The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-08
Work For the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, at St. Louis, In
1908, Going Bravely On.
A WEEKLY REVIEW OF PROGRESS MADE.
Gnterest II Continually Growtns,
Both mt Home and Abroad, I'm the
stup~ndows Undertaking that IL
Designed tn Worthiiy Comment
CRATE u Great Event.

s0sS VI tHC iouiSiiHst uiSliaSc I<>lPo
sition Co. at the Pan-American Expo
sition, reports that nearly all the dis
plays at Buffalo will be installed q
ST. Louis in 1903.
The association of department
chiefs of the Columbian exposition
Of 1893 held its annual reunion an(
banquet in st. Louis, October %, will
President Francis. of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Co., as a guest
Of honor. The gentlemen had lons
conference on the work of the St
Louis Worlds fair.
In a circular to editors for publica.
ton 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 10
recommend 10 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 JEFF
ferson.
In letter t. President Francis,
Col. Upton Young strongly urged the
holding Of a military congress in con-
nee ton with the st. Louis Worlds
fair in 1908. He would have the armies
of all 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 meta
Der of the committee appointed to
present the Model City feature to the
exposition managers, came to St.
Louis in response to an invitation,
and delivered a lecture October 20 to
q large audience at Memorial nall.
The Danish government received
hom Minister Swenson, October 20,
an official invitation to participate in
the st. Louis Worlds fair, and took
occasion to reiterate the interest il
takes in the exposition, and its inten-
ton to second the effort of the Dam
ish manufacturers, who seemed de-
termined that Denmark shall be tit.
tingly represented.
Mr.. David /. Bushnell. formerly NJ
st. Louis. but now chief of archaeolo-
gy 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 df them.
The Missouri Federation of Wota-
ems clubs, in ST. Joseph. unanimously
adopted programme for the Worlds
fair in 1903, which will be submitted
to the general federation at the Los
Angeles meeting in May.
Lieut.. Godfrey l.. 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 10 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. Mt their fnll
October 81. indorsed the
to build a Worlds Fair
church just south of Forest
park, to be used as a denominationaI
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
10 the plans for the government |
at the st. Louis Worlds fair,
as soon as they shall have been ap-
proved by the Worlds fair authorities
At ST. Louis. The plans have already
been inspected and approved by the
of the government board In.
Postmaster Baumhoff has secured
the departments approval Of his plan
Tor the immediate installation OF
postal service on the Worlds fair
grounds, and says the service will be-
gin ms soon as he gets hack from
The department showed
ts appreciation Of the immediate re.
1uirements of the preparatory work
On the Worlds fair site by allowing
30 additional letter-carrier distribut-
ng cases.
Several letters have been received
his week. showing the interest being
AIKEN by the people OF Colorado IN
he Worlds fair. Mr.. John r. Carroll
editor Of the Denver Post.
n letter to the Worlds Fair Press
'urean, says: "The feeling In this
'art OF the country IL very strong in
avor Of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
'osition. The people OF Colorado, In
Iced. feel local pride in its success,
md will contribute more, with less