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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-22

The greatest embroidery sale ever held
in Leon opens this morning at Thompson
& Warmers. 2,763 yards are offered at
bargain prices.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-22

The Little Squaw is the best five cent
cigar sold in Leon. 1t is made by the
Benefiel Cigar Co. and smokers say it's
great
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-22

The knights Templars and their
ladies will enjoy q banquet at Hotel
Leon tomorrow evening following red
and black cross degree work on class
Of seven new members, Judge r. L.
Parrish, r. D. Martin, Harry j. Vogt
J. A. Harris, G. M. Ketcham, l. N
Clark, of Leon, and H. A. Smith of Mt
Ayr. A number of the Knights anc
their ladies from Mt. Ayr will attend.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-22

Can't be perfect health without pure
blood. Burdock Blood. Bitters makes
pure blood. Tones and invigorates the
whole system.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25

In the arrangements for the ceremo-
MES incidental to the dedication Of the
grounds and buildings Of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition the ladies have not
been forgotten The board OF lady
managers IS to come first In the pa
rades. as the ladies' are usually FIRST In
everything Each day on the way to
the reviewing stand they win be in i'd
vance of the procession with a military
escort Thoy win be accompanied by
the wives Of the members of the diplo-
matte corps, Of the members Of the SUI
preme court of the United states, Of the
members Of the cabinet Of the members
Of the joint committee OF congress OF
the admiral OF the navy, OF the lieuten-
ant general OF the army, OF the grand
marshal Of the governors OF the states
Of the officiating clergymen and Of the
members Of the national commission.
II is the proud boast Of St Louislans
that the coming celebration will be the
most noteworthy Of It's kind ever held
in this country and they further de-
clare, with a pardonable show OF hos
pitable self esteem, that II will eclipse
everything OF the sort with regard 10
the completeness Of the ARRANGEMENTS
made for the entertainment Of the thou
sands Of guests who will be present to
give next years exposition Joyous
send off, Unless all signs fail. there il
a reasonable certainty that these
claims will be more than lived up TO-
for the entire city is ablaze with enthu-
siasm and filed with the determination
to 80 treat its guests that the event viii
ever afterward be among their most
pleasant memories. Certainly IL lib
eral expenditure Of money and united
effort on the part Of the citizens az
large, to say nothing Of the gentlemen
and ladies' In charge. can make the
celebration notable II may be regarded
as being as good as done already
ARNOLD NJ MATTHEWSoN.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25

..,i, and ex-PresIdent Cleveland, but
Nav viii not be the only distinguished
Van present. Among others will be
1SmIral Dewey Generals Miles and
rorbIn. justices Of the supreme court
~ me United States. members Of the
foreign diplomatic corps members Of
hoth branches Of congress, the govern
o,s NJ most Of the states of the Union
.nd limited states regular troops, in
,mdlng infantry, artillery and cavalry.
IA say nothing of numerous regiments
=, state troops from all parts Of the
so,ntry. Among the church dignitaries
,Sare will be Cardinal Gibbons Bishop
3 R. Hendrix and Bishop Henry c.
Potter
Altogether the dedicatory pageant
vlll be one Of the most imposing ever
,aen in the United States. While the
,ormalltles will extend over period Of
three days, the day of days, when the
AYES OF the entire country win be
turned 81. Louisward, Is April 80. On
,hat day. which is the centennial ami
ysrsary Of the signing of the Louisiana
purchase treaty the festivities will be-
din That ST. Louis has strained every
nerve TO do herself proud may be ac-
csnted as a foregOne conclusion, and
me programme of the exercises affords
The best sort Of earnest Of the treat In
store for the guests Of the exposition
city of 1904"
The celebration will be opened at 10
A. M April 80, when the freedom Of st.
Louis will be rendered the president Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25

