On May 23, 1904, a conference was held between the National Commission and a committee on conference appointed by the Exposition Company.  At such conference the National Commission insisted that the proposed special coupon tickets be sold to the public, while the conferees on the part of the company urged the acceptance of the original rule proposed by said company, limiting the sale of stockholders only.  Finally, upon the proposal of the conferees of the company, and in order to reach an agreement, the National Commission assented to a rule whereby the company should be authorized to sell such tickets to its stockholders, also to any person presenting an order from the National Commission therefor, as is set forth in the following copy of the conference agreement: 

At a conference between the officers and members of the executive committee of the Exposition Company and members of the National Commission, held at the office of President Francis on Monday, May 23, it was agreed, after a full and free conference, that the disagreement existing between the Exposition Company and the Commission with reference to the sale of 50-coupon, photographic, nontransferable tickets to stockholders of the Exposition Company, at $12.50 each, on or before June 15, such tickets to be good during the period of the fair, was settled by the adoption of the following addition to article 5, to wit: 

“That any stockholder of the Exposition Company, or any person presenting an order from the National Commission to the treasurer of the company, may, at any time prior to June 15, purchase for $12.50 one photographic nontransferable ticket with 50 coupons attached, each coupon good for one admission to the fair at any time on or before December 1, 1904.”

    To which addition to the aforesaid article 5 full assent was
    given by the company and the Commission.

D.R.  FRANCIS, President, W.H.  THOMPSON, Treasurer, FESTUS J. WADE, Chairman Ways and Means Committee, Committee Representing Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co.

Thos.  H. CARTER, JOHN M. THURSTON, GEO. W. MCBRIDE, PHILIP D. SCOTT, JOHN F. MILLER, FREDERICK A. BETTS, For the National Commission Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

The Commission, desiring that the public should have the amplest opportunity to participate in the purchase of these special tickets at reduced rates, and in order that the knowledge of such privilege should have the widest publicity, addressed and sent to the Associated Press the following notice: 

    To the Associated Press: