The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-14

Arrangement for handling tho great
bulk Of Exposition freight. Including eN-
hfh,-s and hsIGir- material. which viii.
begin 90 pour iata The grounds about De
csmbsr T. have been completed. Plans Tor
freight and express Grp0ts have been APP
proved and sites allotted for them.
The General Service Company. which
was recently organized with q capital
stock Of EH,gg. Will heEeef1rIa handle al.
freight transferred within the grounds l'r
the Exposition Company 10 opened Offices
IN thee Administrator bu.IdIsE yesterday
:. N. Allen. vice president OF the company.
Is in charge
The first shipment handled WAS two car
loads Of material Tor Jne Philippine eN-
Eibit. In all. jhi-y-sayeu cars OF this
freight arrived iu The city yesterday. Il
IS the first of I-Hn tons now Oh its way
from the Philippine Islands.
Chief Craftsman NsafheIWaN OF the
Worlds Fair has completed drawings FOR
the offices. reiEh platforms ana depot
sheds or The company These structures
Will be located where Skiukor road enters
the Fair grounds IRON IIe uUTtN. forming
d delta with the Rock island tracks ana
Exposition terminal racks
BIG FREIGHT STATIONS.
4 Toomy building, fronting yD the Expo
sItiou's tracks. Will De used iy tEy as0-
Cidted express companies Of -. Louis. II
will be oue-story high. ATS feet long and
- feet wide. on the long sizes Will be
vide freight platforms.
The other building viii be used hy the
General Service Company. It's shape Will
be that Of an J.. entirely surrounded by
platforms. II will ID" TWO stories high, the
upper floor being used for offices tHt legs
Of the i are respectively ~ and - feet
long and 3 feet wide
These buildings viii DE surrounded by
a spacious ward into which wagons 1ul
draws may drive To- De loaded al the plat
forms Tho railroad cars Will MH@...4HEH
their freight Ou the opposite side OF IN"
buildings Entrances and exits VIII De- at
different ends Of the yard. SO there VIII
an The equipment of thr service com
Jauy has been ordered. and VIII be- de
80 horses and 70 new wagons. The wag-
ous are Of the latest pattern. and Will be
painted with the ENpoSition's ColgrS. one
heavy stake variety. while the others are
smaller aud designed FOR hauling the most
valuable packages.
The Associated Express Companies VIII
put into service in the grounds = new
equipment, consisting vf twenty big waE-
ous. viii matched teams. and elaborate
harness and trappi0us-
These depots are FOR handling all freight.
except solid carloads. Wh-cl Wiz ne
switched over Tire ENpoSilon.s tracks as
near as possible 10 tho hNlAN.ss or
reservation i'm which the material Is 20
be used. All small packages and broken
car lots will be handled through the
AANa=AA TAnNa'a=
ELABORATE EQUIPMENT.
When the Exposition is opened the Ssry-
Ice Company will have charge OF spriuk-
ling and sweeping the ~roadways, Of de-
liyerinC ice and removing garbage TO the
Worlds Fair reduction plant. y Will also
furnish uniformed pilots TO guide wagons
hauling supplies to the points 10 which
they are directed.
In addition 10 the depot on Skinker road
the Service Company viii erect from eight
10 ten big warehouses. and a stable On the
area west Of the Philippine reservation
and south Of the Brent farm.
The warehouses are Intended Tor rcrelv-
Ing and storing packing cases in which cE-
hibits arrive ami TO supply Storage-rOum
for exhibits whose CUDsIEnec IS not ready
10 receive them.
\ large quantity or renewal exhibits and
materials to be used in process exhibits
will he stored I'm them. ! special track Will
connect the railroads with these ware
houses. Work on this track Will begin at
once. as IL will he needed for handling
much OF the freight now On route TO the
Philippine reservation.
]. VI. Allen. who Is also general manager
OF the service Ompdnv was vice preSi-
dent Of the Columbia Transfer Company.
His new company has entered into a con
tract with the Worlds Fair To handle all
the freight within the grounds and per-
form the other services outlined.