to the $50,000 bid, and asked whether I could remove the property in the time limit set. I informed the gentlemen that I could make my bid considerably higher if I was granted more time in which to remove the debris. President Francis asked me how much more I could bid, and I told him I could not state offhand. The conditions as to the removal of the wreckage in the specified time, namely, three months, were somewhat prohibitive, as it would be impossible to fulfill the requirements without an enormous expense. It would be well-nigh impossible to get sufficient men and teams on the work to complete the same in the specified time. President Francis stated to me that it was probable that all the bids would be rejected. I requested him to ask for new bids, which were to be opened in public, or that the property be sold at public auction. I saw by the newspapers a few days later that all bids had been rejected, and my check for $25,000 was returned to me. I later saw by the papers that the Exposition Company contemplated forming a company among the directors and wreck the buildings themselves and dispose of the salvage. Later on I saw in the papers that the Chicago House Wrecking Company was figuring to buy all the World's Fair property, and was about to close a deal for the purchase of the salvage in the sum of $386,000. No further information as to the sale of the salvage was ever furnished me, nor was any notice given me that further or additional bids would be received. I had never at any time been furnished a list of the property for sale, and made my bid on the buildings as shown by the specifications prepared by Mr. Taylor, director of works. I requested a list of the property for sale, but was never able to get one. As soon as I heard that the property of the exposition was to be sold to the Chicago House Wrecking Company for the sum of $386,000 I wrote a letter to President Francis as follows: DECEMBER 5, 1905. GENTLEMEN: Noticing in the daily papers that you will sell the entire property owned by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, including railway tracks, exhibit and other buildings, fencing, furniture, wiring, lamps, piping, plumbing, machinery, etc.--in fact, everything owned by the company. If this is the fact we can pay you about $400,000 and perhaps more. Will you kindly furnish us a complete list of everything that you have for sale and specified time of removal, so we can give you an intelligent bid or proposition? Very respectfully, SCHOELLHORN-ALBRECHT REAL ESTATE CO., Per H.S. ALBRECHT, _President_. President D.R. FRANCIS and BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON SALVAGE, _Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis._