The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30
Board Allots Floor Space and Di.
vides Appropriation Among
Departments.
DISPLAY OF NEW POSSESSIONS.
Military Governors Will Send
Products and Native Chieftains
to Exemplify Life and Pur-
suits Of the Islanders.
The Republic Bureau.
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Washington. Nov. D.-The Government
Board to the St. Louis Worlds Fair. COM
posed Of the executive members of the de-
partmeEts in Washington, met at 2 o'clock
to-day for the purpose Of adopting bylaws
and electing a vice chairman. Owing to
the absence of several members. h jour
neyed to Philadelphia to witness the annual
Army and Navy football contest. it was
found impossible to carry out these plans,
and in Justice to the football enthusiasts 1t
was decided to call a special meeting Of the
board for Saturday. December 1a.
Previous to their departure, however, each
member had signified his acceptance of the
plans arranging the various departmental
exhibits in the Government building. These
plans. with the amount of money and space
allotted each department. were. for the first
time, made public to-day and are as fol-
lows:
The library exhibit will occupy the ex-
treme southeast corner of the Government
building. and to further its ends there was
allotted 1890 and eco square feet of floor
space. Immediately above this and south
Of the main passageway. will be found the
Department of Labor display, with 5000
feet Of floor and $4,000 funds. In the oppo-
site and extreme northeast corner, extend
ing westward, north Of the main corridor.
will be the Post Office Department exhfb-
its. with an appropriation of $4,000 and
12.No square feet of space.
Continuing westward. north of the main
corridor. will be the extremely interesting
and one of the best attended-the Smith
sonian Institution exhibit, with $40 900 and
1880 square feet Of floor space. Still con-
tinuing north of the main passageway, and
west of the main entrance corridor, rum
ming south to north. will be the Navy De-
ma rtmanffS sta NTH SSS lA u-l EA
square feet.
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
West and on a line with this will come
the Agricultural Department and the de-
partment of justice exhibits with 100000
and 1890 square feet, and &c. 500 and 1000
square feet. respectively. The agricultural
display. however. will extend both north
and south of the main corridor. The De-
partment Of Justice space will be in the ex-
IRENE northwest corner. Directly south Of
1T. and north of the main corridor, will be
the State Department display. Continuing
on to the south of the main corridor, It win
be provided with SIS. 900 and 1900 square
feet. In the extreme southwest corner viii
be the Bureau of American Republics, with
$4,000 and 1000 square feet. Continuing on
the south side Of the mair aisle will be
found the extension of the agricultural dis
play from the other side Of the building.
East Of this will be found the highly In
tereStlnS Collectl0n OF the war department
for which the committee on allotments and
space has provided 5000 square feet and
$e0.oW Here the visitor may cross the
main entrance corridor which rams south
to north through the building and find the
Treasury Department exhibit, which will
have 11.eO feet of floor space n $50, 1000
The exhibits in the Government building
will be exhausted when one enters tho
next portal. For the Interior Department
display there has been allotted 1z,00o feet OF
floor space and $4,000. Going by the west
exit. the visitor will come to the special
building for the sheltering of the largest
display ever undertaken by the Fish COM
mission, for which 5000 has been appro-
priated. Its dimensions will be s. by q
feet and 10 feet high.
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.
In regard to the proposed special aviary
for the Smithsonian Institution, 1t has been
decided to use a part of the amount ap-
propriated for the Government building and
not ask for a special appropriation by Con-
gresa. The amount estimated for the
aviary and for work incidental to collecting
the birds to be exhibited therein Is SIS, COO
The board to-day considered also the ak
hibits to be secured from our new Pacific
possessions. Guam and Tutuitia. It Is estf-
mated that the military Governors will
promptly respond to requests for products
Of these Islands and also cause to be sent
to St. Louis several of the native chieftains
to exemplify the life and pursuits Of these
islanders.