St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-12
The Claims Of Chicago and
New York Laid Before
Senator's.
Chauneey Depew Says Gotham
Alone Can Handle the
Great Enterprise.
Eayor Cregier Remarks that
the Windy City Would
Like to Try.
Sixteen Sovereign States
Speak Out in Favor Of
the Great West.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE o'clock
hain from New York this morning
brought to Washington a distinguished
party, the remainder of the worlds fair
committee, the first section of which
reached Washington last night. This
mornings arrival included Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Chauncey NJ Depew. Secre-
tary W. E. ID. Stokes. John c. Calhoun,
George II. Scott, E. c. Stanton, Abe
Schwartz. Lewis C.Beacn, Evan Thomas,
George A. Post, ii. l.. Smith, Fl. s. Men
delsohn, E. q. Blackford and Edward
Cooper. They were driven to the Ar
lington where they breakfasted and at
9:30 they took carriages and were driven
to the capitol where Senator Hiscock's
committee on the quadri-centennia was
to meet at 10 o'clock. The senate COM
mlttee met shortly after 10 o'clock.
Chauncey NJ. Depew opened the hear
Ing. He said that there 100 of New
York's leading citizens present repre-
senting every business interest. He de-
Ecribed the great Paris exposition, and
spoke Of the impression made by the eX-
hibit there and of the wisdom of hold
ing like exposition in this country. 1t
being settled that this was to be
a PURELY NATIONAL AFFAIR
now came the question where it should
be held. international eXpositionS. he
said, had never been success unless
held at the metropolis of the country.
If the citizens of st. Louis, Chicago and
Washington would lay aside local pref
ndices and view the matter with fair
mind, they would realize that they
would not go to fair held in any
smaller city of Great Britain or Europe,
but if the fair was held at London or
Paris .or Berlin all would 60. New
York, he said. was without doubt the
metropolis of the United States. There
was not an industry, he said. that had
started, or wished TO start, that did not
come to New York and establish its
headquarters. 1t was, he said, the great
financial barometer of the United
States. Unless great numbers visit the
fair daily it is failure and no other
city could supply the number of con-
slant daily visitors that New York could
supply. 1t was very we'll to draw cir
cles demonstrating that Chicago or St.
Louis was the center of greater popu-
iatiOn than was New York. He was born
at Peekskill, on the Hudson. A circle
drawn around that place, he said, in
cluded many great cities, and repre-
sented great number of people; but
Peekskill was not an aspirant for the
fair. Within what constitutes the cities
of New York, Jersey City, ETC., ETC., you
have three Chicagoes.
EIGHT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
In the vicinity could visit the fair at
New York for sum of not more than
81, and from that down to five cents.
On the transportation problem, he said.
depended largely the success of the fair.
Two hundred thousand people wishing
TO go home from st. Louis OF Chicago
could not disperse at the rate of more
than $4,000 per hour. and this would
take eight hours, and the next day the
fair would close. New York could dis
tribute the crowd more rapidly than
was done at Paris. Referring to the
financial problem, he said that the eX-
position could not go on credit. 1t
would not be possible to sell bonds,
so the "chromo business" could not
be success. Chicago and st. Louis
had guaranter funds of 81, 600, 600 each.
New York a collectible assessment of
S5.300,000. The bill was now ready to
be presented to the New York legisla-
ture, authorizing the expenditure of
$l0,000.00O which he said would pass
without adiSsenting voice. On the sub
ject of climate lie said that every citi-
zen of Washington, Chicago, and st.
Louis, who had the means, was in New
York in July and August, to esca pc the
heat. Neither Washington nor Chi
cago nor st. Louis had facilities for ac-
cOmmOdating the immense crowds that
are sure to come. The farmer and la
bOrer he said were the people we want
to educate by holding such fair. Those
who were poor and could not afford the
expense of travel. and those We're the
people who could, and would come 10
New York. AS to the sectional claim
made by other cities, his answer to that
was that there were more Southern
people in the clubs of New York than
in any six clubs in the South. The
same was true of Ohio, he said. and one
of the great club members had Just Deen
ELECTED TO THE SENATE.
(applause). In conclusion Mr.. Depew
said that there was Only one city in
which the fair could be held. There
was no room for speculation about its
Identity-that city was New York ICON
tinued applause). EX-Congressman
Bourke Cochrane followed Mr.. Depew.
He reviewed at length the hotel and
transportation possibilities of the COM
peting cities, and said that New York
was the only city i'll the union that
could possibly accommodate the crowds
that must make the exposition a sue
cess. Every one who came to the eX-
position from abroad, would visit the
capital OF the nation, and see the great
national legislature in session. He paid
a warm tribute to Senator Sherman,
whose long term of service he said. dis
proved the old saying that republics
were ungrateful. The man who visited
Washing to view the city alone, he said,
would see it to better advantage than If
he came here to an exposition. He
would see That the national capital was
not the source of popular power. but
the exempliication of it. New
York, he said laid no claim
to the exposition. He believed
that all of the competing cities were
modest enough to echo this sentiment,
and to SUBMIT the question entirely to
the Judgment of congress. Returning
TO the question of the capacity of the
cities competing, Mr.. Cochrane said
that the 100000 people who would visit
the exposition every day would not be
noticed on the streets of New York, or
In its hotels. In conclusion he said that
New York, the gateway OF the com
mer ce of the United States. lying on
borders of that ocean which Columbus
crossed. laid before the committee,
NOT 4 CLAIM, But a STATEMENT
Of its advantages, and it was willing to
leave the decision Of the question to the
calm, unbiased judgment of the COM
mittee and Of congress. At 12:40 the
committee took recess to l Is. to give
seVeral Of the members an opportunity