The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-08-01
A bic SHOW.
The Worlds Exposition in 19e2
viii Surpass All Like Affaira
TO COMMEMORATE COLUMBUS FIND.
New York and Chicago Both Working
Hard to Secure Location OF the ExhIbI-
ton In Honor of the 400th Anniver.
sary OF Americas Discovery.
NEW YORK unoIso nrn c1aura

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city are becoming very much Interested in
the plan to hold here the Worlds Exposi-
tion that Is to commemorate the 400th an
niversary OF the discovery OF America By
| Columbus The mayor has ad iressed a
large number Of circulars to citizens and
has received hundreds OF responsea
oil OF them being enthusiastic In favor
Of the plan. A meeting II to
| be held az the office OF the
mayor to perfect an organization Sew
eral committees will be appointed to rem
der the work more effective. They will be
| the executive committee, tho finance COM
mittee. the site committee. the National,
State and city aid committee. the traffic
and transportation committee, the foreign
affairs committee, the plan and architect
ural committee. the p:ess and advertising
committee and the committee ON opening
ceremonies
It is proposed that the citizens OF New
York shall raise s., COZ, 600 to erect the build
ing and pay the other expenses necessary
for the exposition, and then call upon the
Government for a contribution OF 81 OOO, 600
more, but tits likely that such ademand Will
be resisted because Washington has been in
the field with an exposition scheme for
several years and large number OF Con-
gressmen are thoroughly committed to that
city as the location. There have been bills
introduced into Congress and reported
fayorably from the committee several
times for the appropriation OF q
large sum Of money to erect per-
manent buildings west OF the Smith,
sonian Institution and agricultural depart-
ment, In what is known as the monument
lot At least twice have these bills pa sod
the Senate, but they have failed to get
through the House OF Representatives,
where Mr.. Randall has always opposed the
appropriation OF public money fo7 any such
purpose The Washington Board OF Pro-
motion, which Is composed OF a number
OF the leading citizens there, has
succeeded in effecting a National organ
ganization, with advisory boards in each
OF the States and in all Of the principal
cities Of the Union There Is an advisory
board in Chicago, of which the president
of the Board OF Trade Is chairman Il is
said a sufficient number have been pledged
to support the Washington scheme.
The centennial expositionin Philadelphia
was not Government affair, although It
was held under the auspices of the Federal
authority. The money for the erection Of
the buildings and carrying out the plan
was entirely subscribed in the city
of Philadelphia, and sl,o0oO00 was
voted by Congress as a loan to
be repaid, as was afterward done, into the
Treasury New York and Washington
both appear TO expect that Congress will
do better by them than was done by Phila-
dclphia, and give them outright the sum OF
sa,0J0,OO0 for the purpose OF commence
rating appropriately the discovery OF the
new world
cmcaGo's AMBITION
T..r.- y l1--n.N
to win the Worlds Exposition in 1S02, and
If money, brains, push, vim and energy
will accomplish it the fair will be held here.
The mayor has not yet announced his COM
mittee Of 100, which he was authorized to
appoint by resolution adopted ut the last
meeting of the City Council, but it is un-
derstood that he will send the names to the
council at the meeting to be held Mon
day night next aud thereupon will
begin Chicago's active campaign that.
it is hoped, will eventually SECURE
the big show for the city. This will
depend upon the action of a special
Congressional committee, which viii be
appointed to pass upon tho claims OF
the cities which may apply for the honor.
The appointing power Of this committee
will lie with the newly elected Speaker. II
it should bc Cannon. of Illinois. he would,
it ic thought. appoint committee which
would report in favor of holding the ex-
position in Chicago. and the House
would probably adopt the recommenda-
tion of the committee without much objec-
ton II Reed, of Maine, be elected Speak
er, however, he might reasonably be ex-
pected to appoint a committee which would
favor New York It is believed that the
worlds fnir question will be quite an i'm
portnnt one in the Speakership fight, and
may turn the scale in favor of the Western
man Congressman Mason was asked about
Cbicaso's prospects: He said:
The whole matter rests with Congress, and
the most important thing to do is 10 bring ef-
fective influence TO bear upon that body. This,
OF course. will be eest done by making strcnR
show OF cash aud considerat oas. Besides Ch.-
cago and New York, strong bids viii be made by
Boston, Philadciph.n, Cincinnati, New Orleans
81: Louis and San Francisco. Eich will want
the show as much as we and each will do its
best 10 get II. Now. il is scarcely probable
that any OF these wall stand show, and fall
ing for themselves they viii have to oxercis0
second choice. With the exception Of Boston
and New York We can be almost certain
OF catching every second choice. Chicago
is. for the county At large, vastly
moro access bio than New York, which
is one OF many considerations why
the country should be for US For cx-
ample. what Is Americas profit in bringing
Europe 10 its seaboard and sending ii home
with mcrs glimpse OF our outer edge, We
want 10 bring them into the interior and show
them our farms-our National bplwarks land
Cur great inland industries that ontmatch the
world"
"what Is ytur idea of the extent OF tho
showf' was asked.
1--WE must have BY far the greatest exposi-
iicn The world ever saw. We must outvic the
centcnn al effort and the Paris affair, don't
know what the 20 show cost. but know wo
win srend three or four times as mnch.'