Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1904 — WHARFAGE FREE AT ST. LOUIS [ARTICLE]

WHARFAGE FREE AT ST. LOUIS

Twenty Miles of River Front For Water Craft at World’s Fair City. Free wharfage will be given to all boats landing at St. Lon is during the World’s Fair. Traffic Manager Hilleary of the Exposition and Joseph P. Whyte, harbor and wharf commissioner of St Louis, have decided on the locations assigned to the various kinds of boats. Yachts, steam launches and all boats propelled by their own power have been assigned wharf space between Chotean avenue and Biddle street These streets, running east and west form the boundary lines for the central business district of the city. House boats have been assigned wharf space north of Biddle street and south of Chateau avenue. St Louis has a river front of twenty miles. The Broadway line of the Transit company parallels the river from the city limits on the north to Jefferson Barracks on the south. At no point are the cars more than five blocks from the Mississippi river. The World's Fair may be reached for one fare by transferrffig to any of the eight lines that cross Broadway and reach the Exposition grounds. No charge will be made for wharfaga Application for space should be made to the harbor and wharf commissioner at the City Hall, on Twelfth street, between Market street and Clark avenna