Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-11-07
Work For the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, at ST. Louis, in
1903, Going Bravely On.
A WEEKLY REVIEW OF PROGRESS MADE.
interest is Continually Growing,
Both at Home and Abroad, In the
~Stupendous Undertaking that is
Designed to WOrthiIS CommeEa-
crate "a Great Event.

sition Co. at the Pan-American Expo
sition, reports that nearly all the dis
plays at Buffalo will be installed at
St. Louis in 1908.
The association of department.
chiefs of the Columbian exposition
banquet in ST. Louis, October %, with
President Francis. of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Co., as a guest
of honor. The gentlemen had a long
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 to
recommend to the state OF Virginia
the erection of a state building at
the ST. Louis Worlds fair, which
shall be an exact reproduction OF The
Monticello mansion of Thomas JET
ferson.
In a letter to President Francis,
Col. Upton Young strongly urged the
holding of a military congress in con-
nection with the ST. Louis Worlds
fair in g. 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 Phlla-
adelphia Art federation, and a MEM
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 29 to
a large audience at Memorial hall.
The Danish government received
from Minister Swenson, October %,
an official invitation to participate in
the ST. Louis Worlds fair, and took
occasion to ~reiterate the interest it
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 fit
tingly represented.
Mr.. David I. Bushnell, formerly of
st. Louis, out 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 h a by saving
them from the grading operations, an
exhibit of special interest can be
made CT them.
The Missouri Federation of Wom-
ems clubs. in ST. Joseph, unanimously
adopted a programme for the Worlds
fair in 1908, 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 TO 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. at their fall
meeting October 81, Endorsed the
proposition to build a Worlds Fair
memorial church just south of Forest
park, to be used as a UNCONVENTIONAL
rendezvous during the fair and turned
over afterwards to Rev. Frank Eos
ter's congregation.
The government board is organized
and ready to give it's formal approval
to the plans for the government
building 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
members of the government board in
dividually.
Postmaster Baumhof has secured
the departments approval of his plan
for the immediate installation of II
postal service on the Worlds fair
grounds. and say the service will be-
gin as soon as he gets back from
Washington. The department. showed
It's appreciation OF the immaculate re
quirements of the preparatory work
on the Worlds fair site by allowing
so additional letter-carrier distribut.
ing cases.
Several letters nave been received
this week. showing the interest being
taken by the people of Colorado in
the Worlds fair. Mr.. John F. Carroll,
managing editor of the Denver Post,
in a letter to the Worlds Fair Press
bureau, says: THE feeling in this
part of the country is very strong in
favor of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position. The people of Colorado, in
deed, feel a local pride in its success,
and will contribute more. with less
urging to that end, than they have
eve done to any exposition ever held
in the country"
Mr. r. g.. Hembrow, manager of
ssThe Gordon Hotels, limited" of
which there are Ia, located in London
and various other cities of Europe,
has written to the bureau of publicis
ty a letter manifesting great inter.
est in the st. Louis Worlds fair, and
Offering space in all his company's
hotels for posters, show cards and lit.
~erature advertising the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition.
Thirty bids for the fencing con
tracts were received this week. The
~op4roa%s gill he awarded n-onnf1v