The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-29

An invitation has already been presented
by w. b. CASTOR. president OF tie Dallas
state Fair Association. to the directors to
attend the fair October 10. which will be
louisiana Purchase Day. President Francis
promised to use his influence to have the
latter day changed to October I2. II this IS
done big delegation will attend the Texas
and Fort Smith fairs.
MISSOURI COMMISSION WILL
ERECT PERMANENT BUILDING.
1t is certain that the Missouri Worlds
Fair Commission will erect or heIp 10
erect, at least one permanent Worlds Fair
building. The notification by President
Hiram Phillips to the Board of Public I'm
provements that an ordinance proyi,ing
for permanent building would be pre-
sented soon was at the instance OF William
H. Thompson, to whom application was
made by the Historical Committee. after
n conference with the Missouri Comm,s-
sioners.
The entire scheme of the Exposition viIl
have TO be approved by the Board of Public
lmproverents.' said President Phillips yes
terday. If permanent changes in the park
ere proposed they must be authorized by
special ordinance. For instance, IL a mu-
scum is erected. the ordinance must provide
whether an admission fee shall be charged
after the Fair. and what shall be done with
the money thus collected. I shall gather
material from other cities covering this
point before the ordinance is drafted"
MISSOURI KNIGHTe
TEMPLARS As ADVERTISERS.
kilograms have been received at Worlds
Fair headquarters from Missouri Knights
Templars who are attending the conclaye at
Louisville. KY. asking that advertising
matter be sent to them. On leaving here the
st. Louis delegation was supplied with sew
eral thousand badges. buttons and copies OF
the Worlds Fair Bulletin. The supply was
quickly disposed of. Following are some OF
the messages received:
Everybody Interested in Worlds FAIR and de-
mand for literature great. Copies of world's Fair
Bulletin did not last five minutes. SEND us all
You can.
(SigneD HENRY LrTHOC,
Z. ]. SCANLON
Bulletins did not last a minute. Gsvat deriand
for literature and badges. and none LEFT. send
Entirely ou, of badges and literature send
600 badges and LOO copies Of Bulletin Every
thing went like hot cakes. r. j. HENRY.
Director General Averill of the Charles
ton Exposition has informed President
Francis that a site has been selected on the
grounds for tho location of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition building. The building
Is at present at the Buffalo exposition. but
will be taken down and shipped to Charles
ton in sections at the expiration OF the Pan
American Exposition.
OKLAHOMA PLEDGES
HEARTY SUPPORT.
Great enthusiasm was manifested at q
meeting OF the commercial bodies of Okla
homa. held at Okmulgee yesterday, to de-
wise ways and means for making an exhibit
of Oklahoma's resources at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. All the representatives
present expressed n Willingness to do all IN
their power to swell the amount which Ok
lahoma shall spend for its exhibit. The
Committee on State and Territorial Exhibits
received the following telegram from Charles
NJ. Reeves, secretary OF the committee. who
the Worlds Fair at the Okmul-
gee convention.
osmulgee. l. T. Aug. sc H. Huttie
Chairman: Convention grand success. Executive
Committee Of sixteen. Governor and two mem
bers each. from Chickasaw. Choctaw. Seminole.
Cherokee and Creek Nations appointed to push
exhibit; Governor Porter Of Creeks. chairman.
Great enthusiasm. Active support pledged
REEVES.
MAMMOTH TOP COMPANY
READY FOR NEGOTIATIONS.
Henry Colt. local representative Of the st.
Louis Mammoth Top Company. said yester-
day that he was in receipt Of advices from
the president OF the company. stating that
all the funds necessary to build the top had
been guaranteed. the plans completed and
the bids for material submitted to the lead
ing steel plants OF the country. and their
estimates were in the hands of the secre-
tary.
1--WE are ready to go to work tomorrow"
said Mr. Colt. "and as soon as we can COM
plcte cur negotiations with the Exposition
Company operations will commence. The
structure propose to erect at the Worlds
Fair. and for which We have already applied
for concessions. was fully described in a re-
cent issue of The Republic. We have con-
ferred with several of the Worlds Fair Of
ficials and have made formal application for
a concession. AS yet. there has been no ac-
ton taken upon the concession. and 1t is
In the hands Of the Committee on Conces-
sious We have been given to understand
that every opportunity will be given US to
present our project In detail before any
similar concession - granted The Ferris