Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-14
THE CITY OF THE PEOPLE.
Why Baltimore Fav ,rs Washington as
the Seat of the Exposition.

Al announced In the dispatches to The STAR
yesterday decided action was taken ct the
meeting Of citizens of Baltimore yesterday
favoring Washington as the place for holding
the Three Americas exposition in 1892. Mayor
Lstrobe in calling the meeting to order said:
"The object Of this meeting is to place the
moral influence Of Maryland and Baltimore in
favor Of Washington, the capital Of the nation,
- the best and most appropriate place to hold
the exposition. 1t Is not saying too much to
remark that the powers of the whole world are
OF the opinion that Washington will be Sc
lected- To hold the exposition in any other
city would be to localize il. New York, while
recognized as the commercial metropolis of
the United States, is not the place to hold the
show. From abroad New York is not received
ss the chief city of America. All eyes turn to
Washington. New York is a private corpora
ton. Washington belongs to the whole coun-
try. IL u the peoples city. There is some
thing in this very thought that should cut
down all attempts to drive the exposition from
the nations capital The original project was
that Washington should be the place in which
TO hold the exposition. There seems to me to
be little doubt that the feeling of the country
ut large will clamor for the exposition to be
held In Washington"
Gov. Jackson who presided said: mo more
selected to hold such great exposition. The
city Of the people, the seat Of government Of
. great nation, should be the place to celebrate
an event fraught with so much interest and
wonder. The name itself should be q touch
stone of acceptance by all-Wsshingtoui What
Q name. The greatest IN American history"
WHY WASHINGTON Is CHOSEN.
Col. Alexander D. Anderson, secretary of the
national board of promotion, explained the
nht Of t1a hot bod
and what il lie proposed to do and the national
importance Of the movement.
I'm this connection" he said, ''it may be Of
interest to hear why the country at large has
with such marked unanimity selected Washing
ton as the proper site for the coming eIposi-
ton The reasons are that, as il is neither a
manufacturing nor commercial city. 1t has no
foreign commerce, hence New York, Philadel-
phia, Boston, Chicago, st. Louis. Cincinnati,
New Orleans, San Francisco, Nashville, Rich
mond, Savannah. Kansas City, Pittsburg. Balti-
more and other industrial cities will derive the
trade benefits of the three Americas exposi-
ton With the exposition at Washing ton. which
u neutral ground, the various cities mentioned
VIII have an equal chance in competition for
Spanish-American trade, which is one of the
fundamental ideas of the movement, whereas
II In o manufacturing city that place would
have an undue and unfair advantage. At the
national capital there is an exposition nucleus,
or plant, to commence with which has already
cost over ESQ, 100000. mean that the National
museum, Smithsonian, Washington monument,
the capitol buildings, the Patent Office and the
various department buildings, with their
relics, treasures Of art and practical work
ings OF the government, are all practically an
exhibit and constant source of attraction to
visitors. 1t is much more dignified to keep
these valuable relics and exhibits at the seat
of government than TO further engage in the
traveling-sbow business by periodically de-
pleting the National museum and departments
In order to take governmental exhibits to tenn
porary expositions in other cities, as has fire.
quently been done. Whatever money may be
appropriated for exposition buildings at the
national capital will be a safe investment, for
the buildings will be needed for all time sor
governmental purposes. The city has an easily
accessible park of 800 acres within the heart of
the city, extending from the Capitol to the
Washington monument, to which is now being
added 700 acres by the reclamation of the Po-
tomac fats, making total area of / ZOO acres.
This park is so accessible to the leading hotels
that not even q street car is needed to reach it.
To this can, if necessary, be added 200 acres of
comparatively unimproved property. extending
from the State, War and Navy building to and
including the National observatory, which is
soon to be removed"