The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-23
BIG THURSDAY At
ALTON JUBILEE.
Thousands of Visitors Enjoy Spe-
cial Features in Honor of LOuisi-
ana Purchase Exposition Day.

Notwithstanding the accident to the City
Of Providence. which kept fully 5000 St
Louisans away from the Alton Jubilee yes.
terday, the streets were thronged with vis~
itors as they have never been before. the
occasion being Louisiana Purchase Exposi.
ton Day. According to the estimate of
Mayor A. W. Young. the visitors numbered
22Coo. This multitude jostled good-naturedly
In the streets until $50 o'clock last evening"
when the Spread Eagle arrived from st.
Louis with a number of Worlds Fair Direc-
tors. Hourly the arrival of the Providence
was expected. and until o'clock. when tho
Hill City arrived. the exact condition of af-
fairs was not known
The Hill City brought between 2.0oo and g.
COO. These visitors saw the midway, the
spiral tower acts and a number of the lead
ing features of the jubilee. and left at 8
o'clock for st. Louis.
The members of the Board of Public Inn
provements and a number of their friends
arrived shortly after o'clock in a special
train train over r, the Buriington The % run was
included President Phillips. Secretary Wall
ler Edwards. Speaker Cronin. Delegate
missioner missioner Ait. License Commissioner Commits @
Whyte. Sewer Commissioner Hermann. En-
gineer Travilla. Chief Clerk McCauley OF
Charles Holland. City Collector l. F. Ham,
mer. w. c. Strauoe j. E. Bishop. Lou
II. Jones. Attorney Jesse A. Mcdonald. r.
II: Phillips. Paul Phillips. Colopel Tower.
w. NJ. lockwood. X. p. Garrett, Thomas
Wand. Thomas Quinn and other city OFF,
Gals.
Special they were met by a reception COM
mittee, headed by former Mayor H. G. Nc
Pike. and escorted to the headquarters Of
the Alton Commercial Club. Here an In
formal luncheon was served. after which q
number of extempore speeches were made.
In the morning a delegation arrived from
Judge Amos 0iier. Il was met by a recep-
ton committee and shown about the city.
Every train that arrived In the city was
crowded, and some carried from four to
Upon the arrival Of the Worlds Fair
Directors on the Spread Eagle last evening,
they were taken in charge by a COMMITTEES,
of citizens and escorted to the band stand
on Third street. Here Senator ]. ]. Bren.
of tSe %asor City and res
Senator Brenholt said in part:
Members of the Louisiana Purchase EX-
position Committee and citizens Of st.
Louis. We welcome you to-day to this. our
Worlds Fair. not representative OF an his.
torical event or a great discovery or landed
purchase but an exhibition Of the busi-
ness enterprise and hospitality Of the peo-
pie OF on THIS great n,s c1mms1Sia as a city need
that voice the sentiment of the people OF
this section when say that in no part OF
our Union will the Louisiana Purchase Fair
sentiment find a heartier welcome than in
our midst This has been evidenced by the
part played by our citizens in the appro-
priati0n made at the late session Of the IL
1inois General Assembly.
1T was said a number Of years ago that
st. Louis was near Alton. Well. we want
ST. Louis to be near Alton. very near, as
friends and neighbors and business men.
socially and commercially. and to this end
and in this spirit We welcome you here to-
day. We bespeak for you. gentlemen Of
this committee. in the great enterprise you
have undertaken. the fullest measure Of
success. and here pledge ourselves all the
aid that friends and neighbors can fur
nish.'
The Worlds Fair Directors that arrived on
the Spread Eagle were taken in charge by
the Reception Committee and accorded
hearty welcome. After the short exercises
welcoming them to the city, the st. Louis
ars requested that no speeches be deliv-
cred. on account Of the lateLess Of the hour.
stating the trip to Alton had been continued
simply to show the good will Of the people
Of st. Louis toward the Bluff City. Mayor
Young and the committee then escorted
visitors to Hotel Madison. where dinner
was served. Immediately after dinner the
directors boarded Big Four train for st.
Louis.