The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
KENTUCKY AND ST. LOUIS.
Touring Blue Grass Editors Enter-
tanned by ST. Louis Worlds
Fair People.
AH UNANIMOUS PLEDGE or SUPPORT.
The Visitors BFrakfasird Rt the Cot
the Executive Consmittrc. and
Then Iadaigcd Ia "a Happy Ex-
change of kinaI, Sentiment.

ST. Louis, AnR. 4.-The Kentucky
Editorial association cXcursionists. en-
route TO Salt Lake City. reached ST.
Louis Rt daylight Saturday morning,
were met at the Union station by =
reception committee from thr prrss
bureau Of The Louisiana Purchase cx-
position and escorted TO Forest Park
cottage in spcrial ears over the Trans
It Co.'S lines, where they were the
guesta of he executive committee Of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Go. ut delightful breakfast, no be.
Ing in the PARTY.
NJ the breakfast Mr.. Il. W. Brown,
managing editor of The Louisville
Times and president of the aSsocin-
tion, introduced Gov. Francis. who
spoke happily oi the Exposition Of
1903 and the interest krnturkianH, by
reason OF their prominent part In the
Purchase. should feel In its Epcesg.
GOV. Francis speaks.
I'VE arc here To- welcome your asso-
ciatiou.' said Gov, Francis. I'VE are
glad of this opportunity 10 extend TO
you handShakr On your way to the
west. ION ror ,nv To ypur ncighbors
nt home that the kcntuCkians IN Mis-
souri look back with pride to the land
OF b!u" grass. ard always are happy
10 cStrnd their hands IN yyrlcomr 20
their old friends. We should bc close
friends, We Missourinus and Kcutuck-
iaus. ia the celebration of the I.ouisi-
ana Purchase. Tor 1t was that unrest
on the part at the people Of YOUR
state to get control Of the vast terri
turv west E. the Mississippi that
urnusrd "a he minds nf Jefferson aud
his as-uciri,. the Importance uf that
big land sale. ", are preparing to
Gtiuyl, celebrate IN. acquisition of
the Louisiana puruharr R 1908 ken
tack, uu, not Vet mndr an nppropria.
tion for representation al the Worlds
fair. We must have yuur .uppurt. TO-
luuarc the ieaarrI Of thought and ac-
iion within yrur commonwealth. We
know that with your enthusiastic a.
sistnncr il viii go through. We are
GLAD To h.,, ,ou with MS this morn-
ing"
nr~cIsinridEr J"H~s Followed.
At the conclusion of Gu,. Francis
remarks hr ,yas heartily rhccrcd. aud
President brown introduced Mr..
Hi-rkcnri.lgr Jones, president of the
81. Louis kcniuck, sociciv. who well
comtd the editors to the city iu a very
timely tulh.
\ fitting response MAS made by
Judge John f. KrlIy. ~ the Bar,ls.
town tky.) Record. Judge Kelly rs
surcd Gov. Francis and his nssuriatry
Of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Go. that the kcuturky editors, and IN
fact all the people of kentucky, were
with thrm heart ana soul In the ccie-
bratiun OF the Louisiana Purchase.
and II there's anything else YOU want
10 buy" said the judge. were in
with you 10 the cud." In closing he
extended 'hr heartfelt thanks of the
editors and their wives and daughters
for the courtesy shown them by the
exposition management.
Kentucky Pledge.
sentiment is q good thing" said
President Brown, "and We have now
indulgrd In II freely on this occasion.
think the right thing for the Ken
tucky editors 20 do is 10 get down to
hard pan, right here and now, ard
pledge t.oy. Francis aud his associates
that the Kentucky people viii make
On appropriation for representation
at the wprlt's fnir large enough NJ
that no keuturkian who visits your
h'ohNl'f tNfH'e''''h WIZ w "hH""''"