The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-01
sites for the Federal Buildings and
the Building of Nine States Turned
over TO Prospective Occupants.
BRIEF BUT ELOQUENT SPEECHES
BRECKENRIDGE, THE SILVER
ToNGUED, SPEAKS FOR KENTUCKY.
Gov. Sayres, of Texas. Promises Much
for His State-Exercises Cut short
by the Fall Of Night.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 90.-Under a lowering
sky and swept by chilling wind from the
west over a thousand people, comprising
many spectators and delegations from nine
States, this afternoon witnessed the cere-
monies in connection with the allotment OF
sites for the federal and state buildings at
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
grounds. Sites for the government build
ing and state buildings Of Missouri. Louisi-
ana, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey,
Kentucky, Arkansas and Wisconsin were
presented and accepted. The ceremonies
were to begin az 2:3O o'clock. but the dele
cations did not arrive from the Country
Club, whittier they had gone for a II
o'clock breakfast. until $3.50 O'Clock. Start
ing from the administration building. dec
Grated fat cars carried the visitors to the
southeastern portion Of the grounds. where
the allotments were made.
Each site was marked by a red STAFF
bearing a flag facsimile Of the State seal
and a silk American Sag. At the site for
the government building President Francis.
or the worlds fair, made a speech Of well
come and rendered the site TO the govern
ment which was accepted by Chairman j.
II. Bingham, chairman Of the government
board. Mr.. Bingham said every effort
would be made to make this exposition the
one to be remembered In history as the
grandest exposition ever held in all the
world.
The site of the MISSOURI state building
was accepted by Governor Dockery, who
extended an invitation to all the world TO
st. Louis in 1904.
Louisiana was the next State allotted a
space. and IL was accepted by Gen. Leon
Justremski private secretary to the Gov
ernor, who seid. I'm part:
"St Louis has always been dear to the
heart of the Louisianian. We glory I'm the
triumphs OF st. Louis and In her magnifi-
cence. and even II there were no other rea-
sons Louisiana will Vresent the finest ex-
other exposition. and assure you that no
| other State will exceed her in her en-
| deavors to commemorate fittingly the great
| purchase which placed her In the Union"
The site for Texas building was accepted
| by Governor Sayres. He said: Texas viii
| be represented at the exposition more than
| 10000 strong. We shall come here with
| representatives OF the greatest battle-ground
| of which history has ever written and OF
which has been said. Thermopylae had her
messenger OF defeat, the Alamo had none
| Every resource OF that great State will be
here on exhibition, and We VIII see whether
Texas is not entitled to be regarded as the
foremost State OF the national common
Clark z. Carr, Of Galesburg. made the
speech accepting the Illinois site. followed
by Stacey =. Rankin, OF the executive
committee Of Ohio. who represented Gov
ernor Nash in accepting Ohio's site. and
| Ira w. Wood Of New Jersey, who accepted
| that States site. w. G. p. Brenckinrfdge.
| ing site. He said In part:
1--WE are exiles and the children OF exiles,
| but we are empire builders. Where we abide
there liberty abides, and where our nag
| flies there peace dominates. Kentucky ID
not an imperial empire like the great
State OF Texas; she has not the spacious
| ness nor the resources Of Missouri, but she
| had a great opportunity TO play part IN
| the great purchase we commemorate, ana
she played IL grandly. / accept this site In
| the name of Kentucky, and dedicate II to
the illimitable hopes OF the future and the
illimitable futures OF our children. Ken
| Santiago and in the old morasses OF the
Philippines, and now in this great enter
| prise she will erect this building as a mon
| ument to the prophecies of the future. We
are brothers In all the glories OF the past
and we are coworkers in all the hopes OF
| the future"
Governor Davis, the youngest Governor
| in attendance, made a brief speech accept
| ing the site allotted TO Arkansas. He said
| that his State Is yet TO be known, and that
her building would be constructed from ma
| make the other States wonder at its mag
| nifcence.
The last allotment made this afternoon
was to Wisconsin, and owing TO approach
ing darkness, former Governor Hoard
made a very brief speech Of acceptance.
The further allotment of sites will be con-
tinued tomorrow. beginning at IL O'Clock.