New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
NEW-YORK CITY ISTHEPLACE
CLAIMS OF THE METROPOLIS FOR THE
WORLDS FAIR ELOQUENTLY SET FORTH.
CONVINCING ARGUMENTS MADE DY MESsRS'
pEPEw. COCHRAN AND MILLER BEFORE
THE SENATE oUADRo-CENTENNIAL
COMMITTEE FACTS AND FIG
I'll STORY.
Inv rrrYGRArH TO THE TRIBUNE-y


URES THAT TELL THE STORY
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE largest crowd tlac
has yet been present at a hearing before the
Worlds Fair Committee made entrance ana exit
from the Senate receptiOnroom alike Impossible
this morning by the time Senator IIiscock raped
OH the table for order and stated that the case
for New-York would be presented by delegation
which had come from the metropolis for thaO
purpose SO closely packed were the auditors in
the room, and such was the pressure from the
outside, that the members of the committee were
themselves crowded out of their places about the
table. and were mingled unfortunately with
the rest of the listeners at the chairmans end
of the room New-York, of course, was most
largely represented at the hearing the visiting
DELEGATION alone numbering more than fifty. But
the partisans of Chicago and st. Louis were also
out in force to hear what the New-lOrk speakers
would say The fact that Chicago was to have
chance to present her claims imme lately after New
Yorks case was closed gave an additional interest
10 the speech-making, lending to the competition
something of the zest of joint debate.
The~New-York delegation was in itself an I'M
posing body of men. OF its spokeSmen, three
certainly. Mr.. Depew. Mr.. Cochran ana eA-
Senator Miller, came before the committee as men
of National reputation and high public character
with no touch about them of the local boomer
What they had TO say carried personal weight,
and the impression they made was pronounced
from the beginning. Simplicity and moderation
in the statement of facts were happily combined
with force and clearness of argument, and no
better or more convincing presentation OF the
claims of Ncw-Nork as a site Tor
the Exhibition could have been asked for
In dignity and lucidity 1t easily surpassed any
argument that had yet been laid before the
Committee while for compass and suggcstlveneSS
II was more than a match for all the others
put together If New-Iork does not get the
Fair it will not be for lack of concise and
learching statement Of the many conditions
natural and commercial. which conspre TO make
Manhattan Island an unrivalled site for the great
National and international Exhibition of 1892
The members of the delegation who did not
sneak gave the apprcciablc force of their presence
md their applause to the arguments of the
orators Mayor Grant as the chairman, occupied
seat near Senator IIiscock, and took an active
interest in the proceedings. EX-SecretarN Whit
nev had another conspicuous place, and was
occupied more or less with the order of the pro-
Cramme carried out by the delegation. Colonel
Elliott F. Shepard was in chair well To the
front, intent catching all that was SAID OF
done Scattered about the room, and more or
less separated by the pushing ana CHOW
ing of the crowd, were Sci tor
Evarts, Cornelius y. Bliss, John r rum
mer c. 7. Huntington. eN-Park commissioner
Waldo Hutchins +. l. Thurber. Ambrose SNOW
Fljlu Root. ]. Edward Simmons. John II. lhman,
General Daniel Buttcrted. Hugh y. Camp. Con
yressn.an r. p Flower. f. f Thorne and many
other representative New-(orlers Mayor CTc-ler'
Of Chicago. headed delegation OF ChicaSoanN'
who were anxious to profit by what the New.
York speakers might say--or forget 10 say. Near
him. in a big chair. Sat General j. C. Black,
the Physical Wreck who has now turned up
as Chicago boomer
MASTERLY ADDRESS OF MR.. DEPEW
Tlcrr was applause wien Mr.. Depcw got up
10 make the opening address The president ol
the Nc,y-Yorl, Central was in his best vein' ana
his humor and eloqucncc made his listeners ioi-
Get tie sitting heat of the room and the dlscoih'
forts of a constantly pushing and elbo"lnS crowd
His argument Was as follows
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the COMMITTEE
ANY American who visited the great Exhibition at
paris last summer was impressed with the fa'I u'i'
Here waS "a great necessity upon the people oi 'he
United states IN the future To have one "h''h
wo,d lie equal if not better. It va, iH all re-pecia
the most superb collection II the eVMeh'ea u inc
development Of different nations IN their arts Hou'
trjc, and mechauica al WORK which has ever been gain
cred The nations of Continental Europe Of Asa.
NJ Africa OF Great Britain and her dependencies rond
The GLOBE Mcx.co AID the south American republics
in their building, ald ln thelr exhibit iTe-c,ted su'
perb iIlu,t.atiou- E their product, aud ,hN.
The United states alone was utterly dehcIeit III
any adequate representation oi rs Ic7@ui T i'5 ~,
vcntiOns t- meca.i.'I power, i.c IN l'nir i, -
left upon the representative, oi the dlneFcH pc"pe'
Of the earth tuat America might nave Nd~t ara
great population ana free Institutions, hnt that iDE
Sommercla purpose. u the ntcr' mar 20 ut 'oihlNi
ties which the world needed. or .n supplying those
which required bT it, different maiAcN' ehc Wa
unequal t. the competition with oidei ha'lon,' me Inc
effect OF this has d. ncalcuabe injury 10 our
commercial future. The comm slohs aPP'itnuou p
fhe several governments and the merchant from all
parts Of the globc carried back to their people ac-
counts Of the products and manufactures whch can
not fail 10 be- enormously beneficial to the cou"tiirS
which were properly represented ana INJURIOUS to ,he
by the ordinary methods Of trade to place the United
States properly before the world.
THE FAIR A NECESSITY.
The largest manufacturing nation is compelled IN
Abe most marked and the quickest way TO exhibit lis
resources and skill. This only be done by an
international fair in the United states 50 comprehen
sive as to ftly present all that We have ana all tat
ue can do and 50 broadly national and hosptablc a,
,o invite and secure the attendance Of every other
nation so that at the threshold Of this discussion
we must dismiss the allacy which has been urged by
the advocates Of St. Louis and Chicago that this is -
national and not an international fair. Unless inter
national there is no purpose in holding IT, Inc mar
vellous development Of transportation lines ana
methOds of rapid communication within the nIted
States has put into the possession Of every market
intehgently the products ana opportunities oi tNtIE
Other maTte MAJ @ onT % n,arnaion or 10 our PROSPERITY
IL Is in this OF international falr, held for
the nnrpoe OF impressng upon the world the fact that
re Fsn simply tie articles needed for necessities
and It's Injuries, well and as artlstcally made ana
o. cbeanIy sold As they can be purchased anywhere
such an exhibition can be successfully held. NJ
The visitors from abroad will come first 70 New York
~ in addition TO the 5000 miles Of ocean travel there
Is presented them the further nccc,v of hreakug
bnk and travelling with their goods thousand miles
1pt the futp would rom