The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11
LIGHT FROM THE WEST.

out of the Central West, as in 1889. light VIII Hash
upon the conventional East in 1904, when the ST
Louis international Exposition will Illustrate on Il
scale of surprising grandeur, amid chastc ana hcau'i-
rul surroundings. the progress of humanity and the
development of the world. one decade ago Chicago
accomplished the impossible; now the West again
this time nj ST. Louis, will surprise the nations with
an inspirational achievement.
The s.. Louis Worlds Fair will be a magnificent
and comprehensive Exposition in which all of the
important and varied forces of the world will par
ttcipatc. ON this broad scheme The Exposition was
planned. ana on this altitude il is being constructed.
The East. in hcsitating to appreciate the importance
and real greatness of the 81. Louis Worlds Fair. is
making a serious mistake. which Il thorough invcsti-
Cation. even at this time. would expose.
Wonders are being wrought in and around Forest
Park. \ transformation has already taken place.
Mammoth structures have risen on the grounds ana
workmcn are busy everywhere. Rapidly the colossal
enterprise is coming into being and assuming it's ar
tistic form. Meanwhile special agents and accredited
representatives Of the United States Government are
sedulously directing the Exposition'S interests in all
parts of the world.
Commissioners and correspondents of the Chicago
newspapers have visited the site, observed the fin
ished work and that in progress. and studied the
whole scheme of the Exposition. They came as in
vestigators. They were deputized to criticise. if
criticism were justified. or 10 praise, if commentator
We're deserved. They praised, because. from their
familiarity with ChicagoS triumph. they were able to
discern surprising success for this Exposition. Praise
from Chicago is credit indeed. Nituperation and
irony from the East are doses that Chicago also
tasted.
Commenting on rather ungenerous criticism that
was made by the New York Times, based on Mr..
RuckStuhl's resignation. the Chicago Record Herald
invites the East TO investigate the situation in ST.
Louis before charging that the Worlds Fair will be
AN inartistic slump and "a nasty fall The Rec
ord Herald recalls the sneers Chicago received from
the East and how the East discovered its error when
the gates of the Columbian Exposition were opened.
New York. says the Record Herald, will be treated to
as great a surprise in ST. Louis. Says the Record
Herald:
The fair thing and the patriotic thing for
Eastern newspapers to do is to send out 10
81. Louis their most trustworthy CORE
spOndents. men capable of seeing something
OF the completed picture in the location and
skeleton frames of buildings at Forest
Park, and then print their Observations
without cutting out the enthusiasm. Then,
perhaps. they will admit that the West is
capable of developing a second Worlds
Fair inside of twelve years.
Suddenly the vastness of the ST. Louis Worlds
Fair. as a colossal and classic international Exposi-
ton, will dawn on incredulous critics of the East.
st. Louis has done little exploiting 50 far. But when
the full importance of the Worlds Fair is shown
and that will be soon-the East will see what has
been done. Then it will know that the world is in
terested and that the nations of the world. and their
works. will be exhibited rs they were never exhibited
before. ST. Louis is ready to stand for fair criticism.
If the Exposition should be "a nasty fall" st. Louis
will accept the odium. But a necessity for submit
ting TO rebuke and condemnation will not be present
ed. The Worlds Fair will be a great artistic sue
cess and a marvellous revelation.