The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-08
GIVEN A YEARS RESPITE
The ST. Louis Worlds Fair VIII
Take an Additional Year
for Preparation.
A STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT FRANCIS.
He 10 10 90 Congress New to LeEaetH@
ths ro.4poHenrnt hy CeHtinHiHR
the Appropriations for eavera-
HscEt aaa Territorial Reprsseata-
tisR at the MIA show.

81, Louis, May 9.--The action " the
Worlds fair executive committee, ia
VoriEg postpouement uf the cNposi-
tion until ie0i, approved by the board
ot directors, and President Francis
forwarded 60 Washington, Thursday
night, statement over the signature
Of all the directors that could be
reached, expressing their wish that
the fair should he held in 1904. TMcn-
~ Of the directors gave their sigma.
turc tu this statement in the office
of the executive committee. Thirty
one others were communicated with
over the telephone, and permission
was obtained TO afiiH thir names. OF
thr remaining members of the board,
20 were known 10 be out Of town,
snd others could not be reached al
their residences or Offices.
The statement which wuH sent IN
Washington contains many Of the
reasons that have been assigned, un.
officially, by members II the direc-
tory why tEs fcs.Fonsmcnt should be
effected The substance of the state
mcnt Is that, while the exposition
might be- finished in some sort in the
time allotted, there was needed an
other wear, by the Unitrd States -
well as other governments, 10 eject
their respective parts Of the work
ON the scale Of magnii:37 and thor
oughncss that has been Contem-
plated
President y. H. Francis made n fihl
expression of his attitude and that
OF his associates in the fair work Af.
ter the final action had been takca
by the board Of tiirectors Ne said:
President FrAuciH' statement,
"rhc sundry rlvi hin. which passed see
house several weeks ago, and is now 90
Inc through the senate, contains an ap-
Precipitation ~ n,onWo e. provide for
government exhibit, special Indian ex-
hint and the additional cost Of the gov
crnment building AZ thr Louisiana pur.
chase exposition. I, was deemed advtsa-
hlr 90 have the fale ~ the fair definitely
iSed In that biil, IA the event sny
change from is0 should he decided upon.
For many months past the fair has vtfs
tuHliy been postponed toT one year. 4
dnrided ntority ~ the directors prefer
1895. and have Tor six months or more
The repeated requests uf both domestic
ana turetRu eAhihNufH Tor pohtponencnt,
ndvicoa from foreign governments 20 the
eject that they had net sufficient time
IN which TO make preparation for rep
sgEgntatiye exhibit in 1915 the statement
uf Gov Taft that the Philippines would
not bc able to install their exhibits In .
CrrditAble manner " the exposition should
not be postponed 60 1894. she expressed
fear oi the government architect that ne
could not procure material for a govern.
ment building by tan. and the fact that
tho general public have for months con
Hidcred pnstrunemrut fotvsvn- -Atss-
sion. Neie some u the reasons that moved
the executive committee Go inform the
national commission that any action uf
congress changing the time Ut TUE expo
sition from isaa 20 int wouid be sc
Crptahio
< telegram from President Garter of the
national commission was received. ser
atnr CnCkreu wired uE that the aundFy
civti OIL would mass the senate on sat
urday. and " a change NJ date was -
be Incorporated therein, congress should
ha immediately advised ni the wishes uf
tho iocai corporation. There was not Huf-
fcient time IN which o. call meeting
81 the beard af directors g. take action
on the subject, ConEe qucntly the cNecu-
tive committee authorized me 10 express
their wishes 60 the effect that a post
pon~ment should be ordained by cou-
gresg .--....-,--
] framed q reply setting forth the con
clusion Of the executive committee. but
before sending the message, mnde effort
10 get the views Of every director W the
city, tifty % thcm were cdnsutsa. 80
without an exception every one favored
a p0stpunemenL have, therefore, re-
pilcd 70 President Carter. Of the national
commission. TO that effect, and asked tha:
grsss ana to she president think there
L no doubt as - the action conErrsa VIII
take. and that u win be IN favor OF post
ponoment"