The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-22
GETTING READY
FOR THE OPENING
Director OF Exhibits Skift says
Worlds Fair Will Be Ready.
GROUNDS BEING CLEANED UP
Twenty Thousand Men Are at Work
md the Force VIII he boubi"u
AZ Necessary 10 Get Ihtnss
Read, for Openins.

St Louis, April Nv "Af'N"
sion need be entertained concerning
the opening day OF the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition. according 10 Director
of Exhibits Frederick Skif.
All will be in frst-class order. clean 7
roads and unobstructed paths, inVlt-
ing greenswards beneath towering F.
domes OF foliage. buildings. booths ana
pavilions in state Of completeness
never before accomplished. and the
whole Worlds fair one great model
city OF resplendent palaces well niled
with exhibits OF every description.
Mr.. Skin said when interviewed
Ahead Of All Others.
I've are far ahead Of any exposition
ever held. Everything is acceptably
complete. Two weeks before the open
ing OF the Chicago exposition Jackson
mark looked like an immigrants camp
when compared 20 the present fair In
Paris the chaos was even more be-
wildering. but the success OF both fairs
demonstrates cOnCluslyely what grea'
things GIN be accomplished by an IN
telligent concentration OF labor.
Gust think OF the unique feat ac'
complished by the French government
on the very eve Of the opening OF the
Paris fair. Thousands Of workmen had
tried in vain 10 clear away the debris
Of building materials. and some OF the
main paths OF the exposition grounds
were more like barricades than any
thing elss. when a supreme EFFORT had
. 10 be made TO give the great falr AZ
least the appearance Of completeness.
Ard what do you think they did? Al
sundown they put 10000 soldiers 10
work on the ground. and at the open
ing Of the inaugural ceremonies the
next morning everything looked as
clean as a whistle
Double Force ~ Necessary
NO. indeed. We can not get hell
from similar sources in this case, ou'
We will double the present force II nee
essarv. and get things into a fair way
OF completeness. There are now aoou
% 600 men employed on the grounds
and the work IS progressing in suci
a wav that we need not entertain IN
least thought or apprehension concern
ing the success Of the opening day
Neither President Francis nor any o
the department chiefs feel shaky o.
that subject
J. The idea OF some men pretendin
~ that IL would take az least ten day
70 70 cart OF the structural debris fror
le their places IS simply nonsensica
As There is no space in the grounds tina
II, could not be cleared within thre
hours
e Besides. will tell this much
ve the individual exhibitors do not q
IN their places into shape by the end
40 next week. why. then the exposiio
vii, have 10 take matters into the
own hands and do 4 for them.
Exhibitors Must Hustle.
., Indeed. the great crowds will 3
wait until the middle OF June We W
D. have them here from the first day
= next monN. There will be ma
~ nifcent attendance right from q
is start. and for every day there viii
81 special meets that will attract an ii
-, mense concourse Of visitors.
~ without wishing 10 make any I
-. sanguine assertion. can safely repf
30 that even the roads will be in fine
-, der on opening day The succession
80 heavy rains has done great damage
~ the work Of the landscape and 70
al. departments. IL is true, but all VIII
in good shape when President kooi
welt presses the button"