New-York tribune., 1901-08-25
THE PASSING THRONG.

John Schroers manager OF The westiche Post"
CT St Louis. who is in the city. is chairman OF
the committee education and q
THE ST. member OF the committee on pub
LOUIS FAIR Hcity OF TIE Louisiana Purchase
TO BEAT CHI Expostion-the Worlds Fair of
CAGOS Eff 1sos-wtth which he says all records
FORT are to be broken. Naturally you
will compare our Worlds Fair with
the Columbian Exposition" he said 20 representa-
tive of The Tribune I'VE expect that and chal-
lenge the comparison AS far the Columbian
Exposition grew beyond the Centennial Of which
ecesSsry for mas 1s f row beyond the great work
done by Chicago. think Chicago unquestonably
viii make ' record 9 for the twentieth and when it
Is & done we do not not expect & TO 5 sneT T Sy
or anywhere else in the world
not so afresSv - thaT while we have the States
formed out OF the vast territory OF the Louisiana
frs5 Of ali The Whole Of the United states and Of
the countries Of the American hemisphere. 1t will
show the life and the work OF all the peoples OF
ming for its scope it is outlined in plans already
Formulated and under process OF being carried out
Europe Asia and Africa. Of Australia oceania
Hd m an m the tine ae na M soR Ron Of as y Ave
and work from within the Arctic Ci-cle TO the Ant
ization means at the beginning of the twentieth
grown and through which it achieves It's results
When asked 10 suggest the working method
through which the central IDEA OF the Iar VIII
harmpnize details. Mr. Schroers
ALL THE said: I'VE will take the general
WORLD!TO idea of human life as whole and
BE REPRE- as an upward development from its
SENTED lowest beginnings. If were
satisfied with the stereotyped plan
of showing products and results only, we
would be greatly restricted in scope But when we
consider human life 5 a whole when We undertake
70 show how men live and work upward from the
period represented by the Esquimaus manufact-
uring their utensils and weapons OF fish bone and
flint TO that in which the y ray machine Is turned
out OF Edisons laboratory IL will De our own Iau4l
IL come short of our possibilities
We do propose TO come snort or tne posi-
BILE IL and ample resources can De re-
lied on 10 achieve IL. We will collect from all over
the worlds products in art, science apd industry
IN all its phases but will go beyond this 20 get
the active life OF world. and 70 show how re-
suits acheVed-hOw products become pOSSlole-
Products are interesting and instructive IN them
selves, but processes are far more so we are
aiming at nothing short OF the worlds work ana
try illustrate IL a growth, showing What men
do and they do IL in all Countries
Il hope readers Of The Tribune vii understand
clearly that propose to make Worio r ar
which while il is situated the Mississippi River,
will be as much q New-York as St Louis tair;
We have money enough, and resources enough OF
all kinds 70 realize what you nave right 20 e&-
pect of Us. but your moral support and the
help OF New-York brains
For some time Mr. Schroers has been in unofficial
| correspondence with the German Foreign once,
which will be presented to the Emperor 10 attend
the fair in person While the subject Is still in its
preliminary stages the prospect for success Is en-
| couragtng. II is possible that King Edward or
England the Gar OF Russia and other representa-
| tives OF European royalty may be induced 10 &C
cept similar invitations