The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-01

TICKETS FOR THE POOR.
| Provision is IN bc made whereby persons
/ Who arc unable 10 hug tickets Themselves
may be provided with them by those
/ charitabIy inclined. At the request Of ".
/ II. McClain. chairman Of the Festival
I Committee. the chairman. John Schroers.
| Of the Executive Committee. announced
/ that those who wish 20 contribute money
to be spent for 81 Louis Day. tickets to b.
| given to poor people Will send Il TO George
/ II. Morgan. secretary Of the Merchants
Exchange. tn. tickets Will b. purchased
/ either by Mr. Morgan or Sir. McClain and
I distributed to thGss who wish 10 attend
the Fair and are not financially able.
The largest mail that was ever received
| at the business Mems League on one day
/ was opened yesterday morning by the
| secretary. IL Was coTni,pHed OF letters
from business houses In IT. Louis. large
a=d small. answering the request of tine
Committee On Arrangements that they
, would clos. on ST. Louis Day and saying
| that they would
Already 20 business houses have fled
| their NAMES With the Business Mems
League intending 10 close on that day
Many Of them promise TO give their en-
ployes tickets Of admission. The new ones
received BY the business Mems League
yesterday foIlos:
Hayn-s- Weaver Shirt Company pil-y Pack
Ing ard Fia- Brush ManutsetsilEE c1rn.sry.
i1ny. ii. & = Mol Pho--nfr EIouT C"npany.
HufIiean. coal ana Coke cg'n.any. Inss,.nss
c9ursny. Hallway supg.,y csmpany. Premium
Mercantile cornpany; Aas Hunk. ,Isn.s.l
Tent and A.ninx Company. int.rnati2nai Tins
E.oor.,ss cotn,a1y; b.In'i ,f.i, .r,,.t 8 K.1m,
Company n p =. Pollock. william Hanlm.rt.
Sss. sign ss.nr GUSTAV .rsty sy.. .' m.
Jssesfd J.~sEy COMPANY Sir,Dari Is.s. ir..isa.on.
aTsour. Bridge ana iron CON; ais. Ini-lns:
t:onaI Harvester Company, PuIi.n siehart,on
SsaPsny a2san a.Sa Hsiins ana r
Company Mound city OH ans supply COM
s;s .aS Sns,s r. eas e@p.ny SoTse B.eR es @
,onp.ny John i,enn.it. Jenninn -hfno, asna-
~. Ias.rma@s.r ' trin,ihs G ana T is;i5n.iy " Con,
p.ny: Elsetro prih,ins com:.ny. Mi..2ar,
Company. int.in.tienai Msfeant.ia Assney'
VIII William g. rsP. ,. cs.r9,e.l cotnPssy Ea;.--
in. Company; berry Berg. co.i .ns c9s. com;
ses9oi. Progressive i csas. and Re. company.
isH.is ssn, u sssn, ss. fa T. ... Ras s
,n.on i Sons. berger Nsaafa.iuTi1s com
Ehisa Asr..,l.ins e1a csnp.ny' II Z xoaissinsfy r;
hS..,'i,nF 49,. Company f;twsre n MN. s n,,ins..
Becker F'ahI.n. Jos.ph B.riiss~r i 60. inisf.
ns',,nai e, Mica and Cold Mnias cenp,Ty
n5. s. SEA cas.ss Imp and aSassss Sss,ls rSnS sssnT M
ni.er co@esnZ: Jaooe, Ar G!a.s c.msany:
81, EsIp , ts:i g a.,, a,..sai, s1 II: s,iss
., Gi..- Company: Jane. A. su,rk. I.a.iinr.
s.inf ssn s.ts. SHof; sro. ss:se. h1"Hos o.
Law and Asius'n,.n. Company. Nonsreh water
: G0s:. .ss.nr s'rrr s sa;sss fss.
