St. Paul daily globe., 1890-01-09
BEST CITY ON EARTH.
Such Is st. Louis, According
to Some of Her Best
Citizens.
They Toot Their Horns Before
Hiscoek's Quadri-Centen-
nial Committee.
st. Louis Wants the Worlds
Fair, and Wants It
Badly.
Six Available Sites, and Mon.
ey to Erect All Necessary
Buildings.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The uuadrI
centennial committee of the senate, Of
which Mr.. HiScOck is chairman, began
its hearings to-day. There were pres.
ent Senators Hlscock, Gray, Wilson, Of
owa, Farwell, Eustis, Hawley, Stan.
ford. Kenna, Cameron and Vest. The
st. Louis delegation was given the first
hearing. Among the prominent MEM
bers of the delegation present were:
Hon. ID. r. Francis, governor of Mis-
souri,; E. o. Stanard, Charles Il. Jones,
z. q. Rainwater, George Balm, E. s.
Rowse, Nathan Cole, Thomas G. Fletcher.
Norman j. Coleman, James D. Broad
head. j. q. Prather, W. NJ. Price, Lew
erett Bell, r. a. Campbell and Hon. S.
G. Brock. The chairman stated that
there was no limit to speeches. but that
1t was generally expected that no city
wot.ld require more than an hour and a
half, and that all replies would be filed
with the committees i'll writing. Gov.
Francis first addressed the committee.
He spoke of the unanimity of sentiment
throughout the United States in favor
OF holding an international exposition
commemorative of the discovery Of
America. He said that ST. Louis made
LO I1C IllOuSnL GHaU lnl9
question should be raised above
THE PLANE OF SECTIONALISM,
Gov. Francis then introduced Charles
Ii. Jones. chairman of the executive
committee, of st. Louis. Mr.. Jones ex-
planned at length the advantages Of
location possessed by st. Louis. He
had nothing to say in disparagement OF
any city. One of the cities in competi-
ton based its claims on its proximity
to the seabOard. 1t would make no diff
ference to the foreign exhibitor in what
part OF America the worlds fair should
be held. Mr.. Jones explained at length
the rail and river transportation adyan-
tages of ST. Louis. He SAID that while
other cities were hunting for avail
able sites, st. Louis offered six
sites. st. Louis had put in the
first claim to the worlds fair, and
was the first site suggested. Mr.. His
cock said he would like the st. Louis
COMMITTEES to file detailed estimate of
cost, and the number of buildings
needed. E. o. Stanard, chairman of
the finance committee of ST. Louis, said
he had laudable pride in the progress
and development of the Mississippi VAL
ley within the last half century. Within
the 500-mile radius of st. Louis were the
capitals of thirteen commonwealth.
They would be loyal to ST. Louis if st.
Louis should be made the site of the
worlds fair, Just as st. Louis would be
loyal to herself and to the nation if any
other city should be selected. He
dwelt at length on the central loca-
ton, of st. LOUISE No one, he said, would
think of holding worlds fair in the ex-
treme South or the extreme North. The
people OF the West had built up the sea-
board. with the business they had given
New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
He thought the holding of the fair in st.
Louis would be a grand thing for the
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH.
The people of st. Louis wanted more
Yankees and more of the people of the
South to get together On common ground.
The people of st. Louis were half Yam
KEGS and half SOutherners. and they had
assimilated so thoroughly that
you could not tell one from the
other. Qaughter9 The actual
money guaranteed by st. Louisians.
Mr.. Stanard said. now exceeded $1,000
600. and subscriptions were coming in
at the rate of $4,000 day: while the
act of the city of st. Louis in permitting
the use of Forest park as site was
equal to subscription of S1,000,000
more. The hearing concluded at noon,
when the committee adjourned to Fri
day. On that day the Washington COM
mittee will present its claims, and Sat-
urday New York and Chicago will be
heard.
CHICAGO'S FLANK MOVEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE action Of
the house committee on foreign affairs
yesterday in deciding to consider the
worlds fair bill has caused a lively
commOtiOn among the representatives
of the cities striving to secure the fair.
The impression IS growing that the Chi
cago people have scored an advantage
in getting the bill before a committee
supposed to lean in their favor, and the
other claimants are reSentful over what
they regard as breach of the spirit of
the agreement entered into by the four
cities. This morning Representative
Flower saw Speaker Reed. and getting
him to call several members of the COM
mittee on rules together requested in
behalf of New York. Washington and
st. Louis that immediate provisions be
made for the appointment of q select
committee to consider the worlds fair
bill, and relieve the foreign affairs
committee of its self-imposed duty. The
committee on rules will probably report
upon the request Tomorrow. At pres
ent some of the members think we'll Of
a proposition to report to the house
something in the nature of a set of in
to the foreign affairs COM
mittee which will direct it to formulate
a bill setting the time for the worlds
fair, and making a suitable appropria-
tion to meet the expense, but leaving to
the house the selection of the place
where tha fair is fO he held