Plistoriceil Review The State Historical Society of Missouri COLUMBIA, MISSOURI BOARD OF EDITORS LAWRENCE (). CHRISTENSEN SUSAN M. HARTMANN University of Missouri-Rolla University of Missouri-St. Louis WILLIAM E. FOLEY ALAN R. HAVIG Central Missouri State University, Stephens College, Warrensburg Columbia JEAN TYHEE HAMILTON DAVID D. MARCH Marshall Kirksville ARVAHH E. STRICKLAND University of Missouri-Columbia COVER DESCRIPTION: Thomas Hart Benton, Missouri's most famous twentieth-century artist, executed this front cover illus­ tration for The Limited Editions Club 1944 publication of Mark Twain's classic, Life on the Mississippi. The 1" x 4%" watercolor and ink is titled, "The third storm was accompanied by a raging wind.'' Mark Twain writes about heavy thunderstorms on the Mississippi River at Natchez, Vicksburg and fifty miles below Memphis. This work and companion pieces were given to the State Historical Society by the artist in 1968. Items from the State Historical Society's Fine Arts Collec­ tion are displayed in the Art and Corridor galleries. The Society is open to the public from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday, excepting legal holidays. Patrons may visit the Art Gallery from 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW Published Quarterly by THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA, MISSOURI JAMES W. GOODRICH EDITOR MARY K. DAINS ASSOCIATE EDITOR Copyright ® 1986 by the State Historical Society of Missouri 1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, Missouri 65201 The MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW (ISSN 0026-6582) is owned by the State Historical Society of Missouri and is published quarterly at 10 South Hitt, Columbia, Missouri 65201. Send communications, business and editorial correspondence and change of address to the State Historical Society of Missouri, 1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, MO 65201. Second class postage is paid at Columbia, Missouri. VOLUME LXXX Current REVIEWS are sent to all members of The State Historical Society of Missouri during their term of membership. The Society NUMRER 4 assumes no responsibility for statements made by contributors to the magazine. JULY, 1986 THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI The State Historical Society of Missouri, heretofore organized under the laws of the State, shall be the trustee of this State—Laws of Missouri, 1899, R.S. of Mo., 1969, chapter 183, as revised 1978. OFFICERS 1983-1986 FRANCIS M. RARNES III, Kirkwood, President MRS. Avis TUCKER, Warrensburg, First Vice President SHERIDAN A. LOGAN, St. Joseph, Second Vice President MRS. VIRGINIA YOUNG, Columbia, Third Vice President NOBLE E. CUNNINGHAM, Columbia, Fourth Vice President R. KENNETH ELLIOTT, Kansas City, Fifth Vice President ROBERT G.J. HOESTER, Kirkwood, Sixth Vice President ALBERT M. PRICE, Columbia, Treasurer JAMES W. GOODRICH, Columbia, Director, Secretary and Librarian TRUSTEES Permanent Trustees, Former Presidents of the Society LEWIS E. ATHERTON, Columbia ELMER ELLIS, Columbia WILLIAM AULL III, Lexington RUSH H. LIMBAUGH, Cape Girardeau WILLIAM R. DENSLOW, Trenton LEO J. ROZIER, Perryville Term Expires at Annual Meeting, 1986 MRS. SAMUEL A. RURK, Kirksville DOYLE PATTERSON, Kansas City VICTOR A. GIERKE, Louisiana STUART SYMINGTON, JR., St. Louis MRS. JEAN TYREE HAMILTON, Marshall ROBERT WOLPERS, Poplar Rluff W. ROGERS HEWITT, Shelbyville DALTON C. WRIGHT, Lebanon Term Expires at Annual Meeting, 1987 ROBERT S. DALE, Carthage WALLACE R. SMITH, Independence GEORGE MCCUE, St. Louis *RONALD L. SOMERVILLE, Chillicothe ROBERT C. SMITH, Columbia JOSEPH WEBBER, St. Louis ROBERT M. WHITE, Mexico Term Expires at Annual Meeting, 1988 JAMES W. RROWN, Harrisonville ROB PRIDDY, Jefferson City ILUS W. DAVIS, Kansas City DALE REESMAN, Roonville JOHN K. HULSTON, Springfield ARVARH E. STRICKLAND, Columbia JAMES C. OLSON, Kansas City RLANCHE M. TOUHILL, St. Louis EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The twenty-nine Trustees, the President and the Secretary of the Society, the Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, President of the University of Missouri and Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia constitute the Executive Committee. FINANCE COMMITTEE Five members of the Executive Committee appointed by the President, who by virtue of his office constitutes the sixth member, compose the Finance Committee. WILLIAM AULL III, Lexington, Chairman FRANCIS M. RARNES III, Kirkwood LEO J. ROZIER, Perryville ELMER ELLIS, Columbia ROBERT C. SMITH, Columbia JOSEPH WEBBER, St. Louis * Deceased STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP AND GIFTS Memberships in The State Historical Society of Missouri are available in the following categories: Annual Membership $5.00 Contributing Annual Membership $25.00 Supporting Annual Membership $50.00 Sustaining Annual Membership $100.00 to $499.00 Patron Annual Membership $500.00 or more Life Membership $100.00 Each category of membership is tax deductible. Join thousands of other people whose memberships in The State Historical Society assist in the preservation and advancement of the history of Missouri. Gifts of cash and property to the Society are deductible for federal