Company. coiufnbiA supply Company. !. -.
hssss 9aas4 c:sp!ss " rs9'i is 7a:s f;'n
liouck Piano C.rnpany. Mound CITY f.r~r
Mss Yswmsn a Erie Msnus..: arinx Com
Rsn' iss cdlnssn1 ,mssr f Gpny Gs @
nsny Norris5a Li,e B.i,. corn.any. ,prosr.ss
g. a S.s.s' s S2ais rs: sSssz $, tS;;s I.
n. u. Holloway has informed 'he Bus1-
ness Mems League that there will be no
measuring. cutting or fashioD-plate work
Day. and sends with his letter a list Of
merchant faIlors who will close on that
day and send Their employees 10 IN. Fair.
Romer. Phil Hoffman. H. A. Schmidt.
Roman l., Biskup.. Joseph r Kolar. J. e.
Miller. Jacob Christ. Kissack e. seaman
rrank Sn s. TSomp.on. % A. r.. bo-.ai. " J. z.
ZalIee 4 Son. Msccsrthy- Evans Tailor
irg Company. PoIma 8. Kopcke. r. A.
Harry Rothbers
OTHER EVIDENCES OF LOYALTY.
Meyer & Goessling Cloak Company
writes: Add our name 20 the list Of fac
tories which will cIose on ST. Louis Day.
The movement for closing retail drug
stores on 81. Louis Day IL headed by
johnson Bros. Drug Company. with the
following letter:
To the Editor of Tho Republic: We are
certainly very much pleased TO note the
public spirit which Is being manifested
by SO many ST. Louis merchants and
manufacturers. who are making arrange
ments TO close their establishments on ST.
Louis Day. In order that their employees.
a 4 a n
portunity to attend the great Fair. and
especially TO see that so many Will present
tickets Of admission to their employees as
well as granting a whole holiday.
1t IL a difficult matter TO close a retail
drug store. but the retail druggists Of st.
Louis. about 40 in all. can do their part IL
they will follow our example. We shall
take pleasure In presenting our twenty
two employees with tickets of admission
them to attend in the morning and the
other half In the afternoon and evening.
We regret that We cannot close UP and
permit our employees as well ourselves
to attend the Fair the entire day
We are sure that every proprietor Of
drug store In the city. BY making an effort.
only one clerk. He could arrange for him.
self and his clerk to attend one-hsif day
each:
I'VE consider !. privilege. almost a
duty. for every citizen OF St Louis to do
all In his power to make the attendance at
the Fair on ST. Louis Day. September Is.
known. and we feel sure that this opin-
ion is shared by every retail druggist in
the city"
]. French Of the ST Louis Motor Car
rage Company writes the editor OF The
Republic:
Noticing YOUR crusade to get all busi-
ness houses TO close on ST. Louis Day. and
admiring your zeal In the matter. and be-
licving N to be iust and right. We hereby
declare ourselves in favor of same. and
will close our factory and Offices on that
single day.
F. ". Palmer. president OF the Levisnn
& Blythe Manufacturing Company. writes |
The Republic:
we viii close our establishment all day
on S: Louis Day. September Is. and will
present each Of our employees with n |
decided to close our establishment every |
Saturday at u o'clock until the Worlds |
Fair closes.
The J. F. Conrad Grocery Company will |
giving 800 employees an opportunity TO par |
ficipafe I'm the Worlds Fair festivities. |
J. r. Conrad. president OF the company. |
will also present TO each employe an ad- |
tickets TO the Battle of Santiago at Naval |
Show Park.
The engraved and handsome souvenir |
admission tickets. prepared especially for |
uss % on ST Louis Day. are ,,sn in pres and "a
two. It Is q significant fact that the first !
order for these tickets came from East
81. Louis
placed an order for these tickets. and |
will present each one Of their employees
with one. besides allowing them all ST. |
Louis Day as holiday The Simmons
frst 70 place orders for these special tick
cts The remaining coupon makes a hand i
some Worlds Fair souvenir.