The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-11-09
Work For the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, at st. Louis, in
1908, Going Braveiy On.
A WEEKLY REVIEW OF PROGRESS MADE,
Interest Is ContinuaIly Growing,
Both at Home and Abroad. In the
stupendous Undertaking that Is
Designed 10 worthiiy Commcm-
crate Great Event.

I
ests of the Louisiana Purchase Expo
siton Co. at the Pan-American Expo
sition, reports that nearly all the dis
plays at Buffalo will be installed at
St. Louis in 1908.
The association of department
chiefs of the Columbian exposition
of 1899 held its annual reunion and
banquet in st. Louis. October %, with
President Francis, of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Co., as guest
of honor. The gentlemen had long
conference on the work of the st.
Louis Worlds fair.
In circular to editors for publica-
tion in all Missouri papers, the Mis-
souri, Worlds Fair commission sent
out an address to Missouri farmers,
telling them how they can best aid IN
getting up the states agricultural
display for 1908.
In compliance with the suggestion
of the Virginia university alumni re-
siding in st. Louis, the faculty of that
venerable institution have resolved to
recommend to the state of Virginia
the erection of state building at
the ST. Louis Worlds fair. which
shall be an exact reproduction of the
Monticello mansion of Thomas JET
ferson.
In a letter to President Francis,
Col. Upton Young strongly urged the
holding of a military congress in con
nection with the ST. Louis Worlds
fair in 1908. He would have the armies
of Nall nations represented by uni
formed companies, with arms, camp
ing outfit, etc.
Mr.. Albert Kelsey. chairman of the
committee of experts of the Phila-
adelphia Art federation, and a mem
ber of the committee appointed to
present the Model City feature 10 the
exposition managers, came TO st.
Louis in response to an invitation,
and delivered a lecture October 20 to
large audience at Memorial hall.
The Danish government received
from Minister Swenson, October 20,
an official invitation to participate in
the st. Louis Worlds fair, and took
occasion TO reiterate the interest it
takes in the exposition, and its inten-
tion to second the effort of the Dan
ish manufacturers. who seemed de.
termined that Denmark shall be fit
tingly represented
Mr. David |. Bushnell, formerly of
st. Louis, but now chief of archaeolo-
Nv in the Peabody institute, Boston,
has discovered several Indian mounds
on the exposition site in Forest park.
; Mr. Bushnell suggests that by saving
them from the grading operations, an
exhibit of special interest can be
made of them.
; The Missouri Federation of Wom-
ems clubs, in st. Joseph, unanimously
adopted a programme for the Worlds
fair in 1903, which will be submitted
to the general federation at the Los
Angeles meeting in May.
Lieut.. Godfrey J.. Garden, in the
revenue cutter service of the United
States treasury department, who, at
the request of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition Co., has been placed
at the head of the government ord
nance exhibit division of the Worlds
fair, has reached st. Louis TO begin
his work. The lieutenant announces
that the principal exhibitors at Buff
falo are nearly all eager TO secure
space at the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position.
The st. Louis Association of Con-
gregational Ministers, at their fall
meeting October 81, indorsed the
proposition to build Worlds Fair
memorial church just south of Forest
park, TO be used as a UNCONVENTIONAL
rendezvous during the fair and turned
over afterwards to Rev. Frank Fos-
ter's congregation.
The government board is organized
and ready TO give its formal approval
to the plans for the government
building at the St. Louis Worlds fair,
as soon as they shall have been APP
proved by the Worlds fair authorities
at ST. Louis. The plans have already
been inspected and approved by the
members of the government board in
dividually.
. Postmaster Baumhoff has secured
the departments approval of his plan
, for the immediate installation of a
postal service on the Worlds fair
grounds, and says the service will be
. gin as soon as he gets back from
. Washington. The department showed
. its appreciation of the immediate re
guirements Of the preparatory work
on the Worlds fair site By allowing
. 50 additional letter-carrier distribut-
ing cases.
Several letters have been received
this week, showing the interest being
taken by the people of Colorado in
the Worlds fair. Mr.. John T. Carroll
managing editor of the Denver Post
! in letter 10 the Worlds Fair Press
bureau. says: "The feeling in thi:
part of the country is very strong ia
favor Of tue Louisiana Purchase ex
position. The people of Colorado. in
deed. feel local pride in its success
and will contribute more, with less
urging TO that end, than they have
ever done TO any exposition eyef held
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