Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-21
LETTER FROM ST. LOUIS.
Progress of the Worlds Fair Prepara-
tiOns-Benefits of Fair to st. Louis :
The Political Campaign
Candidacy for Governor.
ST. LnIIS- AuG Is 1Ql

ST. LOUIS, AUG. IS, 1902.
Interest in the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, which had been tagging
for some time, is being now fully
aroused. The thousands OF citizens
who hocked to see the preparations at
the site in Forest Park are loud in their
praises of the work that is being done,
and OF course the newspapers are not
silent on the subject. Hence there
has been a decided change in the
current OF public opinion, which
formerly was suspicious of the good
intentions of the fairs managers.
The completion of the site by the
acquisition of the valuable Catlin and
lesson tracts, the spectacle OF numer-
Gus gigantic frameworks of buildings
in course of erection, and the frequent
announcement of foreign countries and
States Of our Union. which will par
ticipate with typical exhibitions, have
impaired general confidence that our
exposition, the first international ex-
position of the twentieth century, will
be a magnificent success. AS an
illustration of the vast proportions
which the Fair will assume, let us
take the Palace of Transportation.
This structure will have a frontage of
1900 feet on Lindell boulevard, and its
west end will extend 525 feet along
Skinker road. 1t will be twice as long
and eighty feet wider than the noted
Union Station of St. Louis and will
have fourteen parallel tracks, Of
standard guage, covering four miles
in extent. The entire area Of the
building will be fifteen acres and it
will have an exhibit space aggregat-
ing 100000 square feet, free Of rails,
for the display OF vehicles of all kinds,
including automobiles, and for models
of marine transportation.
BENEFITS ACCRUING TO ST. LOUIS.
1t is inevitable that the Worlds
Fair will confer immense advantages
on the city of St. Louis, especially
along real estate lines. Large build
ings Of pretentious proportions and
costly construction have been and will
continue to be erected. Till now these
new structures have been confined to
the downtown central business dis
trict, but they will o extend to the
outlying parts, especially the fashion
able and favored West End. An in
stance in point is the report that
Hotel Monticello, a popular family
hostelry, is about to be enlarged to
double its present size. The new
hotel will occupy a lot 220xl95 feet,
on the corner of Kings Highway and
West Pine boulevard, facing the grand
entrance of Forest Park. and will have
200 rooms en- suite, with complete
modern equipments. 1t will cost
5000, 900 and is intended not only for
the Worlds Fair period, but as a per-
manent feature OF the city. An enum-
GRAFTON of the benefits accruing to St.
Louis from its projected Exposition
would be an endless task, so | will
spare your valuable space further de-
tails and conclude with this admon-
ition TO your readers: The time is not
ripe for an exodus from the country to
St. Louis.
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The battle is on. Democracy has
Hoated its standard from its newly
adopted headquarters in the Com
mercial building, quite centrally To-
Gated on Sixth street near Olive. As
the roar of the lion excites the whole
menagerie, 80 the accession of the re-
doubtable Harry B. Halves to the
Democratic executive committee has
sent a thrill through the nerves of the
anti Democratic leaders. Opponents
OF Democracy have good reason to fear
Halves. He has been a political
leader of extraordinary success in this
city. His aggressive qualities, shrewd.
ness and attractive personality have
drawn around him In the Jefferson
Club an aggregation of young St.
Louis bloods, dashing and high spirited,
whose overabundant energy has made
that organization the ''terrible Ted
dy," or ''terrible Terry" whichever
you wish to call i) of it's political
antagonists. With Halves in its coun-
ellis the Democratic State Executive
Committee may be relied upon to con-
duct a campaign whose energy and
sagacity will surprise the opposition
forces. Still, even with this auspic-
ious start, fear very much land, l
understand, SO do YOU that Democ-
racy's chances OF success in Missouri,
this year, are by no means rose
colored.* 1t will be a campaign OF de-
tense for our party from start to finish
and we have no militant genius, like
Frederick the Great, to turn a series
OF defensive battles into d~eath-dealing
onslaughts upon the foe. However,
let US hope for the best and, with con-
6dence in the uprightness OF Demo-
cratic principles, continue to do our
duty as scribes for the good Of our
party.
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
Though the gubernatorial campaign
is still two years off, the prospective
candidacy for that high Office seems
canahla nj anna nrhli, intn.