The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20

eruInr TO property in the neishbOrhOOi Of the
VOLTS Fair size
pEny has GtaE-lnei Is plans 20 devote It's re-
cently acquired grounds % residence purprs-5
and has found other and more lucrative Uses
therefor. In other words. the Park View Com
eTty which the Eg-asitiIn Company VII no.
lease on a valuation q S2.55e per acre. for
purposes Of sluzemsnt AMI kindred uses.
It seems. Furthermore. that the owners o. this
property are Indignant b-s5use the Exposition
Company u~aalfsrts n dislnriinltl-n or unwilling
res 20 have entrances On ttat Size CT 10
grounds vEgse competitive auuaaUtDts are %
lie located You DO rot ailLdr % the reports
that We have heard 20 the eject that tLoss
who ARE securing amUs-meats or outside shows
% Re located on TIE Park View property beyond
the limits Of the Worlds Falr. are using as a
very string argument tor that lccat.aa iaat the
SunIay-Cl-EinE provision q the Purchase Act %
March 2 1901. Goes not and cannot aTTly 20
shows beyond the limits e the Worlds Fair
grounds. and as SUNDAY IS a very popular amuse-
ment day in St LOuis. the shows not subject
- that eNhib tIan VIII b much --rs profitable
than those located within IN" limits - the
worlds Fair grounds. You have mt officially
Informed me that such arguments are being
used. Reports to that eTcct are quite common
and I have never heard them denied.
EXPLAINS WHY ENTRANCES
HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED.
You also state that the publics Interests are
suffering Because the snt=arceT - the Wo-tI's
Fair grounds are kept secret BY the Exposition
Company. You should bear iE mind TINT orr en-
frances cannot be nNed until the limits u cur
grounds are determined. Worli you have US an
uounce the exact loaat'Cn % those entrances
even n they should BE- dc'crmlnet- no you not
think the EXPOSITION Company Is under shII.a-
lions q protect @ the extent CO its ability .hs
co1cess!onaircs within It, grounds. who Viii pav
n large percentage o. thsi- receipts into the
treasury Of the Fvp. si'lol c wrarNg
Would ygu advocate. even rom the standpoint
Of a citizen who IS not . Director In the Expo
sit.on Company. that the entrances should Dc -
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aces and outside amurenents should Be easier
than between th'se p4lsces and the Concessions
within the grounds? ToI should also bar In
miEd that while tie Exposition CrmpIny cll
exert no cuatrol oseT the chsEartcr o. the out lie
HmuE-Ie1ts. -Nclr n,i-uity 20 thUs. Erlurss
renders the Exposition Company. IN tie eyes OF
The public. morally EosDJnsI6.e therefor.
Furthermore, - cuI.a-Gl.a-t .u b.Igegu fha
grounds AMI tie Outside amuseracnts slg,lI h.
made too easy ani ron.cnicnt. and those amuse-
me-ts should be Permitted 10 remain oaen On
Sundays. tie FEDERAL Government ana an u
those who advocate sunday closing would b4
moge than llEely 20 charge that the Ez-ozitisn
Company was violating the sulrit q rho Law,
while profess ~ % OBJ re the letter thereof
Put. as I tlil ~. WosrreiIs and yourself y.s-
teriay, the Exposition Company cannot FOR a
moment entertain a proposition % consult any
Interest or authority other than Itself as 10 the
fixing % it sutuncs7.
I hardly think it necessary TO call your atten-
ton T. the character % the enterprise which ia.
Exposition authorities have launched. Which nh.
Federal Government and the Municipality u -.
LOUIS have aided - Literally. ard wEf-h ia.
state Of Missouri auZ many other State ,nr
tons. have already recognized and c~rrcluied 10
participate ia You well know tlut u IL Not a
commercial Undertaking from which its projectors
hope or ,Npeet 10 reap n p-cuniagy prunt.
You are also aware that the Exposition cr-
paEy has leased 80 acres u land facing the ~
position site ca the west at a consideration n.
$50 per acre Der year. or ; Ter cent on q .1
Ier acre. AMI has leased eiEhty acres IN IA. $40
locality. fronting Lie fe't On the SkinkrF rad.
At an annual rental % $lss-sJ per acre, ,r
per cent On $50 Der aCge-
Il may MT te um.ss IN this coanecti1, -
state that the E-arGstye has been in
formed b. the citizens Committee repressatiu.
Washington Cniycrslty and other property H.
teIesis between the skiakcE read and Ki-E.s
EiEu~ay. OF NnlCn committee NiE. l. IS ~,
tee Park View Realty Company any Sf5-ss.I Ism
for ire use Of is laad waIGn tas CitiseRs. CON-
the Executive OF the ETp5siiI51
0RsTRUCTIoN TO PROJECT NOT
EXPECTED FROM HOME PEOPLE.
In soneiuf.on: permit Iss 10 say that the
FgrehSss Eloa; broad as is
al event when Il NJ; only great In the his;ofv
81 GgF e9Ssty; o 0 svsl "a s. L5S, .nportsnes %
ard in the Mississippi Valley. ard enc1IrsgI
"a az. I sa as. ben e; g p h Us sO ana 81 sya n; aS.'6 Gs5Sys5 b q.
at Washington, ard fosteLed as II Is b ths ba1i
net saecetd az 1t deserves wi;hSst he So
and the Aggressive assistance Of the entire
erolS 70 push Isis great and,rtakins 10 : and
Will as one OF the most potent factors IN tks
niFisxss q Judgment, although hey NAV *
core az times impatien; and emphatic. tbev
f nt ana feel ihat an shiish!sRsd 5abuRs' s safir
@ent vi 9St sxSr55lsI ssin to o6s. TIs i1,piTed
ward c9UrSe o. a great snterPrise frsgEht with
D. R FRASss.