Woodruff County news., 1901-07-04

Which the National Commission
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 St. Louis, June 30.-Without a dis senting voice the Louisiana Purchase exposition national commission ap- 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 talk en Monday afternoon, when the eX- ecutive 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, W hen the final action was taken.
 
 communications from St. Louisans criticising the selection of Forest park" says one the commissioners. "One attracted attention to the moot ed legal difficulties involved. Others argued in favor of Q river-front site. The commission considered all these communications, and approved the -sk p,,1I T conditions.
 ''Ihe approval of the site by the government commission, after an eN- animation 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 iE it's makeup five law years-some as good as there are in the United Lindsey, Thurston, Carter, Glynn and Allen. The facts were fully placed before them, and they ruled that no legal obstacles eN- isted. Opinions were also at hand from a number of learned St. Louis lawyers
 Objections to Site Considered.
 The commission also gave consider ation to the respective jurisdiction of the commission, and the exposition company ana drew up formal state ment on the subject, which was for warded to the Exposition company's officials.
 The document asserted that, as Il precedent to valid final action by the Exposition company. submission to and approval by the commission was necessary on the following subjects:
 Points Contained i'm Agreement.
 First-The selection of a site.
 Second-The plans and specified tions of building to be used for ex- position purposes.
 fhird-The plan and scope of the exposition.
 Fourth-The appointment of all judges and examiner for the eXposi- tion.
 SiXth-The awarding of premiums.
 Seventh-All the rules and regula- tions of the exposition company gov erning rates for entrance and admis- 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 q conference held Friday afternoon.
 The document, ir conclusion, assert ed the right of the commission to SUI pervise all expenditures of the eX- position company It said:
 The government appropriation ot S5,000,O00 does not become available until $10, ,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 eNpeu diture to the presndent of the United States.
 It is manifest that the responsihiii ty here thrown upon the commissiof involves the duty, and, therefore, tho right, to inspect all contracts, exam inc all accounts, call for statements and to refuse to recognize contracts or expenditures incurred unreasona ble in terms CT amount, or without the purview of the law.
 At the Friday afternoon session ot the commission, President Francis and the committee on buildings aul grounds, on which William H. Thomp son is chairman, conferred with the commission. It was decided that a minimum of $5,000,O00 would have tc be expended on buildings by the Ex' position company.
 The commission adjourned about seven o'clock Friday night, subject to 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.