Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-04
REMAINS OF THE FAIR
Clearing Up the st. Louis Ex-
position Grounds.
WILL TAKE A YEAR LONGER
Great Profit Already Made by the
Wrecking Company.
WHAT THE CITY WILL RECEIVE
Receipts Not So Large as at Chicago
Attendance Was Smaller-Prob-
ably s15,oOo,OOo Spent.
WHAT THE CITY WILL RECEIVE
by WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Record Herald.

Special Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Record Herald.
ST. LOUIS, December p, 1905
The Louisiana purchase exposition is al
most matter of history. The diplomas are
all distributed with a few scattering excep-
tions, and the medals are now being sent
out by Secretary Stevens. who still retains
an office on the grounds in the art building
with about fifteen clerks and other employees
to assist him. The medals are much admired.
They are made of metallic patented com
position called 'iScoville gold" manufactured
in sheets at Waterbury, Conn, and sent
to. the mint at Philadelphia where the
medals are stamped from artistic dies.
They are not round as medals usually are,
but are shaped like an irregular triangle
and bear a design representing an eagle
with outstretched wings and pair of queer
looking fishes on one side, while on the
other side are two thinly clad ladies in
tended TO represent industry and art. The
composition is q form of dull bronze, which
keeps its luster. The management here
has been more fortunate than at Chicago,
for 1t Is nearly two years ahead in the
matter of medals and diplomas.
President Francis has not started upon
his tour of thanksgiving around the world
and does not know when he will leave, even
if he goes at all, which is doubtful He
has gone back into business and is in de-
mand as a speech maker at banquets, din
ners, commercial and Industrial conventions
and other events. Scarcely q week passes
without one or two such engagements,
and he is maintaining the reputation as an
orator that he achieved at the exposition.
History of the Exposition.
Governor Francis is preparing a nara
tive history of the exposition. 1t will not
be voluminous, but will cover the ground
and preserve in permanent form an account
of the preparation and the realizations of
his plans. Attached to it will be reports
from Mr.. Skif, Mr.. Stevens and others of
the principal officers and assistants. No at
tempt VIII be made to publish full record
OF the exposition, for fear it may meet
the fate of that prepared with SO much
labor and care by Director General Davis
and his assistants of Chicago, Mrs Davis
has the originals of that document with
the reports of all the chiefs of departments
and committees. There is another COW
slowed away in some committee room at
the Capitol at Washington which Congress
has refused to print The report of Mrs.
Palmer and her colleagues of the board of
lady managers is there also accommodating
dust. The women's board at st. Louis
determined not to blush unseen and their
report has already appeared, having been
printed by some private establishment down
in New England. Mrs. Manning reserved
$3.50 from the fund allowed her organiza-
ton for that purpose The report of the
1nterparliamentary Union has also been
published being prepared by Samuel j.
BarroWS, the secretary, and printed at the
government printing Office at Washington.
1t is profusely illustrated and the portrait
of Representative Bartholdt, the president,
appears at least fourteen and some say
seventeen times.