riman interests center mainly IN Call
forna as regards the Pacific trade and
more particularly In San Francisco
and Southern California The zest OF
city rivalry In commerce is now on In
earnest between San Francisco and the
Puget Sound cities. especially Seattle,
Notwithstanding the great start that the
California city has had IN time and past
opportunity over It's recent rivals.
THE GREAT MERGER co,
AS a preliminary to the bitter
struggle that the Hill-Morgan inter-
ests saw In the near future against
the Hartman capitalists, the Great
Northern Merger company was Or
ganized 10 control the stocks OF the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific and
Burlington railroads, TO be capitalized
at $500, 900 as a holding company
Thus over $500 900 In stock aud
bonds OF these railway companies
would be controlled by company Of
less than half Of their capitalization
and bonded indebtedness The tree
mendous advantage Of this arrange
ment would be 10 allow the Hill-Mor-
gan people by holding s20l 900 600 In
face value OF this controlling com
pany stock 10 keep Arm control upon
all their properties while under the
separate capitalization and bonded in
debtedness plan, nearly half a billion
dollars OF cash would have 10 be- tied
up IN order 10 secure beyond perad-
venture the control OF a majority OF
the stocks and bonds Of the properties
against the gambling projects OF
Wall street II the Merger plan shall
ultimately prove legal and permissible,
from 500000 600 to $500 600 could
be released from permanent invest
ment 20 be employed In pushing the
Pacific commerce plans Of the Hill
Morgan syndicate The result OF
such an amount OF capital applied 10
terminal facilities on both sides Of the
Pacific. and IN the building OF the
largest ocean carrying freight steam
ships IN the world for oriental COM
merce, can only be Appropriated and
not realized except In the actual COM
pletlon Of the plans conceived.
WHAT OF THE PANAMA CANAL?
"The one problem yet IN doubt as
regards the outlook is the Panama
canal How much business win Il
divert rom the transcOntinental roads?
is has been the inyariable result
In the history Of commercial nations
throughout the world, that q system Of
canals parallel TO railroads has result
ed In the Increase OF business 90 both.
The reason for this has lain mainly IN
the fact that the resulting eheapness to
transportation has always caused q
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25

very large Increase In the carrying
trade-bulky and slow freight going by
canal; and fast. perlshable. and high
priced goods going by rail This fact
has been demonstrated time and again
IN France Holland, and Germany. IL Is
the universal opinion among the care
ful thinking men Of this country, that
the Panama canal viii In time benefit
the western railroads to the seab0ard
10 considerable extent, as the territory
trayersed by them becomes more thick
~ settled and developed. Hin has been
az all times an iCOnOClast on freight
rates. He cut the frelghts on lumber
from the Pacific coast 10 81. Paul.
thereby making IL possible for the coast
lumberman 20 drive the southern lum-
Der merchants out Of Minnesota and
Chicago lie cut the through freight
on lumber from the Pacific coast to
the eastern seaboard taking all the
sacrifice upon his own lines In order
To pay the eastern lines their regular
rates on through business hut after
an, he gained by the operation in the
great Increase OF business secured. He
viii thus not be the first 10 suffer for
any reduction on account Of CANA
rates. IL will take ships three or four
days from New York 20 the Panama
canal and will require one day 10
get through the canal. Then IL VIII
require about dozen days 20 reach
Yokohama. BY an rail from New
York, only four or five days will be
required to cross the continent by fast
freight and eight days more to land
the same In Japan But there IL
another feature more potent than the
gain Of even a week by the transcon-
tinental route. The great manufac-
turing center OF this country OF bulky
goods Is within a radius OF 200 miles
Of Pittsburg. which would require a 400
mile haul to the seaboard. How are
these goods 20 reach the seaboard with
out considerable delay and trans-ship-
ment and added cots?
This delay and transhipmeat must
also be added 10 the disadvantages OF
the canal. as against the transconu-
mental route Again. would II rot be
far more advantageous In the matter
Of time. 10 ship these goods toward the
western seaboard than toward any
point on the eastern or southern sea-
board, as long as they have 20 be car
ried IN any event by rail 70 a con-
siderable distance?
1T is probable that all the roads.
when the Panama canal Is nut in
operation, VIII make q common rate
to tidewater In any direction from
such manufacturing points as Pitts
burg, Cleveland. and the central states.
Then the railroad which saves time 10
bound TO have the advantage"
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enough TO entitle Il TO distinction. The
star piece Of the occasion viii he the
salute Of the nations to the stars and
stripes, This WIN employ seven mann
moth gas balloons containing over 100
600 cubic feet Of gas lifting into the air
huge frameworks, from which pyro-
technical devices will be ignited thou
sands of feet above the earth These
balloons win be anchored $500 feet
from the ground and win be placed
1000 feet apart The Immense magne-
sian hambeau viii illuminate the coun-
try for miles around.
Those beautiful illuminants win com
meet with quick match ignitihg the
work suspended from the frames at
tached to the balloons, and from the
central balloon the stars and stripes
win unfurl In absolute lines OF fire 400
feet long by 200 feet wide A salute Of
twenty guns will then be fred from
the balloons, and the six other balloons,
carrying flags representing six nations,
viii unfurl their flags 300 feet long by
l5O feet wide AT the same time will
arise from the earth loo smaller Dal-
looms firing the national salute and rep
resentng the nations Of the world. An
other marvellous number VIII be the
firing OF 1000 immense shells,
These shells will be fired simultane-
ously by electricity This will be the
first attempt ever made to fire such
number of shells Heretofore 100 has
been the greatest number fired simulta-
neously.
Another marvellous feature will be an
illustration Of the Festival hall facade
cascade and fountains, being 100 feet In
height by 1000 feet in length one n the
most gigantic set piece devices ever
conceived, Rockets, shells, bombs. etc,
are fired In salyos, flights and volleys
Of 100 to LOCO, and there VIII be rain
Of fire some fifty feet in height and over
1000 feet in length,
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PRESIDENT FRANCIS THE EXPOSITION FLAG

