The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-01

through the air"
''THE WINNING OF THE WEST
AND LOUISIANA PCRCHAsE."
At the last minute Governor Francis
learned that he would be unable to attend
the banquet. and Howard J. Rogers OF the
Worlds Fair Department Of Education re-
sponded TO the toast, 1.-THE Winning Of the
West and the Louisiana Purchase" In
part he said:
Il have been asked by President Francis
to take his place here this evening. and to
respond to The Louisiana Purchase. though
why he should ask a Yankee to talk to
scotchmen on a real estate transaction with
the French and spaniards passes my COM
prehension.
And among the traits that have char
acterized our people none have been more
marked or more valued than the thrift in
tegrity and loyalty which are synonyms for
the word Scotchman the world over. and
which has been exemplified on our shores
Thousands and tens Of thousands Of times
by your brethren in blood.
THE Worlds Fair to be held in st. Louis
in 1903 is one Of the series Of great EXPOSE
tions which have been epochal in their re-
suits.
''of the making Of expositions there
seems to be no end. The echoes Of one have
not died away before the sounds Of prep
aration for another are heard. After Paris,
Chicago; after Chicago. Paris: after Paris.
st. Louis. I refer to the great international
Expositions which, in the language Of our
lamented President. are the timekeepers
OF progress and not to those Of sectional
and national Importance only. as Antwerp.
Atlanta. Omaha, Buffalo and Charleston.
'The great International expositions date
from the Crystal Palace Exhibition in Lon.
don. In 1851. but 1t may be new to you to
know that the exposition held in Paris last
year was the twenty second international
exposition, and that the first was held In
the time Of Napoleon. There must be some
benefit aside from display. value greater
than sentiment. arising from expositions
That IT Is Of lasting benefit to the imme-
We had only one city with the manners OF
the world, and unprovincfal, prior TO 1890
The Columbian Exposition enabled Chicago
f9,.a,.s to assume a eo@smopolitan @ dress. The
effecr upon st. Louis.
In st. Louis there is a combination OF
circumstances which should make the Ex-
position Of 1903 a record breaker. You have
site larger than any heretofore used for
exposinon purposes. accessible to the CEN
beauty. A forest domain which needs only
the hand Of the artist to transform 1t into
scene Of wonderful beauty. You have a
fund now available for beginning the work
OF the Fair larger than other expositions
ever had. Chicago had eleven millions
Paris about twelve millions st. Louis has
fifteen millions dollars with no strings tied
to 1t. 1t is a peculiar coincidence from the
point OF history. and one let US hope which
shall be OF happy augury. that the amount
at hand for exposition purposes is exactly
the sum paid by Jefferson TO Napoleon for
the acquisition Of the great area known as
the Louisiana Territory.
Under these conditions and with the
M fcor
anything but glorious success for. our
Exposition. That the Caledonian Society Of
st. Louis will be to the forefront goes
without saying. The Scotch were always
present. / have read somewhere or heard
somewhere that a Burns's cottage. a model
OF the one occupied by the poet OF nature
nda ana anec!ioh, is,, was 10 h De erected on the
ing could be more appropriate for the work
OF society like this. II is a sentiment OF
course. but glorious one and a good one
There have been more thrones toppled
over, conditions changed, and reforms ef-
fected through sentiment than through cold
cash or any other sordid motive.
Purchase Exposition which has for its uri-
derlying and actuating impulse the cele-
bratfon OF the glorious sentiment Of ma.
tional expansion and unity Of interests let
dant satisfaction to its loyal hearted sup
porters."
The Highland Soldiers Dream" was
sung by William P0rteus.
MAYOR WELLS DELIVERS
VIGOROUS RESPONSE.
Toastmaster Dick introduced the Mayor
who was received with cheers. He responded
TO the toast "A New st. Loufs'' in these
words:
"As the Reverend Dorchester has al
ready stated that Doctor johnson said the
most brilliant aspect Of = ecotchman was !
when be saw the highway that 49, 70