Hon. THOMAS H. CARTER,
    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 the earliest practicable date, to the end that it may be examined during the present meeting of the Commission.

The Commission desires that the statement should show the contract obligations for the several buildings, the names of the contractors, the dates fixed for payment, the amounts heretofore paid, and the date for final completion of each structure.