The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14

voted sums commensurate with the inQor,
tance Of the Exposition.
EXPLOITATION REVIEWED.
1T 5 stated that Massachusetts has in
vested 2r"ut $50 with 4 view u looking
the subject over. Connecticut has 4 Com
missioner appointed and pays him S2."n a
year. / p 10 date re has done nothing. New
York has appropriated! 5000. The Virginia
Assembly met and appropriated nothing;
kentucky appropriated nothing. and so We
miait go along over the States whose Leg
isiatu-es have been N session. to record
almost continuous failure - the EXPOSE
ton people.
Excepting Missouri. Illinois and Iowa
notfi's Is left of what is claimed hy the
Exposition Company except funds depend
eit upon private subscriptions. II IS we'll
known by common experience that private
subscriptions generally fail 10 accomplish
t:1e purposes in connection with enterprises
OF this magnitude.
The st Louis people announce with pride
that twenty-five or thirty States have So
Ioct"d sites on the grounds for their build
inSS. This empty ceremony is quite trsub-
stantiat. The Formally of selecting a site
might suit the vanity y. the Exposition
people. but II does not insure the CorstrrI--
t:on OF buildings and the making Of credit
atle 'NA!hi'S- preparations must be made.
money must becom. available and the ma
ch,H'ry must he PUT in operation.
So II Is With foreign exploitation. Out
siie OF the acceptance AMI definite action
% france. tae Exposition people are unable
!" pom, 10 Il SINCE achievement IN Europe
OF d substantial character.
NO ENCUSE FOR FAILURE.
These things are not said in = e,iri, Of
h'StliltE 10 the Exposition. LET nor rha <,
LOUIS press ana Exposition folks console
themselves by the reflection that they are
o.lhs uhJCsty assai!ed by any one. The
P,oFHe OF TINS country At large are interest
ell IN the success Q: this r:xonsi,iop ba-
cause the Government has m,cs ~ Ia-c.E,
appropriations to aid III ita promotion ever
MADE oy any Government fu- any like on
'trPFlSe- Inc act making the appropria-
Son authorized the President of the United
states To extend 4 formal invitation 10 ali
in il:
The good name of tire people Of the
country. the good faith az tn. Government.
the pride % the nation. an sa-m ~ n" in
vowed in the Exposition. and universal
huM'iiation would follow its failure.
II would be little satisfaction 70 the
people at large TO cast blame upon the En-
position Company II il bette, it seems.
TO apply the lash vigorously to people in
charge IN due season. 10 the end that they
may be inspired to take such action as will
resutt IN success rather than failure. or
from the Exposition Company.
LoCALIZATION OF FAIR.
The princely sun OF sl5.op0." appropriate
ed by Congress. the City OF st. Louis and
the stockholders of the company has been
placed at the disposal OF a few men in St.
Louis. and they Will be held to a strict ac-
countab,l!ty for the success of the entarprise
Into which the nation has been drawn 10
the extent of n contribution amounting to
oEe-third OF the whole amount.
Complaints are being made by members
Of Congress who have sought TO have IN
formation concerning their Dis: -!cts or sec
tons of the country in connection with the
oAPl"'t:tloc OF TIE ENno=it:un. Contractors,
persons furnishing supplies. individuals rep
reSeiitlEE the company an! n. exploitation
through the States and the personnel! ~ the
whole machine seem to he substantially
local. and what does not emanate from 81.
Louis IS mainly confined to St. Louis"