_President National Commission, St. Louis, Mo._

ST. Louis, U.S.A., _November 1, 1902._

DEAR SIR: I am directed by President Francis to transmit to you
the following information of the total receipts and
disbursements of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company to
November 1, 1902:

As shown by the report of the treasurer, the collections on
account of subscriptions to the capital stock to November 1,
1902, amount to $2,478,030.83.

The treasurer has received from the city of St. Louis the
proceeds of the sale of $5,000,000 in bonds, said sale having
been made in June, 1902, at a price slightly above par.

The total disbursements to November 1, 1902, as shown by the
books of the treasurer, amount to $21,284,141.01.

The outstanding obligations and contracts, including
disbursements to November 1, 1902, amount to $6,931,853.41.

There is in the hands of the treasurer, November 1, 1902, the
sum of $5,193,889.82.

Respectfully,
W.B. STEVENS,
_Secretary._

Mr. JOSEPH FLORY,
_Secretary Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission._

ST. Louis, U.S.A., _November 26, 1902._

DEAR SIR: By direction of the Commission I respectfully call
your attention to the following entry in the minutes of the
proceedings at a meeting of the Commission held on October 2,
1902, as follows:

"President Francis was requested by the Commission to furnish a
detailed statement of all outstanding contract obligations and
other liabilities of the exposition for transmission to the
President of the United States with the monthly report for the
current month. He said the statement would be furnished the
Commission as requested."

The statement referred to was not furnished to the Commission
for transmission to the President of the United States with the
monthly statement for the month of October. Presumably this
default occurred because of your inability to have the statement
prepared in season for transmission with that report. It is
deemed by the Commission absolutely essential that the statement
should be transmitted with the report for the month of November,
to the end that it may be on file and available for examination
by the President or by Congress.

You are, therefore, respectfully requested to furnish such
detailed statement to the Commission at