Deseret Evening News | 1902-01-24 | Page 4 | The St. Louis Fair

TUB fin T 1111 ST fiT Springfield republican Tho TimS St Louis worlds fair has lies reach reached ed a tt I serious crisis according to the tho Indications A postponement Pot on ment of et f the exposition from corn 1903 1901 until seems looms necessary In view leW ot Qt the tho fact that no nt work has yet been beon lee done dono on the build ings lund and the tM fact that several foreign I governments have havo ho refused to make ex cx hibits next year Japan will wilt havo a 11 fair In 1003 antI and that may conflict tome some what with time the St at Louis enterprise Tile Tito expenses of construction con would be bo much lessened If It time w ro Yet yot tho time fair managers have to t postpone th the exposition since In r 1804 1904 It would come In a II presidential year YM nerd and national elections tend to distract dl tract popular pO attention from show enterprises as In case of ot postponement however the many mamy retired statesmen who Jobs rill it government ot of tho tim exposition will viii not Mt be In the tho least disturbed since their th lr salaries of 1000 n JI year will last as M long loni a as the fair does docs j I