Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-11-09
preliminary PUSHING.
Work For the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, at St. Louis, in
1908, Going Bravely On
/ WEEKLY REVIEW or PROGRESS MADE.
r,.ora.t tx Continually GroWins'
roth et Home and Abroad, In IN"
stupendous Undertaking thH'
Designed to Worthiiy Com"ei"-
orate "a Great Event.

egts of the Louisiana IuIcAa7c i1f
sition Co. at the Pan-American Expo
sition, reports that nearly all the diS'
nlavs at Buffalo viii be installed at
ST. Louis in 1903.
The association Of department
chiefs of the Columbian exposition
NJ 1893 held its annual reunion ana
bononet in St. Louis, October %, with
President Francis, Of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Co., as guest
of honor. The gentlemen had a long
conference on the work OF the 9l'
Louis Worlds fair.
In a circular to editors for puOllca-
tion in all Missouri papers, the MIS-
sopri Worlds Fair commission sent
mt an address to Missouri farmers
telling them how they can best ana IN
oatting mn the states agricultural
display for 1903.
In compliance with the suggestion
of the Virginia university alumni re-
siding in St. Louis, the faculty OF lhtt
venerable institution have resolved 70
recommend to the state Of Virginia
tbe erection of a state building az
the ST. Louis Worlds fair, when
shall be an exact reproduction OF the
Monticello mansion Of Thomas JeL'
ferson. ,-
In a letter to President Francis
Col. Upton Young strongly urged tne
holding Of a military congress IN CON
nection with the St. Louis Woria
fair in 1908. He would have the armies
of all nations represented by UNI
formed companies with arms, camp
ing outfit, etc. - no
Mr., Albert Kelsey chairman OF the
committee of experts Of the Phlia-
adelphia Art federation, and mem
q her of the committee appointed 10
nresent the Model City feature to the
exposition managers, came 70 ~
Louis in response to an inyitatloh'
and delivered lecture October " TO
large audience at Memorial hall
The Danish government received
from Minister swenson, October 2J,
an official invitation to participate IN
the ST. Louis Worlds fair, and TOOK
occasion to reiterate the interest 1t
takes in the exposition, and its lnleh-
tion 10 second the effort of the Dan
We ieb manufacturers, who seemed de-
termined that Denmark shall be ht-
tingly represented.
Mr., David |. Bushnell, formerly OF
on st, Louis but now chief OF archaeolo-
rv in tbe 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 Hom-
ems clubs, in st. Joseph, unanimously
edopted a programme for the World
fair in 1908, which will be submitted
:. TO the general federation at the Los
Angeles meeting in May.
rly Lieut.. Godfrey L. Garden, in thi
revenue cutter service Of the lnite'
States treasury department, who, al
.. tbe request Of the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition Co., has been placed
NJ the head Of the government ord
- nance exhibit division of the World
fair, has reached St. Louis to Degil
= ~ his work. The lieutenant announce
." that the principal exhibitors at But
't' =. falo are nearly all eager to secur
olii- enace at the Louisiana Purchase eX
tied position. ~
l.eu | The st. Louis Association OF Con
oli' rreratfonal Ministers, at their faI
a. a.. meeting October 81, indorsed tn
los. proposition to build Worlds Fai
- memorial church just south Of Fores
q, az mark to be used as a denominations
~; my rendezvous during the fair and turne
= o' over afterwards to Rev. Frank Eoi
ter's congregation.
The government board is organize
and ready to give its formal approY
" to the plans for the goyernmlei!
"a. building at the St. Louis Worlds tal
~ as soon as they shall have been a
proyed bv the Worlds fair authort'
at St. Louis. The plans have alreaf
,tion been inspected and approved by Il
and members of the government board
lillian dividually.
pton Postmaster Bau1nhoff has secure
With the departments approval Of his pli
ment for the immediate installation OF
: de- postal service on the Worlds ia
ment grounds, and says the service will !
9 i'm. gin as soon as he gets back fro
, was Washington The department show
and its appreciation of the immediate
,nsf9- ouirements of the preparatory wo
whole on the Worlds fair site by allow
will so additional letter-carrler ulS'IIo'
ing cases.
Several letters have been reeeiy
d +his week, showing the interest bel
=, g, taken by the people of Colorado
tbe Worlds fair. Mr.. John f. Carr'
managing editor of the Denver 10
in n letter to the Worlds Fair Pr
more bureau, says: "The feeling in t
eport- part of the country is very strong
treat favor of the Louisiana Purchase
e el.y position. The people of Colorado
to+a1 deed, feel local pride in its suec'
- and will contribute more, with
have urging W 'i'av s..s', .itia, ever h
, med ever uohe W "iy -
in the country"
Mr.. r. G. Hembrow, manager
hh'' "The Gordon Hotels, limited
ustrial .hioh there are IA. located in Lon,
on De- ona various other cities of Euro
. The has written to the bureau of publ
e now -, = 1a+ter manifesting great in
} COM ~. e. +be 81. Louis Worlds fair,
eeting asa,.ing snace in all his compai
d noxt hotels for posters, show cards ana
mission n.t,,a nuSt odyertislnp the Louisiana
,nos' chase exposition.
in one lh'r's ''0s oin.d this week.
tel to tracts "eie =, -. =. s,norded ,romp
-. - and the work Of fencink begun