The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-01
PREPARING FOR The FAIR.
The Construction Period Of the Loui.
siana Purchase Exposition 10
Fairly Begun.
BUILDING DESIGNS MOST ELABORATE.
working PIans Being Prepared For
= Picture So Stupendous and Das-
sIingiy Beautiful ns to Fairly
ssnrtlc Its Creators-Other Items
of Interest.

ST. Louis, Oct. 81. The general
ground plans and perspective views OF
the buildings of the Louisiana Fur
chase Centennial exposition were fur
nished the press for publication dur
Ing the past week. They are the de.
signs of the most celebrated archi-
tects of the country, and their set
ting, or grouping. among the forest
trees in the Forest park Worlds fair
site makes a picture so stupendous
and dazzlingly beautiful in every de-
tail as to fairly startle the creators
of the work themselves. The work
ing plans for these buildings, which
will cost about eight million dollars,
are now being prepared, and contracts
for their construction will be let
about December l of the present year.
Other building plans are to follow.
About four million dollars will be ex-
pended on the grounds within the
next six months.
In addition to the vast sums of
money to be spent on the Worlds fair
grounds and buildings in the near fu-
ture, there will he something else do
ing in st. Louis during the prepara-
ton for the International exposition.
At special election. held last Tues
day. five amendments to the charter
of the city were adopted by votes
of $4,000 to 5000. These amendments
II is announced that the great Agri-
cultural building. the largest single
b'ilding in the world. covering about
;i.ir.v-two and half acres. win be
heated outside of the Forest park
tite. in order TO leave room therein
for the various other buildings need
"a besides those of the great central
exposition picture. The SITE chosen
is across the skinner road. south o.
The Washington University buildings
authorize the municipal government
to expend before the opening of the
Worlds fair about five million dollars
N building sewers, reconstructing
streets and in identifying the city
generally for the reception Of its
guests during the fair.
Religious exhibits by all denomina-
lions, in special building, erected for |
the purpose, are to be among the at
tracti,e features of the Worlds fair |
Inc controlling bodies of the several
denominations have been invited to
send their suggestions as to the plan !
of the building, and also nominations
OF directors To have charge of their |
exhibits, to the Worlds fair officials.
The Colored Citizens Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition committee has issued /
through its chairman. Capt. c. Ii.
Tandy, call for state conven-
ton of the colored citizens of Missou-
ri, in st. Louis. on the 10Th of Novem-
Der. TO consider the work Of prepar-
Ing for exhibits that will give the COL
cred race Of Missouri proper rep
resentation at the Worlds fair.
The Wyoming Press association put
the Worlds Fair ball in motion for
that state by appointing Gov. DE
Forest Richards and Editors Deeming.
Constant, Chaplin. Slack and Holiday
committee TO take up the matter OF |
organizing a State industrial commits
sion which will take care OF the
states representation at the Worlds l
fair. This commission is to be Sc
Iected at convention Of delegates
from counties on December IL and 12.
Oklahoma's Louisiana Purchase Ex- |
position commission. after personal 1
of the Pan-American ex-
hibits and state buildings. has reached
the conclusion that it is best TO dis |
tribute the exhibits among the de- !
rartment buildings designed for the |
several particular lines and to reserve
its territorial building as museum
of Oklahoma's historical and peculiar
features, and a headquarters in which
Cklahoma's visitors can meet and
their friends.
The railroad and other transporta-
ton companies are keeping tab on the !
progress Of Worlds fair matters. A
belt line will be built connecting all
tracks with the grand entrance to the
exposition grounds, near which will !
be erected n great station with album
dant trackage. Union station will he
of congestion during the
Worlds fair by providing other sta
tons for local trains. One of these I
receiving stations will be at the west
end of Eads bridge, provided with
elevators TO transfer passengers be-
tween cars on the surface racks, on
the bridge tracks and on the ele-
waited road on the levec.
Mr.. +. w. Baumhoff. postmaster of
ST. Louis, has arranged TO establish
Mt once n sub-post Office at Worlds |
Fair headquarters, in the Laclede
building, and full station in tho
building formerly occupied by the
Athletic club, on the Worlds fair site
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