Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-20
LOCATION OF THE WORLDS FAIR.

| Taking the special claims Of the cities
that are contending for the worlds fair
and consulting them in comparison and
it were a difficult matter for disinter-
ested person to decide between them, but
I'if the matter be looked at in a general
way, that is with view TO benefit and
convenience of the greatest area and
population Of this country, it will take
but a moment to decide it. Taking the
500-mile-raGius basis of estimating the
claims of the three cities of New y ork,
Chicago and St Louis and the argument
of actual area of our own territory en-
braced. as we'll as railroad mileage and
facilities for reaching it from every direc-
ton, and aggregate of population are all
Overwhelmingly in favor of st. Louis.
New \ ork 5 radius, while it embraces
fifteen states and parts of states and
considerable portion of Canada, the blank
ocean is covered by nearly one-haf of its
area, nearly four million less population
and about forty-tive thousand less rail
road mileage IS represented than by St.
Louis circle.
The five hundred miles radius haying
Chicago rs Its center covers twenty-one
states and parts of states and portion of
Lower Canada. but it also embraces four
of the five great lakes and part of the
fifth, representing a water surface of
nearly one-fourth the entire area. The
aggregate of population exceeds that
covered by New Works territory but is
two million less than st. Louis, while
its railroad mileage falls as far short of
st. Louis as it exceeds New Works,
being 5000 miles less than the former
The five hundred mile radius drawn
around st. Louis covers twenty-four
states and parts of states: the area is
almost wholly landed save the four
principal rivers of the continent-lIis-
sissippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Ohio
The population embraced numbers but
little less than $4,000, 600, or about 40
per cent of the whole country. The
railroad mileage of the territory is - 81
miles, or nearly one-half of that of the
entire country.
From these facts. and they are indis-
putable. 1t is seen at once that St Louis
Is more central and more convenient for
the great body OF the people of this
country than either of the cities named.
In commerce and character it is repre-
sentative of the great producing states
of the interior, and ii commands the
very best facilities for transportation
from all points of the continent, having
the advantage Of the principal navigable
rivers of the country in addition 10 its
surprising railroad system.
As TO local accommodations and faciI-
ties for taking care Of the great throng
of visitors 10 the fair, ST. Louis Will be
amply provided TO meet any emergency
that may be put upon her. And besides ali
these substantial Inducements, St. Louis
already has 4 guaranty fund of 5000
eco, sum largely in excess of either of
the other cities.
If all the foregoing facts are of any
worth in determining the location of the
great exposition, with view to afford
ing the largest number of the greatest
area of our country the opportunity of
attending ii, thereby distributing the
benefits OF the general information thus
obtained among the people OF al sections
of the country. II seems that there can
DE no hesitancy In choosing ST. Louis as
the place.