INDEX TO LOCATION ON MAP. • n Exhibit Buildings Green Houses. .. Fll llnistration ....G 9 Gymnasium ..G12 Agriculture D7 Moo Hoo "!d3 Education & Social Inside Inn A 2 Economy 3 Lavatories E B1 D, ' G Electricity & Mach.F 4 T V IHS F -"-"'Me^^u4 lenaee of stalesi 1) 1 SSS.^ r„ 1 m,,<u-\ City. Fl Fine Arts D4 Mexican nanacks.mil forestry & Game..!'' Music Pavilions 8 INDEX. THE EXPOSITION. Administration Building 9 Miscellaneous Concessions 43, 45 Art Palace.... 11-12 Patriotic Days and Family Reunions, Muni- Boer War Concession-Trips on the river .35 cipalities, Foreign and International Days. 37, 38 Congresses—Conventions 40, 41 Pike. The 33, 34 Conventions and special days 27-32 Plan and Scope 21, 22 Directors and Officers of the Louisiana Pur- Portrait of David R. Francis with Biography 1 chase Exposition 2 Portrait of Walter S. Stevens, Isaac S. TavloV. Educational and Amusement Concessions. .42, 43 Frederick J. V. Skiff and Dr. Tarilton Bean .... 3 '. Educational Building . 7-8 Preliminary programme of the Olympic Electricity Building 16 Games 75-109 Expositio'n Information 41 Restaurants and Lunch Concessions 45. 46 Facts about the Universal Exposition 4 Six Days at the World's Fair, T. P. A. .26 Festival Hall and Cascades 6, 7 Special Events 39, 40 Forestry. Fish and Game Building 25 Special Features, Entrances to Grounds, Night Fraternal Associations 38, 39 Scene 23 Grounds 22 State Days 36 Liberal Arts Building 14 Transportation Building 12. 13 Machinery Building 17 Trip Through the Grounds — 19-21 Manufacturers' Building 13 Varied Industries Building — 15 Mines and Metallurgy Building ... — U. S. Government Building 10. 11 CITY OF ST. LOUIS. Athletic. Sporting and Pleasure 55 Parks in St. Louis 48 Agencies, Regular Theatres 52 Principal Office Buildings in St. Louis .58 Banks 51, 52 Something to See in St. Louis 56 Clubs; Business, Social and Religious 49-51 Summer Gardens 51 Epitomized Street Directory 57 Trust Companies, Express Companies. Trans- Hotels in Business District, Hotels at Fair Atlantic Steamer Agencies, Mississippi Grounds 53 River Steamers 52 SPORTS AND RECORDS, ETC. nerican League 128, 129 Lawn Tennis 118 lerican Turf Records 144, 145 Medals presented to Winners in Bait Casting 139 i Ideal Trout Stream 125 Contest, by W. Shakespere, Jr. s Fishing in Claire County, Mich. 18 National League 130, 131 iardand Pool; International Rifle Shooting Portrait of Fred J. Ratsch 155 .or Palma Trophy — — 120 Pistol and Revolver Records. Portrait Sidney jlack Bass and how" to Catch them. 135 E. Sears 126 Bowling 122, 123 Portrait of A. J. Brauer 151 Boxing ........110, 111 Portrait of E. A. Pfleuger 143 Camping Grounds, Base Ball Parks, Race Previous Pennant Winners of the National Track s 54 League, The Public Attendance of the Nat- Camp Rules 123 ional and the American Leagues 127 Deer in Canada and Maine 21 Ready for the Start 141 English Fly and RaitCastings Records—Skating 121 Rod and Reel Casting Records 139 Foot Ball, Fencing, Chess and Polo 117 Rowing • • • 119 For the Camper and Hunter 136, 137 Running Records 142 Frank L. Kramer, Record 109 Tips for Anglers 152-156 Furs, and how to prepare them for Market. 132, 133 Trap Rules 59-74 Game Laws... 112-115 Universal Exposition. St. Louis. 1904 5 Harness Racing, Trotting, Hurdle Racing 140 Way to Reach the World's Fair Grounds 46-48 History of Taxidermy, by Frank Schwartz. 146-150 Weather Signs 137 . 116 How to Fly Fish....." 124 Yachting . Isaac Walton. The Father of All Anglers., 134 THE PIKER AND WORLD'S FAIR GUIDE WITH % OFFICIAL COLOR MAPS OF THE WORLD'S FAIR GROUNDS THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AND PIKE AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF THE EXPOSITION PRELIMINARY PROGRAMMER c OLYMPIC GAMES AND • V WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP CONTESTS A COMPREHENSIVE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RARE INFORMATION. EVERYTHING OF INTEREST INSIDE AND OUT AT THE WORLD'S FAIR WITH ORIGINAL DATA OF INTEREST TO THE TOURIST, CLUBMAN AND SPORTSMAN. STRIKING DESCRIPTIONS BY BEST AUTHORITIES HANDSOMELY ILLUSTRATED COMPILED BY W. W. ELLIS COPYRIGHTED 1904 BY THE NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO, PUBLISHED BY NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO. ST. LOUIS, MO. 2S .