The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-11-23
M|SSOURrS PRIDE AROUSED
State Building at Worlds Fair to
be of Home Material.
OF IMPORTANCE TO OUR PEOPLE.
Let Us So Build That the World Will
Look on With Earnest Admiration.

Let us 60 to work and erect a
building on the big worlds fair site
at st. Louis that will be the talk and
admiration of the civilized world.
We have the material with which to
build it aud an enterprising people to
push to grand, magnificent COM
pletion the utility of these materials
into one of the handsomest buildings
the inhabitable globe has ever known.
The Missouri board of world s fair
commissioners met in the Laclede
building, st, Louis, on Tuesday OF
this week, says the Republic, All
the members were present. Governor
Dockery was also in attendance. The
commission approved, without change,
the plans for the Missouri exhibit
building, drawn up by Isaac S. Taylor.
The commission also authorized
the appointment of building COM
mittee Of two members. M. L.
Davis, chairman of the board was
chosen chairman of this committee.
and power was given him to appoint
colleague and, when necessary, an
additional auxiliary member. Gov
ernor Dockery is also an advisory
member of the committee. The
: other members have not yet been
, appointed. These members are to do
) all the work on the building up to
: the point of letting the contracts,
f which must be done by the entire
p commission.
o "The Missouri board of worlds
o fair commissioners, said Mr.. Davis
q after the meeting, chad very in
teresting session today. Among other
things done was the acceptance Of a
o proposition from W. ii. Marshall,
q treasurer of the board, in behalf of
N Southeast Missouri, asking the priv
1. ilege of furnishing and finishing one
n of the rooms of the Missouri exhibit
tS building free of charge, with the
,r wood known as sweet gum. This
4 wood has recently come into great
20 prominence and favor as a finishing
in material.
"It is the desire of the commission
ct to recognize as many sections Of the
m state as may be practicable in the
,o construction of the Missouri building
%. that is to say, they have already
accepted, subject to the approval o.
the architect, the offer of Southeas
d, Missouri to furnish one room will
ed sweet gum, and it is understood tina
he other sections of the state are read.
tly to make similar offers. There is
he we'll defined rumor that Northwes
lat Missouri will ask to furnish Une room
tn with oak and South Central MiSsouI
S a is expected to come forward with
ra. generous offer to furnish one or tw
ur- of the rooms with yellow pine.
tie "The opportunity will be afforde
ms every section Of the state to be rel
he resented in this building by the ful
ut. nishing of stone or wood suitable fc
the building, and it is hoped an
''e expected that other sections wi
D, avail themselves of the opportunit
-" thus afforded by the Missouri board t
ri' exhibit their local products.
10 "The Missouri building will be i
10 itself an exhibit of the buildin
'ou resources of the state. The commi
"ol sioners desire that Missouri grant,
aui Missouri stone, Missouri onyx, Mi
Z" souri, woods and all other materia
that enter into the construction {
uri buildings shall be represented in th
its building. 1t is hoped that The geI
nv. erous offer of Southeast Missouri wi
ard be emulated by other sections Of I'll
and state.
,ec. "Time is running, and parties wi
desire to have their products repr
sented in this building, which will
ION, an advertisement to all the worl
should make haste to avail themselv
en- of the offer OF the Missouri boar
All sections and industries desiring
inc, be represented in this gorgeous bull
unit, ing should communicate at on
ONE with the board, room II, Lacle
building"