Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-21
THE EXPOSITION OF 1892.
Arranging for the Meeting OF the Ma
tional Board of Promotion.

WASHINGTON THE CHOICE OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE CHEERING STATEMENTS MADE By
SECRETARY ANDERSON TO A MEETING OF THE
LOCAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD LAST EVENING.
Last evening the local members Of the ma
tional board of promotion Of the Three Ameri-
cas- exposition of 1892 held meeting at the
headquarters In Wizards hotel There was a
good attendance of representative citizens.
The three members Of the board of District
Commissioners were present, and also Thomas
E. Waggaman, ex-Commissioner Webb, E. G..
Davis, Postmaster Ross, B. H. Warner, DR.. j..
NJ. Toner, John Joy Edison, E. Kurtz Johnson,
]. II. Magruder, Lawrence Gardner, Archibald
Greenlees, NJ. L Weller, E. Morrison, Hallet
Kiibouru, Allison Naylor, Robert Christy,
George E. Lemon, w. B. Moses James T. Worm
ley and others. Commissioner Douglass pre-
sided.
THE MEETING OF THE BOARD.
The secretary, Mr.. A. d. Anderson, stated
that the object Of the meeting was to discuss
the arrangements for the proposed meeting in
this city on the 23d of October of the national
board of promotion. Mr.. Anderson said that
1t was not the intention to make the exposition
local affair, and for this reason the members
OF the board were not confined to citizens of
this city. He said that fifty-one governors of
states had accepted positions on the board and
eighty-one boards of trade had appointed rep.
resentatives. 1t was proposed now to call
these members together and consult upon a
plan for presentation to Congress at its next
session. This would give national character
to the movement in favor Of the selection OF
this city. Mr.. Anderson said that work in the
interests of this city was begun about three
years ago.
IN FAVOR OF THIS CITY.
Recently, however, other cities had come
into the field, but he believed that nearly the
entire country was in favor of holding the ex-
position in this city. Washington. he said, is
the second choice of those whose local interests
caused them to give their preference to New
York, Chicago. or st. Louis. New York, how
ever, he said, had as yet done but little toward
advancing its own interests. and he did not
consider that city really in the field. st. Louis
and Chicago were putting forth great efforts,
but each of these cities would rather have the
exposition held in Washington than in the
rival place. He did not think that these places
would combine either against New York or
Washington. He thought that going before
Congress with request from a body consti-
tuted as the national board of promotion is
would place the movement in favor of this city
on national basis and give it a standing be-
lore Congress that the other candidates would
not have.
BUILDING FOR THE MEETING.
Mr.. Thomas E. Waggaman rendered the use
OF the building known as the New York avenue
skating rink as meeting place for the national
board and it was accepted. A committee, con-
sisting of NJ. N. Parker, Thos. E. Waggaman
and b. II. Warner, was appointed to raise
$1,000 to meet the expenses of the board during
the winter, and A. d. Anderson, Hallet Kill
bourn and George c. Gorham were appointed a
committee to draw up bill for presentation to
Congress with instruction to have the matter
prepared before the meeting of the national
board in October.
In further discussion of the subject reference
was made to the large sums of money that
would be expended in this city in the event the
exposition is held here. These advantages
Mr.. Anderson said he believed were appreci-
ated. Within six months after the opening of
the exposition he thought that not less than
500 100000 would be put in circulation.
THE POPULAR CHOICE.
Mr.. Anderson spoke Of the popular votes
taken by the New York Independent, the Man
ufacturer Record and Public Opinion, all Of
which showed that Washington was the favored
place with the people.
After further informal discussion the meet
ing adjourned until the early part of October,
when the arrangements for the sessions of the
national board and tine banquet will be COM
pleted,