The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-26
SELECTION OF FOREST
PARK SITE ANNOUNCED

Ten Brown. chairman: s. NJ. Felton, vice chair
man: William Ii. Woodward. James +. Coyle.
+. G. Neidrnghaus. Jonathan Rice and Good
On Electricity and Electrical, Appiicance.-J.
f. smith. chairman. Joseph Ramsey. Jr.. vice
chairman. Clark H Sampson. Charles A Silk.
August Gehner. A. A Alien and 5. NJ. Dodd.
on Fish and Fsheries-S-th w Cobb. chair
man. A B. Hart. vice chairman: H Clay Pierce.
George NJ. Wright. J. q. Van Blarcom. Harri-
sen L. Drummond and c G. Warner.
On Ethnology and Anthropology-F. W. Ieh-
mann. chairman; Goodman King vice chairman;
Walker Hill. Isaac scEwao. Edwards Whitaker.
A A r. WoeTheide and q r. Blanke.
On Standardization Schroers. chairman. r
B. Dula. vice chairman: A. 4. B. Woerhede.
Wm- II. Woodward. A. 1. Shapeigh. George w.
Parker and George A. AadilL
Historical Cornrittee-Plerre Chouteau chair
man. Alex n. De Menil. vice chairman: A b.
Hart William y. Woodward. William J. LeTnp.
". 7. Haarst.ck and George T. cram.
Additional Members OF the Foreign Relations
Comnittee-J. g. Van Barcom and Dan c.
Nugent.
This completes the list of Worlds Fair
committee.
WORK OF OTHER
COMMITTEES REVIEWED.
A general statement of the work OF other
committees was made by President Francis
1t was to the effect that the committees
had. without exception, met and done con
siderable work. The President spoke of
the strong attendance at these committee
meetings. and of the DISPOSITION shown by
all members to accomplish as much as pos
sible. He said that there was an apparent
realization of the fact that preparations
must be pushed vigorously.
The special committee appointed to make
arrangements for the trip of the board
and guests to Buffalo for the dedication of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Builc-
ing July ,. made a report through the
chairman, George W. Parker.
Mr. Parker announced that the commit
tee rapidly closing arran sements for
the special train which would leave here
on Sunday afternoon about or 80 o'clock.
PLANS FOR TRIP
TO BUFFALO,.
The details he said, would be sent TO the
directors and guests through a circular of
trip would be made So that the party would
arrive here on the evening of the Fourth
or the morning of the 9th of July. as
seemed desirable TO those going
President Francis announced that Wins
ton Churchill. the author. would deliver an
address at the dedication of the building.
that former Mayor Walbri6ge would be one
of the orators of the day, that the Gov
ernor OF Missouri would be represented on
the list of speakers. that Governor Davis
of Arkansas and others had accepted in
vitations to be present.
The roll was called for acceptances, ana
nearly fifty of the directors Indicated that
they would go on the trip.
said he hoped the standing committees ap-
pointed would be able TO hold their first
meetings before the departure for Buffalo.
He expressed the intention of being present
at such first meetings
The Board of Directors adjourned with
the announcement from the President that
the next meeting would be on the second
Tuesday in July.
COMMITTEE on GROUNDS
AND BUILDING MEETS.
The Committee on Grounds and Buildings,
of which William II. Thompson is chair
man. held its second meeting yesterday in
the Bank of Commerce building A full
membership was present. President Francis
also attended.
The designing of the Exposition was dis
cussed. but no definite conclusion was
reached.
The Historical Committee has been called
to meet this afternoon at o'clock in the
office of its chairman, Pierre Chouteau In
the Security building.
SELECTION MEETS
GENERAL APPROPRIATION.
The selection of Forest Park as the site
for the Fair was widely discussed and uni
versally approved In St. Louis yesterday.
lust what I expected. Forest Park was
really the only site available" was the
usual remark
Occasionally came the remark: The site
snOuiu nave q river front. Inc Louisiana
Purchase was contaminated to secure con-
troll of the Mississippi
Always some one in the group was ready
with the answer: '"rhe accessible districts
on the river front were too densey populat-
ed to make them available. Had these sites
been selected the company would have had
to destroy wealth amounting to a million
dollars and made hundreds of families tenn
porarily homeless. 1t would have had to
close established thoroughfares and to conn
pei street car and steam railway companfes
to depress or elevate or divert their tracks
1t could not have begun work for morths
ADVOCATES OF OTHER
SITES YIELD GRACEFULLY.
The advocates of other sites acou,esced
gracefully i'm the selection OF Forest Park
I'VE still believe that our site was the
best could II have been secured on reason
able terms by the company" saws John
Grether, leading advocate OF the north
west site. THE residents on the site how
ever. could not appreciate how great a
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