The bee., 1901-07-04
IHE WORLDS FIR STE.
The Forest Park Site, at st. Loais,
Unanimo lsly Approved by the
National Convention.
OBJECTIONS 10 the SITE OVsH3DLE0,
An understanding r,enched with the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company as to the Powers with
Which The National Commission
IL Invested.


St. Louis, June 3o.-Without a dis.
sent.ng voice the Louisiana Purchase
exposition national commission ap-
proved the Forest Park site as the ln'
cation for the Worlds Fair site in
1908.
This is the third and last step in the
site selection. The first step was talk
en- Monday afternoon, when the ex.
ecutive committee selected the Forest
Park site. The approval of the selec-
ton, Tuesday morning, by the board
of directors, was the second step.
The national commission had been
in session since Wednesday morning
On that day visit was paid to For.
est park under the guidance of the
executive committee. Thursday tw0
sessions of the committee were held
at which all phases of the site were
canvassed. Two sessions were alsl
held Friday, " hen the final action was
taken.
'The commission received several
communications from St. Louisaas
criticising the selection of Forest
park" says one the commissioners
One directed attention to the moot
ed legal difficulties involved. Other:
argued III favor Of Il river-front site
The commission considered all these
communications, and approved The
site with full knowledge of all the
conditions.
The approval of the site by the
government commission, after an eV
aE.inaticl of all the legal questions
involved, should stop once for all this
talk of the existence of legal obsta'
cles to the use of the park. The com.
mission has ir its makeup five law.
years-some as good as there are in
the United States-Lindsey ThurstOn,
Carter, Glynn and Allen. The facts
were fully placed before them, and
they ruled that no legal obstacles cx.
listed. Opinions were also at hand
from a number of learned St. Louis
lawyers.
Objections to Site Considered.
The commission also gave consider
alton to the respective jurisdiction IF
the commission. and the exposition
company and drew up formal state.
ment on the subject, which was for
warded to the Exposition company's
officials.
The document asserted that, as n
precedent to valid final action by the
Exposition company. submission to
and approval by the commission was
necessary on the following subjects:
Points Contained In Agreement.
First-The selection of site.
Second-The plans and specifica.
tions of building to be used for ex-
position purposes.
Third-The plan and scope of the
exposition.
Fourth-The appointment of all
judges and examiners for the exposi-
ton.
SiXth-The awarding of premiums.
Seventh-All the rules and regula-
tions of the exposition company gov
erning rates for entrance and Gdmis-
sion fees, or otherwise affecting the
rights, privileges or interests of the
exhibitors. or the public.
Agreement between the two bodies
on these subjects was reached at n
conference held Friday afternoon.
The document. in conclusion, assert.
ed the right of the commission to SUI
pervise ali expenditures of the eE-
position company. 1t said:
The government appropriation OF
S5,000,000 does not become available
until $10,000,000 has first been eXpend.
ed by the Exposition company for the
uses and purposes of the exposition,
and the responsibility is placed upon
this commission to attest that expen.
1iture to the president of the United
States.
1t is manifest that the responsible.
ty here thrown upon the commission
involves the duty, and, therefore, the
right, to inspect all contracts, exam.
inc all accounts, call for statements
and to refuse to recognize contracts
or expenditures incurred unreasona'
BILE in terms or amount. or without
the purview of the law.
At the Friday afternoon session oi
the commission, President Francis
and the committee on buildings an5
grounds, on which William H. Thomp
SON is chairman, conferred with tn,
commission. 1t was decided that Q
minimum of S5,OO0,00O would have tC
be expended on buildings by the Ex
position company.
The commission adjourned about
seven o'clock Friday night, subject &c
the call of the chair. Several of the
commissioners, including Lindsey
Scott and Glynn, departed from st
Louis Friday night. All the Others
who will not make the trip to Buffalo
with the board of directors left Sat
urday morning,