income, estate and gift tax purposes. Inquiries concerning memberships, gifts or bequests to the Society should be addressed to: James W. Goodrich, Director The State Historical Society of Missouri 1020 Lowry Street Columbia, Missouri 65201 Phone (314) 882-7083 SOCIETY TO PRESENT AWARDS At the Annual Meeting in October the Society will confer three awards. An engraved citation and a medallion will be awarded to a member who has given distinguished service to the Society and to the State of Missouri in the promotion and dissemination of knowledge concerning the history of our region. A second engraved citation and a one-hundred-dollar cash award will be given for the REVIEW article dur­ ing the calendar year which has contributed most in depth in a scholarly and popular sense to the history of our State. The three-hundred-dollar Floyd C. Shoe­ maker History Award will be presented to a junior class student in a Missouri college or university who has written the best historical article that relates to Missouri events or personalities. The distinguished member will be selected by a three-member committee appointed by the Society president. One member of the selection committee will serve for two years and two members for one year. No active officers or trustees of the Society, with the exception of past presidents, may be nomi­ nated for the Distinguished Service Award. Nomina­ tions should be made in writing to James W. Good­ rich, director of the Society, any time during the calendar year. The prize-winning article will be se­ lected by three historians appointed by the editor of the REVIEW. The selection committee will be changed each year with the exception of one member who will be replaced after two years. Articles submitted for the Floyd C. Shoemaker History Award will be judged by the Department of History of the Uni­ versity of Missouri-Columbia. EDITORIAL POLICY The MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW is always interested in articles and documents relating to the history of Missouri. Articles pertaining to surrounding states and other sections are considered for publication when they involve events or personalities having a significant bear­ ing on the history of Missouri or the West. Any aspect of Missouri history is considered suitable for publication in the REVIEW. Genealogical studies are not accepted be­ cause of limited general reader interest. In submitting articles for the REVIEW, the authors should examine back issues for the proper form in footnoting. Originality of subject, general interest of the article, sources used in research, interpretation and the style in which it is written, are criteria for acceptance for publication. The original and a carbon copy of the article should be submitted. It is suggested that the author retain a carbon of the article. The copy should be double-spaced and footnotes typed consecutively on separate pages at the end of the article. The maximum length for an article is 7,500 words. All articles accepted for publication in the REVIEW become the property of the State Historical Society and may not be published elsewhere without permission. Only in special circumstances will an article previously published in another magazine or journal, be accepted for the REVIEW. Because of the backlog of accepted articles, publica­ tion may be delayed for a period of time. Articles submitted for the REVIEW should be ad­ dressed to: Dr. James W. Goodrich MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW The State Historical Society of Missouri 1020 Lowry Street Columbia, Missouri 65201 CONTENTS MISSOURI AND THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION OF 1893. By Frank A. Cassell 369 NOTHING SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE: FRANK N. MOORE AND THE MINERAL CITIES RAILWAY. By Robert E. Smith 395 "ONE OF THE RULING CLASS," THOMAS CAUTE REYNOLDS: THE SECOND CONFEDERATE GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI. By Robert E. Miller 422 HISTORICAL NOTES AND COMMENTS Society Receives Ringham Portraits 449 Dr. Lewis Atherton Honored 452 Review Roard of Editors Established 454 News in Rrief 455 Local Historical Societies 457 Gifts 476 Missouri History in Newspapers 480 Missouri History in Magazines 487 In Memoriam 493 ROOK REVIEW 494 ROOK NOTES 497 INDEX TO VOLUME LXXX 501 DUNKLIN COUNTY MUSEUM Inside Rack Cover ***** Missouri and the Columbian Exposition of 1893 RY FRANK A. CASSELL* In 1904, the people of St. Louis and Missouri staged one of the great world's fairs, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The success of that fair has obscured Missouri's extensive involvement in Chicago's Columbian Exposition of 1893. In fact, the earlier fair profoundly influenced its larger successor in terms of architecture, organization, and philosophy, and acted as a training ground for key figures in the St. Louis venture. But the importance of the Columbian Exposition to Missouri goes beyond its relationship to the St. Louis fair. The event excited people in all ranks and occupations. Driven by the bursting patriotism of the era, pride in their state, and their hopes for economic progress, the people of Missouri committed both time and money to preparing a com­ prehensive exhibit of the state's resources.