The fireworks have been referred to
incidentally, but they will form one Of
the most diyerting features Of the ded-
ication ceremonies. The contract price,
$50 0OO is said TO represent more than
twice as much money as has ever been
paid for pyrotechnlc display any
where in the world. This Of itself IL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25

the United States by the mayor OF the
city. A half hour later the military pa
rade, commanded by Major General II.
C. Corbln, U. s. A., and preceded by
the president, ex-President Cleveland
and the other distinguished guests VIII
proceed to the exposition grounds.
There the presidential salute viii be
fired and the pageant will pass in re,
view before President Roosevelt
The doors Of the Liberal Arts build
ing VIII be thrown open to the public
al 1880 p. m. and at o'clock the as.
sembly Will be called to order by Pres-
dent Francis of the exposition com
pany after which there win be an nvo-
cation by Cardinal Gibbons, musical
exercises, the introduction Of Hon.
Thomas II. Carter president Of the ma
tional commission president Of the
day. the presentation Of the buildings
by Mr. Francis and then the dedlcatory
address by President Roosevelt.
After the rendition Of unfold, Ye
Portals" by chorus Of several hum
dred voices ex-Presldent Grover Cleve-
land viii deliver an address Another
chorus a prayer and benedictlon, and
the centennial salute Of 100 guns win
end the exercises proper though In the
evening there win be a magnificent py-
rotechnic display
The second day May !, viii be de-
voted largely to foreign governments
representatives. to the exposition and
other official guests The exercises in
the Liberal Arts building will be large
~ similar TO those of the first day and
upon their conclusion there viii be a
display of day fireworks, followed in
the evening by pyr'otechnics Of the usu-
al sort Hon John NJ Thurston Of the
national commission will be president
OF the day.
The civic parade will be the great
feature Of the third day May 2, In the
morning the march will be taken up to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25

