The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-08
!PLANS OF FAIR BUILDINGS
VIEWED BY ARCHITECTS.
Opinion Buildings Will Far Su@sS III Beauty
Those of Other Expositon-Comntss'"n Pleased
With Exhibits.
POLICE FORCE WILL Be ORGANIZED BY An ARMY OFFICER.

hold JOINT meeting to-day with the
Grouuds ana huilGins~ Committee. whsh
J the productions OF their genius will h-
spr.ad before these NOR" practical Genti.-
men for their criticism and approval. After
this survey OF the tentative work of ne
Fair. tn. aichitr"ts Will depart for their
respective homes to prepare the working
plans of ti,-. Exposition These plans Will
require until December I for completion.
They will Ice cent 10 Director uf Work.
! Isaac =. Taylor as soon they are ready
Once III Director rayior's hands. nothing
tun but the letting of tn. contracts. At The
meeting OF the Grounds and Building tonI-
Inittee today. the Question OF a fence 70,
! und the contract for it, construction VIII
| b, let at once.
! Every Architectural firm which is a mem
/ Der Of the commission il represented III the
bert. New York: r NJ Howe of Van Br,int
q Howe. Kansas city and Boston: T, f.
| New York: Thomas X. Kmball. represent
! Ing Walker kimball: Omaha and Boston. .
Theodore e Link ST. Louis: ,,ta.ra,1 Barnet
Walsh 4 Boisselier ST. Louis; Eames &
| Young ST. Louis: +. ". Ruckstuhl adviser
srape architect. Chief Designer Masqueray
also was present. The sketches were
brought to the exhibit room. carefully
guarded by attaches of the various archi-
| tectural firms represented the commits
! sion. The drawings were left In the sX-
| hihit-room over night and watchman pa
Plans for Worlds Fair Police.
| Harrison /. Drummond chairman of the
| Committee on Police of the Worlds Fair.
returned to st. Louis Yesterday from WASH
| Hgton. u. g.. whore he had been gathering
! information relative to the organization OF
| the police department of the Fair AIR.
Drumrnond announced that tn. police force
would be organized in the near future. and
| :, regular army officer would serve Its
commandant.
Mr. Drummond was furnished by the War
Department with complete report Of The
police system of the Chicago Columbian
Exposition. This document was prepared
by Colonel Edmond Rice. L. S. A. who Was
With me few exceptions the lines oil
! ean!zation used in Chicago will be adopted
here
Mr. Drummond estimates that while .he
Worlds Fair is at its zenith. that is. dur
ing the months of August and September. a
force OF not loss than ZOO guards will he
required to properly watch the grounds. AL
Chicago the highest number of men EN-
ployed in the police department at any time
was 2GJ.
We have assurances from officials of the
War Department. said Mr.. Drummond,
that every possible aid will be furnished
us by that department of the GcvernInent.
There will be regular army officer de-
ard from the first IT will be conducted on
strictly military principles. We in
ceipt of numerous applications for positions
on the force, put. of course. are not ready
to employ any one yet.
Great care will b. given to the selection
of recruits for the guard. 1t is inten-
tiUn to maintain high standard among the
men. both az 10 discipline and personal
qualifications. In our organization we VIII
be able TO profit by the experience of for
mer aXpositions. and avoid the things which
tended to mar the efficiency Of their police
forces.