The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
Last Obstacle to the Onward Move
ment Of the Great Project
Is Eliminated.
GENERAL INTEREST INCREASES.
Plans for Completing Local Sub,
scription and Securing Con
stitutiOnal Amendments
Are Discussed.

Not the least inportan; effect of the set
Element of the street railway strike in ST
Louis was its effect upon the Worlds Fair
situation. Now that the strike is settled
and the last serious obstacle TO the onward
progress OF the movement IS eliminated. the
leaders of the great enterprise. who have
| all along kept bold and brave front and
| never for one moment faltered In the ex-
preston of their confidence in the ultimate
| success Of the movement. are willing 10 ad-
| nit that the long-drawn-out labor trouble
| caused the hearts of even the bravest of the
Worlds Fair leaders TO be depressed and
| fearful A continuation o: the street rail-
way strike Indefinitely would inevitably
have had bad effect upon the Fair. Now
| that the strike is settled. great load has
been lifted from the mind of every man
who has the success Of the Fair at heart.
and the work will be pushed rapidly for
ward.
OF course the first thing TO do is TO com
p!ete the local subscription Of 10000. This.
il is generally conceded, would have been
! done long ago but for the strike. and il is
believed with confidence that not n great
deal of time need be lost In disposing OF
that part of the preliminary work ROW.
Local labor leaders. and especially those
| connected with the Building Trades Coun-
ell. have always been warmly IN favor OF
the Fair, and since the strike has been set
tied numbers OF labor men have reiterated
| their fealty to the great project and ex-
pressed their sincere hope bat it shall be
| retarded no more from any cause. There
have already been several informal talks
| among the committee members who are
managing the Worlds air project as to the
] advisability of establishing a labor bureau
| in connection with the Fair to obviate the
| danger OF delay in the construction work.
| such IVES caused In Chicago by labor
| troubles during the period OF preparation
| for the Columbian Exposition. II the feeling
| of cooperation between labor and capital
| in the Louisiana Purchase Centennial enter
prise is maintained. there IS absolutely no
danger of enforced delay of this kind in
connection with the ST. Louis Worlds Fair.
Mr.. William H Thompson. chairman Of
the Finance Committee, departed for the
East on Tuesday. In his absence Finance
Committee details are being attended TO by
Mr.. c. II. Huttig. chairman of the Re-
organization and Group Chatrmen Commit
tee. Both he and Governor Francis. chair
man OF the Executive Committee, have re-
ceived numerous communications during the
week, including very large numbers of Of
fers of help Secretary Cox also reports
very heavy mail daily.
The communications have included sew
eral unsolicited increases of subscriptions.
but the bulk Of them have been applica-
| tons for positions. The number OF callers
At the Office for immediate employment
| continues large, in spite OF explanations
! that there are not likely to be any posi-
lions for some time. Some applicants have
gone to the trouble and expense OF coming
to St Louis from a distance to press their
claims. and the explanations rendered to
them have been received with unveiled in
credulity.
Suggestions of all kinds also came In dur
ing the week. One gentleman is pressing
for a concession for automobile exhibit
and privilege, expecting thereby to present
an exceedingly unique anu profitable feat
ure. The st. Louis Chapter Of Architects
has offered valuable suggestions as to plans
Of operation and the securing OF design ,,
concluding their communication with re-
quest that 1t be handed to the proper COM
mittee when created. From individual
architect comes a suggestion that a NUM-
Der of architects be selected and requested
TO submit designs each being PAD das pre-
ranging from 800 TO 5000. This gentlem n
is very anxious that the final result may
be a harmonious one. done chiefly in one
grand style, and that SAID result may not
be either a barbaric white city OF a second
hand Paris-Bowery show. The suggestion,
like the more detailed and elaborate one
from the chapter. has been flied for the In
formation and orders OF the Committee on
Designs. which will be appointed by the
Board of Directors OF the proposed COM
pany.
Convention Endorsements.
Some disappointment was naturally felt
at headquarteys when 1t was found that
the Kansas City platform did not contain
an Endorsement of the St Louis Worlds
Fair enterprise. The Missouri delegation to
Kansas City was instructed to press for a
plank in the platform Of this character.
but it is unofIic.ally reported that the
more political tone to It than the draft
agreed upon at Jefferson City.
The Missouri delegation at Philadelphia
would have succeeded In securing an in
dorsement of the Centennial Exposition in
the Republican national platform. but for
the Simultaneous effort made by promoters
IL was reported at the time II was thought
impracticable TO indorse all the enterprises
and inadvisable to discriminate in favor
of one.
Both the national platforms in 1892 con-
tanned Endorsements OF the Worlds Column
bian Exposition. to be held the following
year. The circumstances were not exact Y
Identical as preparations for the Chicago
Fair were: OF course. much farther ad.
parties in Missouri of the Constitutional
amendment authorizing the city OF st.
Louis to increase its bonded debt by So
1850, in aid Of the Fair, is of more inme-
date practical benefit to the enterprise.
So far no opposition whatever has de-
ve!cped to these amendments, either in the
y
1t will be remembered that bare ma
1ority OF those actually voting on tie
amendment must be obtained. both in the
entire State and in the city, In order to
secure the issuance Of the bonds. There
viii he several other amendments on the
tickets. and hence II will be necessary TO
call the careful attention of voters to the
two amendments affecting the Fair. The first
OF these has to do with the local bond issue
and the second authorizes an appropriation
from the sinking fund for a State exhibit
A large number of prominent Missourians
have already promised to bring the matter
before the attention of voters in all part 3
sumed in September further steps will be
taken to conduct vigorous and digniiiei
campaign.
The promoters Of the Worlds Fair will
not be satisfied with bare majority They
are asking to secure an emphatic vote
which will advertise to the entire country
the popularity of the movement in Missouri
Its popularity In adjoining States was thor
oushly proved by the representative dele
| cation to Washington on the occasion of
the special hearing before Congress. and
| also by the final vote on the Governme II
| appropriation question
Museum Feature Discussed.
Among callers of the week was Mr. Will
| lam Allanson Bryan OF the Field Columbian
returned from Honolulu with credentials
| from Mr.. William T. brigham. director of
| the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum OF
Poiynesian Ethnology and Natural His
tory. Mr.. Bryan reports great interest in
| Hawaii In the st. Louis Worlds Fair
| CAST0R1A