St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-22
THE MINNEAPOLIS EXPOSITION,

II ~
The unanimity with which the Mime
apOlis exposition directors decided upon the
East side site for the exposition building is
a pleasant evidence that the people of that
city do realize that there exists com
munIty of interest between themselves and
the people of ST. Paul. The opposition to
the East side location seems to have been
based on the idea that because the eXposi-
ton was to be Minneapolis concern that
it ought to be walled in, so to speak, so
that no other place could be sus-
pected of having an interest in
promoting its success or of enjoying
any of its benefits. a few injudicious
partisans urged that to locate the building
on the east side of the river would be a con-
cession to st. Paul, and that such con-
cession would be virtual planting of the
exposition's gravestone even before the in
FAINT was born. 1t is therefore all the more
agreeable to see that those who had charge
of the enterprise discarded all these notions
of petty jealousy and rivalry, and. turning
deaf ear to all arguments based on such
narrow premises, took the broader and
more liberal view that if the exposition was
TO be benefit to Minneapolis it must be
planned and established in accordance with
the more reasonable expectations of
the cty's growth and expansion. The
location Of the exposition building on the
east side of the river means that the future
expansion of Minneapolis is TO be in the d.
rection of 81. Paul. The exposition direct
Ors saw, what every observing man must
see. that the law of commercial grayitatiOn
is bringing the two cities together. There
is commercial affinity which is stronger
than local rIvalries or partisan prejudces
and will assert itself in spite of all Oppos-
ing forces. The wisdom of the action of
the exposition managers is also demon
strated in the fact that the selected site for
the exposition building is within easy ac-
cess TO greater number of people who
will visit it than any other
spot that could have been found. Its con-
venience in this regard will add greatly to
the success of the enterprise. But in addi-
ton TO these facts the proximity of the eX-
position to the state fair grounds will re-
move all suspicion that the enterprise was
inaugurated for the purpose of antagOniZing
the fair. On the contrary it can be made
an annex to the fair, or in reality part of
it. The distance between the two is so
short that every person who visits the fair
will also visit the exposition and every per
son who visits the exposition will go to see
the fair. Instead of being antagOnistic the
fair and the exposition will be made auXil-
iaries to each other.
In consideration of all these facts. the
people of Minneapolis are to be cOngratu-
lated that the exposition directors have dis
played so much foresight and liberality in
the matter. and have not permitted them
selves TO be misled by false arguments of
indiscreet partisans into a mistake that
would have been the expOsition's grave
stone. The fact that the exposition looks
toward st. Paul, or will be in alliance with
the state fair, will detract nothing from
its merit or lessen its chances of success.