The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-11
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Arguments In Favor Of Locating II
III 8 Worlds Fair In That City. jy a

lHsSuueHth I" EANoF FOt ~ AuCuliHk tne
BiSt y Worlds Fair In That City. ,5'I
W ARLINGTON. Jan. 10 .-j The second
hearing on the selection Of the site ffor
the Squadro centennial exposition was
held this morning In the Sladies' recep:
ton room In the Senate wing OF the Cap.
itol, when The claims of Washington
were presented. There we're present Of
the committee Senators IIiscock, Chair.
man, Hawley, Farwell,l Wilson, OF Iowa,
Colquitt, Ransom and Vest. Mr.. Doug:
lass, one OF the District Commissio sioners,
stated the order. In which the arguments
will abe presented, and closed his re-
marks by saying that II II should be con.
Guided to build the exposition elsewhere
than in tho olnational capitol the citizens
-ot.the District Of Columbia would make
every exertion by money or otherwise
to .makeit q magnificent success. 4; n; E;
Mr.. Anderson Secretary OF tho Ma
tional Board OF Promotion OF the Three
Americas Exposition, opened the argu-
ments. u lie said he represented a CON.
mittee Of citizens from all tho States and
Territories, who, under the name OF a
Board Of Promotion, have been acting In
the matter for i the last three. or. four
years. 80 He summarized the provisions
OF the bills introduced by. Senators Cor
man and Faulkner, and argued that tho
buildings to be erected for the fair should
be- permanent and should be under gov.
eminent control. II 1t should be in the
nature OF a museum free OF charge, and
not nm exhibit Eof perishabls property.
The two; leading features Of the exposi-
tion were = I; ~ FF.tl
FEATURES OF THE EXPOSITION.
n One--To commemorate "a great his.
torical eyent-the discovery Of America
by, Columbus;: and Y
Il second-The commercial idea, which
might be called the three A mericas trade
movement. The details OF the plan were
to be left to the governments He simply
advocated the general proposition and
idea which he thought was entertained
blythe people at large, that the expenses
Of the exposition should be undertaken
by the nation. ~ -
81 1t was evident that the whole people
were ready and anxious to cclebriltc the
great event and thought Tint the M
tional Capital was Sthc only proper site.
The reasons for selecting Washington
were numerous. Washington was the
city OF the nation, and all OF the cities OF
the country. 1t was Z the Ecitysof iSt.
Louis, Chicago and Il New York u by
which he meant that the people OF these
cities had more control in regulating the,|
affairs Of the District OF / Columbia. than
its own residents had. & It was truly a
representative American city. 1T was
composed OF inhabitants Of all the States
and Territories. /. It was governed by. the
people Of the entire United States
through their Representatives. in Con-
gress. There would be no waste ii haV-
ing the exhibition Ehcre, because what
ever buildings would sbe erected for it
would be needed for all time for govern
ment5 purposes. tt was evident that
the exposition would have to 60 to the
government or else '.the government
would have to so to. the exposition, and
he thought i'll more dignifedS that the
exposition should Come to sthe seat OF
government. ~ 81. 35jss