The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-10
MEN WHO WILL BUILD FAIR
LOOK OVER THE GROUND.
Commission Architects Decides Professional
Relations With Exposition Company-Forest Park Thor
oughly Inspected-Willam H. Thompson Urges
Decisive Action.

The Commission of Architects and its
advisers. the designers Of the st. Louis
Worlds Fair. held a continuous session yes
terday beginning at 1850 a. m and lasting
until s p. m. The afternoon session was held
on the decks OF two tallyho coaches. which
traversed the Fair site and pulled up side
by side at various convenient points. while
the st. Louis architects expounded the
traits Of the surrounding district for the
information of the out-of-town architects
and while the members OF the commission
exchanged views.
The morning session was held In ono OF
the parlors of the Planters Hotel. Those
present were:
Commission Of .Architects-Isaso & Tay-
lor, chairman: Cass Gilbert Of New York.
F. widmann, George D. Barnett. Thomas
Barnett. Theodore c. Link. Robert w.
Walsh. Thomas Young. William EameA ).
I. Haynes, all Of st. Louis. and +. M.
Howe Of Kansas City.
Advisers-Julius Pitzman Of st. Louis ana
George E. Kessler Of Kansas City.
The entire Committee on Buildings ana
Grounds, except Samuel n. Kennard. who
is at Magnolia, Mass, was present.
F, w. Ruckstuhl. adviser on matters OF
sculpture. reached the city too late to be
present AZ INC uccsihS Ah ZIG hOA AAA.Ao'
was present at the afternoon meeting held
on the decks of the tallyho coaches.
Hiram Phillips, President OF the Board OF
Public improvements. was present at both
morning ana afternoon meetings on invita-
ton.
President Francis dropped into the morn
ing meeting for q few minutes ana shook
hand, ,rith the members of the commission.
POsTPONEMENT NOT
MENTIONED.
William H. Thompson made a short talk
to the members Of the commission, In wnicn
he recommended that the commission in q
body nay q visit to the site at the earliest
poss,ble opportunity and then meet to de-
wise tho best plan Of treating 1t.
.If any member Of this commission be-
,aves that the Worlds Fair cannot be made
entirely ready by 1903. so that the gates
| ,haIl omen on May /, this Is the time for
rim to make known his conviction and to
..ver his connection with this Exposition"
.aid Mr. Thompson. The prime fact Tor
,he commission to bear in mind Is that this
Exposition will be held IN 1913. and that
reinforcement is 30 entirely out Of the ques-
f,on that 1t should not even be mentioned
hereafter. ., ~. 81. =. I. ).
turned over to this commission, are not rig
idly fixed. except to the east. The COM
mission
the south OF to the west. as best suits the
MAN. The Exposition company will see that
| the ground desired is forthcoming"
No suggestion as to the number Of build
| inCs or the features desired was submitted.
| As the architects talked of their work the
buildings and building areas Of the Chicago
/ Columbian Exposition will be taken as the
basis for the rough caAcuiatlons ana exPer-
mental designs.
Chairman Thompson arranged that the
| nrivate car Electra should meet the COM
| mission at Fourth and Olive streets, at 1:30
| %. m. and he and the COMMITTEES on
Grounds and Buildings retired.
COMMISSION PREPARES
FOR ACTIVE WORK.
The commission then held private ses.
sion Of more than an hour in length, Chair.
man Taylor presiding. William Eames wa1
selected as secretary Of the commission and
1 draw I'D q specification regarding the re-
/ lations between the commission and the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company.
| This specification is to touch the financial
i az well as the professional relations which
the commission Is to sustain toward the
company.
The professional relations are to be speci.
| fed in exact detail. The commission, foz
instance, will stipulate that the architect
himself shall be the arbiter Of the detail Of
characterization his building Is to have. These
specifications viii not be made public until
/ after they have been approved by the Exec
utive Committee Of the company.
At 1:s0 p. m. the commission boarded the
Electra and went to the Fair site oveI
Olive street and Delmar boulevard. AT the
Landell pavilion the party boarded two BID
four-in-hand tallyho coaches which were b
waiting. The occupants Of ths eoeches wses
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