ed to and many statements which he believes
corroborate the charges he presents.

As the Commission may feel called upon to refer to this
important transaction in its final report, it desires to afford
the Exposition Company an opportunity to submit such statement
or to take such action as it may deem proper in the premises.

Respectfully,

THOMAS H. CARTER,
_President._

Hon. DAVID R. FRANCIS,
_President Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company,
St. Louis, Mo._

To the foregoing communication the secretary of the Exposition Company
made the following reply:

ST. LOUIS, U.S.A., _March 7, 1905._

SIR: At a meeting of the executive committee of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Company held this day the secretary, in the
absence of the president, was instructed to prepare and to
forward at once a response to the inquiries embodied in the
letter of the National Commission bearing date of February 28,
as regards the disposition of the salvage of the exposition.

At a meeting of the board of directors of the Exposition Company
held September 13, 1904, on the recommendation of the executive
committee a special committee on disposition of salvage was
provided for "to consider and report at a date as early as
practicable a plan for disposing of the property of the
Exposition Company." Records and correspondence of the
Exposition Company upon the disposal of the property are
voluminous and definite. They show frequent meetings of the
salvage committee, together with progress reports,
consideration, and action by the executive committee and by the
board of directors at almost every meeting, until, on the 13th
of December, the salvage committee reported its recommendation,
with the approval of the executive committee, to the board of
directors that the property, with certain exceptions, be sold to
the Chicago House Wrecking Company for $450,000. From this sale
were excepted the intramural cars and equipments, the property
of the General Service Company, and certain other items, which
are specified in the contract of sale.

For the cars and equipments the Exposition Company, as shown by
the report of the auditor forwarded monthly to the National
Commission, has received about $150,000. The property of the
General Service Company, including buildings, horses, vehic