San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-26
PLEA FOR sT.LouIs.

ington University, st. Louis. Inc
argument was written at the request
of the st. Louis committee and goes
forth to the world and the country
under the official seal of the execu-
tive committee, bearing the signi-
natures of its chairman and secreta-
ry. The argument is primarily adj
dresaed to the people of New Hamp-
hire, the native state of Prof. Water
house, but Is intended to have its
influence IN all states and ON all
classes.
The principal points considered are
the population and area of the city.
The first is set down at 100000, the
second at 10000 acres, giving ~
city of about SO square miles. The
city is not square however being 10
miles long in its extreme length, and
has within it's limits seventeen parks
covering over 1000 acres, one alone
containing 1870 acres. The streets
are wholly lighted by electricity there
are 500 miles of improved streets. The
elevation and summer comfort of the
the city are set forth as attrac-
tions, and the point made
that there is ample time
between May and October for
taking in the fair without coming in
the heats of July and August the
only two uncomfortable months in
the year. st. Louis is also commend
ed on the score of economy in living;
on the score of hospitality; of its usual
autumnal festivities which of them
selves annually draw hundreds of
guests. Not the least of the reasons
set forth are those of economy, econ
omy in travel and in living while at
the exposition. This latter counts for
little, as the price of subsistence will
be largely the same, but on the score
of travel the point is we'll taken, so
far as American visitors are concern
ed. The most is made of its central
location. The writer assumes that at
least three-fourtbs of the visitors will
be from the United States, and tabu-
lates the miles of railway and the
population lying within 1000 mile
radius for the three great cities, New
York, Chicago and st. Louis.
His tabulation gives New York
q. 900, 900; Chicago, 2l,79S,00O; st
Louis 28,S3S, 900, with 10000 more
miles of railway within that radius
than Chicago, and $4,000 more than
New York. Its internal transporta-
ton is set forth as the best on the con-
tinent, and its offer of suitable locali-
ties unsurpassed. The right of the
west to tine location is set forth, and
the desirability of holding in the in
terror in order draw foreigners into
the heart of the country and aequaint
them with what this continent has
to present.
These are the points set forth by
Pro-. Waterhouse and TO which ne
gives forcible expression. How far
this or any presentation of the case
will affect the selection of location re-
mains to be seen. If held outside of
the national capital ST. Louis has as
good a chance of being selected as any
city, and the Southwest certainly pre-
fers that location to any other, but
after all the national capital is the
place to bold national celebration of
this kind.
QUEEN VICTORIA feels the critical
condition of the heir apparent most
keenly, not only as mother, but as a
queen, the next in the line of success
sion giving so far no promise of being
at all equal to the task of making a
| figure head for such a monarchy as
that of Great Britain and Ireland.
THE United States district court
will make full inquest into the Fort
Bend matters, and those who have SO
far played their game of intimidation,
confiscation and murder unmolested
will find that these crimes will not
pass even if perpetrated on republi-
can. Ferguson will be indicated
and the conspirators who have terror
lied Fort Bend county will be brought
to justice.
ST. LOUIS makes it mighty hot for
| those councilmen who voted for the
| gas steal. The INDIGNATION meetino