Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-01-16
Items Picked Up During the Week
At ST. Louis Worlds Fair
Headquarters
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begun on January = The contract
pl-sei by Narch =.
The Hanl~y-ca~ey Co 81 Chicago.
wa IN. ~u~rrSsful bidder for the
sewer work en the Worii's fair site.
their bi'i t.-inx S1i-sf--45. Inc sp-ci-
Fieati"u~ saii fear $50 feet ~ four
foot briek sewer. s-s.l feet ef pipe
se~er. frsm = 20 - iaeh--s in diam
eter. aud $3.50 feet ef two-f"ot steel
slI>eharg~ pip The work = tn be
ensupl~tssi in = day frota tho sign
ing 70 the contract, under penalty
OF 50 day fsr delay.
| Nic--eorsui ESsen1ruP. the r~Pr--
sentative % Norway and sweden in
ST LoEiS. j. arranging for an eNhi-
hition of Scandinavian paintings at
the World'> fair.
\ bill aPprppriasiug 5000 for a
worlsi-s fair exhibit hs~ b--rn intro
duev,i in the legislature Of Porto
Eiee. and il j. generally tseiisv~s that
the appropriation viii - made
In his opening m-sSsg- 10 th- leg
stature of Ohi.. Gov Nash urged
that body - make an appropriation
for tn. ST Louis woris-> fair.
The Kentucky auxiliary e~mmif-
fs~ for fhr Works. fair has prepared
an asiireSs - the kentucky i~gisla-
ture and sill visit the capital ef that
state shortly. IL = expected that
an aPprwpristiou of SleS.sa will be
masie-
Eaiubrislx~ CsIby. native - Mis-
sssri- m-mhrr of the hs,ard - <es-
~rnors sf the Nfsss1ri >c~i~ty st
New YORK city anG assembly, man
fsr the Twenty district q Nv
York hzS ins nsrs<lur-d a haII pruvS1-
ing f~r an appropriation q sssl.nOc
for N~z YORK exhil.is az th~ Louis
iaua FHrcha--e exP--sisi~u- and for
sh- app-.saful-nf - a state es.mmis-
sisu-
4 oklakouaa's Works fair rsssumis-
sisa had an eurhuziz-Sie m-vssax "a
January 8 An auxiliary eommitf-~
i 10 -. formed IN every ~s1nty of
the territory Th@ territorial x'sm-
l mitte~ will visit - Louis IN few
weeks 10 s>Ieet the site Il their
s0.soo bailding-
In his message ts the MF~sis~ipps
legislature. TOW Lsagino us1kes !
splendid showing Of the prosperity II
the vsrious industries - ~ Stale.
calls attention fo the Lstu5sszna Psr-
chase exposition a tkr ns~~r ~xteR-
sive and comprehensive eNhititisaa q
Il TIL
preparation
| Vt the meeting If the Texas DIS
triet Bankers association in Austin
January :. II. r HiIliarl president II
the association rad strong paper
on the growth Of the louisiana par-
chaSs and IN favor IF great texas
exhibit NJ the Louisiana Purchase ex-
PoSisioR- He suggested that abe hank
erS If Texas eouh well affor,l Ia give
one pr e~nt- II their capital and sur
plus ~ S49.0soeoo. toward such an
exhibit
\ ball = p-nding in the - Louis
muuieipsi assembly. authorizing the
General Federation of Women's clubs
TO erect on the Worisi-s fair site IN
ToreSr park a permanent library ami
museum buikling. ta ~ called the
Hall of I-hiianthropy-- n b-- forever
the property - the city. and 20 be
opeR free To the publie after the
Worisi-S fair - q eonveatior hall.
museum and library
The Illinois Clay Worker assOci.-
tion IA annual meeting AZ GaE-Sourr.
January :. tasS deep interest in
Secretary >tolfs report. urging the
association TO get up tine exhibit
for the - Louis Worlds fair
Mr. -. l. chemey. or Bloomington.
Ill. j. applying for concession On
the Worlds fair site for an aerial
steel tower wifh a landing-plaee at
the top ore hundred (I0al feet in di-
ameser. reaeked b spiral stair
ease and elevator lie SAYS il will not
cost more than sz5.0so. and will ae-
eornmo.late 1890 people per hour.
with vi~w from an altitude of 200
feet
AZ the annual jackson Day BAN
eees Of the Tennessee Society of ST.
Louis resolutions were passed pledg-
ing hearty and unvavering support
of the Norld.s fair. and expressing
ths hope that Tennessee will be there
with such representation of her
people a visitors. and such an exhi-
bition of her diversified and uaIimir-
ed resources a. will enable the mil
lions 10 see and appreciate the great
ness % the state.
L - N5~sr1-Ts. -
| strongly in favor Of an exhibit of the
states present resources at the
Worid-s fair He l. not content that
the Old Dominion shall be represent
ed BY relics and mementos of what
she was in the past He insists that
the Virginia of the tSentieth CEN
tury shall also have a part in the
show
During the week the executive conn
mitte< was busy with arrangements
TO mobilize the working forces and
adjust the details which will push the
work in all departments of the
Worlds fair
Miss Helen NJ Gould. of the Worlds
fair board Of lady managers. reached
81. Louis Saturday afternoon Janu-
AIRY IL. with party of lady friends.
and was escorted To her rooms at the
Southern hotel Saturday evening
she attended an official reception in
her honor. given BY President and
Mrs D. l. Francis at their residence
10 the board OF lady managers and
the directors and oeseers Of the
Louisiana Purchase ExpositioR Co.
She will be the guest Of honor az sew
eral private reeePsicss n ~, Loais
The coming week