Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-07-04
THE WORLDS Fair SITE.
The Forest Park Site, at st. Louis,
Unanimously Approved by the
National Convention.
OBJECTIONS TO THE SITE ovERRuLED.
Am Understanding Heached With the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company as to tbs Powers With
Which the National Commission
is Invested.

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is Invested.
St. Louis, June 3o.-Without a dis
senting voice the Louisiana Purchase
exposition national commission APP
proved the Forest Park site as the To-
cation for the Worlds Fair site in
1908.
This is the third and last step in the
site selection. The first step was taxi
en- Monday afternoon, when the ex-
ecutive committee selected the Forest
Park site. The approval of the seiec-
ton, Tuesday morning, by the board
of directors, was the second step.
The national commission had been
in session since Wednesday morning.
On that day a visit was paid to For
est park under the guidance of the
executive committee. Thursday two
sessions of the committee were held,
at which all phases of the site were
c~anyassed. Two sessions were also
held Friday, when the final action was
taken.
1.-The commission received several
communications from ST. Louisans
criticising the selection of Forest
park" says one the commissioners.
"One directed attention to the moot
ed legal difficulties involved. Others
argued in favor of q river-front site.
The commission considered all Ghese
communications, and approved the
site with full knowledge of all the
conditions.
"The approval of the site by the
government commission, after an eX-
animation of all the legal questions
involved, should stop once for all this
talk of the existence of legal obsta-
cles to the use of the park. The COM
mission has ir, its makeup five law
years-some as good as there are in
the United States-Lindsey. Thurston,
Carter, Glynn and Allen. The facts
were fully placed before them, and
they ruled that no legal obstacles ex-
listed. Opinions ere also at hand
from a number of learned ST. Louis
lawyers.
Objections to Site Considered.
The commission also gave consider
alton to the respective jurisdiction of
the commission, and the exposition
company ana drew up a formal state
ment IN the subject, which "a for
warded to the Exposition company's
officials.
The document asserted that, as u
Exposition company. submission TO
and approval by the commission was
necessary on the following subjects:
Points Contained i'm Agreement.
First-The selection of a site.
Second-The plans and specifica-
tions of building to be used for ex-
position purposes,
Third-The plan and scope of the
exposition.
Fourth-The appointment of all
Judges and examiners for the exposi-
ton.
Sixth-The awarding of premiums.
Seventh-All the rules and regula-
tions of the exposition company gov
sion fees, OF otherwise affecting the
rights, privileges OF interests of the
exhibitors or the public.
Agreement between the two bodies
on these subjects was reached at a
conference held Friday afternoon.
The document. in conclusion, assert
ed the right of the commission to SUI
pervise all expenditures of the ex-
position company. 1t said:
The government appropriation of
S5,000,000 does not become available
until $40, 900 900 has first been expend-
ed by the Exposition company for the
uses and purposes of the exposition,
and the responsibility is placed upon
diture to the president of the United
States.
1t is manifest that the Responsible
ty here thrown upon the commission
involves the duty, and, therefore, the
to inspect all contracts, exam
all accounts, call for statements,
and to refuse tc recognize contracts
expenditures incurred unreasona-
bic in terms or amount, or without
the purview of the law.
At the Friday afternoon session of
the commission, President Francis
and the committee on buildings aud
grounds, on which William H. Thomp-
son is chairman, conferred with the
1t was decided that q
of $1,000, 900 would have to
be expended on buildings by the Ex-
position company.
The commission adjourned about
o'clock Friday night, subject to
the call of the chair. Several of the
commissioners, including Lindsey,
Scott and Glynn, departed from st.
Louis Friday night. All the others
who will not make the trip to Buffalo
with the board of directors left Sat-
arday morning.
Heat and Drought in Nebraska.