The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-01
SITES ARE ALLOTTED
SPACE OF STATES AT EXPOSE
 TON GROUNDS.
Governors or Their Representatives Make Speeches of Acceptance. Predictions for Worlds Grandest and Most Glori-
 ous Exposition.

St. Louis, Sept. 30.-Under a lowering sky and swept by a chilling wind from the west, over a thousand persons. comprising many spectators and delega- tions from nine States, this afternoon witnessed the ceremonies in connection with the allotment of sites for the Fed eral and State buildings at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition grounds. Sites for the government building and State build ings of Missouri, Louisiana, Texas, Illi- nois. Ohio; New Jersey. Kentucky, Ar kansas and Wisconsin were presented and accepted.
 The ceremonies began at 3:30 o'clock Starting from the Administration build ing decorated fac cars carried the visit ors to the southeastern portion Of the grounds, where the allotment was made. Each site was marked by red stan bearing fac-simile of the State seal and silk American flag. At the site for the government building President Fraicis Of the Worlds Fair made as beech of wei come and rendered the site to the gov ernment, which was accepted by J. H. Bingham, chairman of the Government
  would be made to ake this exposition the one to be remembered in history as the grandest exposition ever held in all the world.
 The site for the Missouri State building was accepted by Governor Cookery who extended an invitation to all the world to St. Louis in 1904.
 Louisiana was the next State allotted space and it was accepted by Gen Leon Justremski, private secretary to the Governor, who said in part:
 St. Louis has always been dear to the heart of the Louisianian. We glory m the triumph of St. Louis and in her mag nificence and even if there were no other reasons Louisiana will present the finest exhibition she has ever presented at any other exposition, and I assure you that no other State will exceed her in her endeavors to commemorate fittingly the great purchasew hich placed her in the Union."
 The site for the Texas building was &C., cepted by Governor Savers. He said:
 Texas will be represented at the Ex- position more than 100000 stronk. She shall come here with representatives of the greatest battle ground of which his tory has ever written and of which has been said, 'Thermoyplae had her messen- ger of defeat; the Alamo had none.' Ev- cry resource of that great State will be here on exhibition, and we vill see wheth- CT Texas is not entitled to be regarded as the foremost State of the national commonwealth"
 Hon. Clark E. Carr of alesburg made the speech accepting the Illinois site. fol- lowed by Stacey B. Rankin of the Execu- tive Commission of Ohio. who represent ed overnor Nash, in accepting Ohio's site, and Hon. Ira W. Wood of New Jersey. who accepted that States site.
 Hon. W. c. P. Breckinridge of Ken lucky accepted the Kentucky building site. He said in part:
 Kentucky is not an imperial empire like the great State of Texas: she has not the spaciousress nor the resources of Missouri; but she lad a great opportun- ity to play a part in the great purchase we commemorate today and she played 1t grandly accept this site in the name of Kentucy and dedicate 1t to the illim- itable hopes of the future and the illim- itabIe futures of our children. Kentucky will erect this buil6ing as monument to the prophecies of the future. We are brothers in all the glories of the past and we are co-workers in all the hopes of the future.'
 Governor Davis, the youngest Governor in attendance. made a brief speech ac- cepting the site allotted to Arkansas. He said that his State is yet to oe known and that her Building would be construct ed from native products even to the nails. and would make the other States wonder at its magnificerce.
 The last allotment made this afternoon was to Wisconsin. Former Governor Hoard made a very brief speech of ac- certance. The further allotment of sites will be continued tomorrow.