The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-05
TIE WORLDS FAIR SITE.
The Forest Park Site, at st. Louis,
Unanimously Approved by the
National Convention.
OBJECTIONS TO THE SITE o%veRAULED.
An understanding Reached With h
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company as Ia the Powers with
which the National Commission
IL Invested.

10 Invested.
st. Louis, June 3o.-Without n dis
kenting voice the Louisiana Purchase
exposition national commission APP
proved the Forest Park site as the To-
cation for the Worlds Fair site in
1903.
This is the third and last step in the
site selection. The first step was taxi
ell Monday afternoon, when the ex-
ecufiye committee selected the Forest
Park site. The approval of the selec-
tion, Tuesday morning, by the board
Of directors, was the second step.
The national commission had been
in session since Wednesday morning.
On that day a visit was paid to For
est park under the guidance of the
executive committee. Thursday two
sessions of the committee were held,
at which all phases OF the site were
~canvassed. Two sessions were also
held Friday, when the final action was
taken.
The commission received several
communications from St. Louisans
criticising the selection of Forest
park" says one The commissioners.
Zone directed attention to the moot
ed legal difficulties involved. Others
argued ia favor If :; 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
animation OF all the legal questions
involved. should stop once for all this
talk of the existence of legal obsta-
Gle TO the use of the park. The com
mission has ir lis makeup five law
years some as good as there are in
the United States Lindsey. Thurston,
Carter. Glynn and Allen. The facta
Were fully placed before them, and
they ruled that no legal obstacles ~
listed. Opinions we're also at hand
from "A number of learned st. Louis
lawyers.
Objections Ia site Considered.
The commission also gave consider
alton 10 the respective jurisdiction If
the commission. and the exposition
company ana drew up a formal state
ment on the subject. which was for
warded to the Exposition company's
officials.
The document asserted that. as a
precedent TO valid final action by the
Exposition company. submission 10
and approval by the commission was
necessary on the following subjects:
Points Contained I'm agreement.
First-The selection OF n site.
Second-The plans and specifica.
tions Of building to be used for ex.
position purposes.
Tbird-The plan and scope of tn.
Fourth-The appointment of all
Judges and examiners for the exposi.
ton.
Sixth The awarding of premiums.
Se,enth-All the rules and regula.
tions of the exposition gov
rates for entrance and admis-
sion fees, or otherwise affecting the
privileges Or interests of the
Or the public.
Agreement between the two bodies
on these subjects was reached at n
held Friday afternoon.
The document. in conclusions, assert.
the right of he commission TO SUI.
all expenditures of the ex.
position company. IL said:
The government appropriation Of
- 200. 900 does not become availa bic |
until S10.0Oo,0 600 has first been expend. |
ed by the Exposition company for the
uses and purposes Of the exposition.
and the responsibility is placed upon
his commission to attest that cxpen.
TO the president of the United
~ IS manifest that the responsible.
~ here thrown upon the commission
involves the duty. and, therefore, the
TO inspect all contracts. exam
ne all accounts. call for statements,
ind to refuse tc recognize contracts
expenditures incurred unreasona.
pie in terms or amount, or without
he puryiew OF III, law.
At the Friday afternoon session al
he commission President Francis
md the committee ON buildings anl !,
grounds, or which William III. Thomp.
on is chairman, conferred with the
commission. 1t was decided that q
minimum Of S5.GG0,0 900 would have 10
e expended Oh buildings by the Tx.
'osition company.
The commission adjourned about
o'clock Friday night. subject to
he call of the chair. Several OF the
commissioners. including Lindsey,
and Glynr. departed from 81.
.ouis Friday night. All the Others
'ho will not make the trip to Buffalo
nth the board of directors left Sat-
rday morning.