The Green Forest tribune., 1904-02-27

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 In order that no delay might be caused by severity of the weather the Exposition management looked espe- cially to the construction of the road beds during the late fall of 1903, and now there is no danger that heavy drays will be stalled in soft, muddy places, but all can proceed on smooth, hard surface to the place of destination.
 Acting in accord with the general spirit of facilitating rapid installation. the Terminal Railroad Association. which controls all shipments of freight delivered by roads from the east, has doubled it's capacity for handling freight in both the St. Louis and East St. Louis yards, and it is now believed that during the busiest weeks, which i will undoubtedly be those of March and April there will be no congestion i across the two big bridges that span i the Mississippi. Should there be. how ever, resort can be had to the ferry l service, which also has been increased in order to care for any emergency.
 Shippers all agree that freight is ar- irving In St. Louis better today than 1 ever before, and this notwithstanding l the fact that the terminal facilities are not quite completed and that a number of tracks cannot be operated because of laborers being enga ged in their re. construction. A recent test proved that a consignment of freight from Boston was delivered in building on the Fair grounds seven days after its shipment from a warehouse In that eastern city, and all persons who have any knowl- edge of such matters must admit that this is very fair time.
 1 AS for the western roads, they all have spurs leading direct to the Expo sition. and in many instances cars can be switched direct into the grounds without even a days detention in the yards.
 Those who have the work of deliver ing exhibits in charge say that they can keep pace with the men who do the in- stalling, and that, unless the unfore- seen occurs, there should be no delay in filling tine palaces with the wares that will comprise the wonderful dis play.
 The situation is very satisfactory to all concerned, and the general belief is that St. Louis will not only have the greatest Exposition ever held but will also give to the world the only Fair to be ready on time.
 As for the beautifying of the Exposi- ton. it is only d question of putting the men at work. Every plan has been made:' all the preliminaries are con- pleted. The landscape gardeners have laid out the grounds to meet the ap- proval of the most exacting critic. and it needs only the warm rains of spring to coax into bloom the seeds. bulbs and plants that within week can be placed in the soil. In like manner the color scheme for the palaces has been definitely arranged, SO that painters have but to follow instructions. and al- most within a fortnight the beautiful buildings will shine resplendent in the holiday coats that they will wear for seven months, beginning April 30.
 Long ago electric wire cables were laid throughout the site, and now it is but matter of attaching the hun dreds of thousands of globes which will illuminate both the water and the air so that at night the Worlds Fair City shall shine even more resplendent than during the day.
 CLAUDE H. WETMORE.
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