The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-19
Governor Understood to Be Dissat
isfied With His Worlds Fair
Commission.
MAY ALTER MISSOURI BUILDING.
Judge McDougall's Resignation
Regarded by Exposition Man
agemCnt as Only the Be
ginning of Changes.

Governor Dockery is understood to have
under consideration a general shake-up of
the Missouri Worlds Fair Commission
Dissatisfaction with several of his ap-
pointees on the commission was expressed
by the Governor on his recent visit to the
city, when he inspected the progress of
construction of the Exposition site.
The Exposition management is inter-
ested in the movements of the commission.
because of the large appropriation OF
S1.OO0,0O9 which the State will spend at the
Fair.
The approaching allotment of State %
cations for State buildings has caused the
Exposition authorities to inquire as to the
plans of Missouri. none of which have been
announced by the commission.
Nothing definite regarding the intentions
of the commission, the manner of the dis
tribution of its great fund and the pro-
posed permanent State structure has been
ascertained since the elaborate office fur
nishinss of the commission were locked in
its quarters at the Administration building
three months ago.
Employees Have Gone Home.
Attaches of the commission, who were
Employed at the temporary offices in the
Laclede building. have been sent to their
homes throughout the State, and no meet
ings have been held for several months. A
report was circulated through Chairman NJ
Z. Davis, during a visit to the city several
weeks ago. that 1t was likely that the plans
for the permanent structure would be
abandoned and a temporary staff building
erected instead.
Nearly six months ago. Isaac 5. Taylor
Director of Works of the Worlds Fair.
MIA a
permanent Missouri State building. to cost
at least 100000.
These plans were drawn, the building
perspective was given out by the commits
sion as the official State residence during the
Exposition. and Chairman Davis announced
at that time that the work of organizing
the departments of exhibits would proceed
without delay.
Commission Not in Evidence.
The doubt raised as to the certainty that
the Worlds Fair would be postponed until
1904 caused a cessation of preparation by the
commission Since the declaration by con-
rress that the Fair would be postponed the
has not been in evidence.
Another report carried with II the lni-
marion that the State building would he
made of staff and that the cost would not
exceed $4,000 a sum that has been outdone
in proportion by some of the sister States
which are making preparations TO exhibit
at the Exposition. With this report was
another made by prominent member OF
the commission to the effect that he couid
not take the time from his business to at
tend TO his official duties in connection
with the State participation, and would not
lie able to contribute to the work after II
was well started
Other ResiSnations May Follow.
The resignation of Judge II. C. Nc
DougalI as a member of the commission,
coupled with the statement that the Gov
ernor was considering the appointment of
Joseph II. Hawthorne as his successor, is
the first break in the personnel of the
body chosen to see that Missouris inter-
ests were well represented at the Fair.
1t is believed at the Administration
building that this is only the beginning OF
the designations. Governor Dockery Is
understood to be satisfied with Chairman
Davis.