The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-09-04
The ri-CentenniaI Exposition.

The OuadrI Centennial Exposition.
THE newspaper press of Michigan is
unit in favor of Chicago as the loca-
ton of the Worlds Exposition of 1892,
and this universal preference is based
on logical grounds, as: Chicago has
more room; is more easy Of access To a
vast majority of the people of the United
States; has greater amount of hotel
accommodations than any city in
America; is the terminus of nearly one
third the entire railroad mileage of the
United States its telegraphic facilities
are unequaled; its people alert, enter
prising, wide-wake, liberal; its news
papers the ablest conducted of any on
this continents; its financial resources
absolutely unlimited, and the health of
the city at all seasons of the year excel
lent But il was left for the Lansing
Republican To advance the one especial
argument in favor of Chicago, or, rather,
in explanation of why Michigan es-
poused the cause of Chicago SO warmly,
and as the Republicans whole article is
very readable, we reproduce it:
IF Michigan wanted the worlds fair,
Chicago would at once perceive the pro-
prieiy Of taking rear pew. But Mich
igan dosen't want it; and as Michigan
is western state, her citizens are over
whelmingly in favor of locating the
fair i'm the western central part of this
country. 1t should be located near the
great heart of the nation, where the
products and peoples of every nook and
corner of this North American empire
can easily come together.
For this purpose there is no more
natural and convenient center (outside
Of Michigan than Chicago Other
western and southern cities possess adj
vantages, but they are not bidding for
this prize and are favoring Chicago.
Again, every Michigan man is at
home in Chicago. Michigan has almost
built Chicago, in its leisure moments,
as it were. 1t is mostly made from
Michigan stone and lumber. Its peo-
pie have been fed from Michigan soil.
A Chicagoan would reject at once a
suggestion that he could obtain rs salts
factory results from bed, chair or Ia
BILE manufactured outside of Michigan.
A Chicago infant could not secure a
| &c 4.
from any but Michigan fruits, nor OBJ
tain refreshing sleep in cradle or cot
that did not bear a Michigan trade
mark. Chicago sends as many lobby
lists to the Michigan legislature as De.
troit, Grand Rapids or Saginaw. These
are few unmistakable proofs of the
vim, enterprise, liberality and wealth
of Chicago, which incline Michigan to
favor her claims to the big fair, and
render it an eminently proper and
neighborly act for the Michigan press
and people To extend to her IA kindly
and helping hand. She has the site;
the facilities for safe and rapid trans
pOftatlOn, anu LOT comfortably enter
tanning an army of visitors, and the pride
To make the affair Il success.
"Some of the statements contained
i'm the editorial circular must be regard
eel as sort of poetic license" how
ever. Chicago climate is fair, as a rule
Michigan lies To the north and east, and
the prevailing summer breezes are from
that direction. Ii has an unlimited
water supply, but its purity is not SC
abundantly attested rs the circular
would imply. The fluid is, however
well adapted for navigation, culinary
and laundry purposes, and if pure Oh
medicinal waters are essential for any
purpose, Michigan, with its thousand.
of pure and sparkling streams and
springs, lies directly opposite-a short
and delightful sail which no visitor
could afford to miss.
New York and Washington are
quite essential to this country for com
mercial, diplomatic and strategetic pur
poses, but fol- worlds fair, Chicago j,
superior to either"