or eight !
foIuhtary assurances OF ms kind during
last week, including one which should lead
TO an increase of about slc0.0J. In several
instances liberal subscribers are DESTROYS
Of doubling the return from their interest,
and await only favorable action on the
part OF one or two members of Il.
Several communications Were rnCpfVaI |
during the week from members of the Kan |
sas delegation TO "A Louisiana Purchase
convention. This delegation some time ago
organized the Kansas committee to orange |
for a State exhibit at the Worlds Fair. ". |
G Perry. one Of the Kansas delegates Ia
the convention. Is now a resident Of the
State Of Missouri, and in his place CIaud
Duvali OF Hutchinson has been elected. Mr.. |
Perry was also a member OF the Convention |
Executive Committee, and his place Is taken
by ]. G.. Slonecker of Topeka. Mr.. Sion
ecker is succeeded on the general committee
by E. l. Shafer of Council Grove.
The other members of the committee are
Doctor S. F. Nicely of Leavenworth. A. J. |
Marion, Lyman NauGle of Wellington, T.
w. Harrison of Topeka. o. F. Sawyer of
Topeka. BENJAMIN Hennessy Of Great Bend, |
and Abe Stineherger Of Topeka, with Frank
w. Elliot of Troy as chairman. This COM
rnittee has prepared a formal application
TO the State legislature for an approprja- !
ton of s2o.oo0 for an exhibit. and this will
he supplemented from other sources. Al
ready steps have been taken with a view 10
htCLitiE al tAttiI4'.lG4lA SAiotS representa-
ton from the Sunfower State. and Mr.. FL
lots estimate or the amount that Will be
represented in the State and individual ex- !
hibits from Kansas il $1,000, 0o.
ReCanyaSs Proceeding.
The group chairmen are continuing their
recanvass and are receiving, as already
stated, a number Of promises 20 Increase
amounts already signed for. W. B. Wells
secured subscriptions during the week Of
500. with a number Of others not signed IN.
Edward Dewey attended principally to the
proposed public meeting in East ST. Louis.
which is 10 be held in accordance with re-
quest of several business houses on the
Fast Side, some of which are intimately
connected with St. Louis. Mayor STEPHENS
has arranged with him to hold a public
meeting at the Egyptian Club, or some
other place mutually determined upon, and
former Governor Francis and others will
attend and bring the matter forward.
". II. Woodward secured nearly fifty adj
ditional subscribers for an aggregate |
amount Of s. Lisa. exclusive of two subsCrip-
tions for $1,000 each. which he and his as
sistants practically secured, but which were
mailed direct to the office. J. s. Ffnken-
hiner. who has been ~singularly successful in
lines in which the original canvass made
ittle Roadway. reports that out of thirteen
livery stable keepers I'm the northern part
Of the city nine signed for $3.50 during the
week. These subscriptions We're received
hv Mr.. II. Le.dner, who was appointed sub
chairman for the North End, and who has
followed up the work very systematically.
Mr.. FinkenhineT is Of opinion that with the
c0-operation of :. L. keyeS. nearly every
livery stable keeper in the city can be IN
duced TO sign a blank
John SChrOers secured his usual large