Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-03-15
KANSAS SITE SELECTED.
Gov. Stanley and the Worlds Fair Com.
mission Visit st. Louis and Pick Place
for State Building.

st. Louis, March 10.-The Kansas
state building ut the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition will occupy choice
site west of the Illinois building and
facing the rear facade of the great
art palace Of the exposition. 1t will
be within two minutes walk of the
terrace of states and the hanging gar
dens and cascades, the dominant dec
orative features of the fair. The Sc
lection was made by the Kansas COM
missioners and Gov. Stanley. Kansas
will also occupy the same radius in
which the Missouri, Texas, Arkansas
and West Virginia buildings are to
be located. All of them are near the
brow of the hill overlooking the
massive structures of the main expo
sition. Kansas will have four acres
of space. Gov. Stanley said the build
ing would cost at least 100000.
w. P. Waggener, Of Atchison, one
of the commissioners, is enthusiastic
over the prospects of the Forthcoming
exposition and the possibilities of his
native state. eve shall be able to
increase our appropriation for the ex-
hibit 100000" he said. eve already
have $4,000 set aside for our repre-
sentation, and have assurances from
our state senators and legislators
that 100000 more will be appropria-
ted at the next session of the gen.
eral assembly. In addition to this, all
materials necessary to the construc-
ton of the state building will be do
mated. There will be no expense in
CURED in this, except for the actual
construction, which will probably cost
$4,000.
Every article, except possibly the
window glass, will be strictly of Kan
sas production. The cement works of
our state, the largest in the country,
with a capacity sufficient to plaster
over the whole universe, have offered
all this commodity we shall need;
brick plants will furnish the mate
rails for the walls, and lumber yards
will contribute their share of sup
plies. Everything from a nail up will
be hauled from Kansas to st. Louis
for this structure, except, as l stated,
the glass,and we shall put forth an
effort to have that made ut home, in
order that we may say truthfully
that our worlds fair exhibit is nc.
curately symbolical of our resources.
kansas workmen will erect the
building and it will be the home of
Kansas people who visit the fair. The
clubhouse idea will be carried out as
far as possible in it's construction.
There will be large parlors, spacious
lounging rooms, quiet little dens for
conversation and smokes and other |
apartments designed for the comfort
of our people. A feature of the build
ing that cannot fail to prove of in
terest to the public will be a depart
ment for the care of children while !
their mothers are enjoying the sights
Of the exposition. This will be in
charge of competent nurses and sup
piled with playthings to amuse the
Titles ones. The building will be
constructed of brick and cement,
sufficiently substantial to stand for
years if it is decided not to raze it
after the event is over. We have not
yet decided upon the style of ar.
chitecture. The commission will Of
fer prizes to Kansas architects for
the most elaborate and original de-
sign.
kansas will have liberal represen-
tation in all of the big exhibition
halls. We will be in the agricultural
building, the educational, the machin-
cry and will also send an exhibit Of
zinc, lead, coal, salt and gypsum that
will astound the world, to say nothing
of our cement, upon which we lay the
greatest stress, next to wheat and
corn. Every department of our dis
play will be complete"