Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition CommissionLouisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.)
"That whenever the President of the United States shall be
notified by the National Commission that provision has been made
for grounds and buildings, for the uses herein provided for, he
shall be authorized to make proclamation of the same, through
the Department of State, setting forth the time at which said
exposition will be held, and the purposes thereof, and he shall
communicate to the diplomatic representatives of foreign nations
copies thereof, together with such regulations as may be adopted
by the Commission, for publication in their respective
countries, and he shall, in behalf of the Government and the
people, invite foreign nations to take part in the said
exposition and to appoint representatives thereto."
Rules and Regulations.
The following general rules and regulations are promulgated by
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, having been approved
by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission:
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.
SEC. II. The site of the exposition will be the west portion of
Forest Park and adjacent territory, and will comprise,
approximately, 1,000 acres.
SEC. III. The executive of the exposition is the president of
the board of directors of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company. There are four principal executive divisions presided
over by the following officers: Director of exhibits, director
of exploitation, director of works, director of concessions and
admissions.
Under the officers subordinate departments for the supervision
of exhibits, of construction, and of maintenance may be created,
each department having its individual chief.
SEC. IV. The bureau of transportation shall have entire charge
of all matters relating to the transportation of passengers and
freight to and from the exposition grounds from all parts of the
world. It will quote rates and classifications, remedy delays,
and be constituted in such a manner as to extend practical
assistance and information to all exhibitors and the public at
large. This bureau has for its chief officer a traffic manager,
who will report direct to the president.
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.
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