The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-21

ed several manufacturers to see that an ad-
vertisement is put on all tags The greater
before the meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors.
From these several facts logicians are
drawing the inference that the selection OF
the Worlds Fair site is to be announced at
that meeting OF directors
Il cannot say whether the site will be
announced at that meeting. because 1 do
not know" said President Francis THE
Executive Committee has not yet taken a
ballot on the question. The selection of
the site will not be announced until II is
first reported to the Board OF Directors.
''This is a courtesy which the committee
owes to the body which created it,
Charles c. Bell of Boonville. Mo-. one
OF the Commissioners to the Pan-American
Exposition. was i'm st. Louis yesterday. and
called at the Worlds Fair Offices. where
he consulted with the Committee on Organ
ization relative to the Louisiana Purchase
building at the Pan-American Exposition.
which has been erected under the SUPER
vision of the Missouri Commission.
Il came to Missouri to gather early fruits
for display in the horticulture exhibit OF
Missouri at the Pan-Amercan Exposition"
he said. I'VE want to make a display OF
raspberries. blackberrics and early apples.
We have made display Of Strawberries
that easily eclipsed anything at Buffalo.
We had a carload containing lS. 40 boxes OF
the fruit. and showed it in the original
packages"
MISSOURI STRAWBERRIES
AT BUFFALO.
The Buffalo News commented m the ex-
hibit. under the caption missouri Bsrries
Won," follows:
Missouri strawberries have carried OF the gold
medals and sweepstakes at the strawberry show
in the Horticulture building at the exposition
Although the awards will not he announced for
publication until later. IL is learned that Mis-
souri, will be the front when the hono-s
are handed around. and that those sitting behind
her will not find a great deal left
There six Individual entries in the straw
berry show from Missouri and one collective
exhibit. The individual exhibitors were George
T. Tippin. r o. Snyder. L. J. Henley. L. b.
Durnil. George Raup and J. f. Ferguson. The
collective exhibit was made by the Monett Hor-
ticutursi Society. which showed 2.ss2 baskets
Of berries. and carried OF the sweepstakes
SKETCH OF
JOSE DE OLIVAREs.
Jose De Olivares. who was assigned yes
terday to the Purchase building at the Pan
American. is % years old. and was born in
California. He was in the United States
navy Ior ScNtu years, trdscihS over
the world in that time. He was a newspa-
per correspondent during the Spanish |
American War. was present at the taking /
OF San Juan Hill and. to get the news, |
shipped as seaman In Commodore Watson's |
fleet. when he was ordered to lombard the |
seaport towns Of Spain. When Commodore !
Watson's orders were changed. he went 4
with the fleet to Porto Rico and reported 4
the occupation Of the island by the United /
States forces.
De Olivares has been on two Arctic expedi-
tions, and has done newspaper work in
Mexico and the Latin-American countries.
He was correspondent for American news
papers at the Paris Exposition just closed.
His most recent work was reporting the
Yaqui Indian War. He speaks several Ian
guagee- Oiivares Is stopping at No. 1853
West Pine street
Il have not yet received definite instruc-
lions as to the precise nature of my duties
At Buffalo," he says. II shall be entirely
subject to the Worlds Fair authorities in
81. Louis and shall execute their plans.''