The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-28
Commercial Club Gives a Banquet
in Honor of Men at Work
for Worlds Fair.
NEW ENGLAND is REPRESENTED
Speakers Explain Reasons Why
That Section of the United
States Should Take Part
in Great Exposition.

REPUEfIC SPECIAL.
Hostan. Mass, Feb 2--The louisiana
Purchase Exposition delegates from St
Louis were entertained t7-ngh, at BAN
Guet given by the Commercial club of Hos>
ton.
Among those present were Governor
Sticl,ney Of Vermont. Governor kimhal OF
Rhode Island. :. Z. OatIl'In Of New Hamp-
shire, frank ii. Belts af Connecticut. ana
+. II. Briggs of Main the latter three gen.
tleInen being the representatives, OF the
Governor cf the States named.
The speakers were Lucius Tu:tle. presi-
dent Of the Boston and Maine Railway
Ex-Governor Francis of Missouri. Cyrus =.
WaltTidEe Of Missouri. the Reverend Doc
tor Danie! Dorchester. ana Henry s. Pvitch-
eft. president Of the Massachusetts Insti-
tute Of Technology.
President Francis Of the Exposition in
vited the Commercial Club Of Boston 10 he
the gu st % the ST. Louis Exposition COM
pany next April.
Governor Frnncis's speech.
His speech upon the Worlds Fair was
we'll received. 1t is in part as follows:
II is claimed b. some thar the people are
tired os expositinns. but ce-tainly there is none
in New England who will contend that important
not s ' @ ,e d. r. 4e nnne ana!ne so1 ~ ls
,f.i MagH2weT is es'ahratsd in hun ired. Of com;
such occasions are rarti ,pated n not only by
the soEs and daughters / New EnEla.d end thei-
a. weil. The hardsh.ps and i,eroisFns of the
Pilgrim Fathers. the courage and the conflict OF
itsge to the people or tie Louisiana Purchase.
II is the acquisition OF the Louisiana Territory
that St. Louis is preparing. to celebrate. Na-
rc!e6n said: They ask III" for city: | give
Ja,rts u. Elaine, one Of your brilliant and
beloved sons. said: Never was a conquest SO
DDS Never was 50 great a consuest made by
was that eonqueEins power Vas able & to . ho.d-
unparalleled in the history of the United states
Of the world. 1t virtually extended our don.in-
rearer Gostou than New York was when Jerer-
son made the Louisiana Purchase;
teriai interests New England still hes In the
West. would be understood as h7astng
inlarerdence. Father would We advocate that
al sections 81 this country Gose;y allied 5 a5
interests. should cherish mutual dependence
TSn sd snagd @GGS 5 @ eS bs o INN SI 10 bn
Ou- sister state Of. Illinois has appropriated
.-The state Of Kansas has ALREADY Appropriated
the new. session Of It's legislature.
The !tate of Ark7nsas has aD2ropriato1 800.
f fra '' canmtv M .n ,ha stats rd ha- re-
nea'eaGlr cxp-sssed his "ninon that ,rfansa. will
r"sarrces at the Louisiana Purchase Expofi-
ticn.
K~rtrcky has given Insurance Of an ap-
pronriaticn Of s'o0.eH.
Iowa cha-!si,iae dnap 'rrorriet1ry interest
N the Exposition. will appropriate at least
SO 1ln.
Nirrceotr Nebraska and ali tho states and
Tcrritar'cs in size Lou'siaHo Territory. TAX
Ing active stcrs. :nl viii max" uh"rll pro-
yiecu for an "~t'hit o. their resources.
In fact N" state or Territory In thr Univ,
'-at has coas.lcr"f thu -uhicCt has failed to
tivc assrr.uce cf n betting representation at
this .;xnositiar.
"" a"re,l to rou On behalf Of the citv Of St
Louis. v;;csr Irc5l-r1jn1eti and patriotic poodle
hrrn through high sense ~ duty provided
$40 oS1.o .oNo for this celebration "" arreai t. You
IN the az lamen."d AMI beloved Pres'
dent W-i1ian Mckinley. whose personal interest
In this Fvpo-'t'on was open and Sincere. ard
whose last Official rrociImatior was an inri'a-
ton TIVE n;i;loTE 0F IN" world to participate
therein. We s-rc'i to ycn in thm nn:ne OF all the
States and Territories thu: will he represented
there join v'tt and to lend your very
poten:ia, co-o0aration in making this interim
ticnel Eypnsiti worth" uf the inrCmnarabls
county in rh'ch it IS hold: in rnaking it cha--
acterisfic of the hIghcFs civilization the world
has ever "cen. and in aiding bring to-
ccther rn1 make hotter aCGcilintsd the
rotc' r"orlcs of the cIohe TO the erH mat the
hrotherh"o' of may he nromoted and uni
vcrs3l peace established all over the earth.