Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-08-08
KENTUCKY AND ST. LOUIS.
Touring Blue Grass Editors Enter
tanned by St. Louis Worlds
Fair People.
An UNANIMOUS PLEDGE OF SUPPORT.
The Visitors Breakfasted at the Cot
tage, mt Forest Park, ms Guests of
the Executive Committee, and
Then INDUCED In Happy Ex-
change of Kindly Sentiment.

NluuIy sentiment
| ST. Louis, Aug. 4.-The Kentucky
Editorial association excursionists, en-
route to Salt Lake City, reached st.
Louis at daylight Saturday morning,
were met at the Union station by u
reception committee from the press
bureau of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position and escorted to Forest Park
cottage in special cars over the Trans
it Co.'S lines, where they were the
guests of the executive committee of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Co. at a delightful breakfast, 10 be-
ing in the party.
At the breakfast Mr.. II. w. Brown.
managing editor of the Louisville
Times and president of the associa-
ton, introduced Gov. Francis, who
spoke happily of the Exposition OF
1903 and the interest Kentuckians, by
reason of their prominent part in the
Purchase, should feel in it's success.
Gov. Francis Speaks.
I'VE are here to welcome your asso-
ciation," said Gov. Francis. 1--WE are
glad of this opportunity to extend to
you a handshake on your way to the
west. You can say to your neighbors
at home that the Kentuckians in Mis-
souri, look back with pride to the land
of blue grass. and always are happy
to extend their hands in welcome to
their old friends. We should be close
friends, we Missourians and Kentuck-
ians, in the celebration of the Louisi-
d.. r. - -.
on the part of the people of your
state to get control of the vast terri
tory west o. the Mississippi that
aroused in the minds of jefferson and
his associates the importance of that
big land sale. We are preparing to
fittingly celebrate the acquisition of
the Louisiana Purchase In 1903. Ken
lucky has not yet made an appropria-
ton for representation at the Worlds
fair. We must have your support, for
you are the leaders of thought and ac-
ton within your commonwealth. We
know that with your enthusiastic as.
sistance it will go through. We are
glad to have you with us this morn
ing"
Breckenridge Jones Followed.
At the conclusion of Gov. Francis
remarks he was heartily cheered, and
President Brown introduced Mr..
Breckenridge Jones, president of the
st. Louis Kentucky society, who well
coined the editors to the city in very
timely talk.
A fitting response was made by
Judge John Z. Kelly, of the Bards-
town (Ky.) Record. Judge Kelly as
sured Gov. Francis and his associates
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Co. that the Kentucky editors, and in
fact all the people of Kentucky, were
with them heart and soul in the cele-
bration of the Louisiana Purchase,
land if there's anything else you want
to buy" said the judge, we're in
with you to the end" In closing he
extended the heartfelt thanks of the
editors and their wives and daughters
for the courtesy shown them by the
exposition management.
A Kentucky Pledge.
Sentiment is Il good thing" said
President Brown, land we have now
INDUCED in it freely on this occasion.
l think the right thing for the Ken
lucky editors to do is TO get down to
hard pan. right here and now, and
pledge Gov. Francis and his associates
that the Kentucky people will make
an appropriation for representation
at the Worlds fair large enough SO
that no Kentuckian who visits your
monster exposition will be ashamed
to boast to the people from all over
the world that he is from kentucky. |
Let us then by a standing vote (all |
stood up) pledge to Gov. Francis and |
this committee that we will exert ev-
cry influence at our command to Sc.
cure an appropriation from the next
general assembly to the end that
Kentucky may be creditably repre-
scented at the great fair"
GOOd-By to St. Louis.
The pledge made, the applause |
over, the party, after shaking hands
with Gov. Francis and Mr.. Jones
strolled back through the Worlds fair
site TO the Lindell railway pavilion on
the north side of the park and board
ed the special cars for Union station,
arriving in ample time TO take the
Missouri Pacific fast Colorado train
for Kansas City.
They carried with them plenty of
Worlds fair buttons and literature
for distribution at Denver and Salt
Lake City.
Pioneer MaItster Dead.