The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-21
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Debate in the House of Rep
reSentatives
ON THE SELECTION OF A SITE.
The Claims Of the. Four Competitors st
Louis PretensiOns to be the Nursery
of Virtue.


worlds fair. The galleries were filled
with spectators. The usual preliminary
routine of business was transacted with
show Of Impotence. A message from the
President was read relative to the Sisseton
and Wahpeton Indian agreement
Morrill,, of Kansas, presented the confer
ence report on the Senate bill to increase
the pensions of helpless soldiers. The
agreement makes the proposed increase
take effect from the date of the passage of
the bill or the issue of the surgeons certif-
icate. Morrill, explained that the bill in
volved the expenditure of four hundred
thousand or four hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars for this year. The report was
adopted.
Gambler, of Massachusetts, explained
how the time was to be divided: one hour
to the chairman (himself) and one hour to
each of the four contending cities. To-
morrow the opponents of any bill were to
have one hour and the remainder of the
day is to be divided between the represen
tatives Of the four cities
Mills, of Texas, demanded half of the
time in behalf of the opponents of the bill.
Gambler offered to give the opposition
two hours, but Mills did not think that a
fair decision.
The speaker said the question was two
fold: First, as to whether fair should be
held; second, at what point. The chair
thought the debate should be SO arranged
ag to give the fullest information to the
House upon the point it desired to ex-
plain.
Gambler took the floor and opened the de-
bate. Gambler proceeded in an impartial
way to explain the provisions of the two
bills. One was intended for use in case
the fair should go to New York. Chicago or
st. Louis and provided for the appropria-
ton by government of 81, 100000 to make
its own exhibit. The other was drawn for
Washington, and if held here, the money
would be raised by the district government
by the issue of bonds.
Flower, of New York, followed in behalf
OF New York. He believed the selection
OF New York meant the greatest possible
success to the undertaking. New York
would assume the financial responsibility
and make the fair success. A site was
ready for use containing 800 acres: no
other city had met this question of site
and solved it. New York is the halfway
station between the greater part of this
country and the world. The American
manufacturer and agriculturist would have
greater Incentives to exhibit his wares and
products i'm New York city than any other.
be reason OF the fact he would havea larger
local assemblage to be instructed and bene-
ted, and by reason of the further fact that
his goods would be thrown into comparison
with the wares and products in the great
commercial exchange of the continent.
therefore, with guarantee on the part of
New York for the pecuniary success of the
fair, with its dense population, many points
OF interest, ample Accommodations for visi-
tors and beautiful site in lands, New York
was better prepared than any other CITY.
He asked if the House was prepared to vote
from the treasury five or ten million dollars
Tor the location of the fair at Chicago St
Louis or Washington, when it could locate
IL IN New York without any appropriation
| except for government exhibits In con,
cluslon, Flower announced that he had Just
received telegra N to the effect that Gov
ernor Hill had signed the fair bill
Mr.. Hit said that Chicago surpassed
any other place in the facilities for travel
and ability to care for people. The hotels
were on an enormous scale and had never
been overtaXed. The city was accessible
to the mining regions of Pennsylvania and
the great agricultural belts of the west.
Commerce was carried on there on the
grandest scale by land and water Chi
| cagos tonnage was second in size among
American cities. The site at Chicago was
all ready, the lands were level and no pre-
paration was required. 1t would leave a
great empty space in the treasury after
New York had blasted away enough rocks
to afford site. Placed in the in
terror the fair would be visited by
many more people than if placed
at tide water. The people of Chicago were
enthusiastic, they were not pickering
among themselves. What preparation Of
attendants at the fair would be composed
of foreign visitors! Perhaps one to fifty
thousand at most. He expected that 15.
0OO, 600 Americans would attend the fair.
Wouldit be proper to require 1000, 900 peo-
pie to travel to the extreme edge of the
country as they would have to do if the
fair were held in New York?
Adams, of Illinois, said the people of
Chicago, workingmen, business men and
capitalists. all agreed in asking Congress
! to allow the great celebration of 1892 to he
held in their city They were prepared to
meet responsibility; the world knew they
have habit of succeeding in what they
undertake. Chicago had many advantages
as location for the exhibition. Chicago
could guarantee the financial success of
the undertaking. They had raised s., OOO.-
600 by voluntary subscription and were
about to raise s., 600 more by the issue
OF bonds. Another guarantee was that
the subscription fund, while it came mainly
from Chicago, came also from outside,
nearly every state in the union being
represented.
McCreary, of Kentucky, earnestly ar
gued In favor OF Chicago, saying that the
three greatest national celebrations ever
held in this country had been held in the
east, and that it was now the turn of the
west. He argued that the fair should not
be held on the rim of the country, butin the
interior
Cutcheon, of Michigan, spoke warmly in
favor of Chicago, which, he said was the,
most marvellous city, the world had ever
looked upon. Il
Taylor, of Illinois, said there was a great
country in the west, of which the people of
New York knew little, and he desired the
fair in the west to educate the people of
New York. He concluded by telling of the
wealth of tie country surrounding Chicago
and the patronage which could be expected
to be bestowed upon the fair if held there.
Perkins, of Kansas, said that Chicago
was the proper place for the fair. If this
was to be European fair, let us go to
London. Applause. If it was to be for
the benefit of the patriotic citizens of this
country it should go to the great interior
city. Representatives of the great indus
tries of the country should hold there an
exposition that would be an honor to the
country.
Lawler, of Illinois, said he held petit
ton signed by thousands of workingmen
OF every city in the union, except New
York, asking that the exposition be 10.
Gated at Chicago. He detailed her adj
vantages.
Chapman. of Michigan, followed in a
glowing tribute to Chicago, the present