Evening star., 1901-10-24
LIKELY TO LEAD ALL
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSE
TION AT ST. LOUIS.
Commissioner Glynn Says That Many
Surpass other Exhibitions.

Former Representative NJ. H. Glynn of
Albany, n. Y, who is a member of the st.
Louis exposition commission, passed
through Washington today on his way home
from st. Louis. Mr.. Glynn is most enthu-
siastic over the present outlook for the sue
cess Of the exposition. The commission,
which has been in session in st. Louis for
some time, adjourned Friday until Noyem-
Der 20. Before adjourning it formally reg
istered its approval of the site and build
ings of the exposition.
The site comprises COO acres of forest
land, and Mr. Glynn says that there is lit
tie doubt that 500 acres adjacent will be
added to the exposition territory in the
near future. There are to be at least nine
exposition buildings, exclusive of the state
and foreign buildings. The plans of these
nine structures have been completed and
approved by the commission. The central
building will be the art building, which will
De located on the crown of hill. The
other structures will be grouped around it
In the valley. The foreign buildings will
be placed to the right and the state build
ingS to the left.
Back of the art building will be beauti-
tul cascade of water. The fall is to be be-
tween TO and 80 feet and viii be so
constructed that it can be Illuminated with
electric lights in the rear. This will give
abundant opportunity for artistic effects,
ana, MI Glynn states, will be a feature
WHlCil HAS never before been undertaken n
connection with an exhibition.
tower 500 feet high will surmount one
OF the exposition buildings. from which a
magnlncent si view will be obtainable.
Ihe scope OF the exposition seems to be
increasing all the time" said Mr.. Glynn.
1T looks now as though between $3O 600 600
and $4O,OO0,OO0 would be expended in con-
nection with 1t. Already s16,OOo,OOO is in
sight. The keynote of the exposition is to
be this sentence: The proper study of man
kind Is man..
THE industrial department is to be given
special attention, and the exhibit In this
connection is not to be solely one of pro-
ducts, as the processes by which these pro-
ducts are created are also to be shown
There will be people from every race in the
world represented, while the exhibit from
our own 1nSular possessions is to be made
special feature. The commission has au-
thorized the sending Of representatives to
all parts Of the world for the purpose of en-
couraging foreign exhibitors and to gain
ideas and collect curios
THE people of st. Louis, as the people
resident in the territory acquired by the
Louisiana purchase, are all taking hold of
the matter In dead earnest. As an example
of this, only yesterday they voted to tax
themselves to the extent of s10OOO,OOO for
the Improvement of the city itself, so as
to make it really a part Of the exposition.
The streets and parks are to be beautified,
and the water supply of the city is to be
improved both in quality and quantity
THE commission is receiving many let
ters daily from foreign nations making in
qulr1es both as to space facilities and de-
tails regarding exhibits they propose to
make. This shows that the world at large
is also fully awake on the subject A
movement is to be started also to induce
each state in the Union to build state
building at the exposition. The argument
will be presented that the growth of the
country has been in a great measure due
to the acquisition of the territory compris-
ing the Louisiana purchase, and the cele-
bration of this transa action should concern
every section of the country alike.
There is no doubt that the exposition
will far surpasS any effort of the kind ever
before made, and will produce a result
never before attained