The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-17

COLUMBUS. ana closed his re.
marks by saying that II II should he
concluded to hold the Exposition else.
where than In the N tional capital,
the citizens Of tho District Of C0lum.
bia would mako every excrtiOn, by
money OF otherwise, 70 make II . mag.
niflcent success.
Mr.. Anderson. secret Try Of the Ma.
tlOna, Board Of Promotion Of the Three
Americas Exposition, opened the argu.
ments. lie said he represented a coni.
mittee Of citizens from all the States
and Territories who, under the name
Of q board Of promo ion, had been act.
ing In the matter for the last three or
four years. 1le summarized ths pro-
visions Of tho bills introduced by Sen.
atOrs German and Faulkner aud argued
that the buildings to lie erected for tho
fair should be permanent and should
be under Government control. II
should be In the nature Of u museum,
free Of charge and not an exhibit Of
perishabls property. The two leading
features Of the Exposition were these:
First-TO commemorate n great his.
tOricsl even, the discovery Of America
by Columbus; and second the CONNER.
cial idea, which might bc called the
three Americas trade movement. The
details Of the plan were 10 he left tn y
Government commission. lilo $ IMPLY
advocated tho general proposition and
idet which, no thought, was enter
tained by the people ut largc--that the
expense Of the Exposition should be un.
iertaken by the Nation. 1t was evi.
dent that the whole people were ready
and anxious to celebrate the great
event ana thought that the National
capital was the only proper site.
The reasons for selecting Washing
ton. the speaker said, were numerous.
Washington was the city Of the Nation
and all the cities Of the G. un,ry, st.
Louis, Chicago and New York, by
which no meant the people Of these
cities. had more control Ia regulating
the affairs Of the District Of Columbia
than its wi residents had. II was
the truly representative American city.
II was composed Of IL habitants Of all
tho States and Territories 1t was
governed by the people OF the United
States through their Representatives
in Congress. There would 10 no waste
IN having the Exhi, ition here. because
whatever buildings would 10 erected
for II would I've needei for all time. II
was q, ident that tho Exposition would
have to 90 to the Go fernment Or else
the Government would have u 70 To
the Exposition and no thought IL
digniiicd that the Exposition should
come IL the 5. ut of Government, There
was In the heart OF the city n park
more accessible than any Park in any
city In the world, extending from the
Capitol ~ the Washington monument.
This park included 800 acres and could
no increased by 10 acres more from
tho Potomac fats. Wharves could be
established OF the Z 1tomac river where
exhibits could be landed from all parts
Of the world.
As 10 hotel accommod ,tions Mr..
Anderson said that there Wan no city In
tho world 80 elastic in hotel facilities.
The city of Washington was practical.
y u boarding house. 1t Was accus-
toned IL 10 transformed into u board.
ing house on great occasions. There
had been any difficulty In that re-
spect at inaugural ceremonies or ,the,
great conventions .r gatherings. ~
the recent tricnnial conclave Of the
knights Tcmplar 10000 strangers
were accommodated, and thcrs were
from 900 10 1000 rooms lef, uncalled
for at the bureau Of information.