The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-11
AN ENGLISH ESTIMATE OF
PRESIDENT FRANCIS AND THE FAIR.

, pan and from China have promises "f
extraordinary efforts. France has declared
! that her exhibit will far or't,!" any yet
seen outside her own boundaries.
An tn" nations have responded in the
! same splendid fashion. with the exception
| Of Italy"
Why not Ital, -
Perhaps h. finances d" not justify any
! outlay. hut much that is best in her art will
b" found in the Ar buI;..r4 at the ENhibi-
t"n. which will have an area Of thirty
acres under ne roof
Professor Ives. who Is at the head Of the
Ar Department ilas been ~ Italy making
the arrangements. and MI. John Barrett.
oar late Minister I" siam. has recently re
turned from India HI j. III" Commissioner
General =" the Exhibition Tor the Orient and
Australia ri.. Siamesa. chinese and Jap
anes" exhibits will show the enormous
strides which are being mad" iu the F.1st.
Governor Francs smiles wisely when mo
tor cars are mcutiolCi
France" he says. has asked Toy one
quarter Of the Who'll. space of the Trauspor-
Ia tion building. which has an area Of near
y twenty acres. don't say y" can give
them quite that
We no not want to max the Exhibition
Il display Of things they are. So much
as 10 show ths process 10y which they are
made. The Philippines. for instance. will
loom large Al -. Louis. Thirty acres OF
There you Will he ahl. to soc the Fill
ptr"> at work in their villages all their
products will b" displayed. their industries
Will be in full swing. and on Il large lake
they will indulge in their famous aquatic
sports.
PERMANENT RUTTDISGS
Unlike most Exhibitions. four or FIVE OF
the large buildings which are now being
CONSTRUCTED viii be permanent. one Of them
Will he us2d a. the "eatral Administration
building during the Exh btiun. hut after il
IS all over they viii 70" used for educational
purposes in connection with Washington
University
At the mention Of cost Governor Francis
becomes again the man - action. Fifteen
million dOlIars-three millions sterling he
excla.1ns. have been appropriated. OF which
We have already paid out nearly one million
sterling in construction and labor.
Many of the States have made appreciate
tions for the Exhibition. Missouri, for in
stance. has appropriated f2lC,G0 and other
states very large sums for each State is
20 have its building where its citizens car
foregather for social and other purposes.
Then Governor Francis went on 10 speak
earnestly OF EnElands attitude toward the
Exhibition; it was much the same as that
Of Italy. although the cause of il was hap
PLY different
His great earnsstEeSs and quiet persist
erce will no doubt have their eject on those
whom he vii! NEE; while he is in London;
for T. would indeed he a pity. with Japan
making such extraordinary efforts. IL her
slly-Grsat Britain-were not represented in
the way she should he at tie greatest Exhi-
bition ever vet devised
Even the South American Republics tur-
buient. bankrupt or prosperous. are to We
hiton ever Vet devised.
II is ia he hoped. then, that before tho
nine great buildings covering tre!r 10"
acres. which are even now soaring upwards.
are completed. the combined efforts Of the
United States Auba sSador, and Governor
Francis will have reused the Government
TO make a display worthy Of this country
in some corner Of the l.1s0 acres which the
81. Louis Exhibition encoses.