Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-09
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Chicago Boomers Have Scored a
Point in the HOuse


WASHINGTON, January Sth-The action of .he
House Committee on Foreign Affairs in decid-
ing TO consider the Worlds Fair bill has caused
lively commoiion among the representa-
tives OF the cities that are striving to secure the
fair.
The impression is growing that the Chicago
people nave scored an advantage in getting a
Dill before the committee that is supposed to
lean in their favor. and the other claimants are
resentf1l over what they regard as a breach OF
the spirit of the agreement entered into by the
four cities.
This morning Representative Flower saw
Speaker Reed, and getting him to cali several
members OF the Committee on Rules together,
earnestly requested on behalf of New York,
Washington and t. Louis that immediate pro-
vision be made for the appointment of Select
committee TO consider the Worlds FAIR bill,
ana relieve the Foreign Affairs Committee OF It's
self-imposed task.
The Committee on Rules will probably act on
the request to morrow. At present some of the
members think well of the proposition to re-
port to the House something in the nature of a
set OF instructions to the Foreign Affairs Com
mlitee which viii direct it to formulate bill
setting the time Tor the Worlds Fair and max
ing suitable appropriation to meet the ex-
pense, but leaving TO the House the selection of
the place where The fair is to be held
WASHINGTON. January Sth.-The Senate Spe-
cial Committee on the Worlds Fair of 1892 met
this morning and decided that st. Louis be
heard to-day, Chicago tomorrow, Washington
Friday and New York Saturday.
Governor Francis opened the discussion on
behalf of st. Louis. He said he and the gentle
men with him came TO represent people who
were hospitable by instinct, and were schooled
IL entertaining. they could not convince the
committee that st. Louis was well able to take
charge of the great International Exposition
they would not .ay claim to it. They believed
that great good would accrue to the nation from
the location OF the fair at St Louis.
He was followed by Colonel C. II. Jones of st.
Louis, who spoke in high eulogy of that city.
He hoped every foreign visitor 10 the coming
exposition would visit Washington and see
for himself the home and workings of the
Federal Government, but while that foreign
visitor contemplated il, he would naturally ask:
whence comes the d. mamie force that propels
and the wealth that supports that popular en-
gine2' ana the exposition would point him di-
reetly to the wonderful Mississippi valley, the
principal seat of the nations Productions and
where, in a not far distant day, would be found
populatinn far out1umbering the teeming
millions of Europe. In that valley lay ST. Louis
the central metropolis otis distributing system
st. Louis asked the committee to consider
thess facts in locating the Worlds Fair. One
OF the competing cities (meaning New York;
point. TO The ease with which that city could
be reached by foreign visitors. II the desire
was TO make good impression on foreigners
then question ally the fair should be held near
the center OF the nations productivenesS and
power. Ii was question Of population which
should determine the location of the Exposition
and not the Preference OF a CorporaPs guard of
foreigners who might possibly be induced to at
tGLu it III GOuuScJlDu Win the population ne
asked attention 10 the map hung in the Com
mitiee room, with circles of a radius of 800 miles
around the cities of New York, Chicago and st.
Louis. That map shows, he said, the popula-
ton of 20,lt0.000 around New York, 2l, 700 600
around Chicago and % 050 around st. Louis.
These figures were based on the census of 1850.
Taking the population OF the present time New
York would represent % 000 600, Chicago q, Co.,
600 and st. Louis $4,000 900.
The speaker then took up the question of
transportation facilities and showed that the
railroad mileage within the New York circle
was 81 miles. within the Chicago circle
5000 miles ard the st. Louis circle 10000 miles.
That meant that not only was there larger
popu alton within easy reaching distance of st.
Louis, but that it has very markt d advantage
over the other cities, and that this was indie
pendent of 300 miles OF river navigation con-
nected by the Mississippi river with the wharves
of st, Louis.
Jones spoke at some length of the admirable
sites around ST. Louis, of the abundant water
supply. hotel accommodations, etc ard closed
by sayi that should ST. Louis petition be de-
MED she will not retire sulking, but VIII ad-
dress herself promptly to set in motion the re-
sources of her trade territory.
Ex Governor Standard followed Mr.. Jones in
brief address, after which the committee adj
journed uatil Friday, when Washington repre-
sentaJives will be heard.