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Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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126 totalDECEMBER 4, 1905—JUNE 30, 1906 SENATE DOCUMENTS VOL. 14, 1906
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
FINAL REPORT OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION COMMISSION.
SECTION 1. The corporation or association formed to manage and conduct the world's fair or exposition in commemoration of the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, when organized or incorporated in accordance with the law, is hereby granted the privilege of using either O'Fallon Park or Carondelet Park or that portion of Forest Park lying west of the line described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the intersection of the south line of Forest Park with the north line of Clayton road, and running thence in a northerly direction along the west line of the Concourse drive two thousand five hundred fifty feet; thence in a northerly direction to the east end of the large lake, a distance of twelve hundred feet; thence northwesterly direction about two thousand feet to the intersection of the south line of Lindell avenue, with the west line of De Baliviere avenue produced southwardly, for and as a site for said world's fair or exposition, reserving, however, unto the city of St. Louis all regulation and control of any of the sites above described, together with all right to excises and licenses.
[SEAL.] - WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
D.R. FRANCIS.
ARTICLE I. - SECTION I. Under a proclamation of the President of the United States, signed August 20, 1901, all nations and peoples are invited to and may participate in this exposition.
ARTICLE II. - SECTION I. For the development of the exposition to the full extent of the general plan as outlined, provision will be made for the installation and care of exhibits, and for the construction of exhibition palaces, ample and adequate to the theoretical and physical scope of the exposition.
ARTICLE III. - SECTION I. The directors of the four executive divisions, and the chief of the different departments thereunder, may promulgate special rules and regulations governing the more minute and technical details of the operation of the respective departments.
ARTICLE IV. - SECTION I. The general classification is hereby made a part of these rules and regulations.
Description
This volume presents the official final report of the commission charged with organizing the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the grand international fair held in St. Louis in 1904 to mark the centennial of the 1803 land acquisition. The document opens with formal transmittal letters from President Theodore Roosevelt and the Secretary of State, framing the exhibition as a national celebration of arts, industry, and natural resources. It offers a concise overview of the legislative mandate that authorized the event and the financial commitments pledged by the city, private investors, and Congress.
The report then lists the nine‑member, nonpartisan commission, naming representatives from states across the Union and describing their internal organization into executive, judiciary, planning, arbitration, and auditing committees. Readers gain a rare glimpse of the logistical and political challenges faced in raising the $15 million needed for the fair, including the balance of municipal, corporate, and federal funding. For anyone interested in early‑20th‑century public projects, the document serves as a detailed case study of American ambition and collaborative governance.
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en
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~26 hours (1540K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-08-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
Created by a federal commission after the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, this authorial body produced an unusually detailed record of one of the largest exhibitions of its time. Its report captures the planning, politics, finances, and ceremonial life behind a landmark event in American history.
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