The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07
Says City's Executive Is Hostile to
Exposition Project-Veto Ex-
PLANTATION and School
Children.

| lS5i-taflS. france: Champ de Mars.
| ls..-Nienna, Austria: Proctor Park.
ls,t-Phiiadslphia. Pa. L. 5. A.; Fairmoun
l:s-garis. France: Champ de Mars.
~ls'S-sEdney. New South Wales. Australia
Garden Palace Park.
1sss-Melhourne. Victoria; Australia: City Park
!ss3-Arnsterdana Holland; on Stakeholder Kade
1ss!-New Orleans La: I: 5. A.; City Park.
Iss5-London. England: woodland. Alexanae
IssseLonaon. England: South Kensinston Park
lSs.-Adelaide. South Australia on tract OF cit!
property.
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lssi-Lancaster. Tasmania. Australia: Cit!
lsss-Chicago. H.. L. S. A.; in Jackson Park
on Lake Michigan. with artificial lagoons.
is4-Hohert. Tasmania, Australia: on wa'e'
ia4-Antwerp. Belgium: on River scheld., City
IssiNsan Francisco. Cal. L. s. A.: Golden Cat.
Park.
1ss7-Nashviile. Tenn. L. s. a; West Side
Park.
lSS-omaha. Neb.: on old Fair Ground. park
ground, overlooking river with %art!feial canal.
ing si by Phiiadeiphia Franki.n and Munson Ins:i.
isS-Paris. France: public grounds on River
loi-Bunalo, n. Z: City Park and private
grounds
IF the holding of international exposItions
Idu oAAA PANs
would have been discovered some time be-
fore the time for holding our st. Louis
Worlds Fair. Every one who has made a
study Of the question fully understands that
the holding of international expositions in
public parks has improved such parks.
MAYOR FAILS
TO KEEP PROMISE.
Mayor Ziegenhein has vetoed the bill
passed by the Municipal Assembly granting
the use of C%arondelet. O'Fallon or such por-
ton of Forest Park as lies west Of Billion
avenue, which portion of the latter park
embraces one square mile Of territory, or
GAO acres Of land, and yet the Mayor prom
ised a number OF gentlemen who called on
him Immediately after the passage OF the
bill that he would sign the bill and heartily
approved it.
Let US look at the alleged reasons in his
veto: 1.-THE right to cut roads and walks
through them. to make the necessary
numerous excavations for the laying Oh
drainage. sewer and water pipes, for the
LAYING Of gas pipes and subways for electric
lights, the construction of railroad tracks
and the erection OF buildings and other
structures, all Of which would involve. In
effect. the destruction of the trees and
shrubbery. flower beds. lawns. etc, whlch
now constitute the beauty of these parks
Roads and walks made as they should
be. under the direction of competent en-
gineers and landscape gardeners. would i'm
prove the parks and prevent the annua.
trouble about procuring a sufficient amount
of money by the Park COMMISSIONS 70
make these very roads and walks which
are admitted to be needed and which other
large cities have in their parks.
Numerous excavations foe drainage
and various pipes could easily and at a
minimum price be laid along the natural
excavations which everybody who has
either visited or studied the topography CT
our parks knows now exist In them.
"'The destruction Of the trees 1t would
seem from recent developments that actua'
against the Worlds Fair are now
reciting with upturned eyes. 'Woodn1an.
stances We have no confidence in this same
man or set of men on any other honorable
"%'Shrubbery, flower beds, lawns, etc.,
which now constitute the beauty OF these
Let US apply this to the $40 acres of
lard which this bill provides shall be grant
ed from the west side of Forest Park, and
It results. as can be easily ascertained from
our Park Department. that no such inn
exist there and that 95 per cent
Of all Improvements heretofore made in that
Of that park has been cutting down
dead trees and burning the leaves and other
debris. Every st. Louisan KNOWS by COM
mon report, whether he ever visited that
OF this park or not. that 1t is called
The Wilderness
REASONS
ARE CONSIDERED.
"T am loath to do anything which even
apparently would seem to hamper the
Fair movement in our city l
submit that Mayor Ziegenhein and
many others whose names can easily. be
furnished. have repeatedly said in the last
lew days, Din the Worlds Fair. If there
8 any way out Of paying our subscriptions.
ne ought not to pay them In the light of
'uch a truth, how much sincerity is there
n any Of these alleged reasons?
IL am confident If the parks are once
,ei1ed upon and used for exhibition pur-
1 F;me II they a,r ca nh,'ars during ne S Sur time ns or the he
he beautiful condition they are now in
THE above expression In the veto simply
lays that our Bursomaster has discovered
worlds experience has not by practical test
to be true. This reminds me that
he Mayor did not allege all the reasons in
To his personal friend. yesterday. |
10 stated that forty young school children |
come In a body to his office. with tears
rees by vetoing the measure. That so many |
should nave voluntarily visited the
Mayor on a purpose so bent will arouse |
urprise in the minds of every one.
TRACKS
MANAGED.
Everybody who wants to learn could
that steam railroads have always
,een laid into the parks on which exhibits
rere drawn to the various buildings and be-
ore opening day have been covered up and
odded over SO that the world did not know
hey were treading over such roads during
he exposition time. When the fair was
yer, the sod was removed and the trains
gain loaded and hauled away the material.
hen the tracks were taken up and the
resodded SO that In a short time
10 one but the engineer could nave located
he place Of the tracks over which all this
material had been imported and ex-
orted. Verify the great scope of an inter-
ational exposition had not yet dawned
pom the mind Of the burgomaster when
MS railroad reason was introduced into
ne OF his state papers. When his Honor
ndeavores to make a parallel between the
lture condition Of one of our parks. II
sed Tor exposition purposes. and the condi-
lon of lafayette Park since the great cy-
lone OF 1855, he simply says that all the
rees and all the improvements of the park
re to be practically annihilated. This is
ipst dixit of a man who has shown his
absolute lack Of knowledge Of the
ub5ect he discusses. Let us here and
ow ask the Mayor and the hundreds OF
ther friends whose minds are operating on
[mflar lines. how many acres of exposition
uildingN were there at the Chicago Worlds
air? Were there fifty or 100 acres actual
covered by buildings? We will make the !