The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-04

Samples Of Worlds Fair fencing were IN
spected yesterday at the site by members
of the Ground and Buildings committee,
with view to selecting the several hihds
Of inclosure for the Exposition grounds.
William II. Thompson, Treasurer OF thc
Exposition company, and Chairman Samuel
NJ. Kennard, p. A. O'Neil. John a. holmes
and H. w Steinbiss were the members oil
the committee who made the Inspection
Director of Construction Isaac 5. Taylor
and Engineer In Chief Richard phillips
guided the party. and Park Commissioner
+. L. Ridgely and Park Keeper ". :. La
mar were present.
At It's next meeting the committee Will
consider tho fences and authorize the !et-
ting of contracts for their erection. The
prevailing idea of the committee Is to en-
ploy several kinds The more ornamental
plaster or cement fences will be used about
the entrances. while in the park an open
fnce will probably be used for purpose OF
permitting a view of the park. In the iso-
lated sections to the south and west or
binary board fencing will likely be used.
Each Of the exhibitors who had their
.nmples erected on Dewey Hill yesterday
had already submitted 10 Director of Con-
structicn Taylor sealed bids giving the
price for which he could supply the fence
per lneal foot 1t will require 500 feet to
inclose the site. The styles of fences exam
ined consisted Of an open mesh fence. nv
the St Louis Expanded Metal Company
acme cement fence with expanded metal
base, hy W. j. Kelley; composition fence.
By I-ithosite manufacturing Company: open
fences of wire and stamped steel pickets,
by Mesker and Brothers: open fence with
iron posts and wire mesh. by the Interna-
,ional Steel Post Company: open wire
fence, by the Ludlow-saylor Wire Com
pany: white plaster of Paris fence by L..
B. Wright Construction Company; four
wooden fences by ii. l.. Peters.
AUSTRIAN MERCHANTS
SEEK IMPORTATION.
Merchants from Vienna Austria. through
william august Born.ans OF 1t. LoLis. have
addressed IA series of questions 10 the EN-
position authorities. in which they show
an aroused interest in the Fair. They want
to know If ii display OF various kinds OF
machinery manufactured III tnat city. Il
complete electric Lighting plant. ard all eX-
tensive display of Aus .riaii and hungarian
wines wOu.1 be welcome.
They inquire whether building which
would he true copy of an Austrian peas
den. native Austrian mIsic ana songs, AMI
the sal. OF Austrian and hungarian wines.
would be an Attraction at the Fair. They
also desire to ascertain spa @ for such d
display. The r,q.est for no. maiiOn will be
referred to the CONCESSIONS Con ..ittee.
NEW MEAiCO COMMISSIONERS
WIlL .nkEi OIIODi-k lI.
Secretary Thomas hughes OF the World $
Far ConiDiss.on Tor New Mexico has no.
tilted SECRETARY Reeves II the states and
lerl.t .r.al kxh.D.t Io..tniit-c Ina. the COM
mission will meet III AlbuIueique. ~. Al.
(Jcloper 10, TO pan the ois.da, fiom that
safe. The Legislature nas appropriated
s.,uy1, Il sum t..dt will be iI.ci eased 10
,Sug through indeperaent APPROPRIATIONS
from several cdunties. eiues anu railway
corpora lions
Secretary Hughes says that the exhibit
of Az.ec and IN ..an re g Al the New Mex
lean exhibit wal be ,he principal f.a6uie of
a great display OF the m.nerdi, agricultural
and iorticuit .ral r.sour es Of III stat. Al he
Commissioners are II. l.. Waldo. President:
A. n. oiacKwell. vice p.esi0ent; X. J. Pa
len, treasurer: Thomas Hughss. secretary:
#. s. Hubbcll and j. j. haserman.
Thomas c. higgins of 40. A.s Chestnut
street has submitted to the Ex. .os.tion COM
many design for the o.iiliAi emblem Of
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The de-
sign Is done in oil and represents the God