The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-07

| testus j. Wade Is the moving splrl
! among directors of the Worlds Fair in
plan TO finance one and probably two mod
, ern fireproof hotels. each to cost 100000.
| President Francis of the Exposition Con.
pany has pledged 5000 toward the enter
| prise, on the basis that syndicate be or
| ganized TO erect the building for the pur
| pose of taking care of a part of the vas
| crowds during the Fair.
| The hotel project was the outcome of
meeting yesterday between the Executive
and Ways and Means committees of th
Exposition 10 consider the problem of lodg
| ing and feeding visitors to the World
| Fair City throughout the week set apar
| for the dedication Of the Fair.
| 1t was decided 70 organize a bureau O.
| Information under the control of the Busi
| ness Mems League. Canvassers will be sen
| through the city 10 obtain boarding
! and residential accommodations Thes,
! places will be booked at the bureau, ant
advertisement Of its existence will be sem
out along the lines of every railway leading
| TO st. Louis.
These arrangements are in the hands OF
Mr. Wade. Vice Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee. who placed squarely be-
fore the Executive Committee the respon-
sihiiities which he said could not be evaded
hv the Exposition Company any more than
by each individual resident OF the city.
CITY MUST PREPARE
FOR BIG DEDICATION CROWD.
He urged upon the committee the imme-
diate necessity of meeting an issue which,
he said. would bring great d.scredit to the
CITY ana ln1ure the Worlds Fair. unless de-
e's'e ae.oii WAS taken 10 provide Tor the
eoiitor' ana surety Oh ,he thousanos VINO
would come to the dedication. either by
special invitation or by reason of the gilt
terins Inducements OF a show
some members of the Executive Commit
tee, President Francis included, took the
stand that it was not the business Of the
Exposition Company, as a corporation, to
provide hotels. President Francis made the
point that the company by the terms of the
Government appropriation of s., ,0Oo.o was
Obliged to certify that 80 Ooo oOO had been
expended in building the Fair alone before
being entitled To draw on tho Goverpme,,,s
fund. He said that money exuended nv the
comnanv In Tho eraction of hoto,, ,,o,,a
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treasury as an item OF proper expenditure.
MI wade stated that, regardless of these
Worlds Fair corporation were responsible
as residents and business mon of or Jorts
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Al '''e ou.iu'i'e VI .ne al anu 'he ih'ta-
uoh TO all peoples 10 come 10 the city, and
therefore 1t was incumbent upon them to
take the initiative in a general plan to take
care of the city's guests.
PRIVATE CAPITAL. NEEDS
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ooUI'A'EnEN1 ,, hoM fAiR.
MI .ni. "aue saiu .aat as iong as the EXPO
si.ioh Company seemed satisned with the
situation. critical as 1t had become. SO long
would private capital refrain from invest
ments in hotels, whether permanent or tenn
porary. He urged that 1t was up 10 the
Exposition Company to do something" The
result of the discussion which uaxed ex-
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eApiesseo oiiiioh among the mem-