*v/-S$ No O/XXC. j esrj L J FESTIVAL HALL ~ WORLD'S FAIR HANDY GUIDE. "T)AVID ROWLAND FRANCIS, President of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition • Company, and ex-officio Chairman of the Executive Committee of the corporation which constructed the World's Fair, now being held in St. Louis, was born at Rich- mond, Madison County, Kentucky, October 1st, 1850. His father, John B. Francis, was a descendant of a prominent Virginia family and a polished gentleman of the old Southern type. The founders of the family in Kentucky were pioneer settlers, and the grand- father of David R. was a soldier in the war of 1812. His mother, Eliza Caldwell Row- land, was a descendant of David Irvine, of Lynchburg, Virginia, whose ten daughters <^-(\ were among the most distinguished of the pioneer women of Kentucky, and left their v"' impress upon the history and social characteristics of the State The Irvine's were of honorable Scotch lineage, and its representatives were among the earliest colonists of Virginia. David R. Francis inherited the physical and mental qualities of his sturdy ances- try. His primary education was received at Richmond Academy, in his native town Removing to St. Louis in 1866, he entered Washington University and was graduated in the class of 1870. He immediately entered commercial life, and for the next five years was employed as shipping clerk and in other capacities by a wholesale grocery house. In 1877 he engaged in the grain business on his own account, and seven years later founded •""""',:~~~~~ the well known D. R. Fran- cis & Bro. Commission Co and entered in theexporta- tion of grain, which has largely engaged his at- tention since that time. Though one of the youngest members of the Merchants' Exchange, . Mr. Francis obtained prompt and decided K recognition for busi- ness sagacity, success ly in operations and prudent foresight, and was made Vice- President of that body in 1883, and in 1884 was elected President. He is identified with many of the most important business institutions of the City, and is at the present time a di- rector of the Miss- issippi Valley Trust Company and Vice- President of the Merchants'-Laclede National Bank. He is a large stock- holder in the St. Louis & Colorado Railway Company, and greatly inter- ested in the con- struction of that line into the Southwest, He is also' closely identified with the organized charities of the city. In 1885 Mr. WM Francis was the Democratic candi- V date for Mayor of the City of St. Louis, and in spite of an adverse majority of 14,000 votes at the last preceding elec- tion, he was elected by 1,200 majority. His administration was a purely business one, and judging from re- suits was eminently successful. He was the progenitor of the "New St. Louis" of to-day. In 1888 he was nomi- nated by the Democratic party and elected Governor of the State of Missouri. His administration was so com pletely successful that it is yet pointed to as a model. It was clean, broad, economical, without par- simony, patriotic and progressive He gave much thought to, and in a most efficient manner promoted, the cause of public education, particularly aiding the State Univer- sity and elevating its standard and exalting its reputation to its present renown. Retiring from office at the close of his gubernatorial term, Governor Francis re- sumed his business affairs with his former enterprise and success. In 1896 he was called by President Cleveland to his Cabinet as Secretary of the Interior, and immedi- ately brought into this larger public service the energy and thoughtfulness he dis- played in lesser public stations and in his private business. In the course of an exceedingly busy life he has found time to solve the problems of government and also educate himself in art, literature and science, and few men of his age are possessed of as many and varied accomplishments. He is an attractive pub- lic speaker, is entirely democratic in his tastes and has a natural and charming per- sonality. When the World's Fair enterprise came to be considered, by common consent and absolute unanimity Governor Francis was called on to head the gigantic enterprise. He accepted the commission and entered upon the work with a zeal and determination that were infectious and gave inspiration to his lieutenants. He devotes, entirely with- out compensation, nearly all his time to the World's Fair work, and has organized it so thoroughly and systematically that its success is already assured. WORLD'S FAIR HANDY GUIDE. OFFICERS OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION COMPANY I). R. FRANCIS, President CORWIN H. SPENCER First Vice-President SAMUEL M. KENNARD Second Vice-President DANIEL M. HOUSER Third Vice-President CYRUS P. WALBRIDGE Fourth Vice-President SETH W. COBB Fifth Vice-President CHARLES H. HUTTIG Sixth Vice-President AUGUST GEHNER v . Seventh Vice-President PIERRE CHOUTEAU Eighth Vice-President WM. H. THOMPSON Treasurer WALTER B. STEVENS Secretary THOMAS C. CARTER President of United States National Commission DIVISION OF EXHIBITS FREDERICK J. V. SKIFF, Director HOWARD J. ROGERS Chief of Education HALSEY C. IVES Chief of Art JOHN A. OCKERSON Chief of Liberal Arts MILAN H. HULBERT Chief of Manufactures THOMAS M. MOORE Chief of Machinery DAVID P. JONES Consulting Engineer W. E. GOLDSBOROUGH Chief of Electricity W. A. SMITH Chief of Transportation FREDERIC W. TAYLOR Chief of Agriculture FREDERIC W. TAYLOR Chief of Horticulture TARLETON H. BEAN Acting Chief of Forestry J. A.