,TAH viii be sRlendldly rep
resented at the dedication
" ceremonies Of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition at ST,
Louis on Thursday next, bn which
date the hundredth anniversary of
the requirement by the United
States Of this vast region Of terri
tory from France, viii be imposing
ly observed
The home delegation leaves over
the oregon Short Line at 545 o'clock
in charge Of Assistant Passenger
Agent d. S. Spencer. who will also
be accompanied by his wife, The
party will be gone about twelve or
fourteen days, Il is made up of
President Joseph f. Smith, wife,son
and daughter; President Anthem H.
Lund and wife, Hon. John Henry
Smith and wife, Senator Kearns
and wife, Senator Smoot and wife,
Governor Wells and Wife, General
c s. Burton and wife, General John
@. Cannon and wife Colonel Nephi
w Clayton and wife; Hon Hoyt
sherman, Judge L. w. Shurtllff,
Hon. Willis Johnson, the last three
being members Of the Utah-St
Louis Exposition committee; Hon.
Perry S. Heath and wife, Dr. Elias
s. Wright and wife Colonel d, c.
Adams, 5. 4. Whitaker. Mr. and
Mrs. d, S. Spencer and possibly a
few others.
WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY,
The Utah delegation viii arrive
at ST. Louis on Tuesday morning
which win give 1t two days in the
city before the ceremonies But It
will need all OF this time, as there
will be much to do. 1t win have its
headquarters at the Southern hotel
though Presidents Smith and Lund
and families win be the special
guests OF Hon. Theodore F. Meyer
Mr. Meyer Is Of the firm Of Meyer &
Brothers, reputed to be the largest
druggists In the world Mr.. Meyer
is well known In Salt Lake. He will
be remembered as being associated
with the late Abraham II Cannon
I'm the undertaking to build a rail-
road 10 Los Angeles, via Deep
Creek. Mr.. Meyer also rendered an
invitation to Governor Wells and
wife to partake OF the hospitality Of
his home by sojournlng under It's
roof during their stay in St Louis.
The governor, however, concluded
that he had better remain at the
Planters t., order to be near the
commission Of which he Is chair
man. and which will probably hold
several meetings, some Of them
called on short notice.
SELECTION OF A SITE.
one OF the first duties that viii
have 20 be attended to on the ar
rival OF the Utah commissioners will
be the selection Of a site for build
Ing for this state II will have
three sites to select from. Which
one Il will take Il does not yet
know The one originally contem-
plated to be chosen is understood
not to be as desirable as two others
that are yet TO be allotted The one
that is looked upon with most ia
yor from this distance was placed
at the disposal Of New Mexico. But
some Of the friends OF Utah have
gazed longlngly upon It and the
probability is that this state Will
get Il.
DEDICATION CEREMONIES.
AT a meeting OF the Utah commits
sioners held in Salt Lake this week
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25

ernor Odell OF New York Immediately
upon the conclusion OF the exercises in
the building there will be one OF the
most elaborate displays OF day fire.
works ever given, while the governors
OF the various states will proceed TO the
sites selected for their buildings, where
cornerstones will be laid.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25
UTAH PARTY LEAVES FOR ST. LOUIS TONIGHT.
Delegation Consists Presidents Joseph Smith and Anthem und Senator'S Kans
And SmoOt Governor Staff; Utah EXPOSE.
on Prominent

islana Purchase In the center of
the circle is ileur-de-lis.
EXPOSITION FACTS.
Convention of IA states and terri
tories of Louisiana purchase. Jan.
10. 1899, selected st. Louis as place
for exposition.
Exposition company organized
May :, 1901.
Site for the exposition chosen
May 10. 1901.
First ceremonial stake driven
Sept. 3. 1901.
Ground broken for the first build
ing Dec. 20. 1901.
First contract let ror enclosure,
Nov 10, 1901
Contract for drainage channel let
Dec. 2S, 1901
Contract for sewer system let
Jan. 4, 1902.
First building contract, Varied In
dustries, let Feb. 4, 1902
Contract for Textiles building let
Feb. IS, 1902.
Contract for Electricity building
awarded March S, 1902.
Approximate cost Of the exposi-
ton, 10000, OO0
Amount raised by citizens OF ST.
Louis, 100000
Proceeds from ST. Louis City
bonds 100000
Appropriated by the United States
government $50O0O0O.
Appropriated by the state Of Mis-
souri,, 100000.
Stll TO be appropriated for U, S.
government exhibit, 100000,
Appropriation for the Philippine
exhibit, S250,000.
Leading governments Of the
world TO participate.
An states and territories OF the
United States 10 take part.
Exhibits arranged in 10 great de-
partments.
Education and Social Economy
100000 feet.
Art building (permanenD to cost
100000
Liberal arts building, 525x750 feet;
cost. $3.50, 600
Manufactures building covers IA
acres, cost, $Sij 000.
Varied industries building, II
acres cost, 1920 900.
Machinery building covers IL
acres; cost, 100000
Electricity building covers seven
acres, cost, 100000.
Transportation building covers IA
acres, cost. 100000
Agricultural building covers 20
acres, cost 100000.
Twenty-Five acres devoted 20 live
stock exhibits.
Horticultural building, SOOxl 900
feet; cost, 100000.
Extensive outdoor horticulture
display.
Forestry and Fisheries building.
400x600 feet.
Mining and Metallurgy building,
525xi50 feet; cost. $500 COO
Government building, S5Ox20O feet;
20 cost $3.50, 00O
Special buildings for Anthropol-
ogy and Ethnology.
Building and Athletic grounds for
physical culture.
Acreage worlds fair site, 1900;
value, si5,OO0.OOO.
Washington university buildings
used by worlds fair, cost $1,000. 900.
Exposition win show process as
We'll as products
Missouri building permanently;
cost $500 600.
Fraterna orders building, 50
rooms; cost. 100000.
Magnificent landscape effects are
planned.
Beautiful fountains. flowers,
shrubs and trees
Hundreds OF groups OF costly orr
iginal statuary.
Wonderful electrical effects on
grounds and buildings.
over 2oo0O horse power for expo
sitlon uses.
Tournament Of airshlps: prizes
amount to 100000.
lntramural railway 10 all parts Of
he grounds.
Louisiana Purchase consummated
April 30. 1903.
United States acquired from
France 100000 square miles be-
tween Mississippi river and Rocky
Mountains. now represented by IL
states and territories.
Original payment 70 Napoleon
Bonaparte. sl5.00O. 900
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HILLS MIGHTY STRUGGLE.

