Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-17
Representatives of These Two Great
Cities Present Their Claims
for the Worlds Fair.
Chauncey NJ. Depew Leads Off With
a Statement Of New YOrk's
Advantages.
Mayor Cregier, Of Chicago, Makes a
Telling Speech for the Garden
City Of the West.
But Thos. Bryan Makes the Speech
OF the Day III Favor Of
Chicago.
New York and ChicapO.

New York and Chicago,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Mr.Chauncey M.
Dcpew opened for New York to day on
the worlds fair arguments. A great
crowd speedily exhausted the accommoda-
tons of the senat room. He said that
every citizen who had attended the Paris
exposition felt the necessity for holding
one here, which should be its equal, il it
did not excel it. At that exhibition every
country was splcndidly represented ex-
cept the United States. The general i'm
preston was that we were deficient in skill
and in competition for the trade
of the world. A representative of
Great Britain, anxious to be polite,
had said, ''YCur presentation of
pctritied wood is absolutely unequaled in
this great show" tLaughter.) The speak
er argued that to be a success a great sair
should be held in the metropolis of a coun-
try. lie said people would not 20 to exhi-
billions held in Manchester tr Lyons, or
Genoa, or Leipsi":, They demanded that it
should be held in London, Paris
Rome and Berlin if a fair was to be held in
Great Britain, France. Italy, or Germany.
New York was certainly the metropolis of
the United States. In regard to the circle
business. which had very little bearing on
the matter. within the limits Of New
York, Brooklyn and Jersey City, were
three Chicagos. New York could gather
aud distribute a large ROW more rapidly
than was done at Paris. In regard to the
final claims that Chicago and st. Louis had
memorial funds of 100000 each. New
York had S5,3OO,OOO. A bill was now ready
authorizing the expenditure OF $10,O 00, 900,
and was now before the legislature, which
would pass it without a dissenting voice.
The Paris exposition had cost SlO,00O,000;
ours would cost $12, 100000. Unless that
much was in sight'it would be a failure.
EX-COngressman Bourke Cochrane, of
New York. then reviewed at length the
transportation possibilities of the COM
peting cities and said New York could
alone accommodate crowds big enough to
make the exposition a success. The $780,
900 people who would visit it every day
would not be noticed or the streets of New
York.
CHICAGo'S CLAIMS.
Mayor Cregier, of Chicago, in presenting
the claims of that city, said they were
deeply in earnest i'll the belief that the ex-
position should be held in the far west.
There was no rivalry between the empire
city of America and the empire city of the
great west. The Chicago people were ac-
tuated by higher motives. and desired the
greatest good to the greatest number. New
York was the grand gateway of the nation
and they recognized her greatness. She
was doubtless able to meet every demand
made upon her, but so was Chicago. She
had progressed not only materially, but in
the arts and III culture. New York had
been maturing and growing for two hun
dred years while Chicago was only fifty.
three years, when that tifty-three years
was wiped out by the most terrible calam-
accomplished what she had accomplished
in eighteen years. Tn whole country was
proud that such a thing had occurred
under the benign influence of this great
government. Remember the thousands of
square miles on the other side of the Allie
gheny mountains and the great Chain of
lakes. New York must not forget she
must depend for future progress II great
ness on the fertile fields OF the west. Chi
cago, who had grappled so successfully
with many problems, should not be set
aside in her claims for this great EXPOSE
ton. Chicago wanted it and was ready to
meet every requirement. The west must
be noticed, and it was no presumption
when he said he spoke for the sovereign
states OF the new west.
SPEECH OF THE DAY.
Thos. B. Bryan was the next speaker.
He said that matters had changed within
the last four weeks. A few weeks ago
New York had hesitated and had made
known that hesitation, whether it was
worth her imperial dignity for a committee
to leave that grand city to come to the cap.
ital of the nation to ask a favor of con-
gress. The representatives of other cities
were glad to meet that coy maiden in a
spirit Of the heartiest fraternity. 1t was
enough for New York that they had De-
pew. Now let Chicago have the fair.
Could any fair minded man say that the
site selected by New York was a proper
site? 1t was rather a denier resort. 1t
was not a right location for a worlds fair.
There We're physical changes in the way
which would require a vast expenditure to
overcome. Chicago had thousands Of acres
at the disposal of the exposition. There
was beautiful scenery around New York,
The farmers of the country had been
abominably treated at every exposition in
New York. They, by an overwhelming
majority, were in favor of Chicago. New
York had appropriated ten acres for agri-
cultural exhibits. One single melted animal
his contempt at such a pitiful appropriation.
Ten acres, what for? For the vast do.
main Of America, South America and Mex
leo. Put to tho popular vote in England,
france, Germany ana SCOtland-ho paused
when he said England, because he was
not sure-Chicago would lead by such a
majority as would startle even the proud
est citizen of the great metropolis of New
York. (Laughter.) He referred to the
efforts of New York papers to raise fair
funds, and said they had finally gone
down on their knees and said, brother
Chauncey, come and help u.s." and Brother
Chauncey went to a banquet, with other
rich men, and said, "Come down with the
dust or we are gone" (Laughter.) New
York was unequal to the occasion. The
capacity of the roads and of the hotels was
already overtaxed. He pleaded not for
Chicago, but for the west, for the miner,
the agriculturist, the manufacturer and
the lumberman. Miners from the mines of
the west and south had written to urge
him to stand by them in this fight. he re-
ferred in terms of highest eulogy to the
great men Of the wes-Lincoln and Grant
and said that he wanted the people of
the east to see refuted the proposition of
Herodiras that any country that
is possessed Of rich soil never
yielded a crop of heroes. The west had a
claim; it was her turn; she had waited pa
! tlently and long. The west had bowed in
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