The Washington times., 1902-08-01
DEDICATION PLANS FOR
The ST. Louis FAIR
Ceremonies to t e Held in
Palace of Liberal Arts.
PRESIDENT TO PARTICIPATE
Paraguay to Send an Exhibit to the
Expositicn-No Fees to Be Charged
to Exhibitors - Missouri's Fish Dis
play.

play.
ST. LOUIS. July 2S.-The act of Con-
gress which postponed the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition to 1904 provided
for the dedication of the buildings and
grounds with proper ceremony april 80,
1903.
This date is the one hundredth ami
versary of the purchase OF the Louisiana
territory from France by the United
States. The work ON the exposition.
even now. is planned with reference to
that event.
In the Palace of Liberal Arts.
It has been decided to hold these cere-
monies in the Palace of Liberal Arts,
all purposes. The contract for this
building will be let on August ., and
the approximate cost will be a little
less than 100000
The architecture is exceedingly or
nate and the proportions imposing and
SldltiN. NE ulIUtllSIOlAS al q O-O ny 'JV
feet. giving floor space of nearly AGO.
coo square feet. There will thus be over
nine acres under its broad roof, album
dainty lighted by skylights. The site
of the buildin~ is at the extreme east
ern end OF the exposition, near one OF
the main entrances.
President to Participate.
The ceremonies of dedication on April
80 next will be OF international import
ance and interest. The committee will
secure the presence of President Roose-
welt and Cabinet, the governors of
States. State commissioners to the
Worlds Fair. the representatives OF
foreign governments at Washington. al.
many of the foreign commissioners to
the Worlds Fair as may be able 70
atten1s and other distinguished per-
sons.
In the Palace of Liberal Arts. on
June II to 20, 1903, will also be held
the Saengcrfest of the North American
Saengerbund An effort will be made TO
have this the greatest meeting of the
Saengerbund ever held. Many thou
sands of singers will take part In the
Choruses, and the audiences will be
composed of members and visitors from
all parts of the United States and Can
ada
Paraguay to Take Part.
Cories of President Carval;o's mes
sage to Congress and the official decree
authorizing the participation of Par
aguay In the Worlds Fair have been
received here.
Paraguay contains $4,000 square
miles, being almost the same as Cali
fornia, or three times as large as New
York State, with Massachusetts. Con-
necticut, and Delaware thrown in. Its
population is half a million, and 1t has
become one OF the progressive republics
OF South America.
The message of President Carvallo
rings with the spirit OF enterprise, and
refers 10 the remarkable development OF
he means OF transportation. making
universal market and extending recip-
rocal relations among the nations o:
the globe Reference is made TO the
vast resources of the country and the
Brilliant future which must follow the
coming of capital and labor to develop
the latent wealth.
The present important Industries OF
Paraguay are the growing of Paraguay
tea, maize, tobacco, oranges, beans, and
mandioc. The cattle industry IS very
lurge. and exports OF beef and hides ex-
tensivc. Paraguay has immense forests
9. hard anG soft timber, and an abund-
ance of ircD, marble, pyritcS. cope"
and kaolin Tha decree does not specify !
he amount, but authorizes the neces |
sary expenses for a proper exhibit OF
the country's resources and industries.
Exhibitors to Have No Dead Expenses.
In deciding that there should be no
charge to exhibitors for space assigned
them in the various exhibit buildings
at or upon the grounds. 1t is the aim of
the officials of the Worlds Fair to do
away with what the exhibitors call
dead expenses.
Every reasonable means for the install
!ation OF exhibits will be provided with
hi5its power will be provided, within
certain limitations. at the expense of
the exposition. The exhibitor will pro-
vide his cases and care for his ex-
hibit No fees of any kind are author
lied or required from exhibitors.
Doing Secretary Shaw an Injustice.
Some of the newspaper correspondents /
at Washington have been trying TO make /,
out that Secretary Shaw was seeking to |
nullify the Sunday closing clause o; the
contract with the ST. |
Louis Exposition Company. They prob
ably were not aware that the man at the |
head of the nations finances was edu-
:ated at Mount Vernon, and has been |
/ Methodist class leader all mis- life.
MisGouri's Fish Display.
The possibilities in an exhibit OF fish |
rom the streams and lakes OF Missouri |
nave never been fathomed for the rea-
ION that the occasion has n.,Ye' arisen.