The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26

Just a-s7.4sSH is the total expenditures OF
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Com
pany 10 date.
Estimates Of the money value OF the
Fair. when q year hence II stands COM
pleted. places the sum easily at S5.GoOoo
Il IS almost the capitalization OF the Wire
Trust. twice that OF the Tin-Plats Trust.
but one-tourth less than that OF Rookie
feIler's Standard oil Company. and greatly
eclipsed only by the stupendous billion
dollar Steel Trust.
As a business enterprise then the Worlds
Fair al ST. Louis FOR the next eighteen
months will be one OF the greatest in the
United States. Probably so large a empor-
AIRY investment never has been made before.
when men concentrate SO much wealth. the
foundations usually are built into one OF
the necessities-oiI or steel. for instance
But this time ii is upon a Dream City
which will rise only to vanish
So the question Immediately suggests
i,sel, What is there in building a Dream
City Where are the profits?
walter b. Stevens. Secretary OF the
Worlds Fair Company. answers the aues-
ton without hesitation. thus:
Moral effect. an awakening. a new In
spIrAtiol OF zeal and energy-these are the
profit IN this business. A growth upward
Is always the result OF experience When
a city undertakes to Invite the world Wlthin
her gates. undertakes q worlds exposfuon-
IL is a great trial Every resource must De
tested. Every effort must be bent toward
making It a success. After a great trial q
man energies stronger. So It IS with q
city.
The Phiadelphia Centennial was the be-
ginning OF g new era cor manufactures and
Industries IN the East The impetus was
given and momentum enough resulted to
carry forward every line OF trade In leaps
and bounds
Big probIems,s big enterprises make big
men. Big enterprises make big dueA An
exposition concentrates the world In one
SPOT. Hundreds OF thousands VINO come
here will obtain an education which other
wise would never have been theirs. An edu-
cation for St Louis and its citizens, the
, Fair also will be an education for visitors
This Is the business OF an exposition
the goods In which It deas. There Is no
other. No interest on the investment is re-
turned. The profits are a renewed public
! spirit and public energy Aner all accord
inEly 10 modern standards the money in
volved - not 50 much The statement OF
one 81. Louis bank showed that II had al
most as much available The money spent
IN an eApoA =,
hfe' ior an uAt eo"e -
the enterprise ns t y
1t Is easy 10 hsure I'D II
stocknoiGers 'ooA pains "1Ns ~
Yesugaton In = particular instance u
case. BY virtue OF added business dlreetS
.AWN.NH -
consequent upon new lines OF ACTIVITY re-
suItant from the Worlds Fair. the worries
Fair subscription had been paid three tunes
over. 90 from the airy Dreamy Cty II Is
easy to get down TO a cash basis
Thus the money injected into the WORLDS
Fair is to buy a draft al the FOUNTAIN OF
Youth. Then the Fountain OF Youth IS
found
TIE total OF s7seo.ooo IS reached by the
use OF figures supplied D the Worids Far
Company The table from which It was Sc
cured iohoNs'
STATE and Territorial -rna aaa $1,000
ysreisa ooTe.nmca,s ......~.-.~... 10000
Concessions ..-...G--,.---...----. S0o.@o
Grounds and buildings ;:--.. ltsSSS
Aamisa.n - 800, Scoso
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W.. =, ,-..sn, has ben ACCOMPLISHED
IL, -. D.nar,men, OF Works includes the
co,..-,-,Ion =, nearly all the larger build
- tn ysr,ed Industries. N. Electricity.
ar N.cb,ns,y EDUCATION. Social Economy
and Liberal Arts buildings are practically
ccupls,e The Manufacturer buildings are
.hon, A ,.- can't aone The Mines and
1,.,,nrr~v O. rrovtnv daily Grond is
b-okan Tor the AxrtcuItur. buildings and the
uo-tc,,,v-. h,Ia,,1 tn. 1rn,,.d sta,as
o--.. h,Ua.,-. - H. ST.. ,rou
~ LIZ - a. o@0 1922 $500