Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-07

The representatives OF the United
states ht once accepted the ofor, and
tho treaty was signed at Paris, April .
30. 1903 Tho formal transfer OF the
territory took place 90 New Orleans,
December 20. laos and for Upper
Louisiana az st. Louis on March no,
1904
Tho newly purchased territory en-
bracod 600 900 square miles. and 10
now divided into the following four.
teen stptes and territories. Louisi.
ana. Arkansas Missouri oklahoma .
indian Territory. Kansas. Colorado /
Nebraska. Iowa, Minnesota, NORTH .
Dakota. Wyoming and Montana.
irocption Of the Enterprises.
lu the foropart OF 1888 an editorial
was published in 81. Louis paper
to the eject that the centeunlala OF
/ the great events On tne history % the
I United states were not ail over. and
predicting that tho greatest was yet
\ ~ ho hold-tho centennial oi tuc a.
quUton OF the Louisiana territory
tHIs Cdi,orial was taken up In the
press and commented upon, resulting
n organized agitation by the sis.
souri, horticultural society. The
cIamor tor a commemorative centon.
Mai became &C. general that, ia re-
sponso 90 strong public sentiment.
Governor stevens. OF Missouri. issued
call Tor a convention of delegates
representing tho states and terrific.
. rlcs embraced in tho Louisiana rur.
chase territory. to be held IN 81
. Louis on January 80. 1899. 1ho cos.
. ycnuon was attended by ulnHtythreo
delegates appointed by tho respect.
; iyo goyoruora, and O. was unanimous.
. iy voted Co hold on exposition. iuter
. national in its scope. in S. Louis.
5 The convention extended an invita-.
. ton 90 the United states government
T, FOO assist iu the enterprise. snd ap.
pointed an Dyocutiyo committee with
E npn David Is Francis as chairman,
b and also committee of hfty repre-.
sentative citizens OF 80 Lou5i 20 co.
n operate in tho matter Plans were
/. devised for raising money 90 build
b nc exposition buildings ana dcfray
o the general expenses and 90 was
Z fixed that tl5OOO.OOO. the amount
paid for the territory. should he rails
y cd onethird by private subscription
q one third 10 bo asked from ,ho Jnltsd
lnethlrd 90 be- asked from the United
n states government
r Money Eaoily Secured.
.t Tho committee was Increased il
membership 20 200 and work immcdi
atoly begun Congress passed bil
s june 4 1900 promising government
.r support and g5OOU.uOU appropriation
q o. the citizens OF ST. Louis RAISED
e $4,000 900. ON January ~. lgul O
Is was announced that tno So louil
popular subscription ust. by the salt
81 ef stock. reached y5.UuUUOU. ami OF
"a January 800 1901 an ordinance wal
D. passed ay tho municipal assembly
authorizing the issuance of city lOnd
10 90 the amount of GtlUpOOOU TIT
Is ON appropuaung 2oupOOOU wal
'a passed by the mouse oi representa-
r. tives on February r. and by me Uni
.e ted States senate on Narch 9. aud On,
10 sum OF gl6pOOUOU was assured
o. President Mckinley immediately
c. signed the BIN. ana on darch i2. 1901
IN appointed the uatI0na, commission O
ia nine members q was then decided q
70 Onyu the exposition ON April &c., lsu,
ie location Chosen
n Officers were elected. the cOmpan
III was Incorporated and The site 10
the exposition was chosen in Fores
y park vast natural PARA ln "a
p southwestern border OF ST. Louis
= Trees we're foilcd some hills wer
"a leyeled. the course Of the River dc
ef Peres which ran through toe parl
% was In part changed and the mau
lh moth enterprise was under way b
the time that. on August 2O 1850
President Mckinley issued "a pr0cl.
nation addressed 90 an the nation
of the world and extending them a
.E invitation 90 participate 90 "a
Worlds Fair Acceptances receive
y Indicated the official participation ,
nearly an the civilized government
OF the world
he The site was made ready. cmhFa
M lug l2tO acres of ground. practice
pa ly an area two miles long and on
IS. mile vide requiring six miles
*. fence to enclose co. The World
- Columbian exposition az Chicago en-
n. huced 633 acres. tho Paris expos
70. ton Ia 1900 occupied $3.50 acres. %
nd pan.Amcrlcan al BuuAlo 800 acre
nd the Centennial az Philadelphia g.
*. acres. and tho Mississippi
al Omaha 100 acres Inc Chicago e
%. position buildings covered a total
.ip 900 acres. while over $50 acres al
NO covered with buildiaEs az tho l.oul
Ia. lana Purchase exposition
.pl Tho main exhibit palaces AZ s
M. Louis have under roof l2s acre
be Those at Chicago covered 81 acre
al Dunalo 20 acrea and 81 Omaha
la. acres
OF Additional Appropriations.
90 AZ tho time passed and the exp
n. sition increased IN magnitude Il
rs enthusiasm OF the project CORE
&c. poudingly Increased Additional a
~ preparations for the ERECTION
as- buildings and EXHIBITS were made