The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-06-05
MISSOURI COMMISSION
PLANS ARE ACCEPTED
Work on State Structure at Panama
Exposition Soon TO Begin. Each
Commissioner to Superintend
A Class of Exhibits

The plans of the Missouri Commits
sion, Panama Pacific international
Exposition, to be held in San Fran
cisco in 1915, for their state Building
have been appointed by the exposition
officials and the work Of construction
will soon begin.
The Missouri Building will occupy
one of the most imposing and choicest
sites on the exposition grounds. The
site is 200 by 403 feet and fronts on
San Francisco Bay. The building
will be 81 by 100 feet. 1t will contain
a reception hall 40 by 80 feet which
will jointly serve as an auditorium,
ball room, and reception hall. There
will be installed in this part of the
building a stage adequate for lectures,
entertainments, eD. At one end Of
the building will be moving picture
apparatus. This will be used to show
the resources and scenes Of Missouri.
Approval Of the plans of the Mis-
souri, Commission at this early date
means that Missouri will have one Of
the finest state buildings on the
grounds and that its resources, pro-
ducts, advancement in literature and
art and its future possibilities will
be more amply displayed than those
Of any other state in the Union.
The exterior OF the Missouri build
ing will be attractive in the extreme
and Of Colonial style. A balcony will
run around the entire inside structure.
The second floor will be fitted with a
partments. Ample rest rooms will
be provided. The building itself will
cost about $4,000 and will be a thing
Of pride to all Missourians who visit
the Exposition.
Governor Elliott W. Major is taking
a personal interest in the Exposition
He is mindful of the fact that $4,000
former Missourians now reside in Cal
ifornia and still take deep interest
in the affairs and achievements Of
their native state. He realizes that
these former residents are watching
and waiting for chance to boost
their native state.
The Missouri Building will be en-
tirely for social, educational, enter
tainment and boosting purposes. In
order that the greatness of the great
commonwealth may be displayed in all
its phases to the best advantage the
members of the Missouri Commission
have decided that the exhibits of the
| state, which will be aside from the
building, will be shown under five
classes. Each member of the commits
sion will superintend separate de-
| partment.
Commissioner John l.. McNatt OF
! Aurora, will have in charge the Mines
and Metallurgy exhibit; Commissioner
Norman NJ. Vaughan. 1920 Syndicate
Trust Building, st. Louis, Education
and Art; John A. Cunningham, Car.
uthcrsvillc. Agriculture; W. A. Dali
lmeyer, Jefferson City, Live STOCK
and Poultry; and W. d. Smith, Prince
ton, Horticulture. All those interest
ed in either class Of exhibits are re-
quested to correspond with the com
missioner who has charge Of the par
ticular class in which the interest cen
tcrs.
Governor Major and the members
of the Commission are especially de
sIrous that the things in which tn,
state surprasscs all other common
wealths be amply portrayed in it!
exhibits. In this connection it is citcC
/ lhaJ missouri produces more Cottoi
than Virginia. more corn than Kansas
has the largest lead and zinc produc
ton Of the world largest raw flu
market in the world, has the larges
poultry industry, has one county il
Southeast portion Of the state tina
grows more cotton the acre than any
where else on earth, has the larges
nurseries in the world, more mule
than any other state in the Union ant
that il surpasses in many othe
things of which citizens are proud.
The Pacific Internationa
Exposition will be in celebration o
the greatest human achievement o
all times, the completion of the Pana
ma Canal. The gates of the exposi
ton will open to the public on Feb
ruary 10th, 1915, and it will remain
open until December 4th. The sit
is wondrous in its scenic beauties AM
will be visited by hundreds of thous
ands of people from all over tn
world.
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Tand,Hatap TAI.