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.)
44,000.00
Unmatured liabilities:
Administration expenses during liquidation of
Exposition Company (estimated) ........................ 100,000.00
Publication of president's report ....................... 10,000.00
Publication reports Congress of Arts and
Sciences .............................................. 18,000.00
Publication of physical-culture reports ................. 5,000.00
Restoration of Forest Park (estimated) .................. 200,000.00
Restoration of leased tracts and additional
rental thereon (estimated) ............................ 50,000.00
Taxes for three years on leased tracts, in litigation
(estimated) ........................................... 25,000.00
Contingent fund ......................................... 20,000.00
Administration expenses of superior jury ................ 4,000.00
Excess of current assets over current liabilities,
which is exclusive of contingent liabilities in the
shape of suits pending versus Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Company, and other items as per memorandum
below ................................................... 467,211.45
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$1,099,984.76
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES.
Suits pending against Exposition Company:
Exposition Water Company ................................ 63,000.00
Fraternal Identification Company ........................ 50,000.00
Charles Holloway ........................................ 2,000.00
Star Bottling Company ................................... 235,449.79
Do .................................................... 30,600.00
Gardner T. Voorhees ..................................... 25,000.00
Exposition Water Company ................................ 63,000.00
Bessie M. Liggett (two suits), action for rent
of New York office .................................... 1,500.00
Willis .................................................. 15,000.00
John Culligan ........................................... 100.00
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$562,849.79
(In addition to the above there are a number of claims made by
concessionaires, aggregating a large amount, which have not yet
been put in suit.)
CONTINGENT ASSETS.
There may be an appropriation made at next session of Congress
to pay amount due Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company on
account of Philippine exhibit, which amounts to ............ $100,000.00
(This is so uncertain that it can not be counted as a probable asset.)
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