The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-13
Mrs. X. A. Hirschfield Delays
Track Laying at the Fair for
Entire Forenoon.
DEFIEs FOREMAN AND GANG.
Prevents Wrecking Of Structure
at Model Fairgrounds May
Become Permanent Fixture
in Restored Forest Park.

One determined little woman. single
handed and alone. yesterday morning de-
fied q stalwart construction foreman and
his gang, delayed the work Of building
railroad tracks at the Worlds Fair for
the entire forenoon, cut through the en-
meshings of Official red tape and held out
against the extension Of the tracks until
the Exposition officials had made terms
agreeable to her.
Mrs r., A. Hirschheld, Director Of the
Model Fairgrounds at the World. Fair.
was the 4i1sanutive but valiant fercA that
opposed the progress OF the wreckers.
Though she weighs only 100 pounds she IS
determined and masterful and knows her
mind and her rights. and asserts both
when occasion demands
Yesterday morning she thought that the
occasion demanded. Traffic Manager Al
len had ordered the construction Of rail-
way track through the northeast section
of the Model Fairgrounds. The tracks
are an extension Of the main line, re-
quired to facilitate the movement OF ex-
hibit reehipmente.
SQuarely In the way OF the tracks stood
a pretty little house with wide verandas
on three sides. This was the model nur-
sery, which had sheltered hundreds Of vis-
iting babies during the Fair. and which
was the pride Of the whole Model Play
grounds.
Foreman Fennessy. with 4 gang OF
about thirty tFacklayers. was on the scene
early yesterday morning. The tracks had
been laid up TO the very confines Of the
Fairgrounds, and orders were given 10
tear down the wire fence and wreck the
nursery.
Mrs. Hirschfeld, however, quietly but
firmly forbade the workmen to carry on
the work Of destruction. In vain Fennessy
told her that he had orders to lay the
tracks through the grounds and would
have to remove the building to do 50.
STANDS ON HER RIGHTS.
Mrs. Hirschfield told him that It should
not be done, as under the Law she was
allowed sixty days to remove the huild-
ings- OF this time she had five weeks in
which to comply.
With his native Irish chiyalry Fennessy
forbore 10 quarrel with a woman. Sound
Ing retreat for his gang he went in
much tribulation of spirit to the Office of
his chief
Here he confronted Mr.. Allen with a
look of great perplexity.
What is It. Fennessy?" asked Mr.. Al
len.
Il don't mind lively bout with a man."
explained the foreman. but l draw the
line at quarreling with lady.
What's the. trouble." asked tine traffic
manager
There's a little broth of woman down
there at the Model Fairgrounds where
you told US to run the tracks through"
said Fennessy, "snd she says she won't
let US run the tracks through, and she
means 1t, too"
Mr.. Allen told the perpieKed foreman TO
go back and lay the tracks and IL the
woman still persisted in cantest:ng their
right to do so to refer her to him.
Fennessy returned with hts track gang
and was confronted by Mrs. Hirschfield.
The foreman apologeticaiiy referred her
to his chief and Mrs. Hirachfield lost no
time IN calling on Mr.. Alien. Her srgu-
ment was so convincing that the traffic
manager was glad to get on with a writ
ten promise that the house should be re-
moved with all care. would be placed
temporarily On whatever spot Mrs.
Hirschfield might elect and that at the
end Of the time that the tracks should
be required they would be removed and
the house replaced In good condition up
on It's original location IL Mrs. Hirsch-
field 80 desired.
This was satisfactory to Mrs. Hirseh-
field, and she retired the victor and told
the foreman and his gang tina: they might
carry fsut their orders. The little house
was removed with the care tina: wnulc b,
given to a structure OF crysta: and the
tracks were laid upon its site yesterday
afternoon.
MAY BECOME A FIXTURE
Mrs.. Hirschfield said that her reason for
wishing to obtain the assurance from the
world'r Fair was that Il IL her hope that
the Model Fairgrounds may become event
uaiiy fxture of the restored Forest
Park.
In the event that the city will allow The
playerounds to remain, Mrs. HiF<chae!d
says. she has received assurance from one
wealthy Gt. Louis woman that the pay
grounds VIII b assured Of monthly tn
come OF 80.