The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-05
Current Items of Interest In Connec.
tion With the Louisiana
Purchase Celebration.
DETAILS ARE RAPIDLY WORKING OUT
Pre#ent Interest Largely CrasrFs Is
che Ground Ceremonisa
n-cemh~r .'A--A Beautiful sea.
N~sir shovel HAS Been Made mos
the urenston.

chase exposition, and will be better
represented Bt Il than at amy former
Worlds fair AZ home or abroad.
Wnicr-cplor sketches of plans ioi
the Federal building at the ~. Louii
Worlds fair have been approved and
signed hy the secretary Of the treas
ury, and arc nov awaiting the mp
proved signatures Of the postmaster
general hud scrrcmry 81 the interior
National Commissioner Allen snys
That there will be an informal and un.
ofhciul meeting of the national COM
mission and the board of lady man
agCrs AT the Manhattan hotel. Ncw
York ciiy, December 3.
The brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
Einrcrs had intended to make Capt.
Law son who died recently In st,
Louis, the recipient of much honor RI
the -. Louis Worlds fair as the first
locomotive engineer in America, and
a. the builder and driver" of George
Stephcnson's first locomotive In Eng.
land. Since his death a movement has
been started TO raise funds for n
monument 60 him.
\ fun set of rules aud regulations.
governing exhibits aud awards ut the
Louisiana Purchase exposition. rN,
crpting uuly section G. Of article VII
which H. reserved for possible amend
mcnis. iauding the arbitration Of \
question uf construction, has been
adopted and published
Irc-idcn, Francis has received 6
letter from President rurhrro. ui
Costa EirH -tn'ing that tho invita-.
iious of President Mckinley aud of
the Louisiana Purcha-, Exposition
Go. had h"cu received with pleasure.
nud would hr complied with 80 the eN.
tent of Costa E,,s'- ability.
thirf Electrical Engineer Rusiin i.
~ work with Dircc%or Of Works Tay
lur on the arrangement for the ,lrc
trical power plant of the Worlds fair
which he SAYS. is Ia l~ OF ai.0W
Horsepower. the largcg; IN the world
Mr. Frederick W Taylor, tuprrin.
i"udout nf agriculture. horticulture
and forestry. 90 both the omaha auC
Euilul" r>pu .t'iuur. hH. been engaged
Icy ihr Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Go.
The rmumiilr" nu prrs- aud pub
lriiy has adurrrd - design for uu nf
fetal poster W. c"lora. to br dieirihui
ed In lli ~rrtinns uf the world ana
printed In several lnnruBrrs. The pos.
ter viii contain pictures of Thumr.
jefferson, Napulrun louaparfc. Prrs
'i"ut Ruusrs"it ~" late President
Mckinley, John Hay. who as secretary
oi state represents the government IN
it, relations to foreign cuunirics. and
David Il. Fruucis, president Of tn,
Worlds Fair association. II will ais,
contain pictures symbolical of music
art. agriculture. electricity
and tcNtilrs, AID & fac slmilr repro.
,lnctiun of the late President McKIn F.
lcN's Worlds fair proclamation.
The official report Of Coy. John G I.
Brady. of Alaska, To the I'nitcsl States I.
was made public ON No, .
Scmhcr p. The governor recommend. .
that congress appropriate $iG1.010 for 1
ma Alaskan exhibit nj the st, Louis
Worlds fair
\ committee 10 arrange for athletic
Ind other sporting tournaments at
he 81 Louis Worlds fair has beer
appointed. The presidents Of the lead.
ng athletic associations Of the Unit,
ri States are represented on the com.
nittec
The classification of exhibits for
he Worlds fair has been completed
y Director 1T Exhibits ShifT and sent
70 the printer with the rules and reg.
ilHtions, The classification comprises
fifteen departments. ia4 groups and
OT CLASSES.
4 shovel, made In st. Louis, TO rep
eFcni the highest development Of the
art. has been offered
" Mr.. 4. l.. Shaplegh TO President
francis for use in breaking ground
)ccrmber 20 on the Worlds fur site.
{ is "a heavy stcll, D-hnndlrd. ''dla-
shovel. with ebony han
lie fitting into a hegutifuliy-
nd finished steel ss-cket. all the steel
'eing silver plated and the whole i'm
dement, gotten up regardless of en-
ense, to he laid away as memcnta,
Nth an Inscribed silver plate after
he ground.breakinR The old wood
n shovel uuearthed at Doe Run, and
Al .ak Ei ct /
4 the press some weeks ago. viii also
e used
The Hot Springs (Ark.l Worlds
air commission mas decided To call
n the citizens of that city for s2s,.
%, and hns appointed committees to
Mise that amount for the purpose uf
local exhibit.
Isaac :. Taylor, director of works,
ms presented to President Francis q
ne Ravcl made from black walnut 4
God cut an the site OF the Worlds /
sir In Forest park. .This gnvel IL
,e only souvenir made frcm the
God cut from the Site" the letter
the gift said. The gav. .
Is about foot long and is very
ghiy polished.
The American Telegraph and Anto-
'ope Co. Of New York has arranged
J make serie. of moving pictures 9
lcwIng the PRINCIPAL features Of the
'lebrAticn On Dcccrub~r a0--sthe =
'rmai ground breaking, speech.rnai.
*. parade. rte
The first money received by the /
,ukdaHa Purchase Exposision Co. z
Iciusive Of subscriptions TO stock. =
as > silver quarter from Mrs. Ida
lhwentl<r. Of St. LonIss fur q stick
wotsd which she wanteS 20 pay for. !.
q stick b@Inx q souvenir - The tin
r gut down In Forrest p~sk.