The Commerce OF the Pacific and the Rivalry OF the
Railroads to Secure 1t - Transcontinental Railways
An Iridescent Dream - The Great Northern Merger
Building OF Largest Ocean Freight Carriers by Hill
The Udited States TO Control the Pacfc-The Effect
OF Panama Canal Pacific Commerce.
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the exposition grounds, where the body
will be reviewed by the governors Of
the states, In the afternoon there will
be the usual ceremonies In the Liberal
Arts building, with an address Of well
come by Governor Dockery OF Missouri
and response on behalf OF the chief
executives Of the various states by Gov
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25
0be Dedication Of The Louisiana Purchase Exposition;
II President and x-1'residenf DeHUer Addresses

IL roads lead TO st.
Louis just now, for In
that city on April 30
and May l and 2 the
grounds and buildings
of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition will
be formally dedicated.
Speeches will be made
BY President I}oose-
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it was decided that the site for the
Utah building should be dedicated
some time before the return of the
delegation 1t was likewise con-
oluded that there should be a brief
and formal program, This viii
doubtless be listened to by numer-
Gus st. Louis friends, as Utah has
a good many of them there. Gov
egnor Wells win deliver d speech
and President Smith will bier the
dedlcatory prayer and it is con-
sldered likely that he will also be
called upon to make some remarks,
as he was a pioneer himself and can
tell a story such as viii thrill his
hearers TO the core There may al
SO be short addresses by others.
ABOUT UTAH BUILDING,
As yet no plans have been chosen
for the Utah building. That mat
ter viii receive attention immedl-
ately upon the return OF the com
mission to Salt Lake, Meanwhile
several architects have signihed
their intention Of competing. The
size, style of architecture and cost
Of the structure are matters for
future action and consideration All
this VIII dispose OF the idea that
the states were not to be represent
ed by buildings as at previous
Worlds Fairs. The states will
have them as heretofore, but they
viii not be given over TO competitive
displays as in the past They will
simply be used for a MEETING place
for the people Of the various states
and In which all non-competitlve
exhibits may be displayed, Among
these latter will probably be many
Utah pioneer relics or historic and
other interest Display space for
prize winning articles will be al
loted In an immense building into
which all Of the states will go seek
ing honor and fame. While Utah
has not got as large an approprla.
ton as some Of her sister states. yet
she viii make a superb showing.
That much is assured, II is the
purpose to see to Il that every cent
OF the fifty thousand dollars given
by the Legislature is put to good
account.
UTAH'S FLAG.
The party will carry with II 10
ST, Louis, very handsome state
flag, Just completed by the art de-
partment Of q. c. MI. 1t Is 57x72
inches in size, with a royal blue
field bordered with golden colored
silk fringes, and on the rich back
ground is embroidered In beauti-
fully colored heavy floss thread the
state coat Of arms, consisting OF the
Beehive as the central figure, with
the national bird above, the stars
representing the different states,
and below the Beehive are the dates
lSl7 and 1895 The flag Is an artistic
piece OF work, and is valued at $3.50,
1t Is the gift Of and made under
the auspices Of the Daughters Of the
Revolution.
THE EXPOSITION FLAG.
The matter OF an official flag
which was referred back to the ex-
ecutive committee by the board OF
directors some time ago was again
taken up this week and The old flag
re-adopted. a blue field extends
one-th.rd OF the length OF the flag
from the stan and from this field
stretch three horizontal bars, red.
white and yellow on the blue field
Is a circle OF stars, representing the
II states and territories Of the Lou