The Holt County sentinel., 1900-10-26
st. Louis Worlds FAIR.

| DEAR SIR:-As prominent and influ-
ential man in your community, and one
| who has frequent contact with the peo
pie, will you please ask your friends and
scQuaintances to vote, on next election
day, for Constitutional Amendments
aud 5. They refer To the ST. LOUIS
Worlds Fair proj.ci. The city of st.
Louis 10 raising it's s5.OOO,OOO popular
subscription for the Fair. 1t has s.
cured S5,OOO,OOO from congress, condl-
ti-ned on getting s5.OOO,OOO more from
the city treasury. 1t wishes tn issue
bonds for that amount, meeting them
by taxing only St. Louisans. The city
cannot do this unless authorized tn in
crease Its debt by Constitutional Amend
ment. The city asks only that the peo-
pie OF the State authoIiZs ST. Louis TO
assume the debt and fulfill its part of
the understa ,ding upIn which the con-
gres1lonal appropriation was maie. st.
Louis nead not tell man like you what
| a Worlds Fair, of the first magnitude.
will do for the whole state Of Missouri. II
will bo the greatest advertisement the
State ever had. II will familiariZ. the
the world with the States resources and
the progressive Ct aracter of our penrl-.
II will bring men and money To the
State. H. will provide additional con
sumsrs for every pr ,ducl OF the State.
II will bs u triumph 81 tasta. 1t will b,
an education and ins, iraton To evrry
man. woman aud child who visits il.
For iha Worlds Fair is tn he an Expu-
sitIon equal tn the bet Efforts in that
line ia the past and asIublrehIns The
standard for the futur-.
We alsn ask ,olr rLtlu-nc.. on behalf
OF Amendment numbered > on the bal
lot. THIS will not Involve All, increHS-
whatever IN taxation. H. simply au-
thUrizes An apprOpria'in n not exceeding
81 ,0O0,OO0 FROM the debt and interest
sinking fund not from current revenue
for a State exhibit at the Fair. No
need t. tell a man like yourself of the
value Of such an exhibit of the States
Resources us that sum will enable us To
make. M ne-d to say 10 .oL that Mis-
sorri needs SUCH a demonstration Of her
agricultural, mineral and msnmfartur
ing importanc.. S.. L'uis wishes The
State tn beu-fit as mucn IA p 'ss bic b,
making IA splendid contribution to u
splendid enterprise, for 1t Is plain that
what benefits Missouri must benefit ST..
Louis and vice versa.
You can help the Worlds FAIR project
to glorious success. You have the
confidence of your friends aud neigh
bors. A word or two now AIT! then To
thOs. whom you meet daily in bust
LESS, professional. official or social way,
in favor OF voting YES for Amendments
M. 4 and D will insure their passage.
st. LOUIS is desirous that the amend
ments be adopted by such vote us shall
be, in itself, Il conclusive Demonstration
that the peopls OF this State are unani
nous for any ything that has for it's OBJ
ject the be;lerment of the common
wealth in any way. These amendments
appeal To each mans sense uf public ~
teresl, apart from partisanshIp. Your
support uf them from now till election
day will assure their adoption in your
locality.
All st. LOUIS asks is that you, and
men like you, shall be Interested IN see.
ing that the people vote on he amend
ments. The people will vote right, un-
der such guidance. What st. Louis
wishes to avoid is the chHnce that the
amendments MAY b- lost by being ig
nored by the votars on election day.
They can't forge TO vote upon them and
vote YES when they find that the
thinking, energetic. successful and pa
triotic people are in favor Of the amend
ments. In behalf of The people of 81.
Louis, represented by the Worlds Fair
committees, We ask you TO lend the
amendments your support in your local
ity, assuring you that the Fair, when
held. will be we'll worthy your etf"rt.
Yours truly: -Pisrre ChHuteau, Chair
man, Committee OF 2OG; ID. K. FIancs,
Chairman, Executive COMMITTEES; w. III.
Thompson, Chairman, Finance Commit
tee; +. w. lehman, Chairman, Lagis-
laIion Committee; James l.. Blair,
Chairman. Legal Committees; James
Cami,bell, Chairman, COMMITTEES on
State Constitutional Amendment; VII
liam X. Keedy. S 'cretary. Committee on
State Constitutional Ameudments.