The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-31
Publicity Committee Endorses
Ernest Thompson-Seton's Plan
to Honor Louisiana Pioneers.
BusTs FOR ART BUILDING.
Eminent Writer on Wild Animals
Will Publish Series of Articles
on Men Who Won the
West.

suggestion by Ernest Thompson Seton,
the noted writer on wild animals that the
Worlds Fair management establish a per-
manent Hall Of Fame. to contain the busts
OF the fifty heroes OF the West was in
dorsed yesterday by the Committee on Pub
licity
The matter was then referred to Director
OF Works Taylor. Karl Bitter, Chief of
Sculpture. is engaged in making estimates
OF the cost of the busts. A conference will
be had to-day with Director OF Exhibits
Skiff and Chief Ives of Fine Arts regard
ing the use OF the nave Of the Art building
as the Hall OF Fame.
Coincident with the preparation and in
stallstion OF these busts. Mr. Seton, With
out cost TO the Exposition will publish in
articles treating separately each one of
the heroes. thus directing attention to the
object Of the Hall Of Fame, while he tells
FIFTEEN YEARS GETTING SHs.eHs MM x1issnsSs
Material for this history. Mr. Seton saws.
ne ~, has been gathering for fifteen years.
ups OF men now dead, old men. both red
and white. who either took part in the
great drama which the Exposition is to
10 them a century's lore OF Louisiana"
n. ne mas proposed national voting con-
o oes, TO TO decide who are the fifty men worthy
publicity resulting from the controversy
over the National Hall Of Fame. two years
o aS9 mas as oeen suggested as fair example
receive from this feature
In his written offer to the Exposition
fe addasse m regarding the matter. he In
begin with Coronado. De Soto and ID the re
Spanlards. on the South: then include the
E ETsnenmen yerandrye Du 10th. LIE Sale.
ers, on the North; then Bowie, Boone,
Brtdger. Beckwourth. Breckenridge, Crock,
sstt: Carson Clark. Fremont, Pike. Brig
East. oA 'ne
With these separate articles on each hero.
~ Mr; - seton ,,i has agreed to publish series
their reports He says tha. he has in irI Sis
Talu maps 81 highest and his
lished Others within his knowledge are
stored away in the archives of Paris and
public. Hitherto unpnblshed and an ut enc
tic portraits Of these heroes will De inciud-
cd N N f5T Im9sSEss1 EeI articles ,sro,v
I'VE look in vain. over the history Of the
world. In the Nineteenth Century for an
event that equals In importance this, the
says Mr. Seton. drama that at S Wl be o.
hcially completed when Arizona and New
Mexico are admitted to full statehood
dragged out over ten decades that we have
hitherto viewed it with go little demonstra-
ton. n "a 49,
Of fertile territory 1tfansferred for the ex-
tent OF the resources put at the service of
mankind. for the numbecr Is beings
whose welfare was Anvelved. d Tor the
heroism Of both sides in the struggle, we
are bound to give 1t first place as the great
event Of! the Nineteenth Century; and its
most suitable monument. think, would be
record Of the heroes who won the fight
ana added this Great West to the white
mans domain"
Mr.. Seton's plan was presented to the Ex-
posttion management by Chauncey Thomas,
q New York magazine writer and q MEM
Der OF the Publicity Bureau for the Fair.
who secured the eminent naturalist's offer
to cooperate with the Exposition in ex-
plotting the Hail Of Fame as q feature Of
the Fair. - !
It was Mr.. seton's original plan to pub
lfsh his material as a History Of the Win
ming OF the West" but he was induced to
make use Of It to stimulate popular interest.
and educate the public to the historical Inn
portance OF the Exposition.