The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-09

The senate special committee on the
worlds fair OF lS.i2. met this morning and
decided that ST. Louis be heard to-day. Chi
olgo tomorrow, Washington Friday, aud
New York saturday. Gov. Francis opened
the discussion on behalf OF ST. Louis.
Governor Francis said be and the gentle
men with hnd came representing people
who were hospitahle 10y instinct and we're
schooled in entertaining. II they could moi
convince the committee that 81. Louis was
vol able 10 take caro- OF the grent Inter-
national exposition, they would not lay
claim to IL. They believed great good would
accrue 10 the nation from the location of
the talr IN ST. Louis. lie was followed by
Col. G. III. Jones. of 81. Louis, who spoke in
high euloey OF that city. He hoped every
foreign visitor % the coming exposition
would visit Washington, and see for him
self tho home and working ofthe federal gov
e1ment. but while that foreign visitor con-
telnplated IL lie would naturally ask,
Whence comes the dynamic force that pro-
pels and The wealth that supports this mighty
popular engineer and the exposition would
point him directly 10 the wonderful Missis-
slppi valley, the principal seat of the
nations productiveness, and where
m not far distant day
would be found population far outnum-
being the teeming millions OF Europe. In
that valley lay 81. Louis. the central
ganglion of its distributing system. st.
Louis asked the committee 10 consider
these facts IN locating the Worlds Fair.
One of the competing cities tmeaning New
York pointed to the sea with which that
city could be reached 10y the foreign visitor.
II the desire was 10 make a good impression
upon foreigners then uuquostiouably tho
fdir should be held near ihs center OF
the nations productiyenoss and pow
er. II was the question ni population
which should detsrmne the location of the
e1po1uv1. tnl not the preference of
the caTDIli guarU of Foreigners VIM
might pussibly be in uced 10 attend il. In
connection with po.~.lation, he asked at
tcntiOn to the map hung up in the commit.
tcs ruon with circles OF a radius Of 700
miles around the cities of New York. Chi
cago and 81. Louis. Tint map shows, he
S ri. a population ot ~, 10000 around New
York. II .OJ.Wl arOund Chicago and .3.-
SO,OO around st. Louis. These figures
were bnsed on the census of 1850. Taking
the population of the present time, New
York would represent 2i.Wl0D0. Chicago
2709l,0O and st. Louis 3i.00J0p. The
speaker then took up the question
of transportation fn iilities. and showed
that the railroad mile lge within the New
York circle was 3i,J0O miles; within the
Chicago circle 650O miles and w.lhin the
st. Louis circle 70.0OJ miles. That meant
that not only was there n larger population
within easy tching distance oil ST. L)uIs,
but TINT IL Ind very mprkcd advantage
over otler tie. Tnat WIS j dependant
OF tue 2l00O miles of river navigation con
ncctcd by the Mississippi river with the
VIII ,rves of 81. LOUIS. Jones spoke Mt some
length of the admirable siphts around ST..
LOUIS. the abundant water supply, hotel
Accommodations, ETC., and closed by saying
sllouldS 81. Louis petition bo denied, she will
not retire sulliing. but viii address her Elf
promptly 10 set in motion the resources of
her trade territory.
Ex-Governor Stanard followed Mr..
Zones IN n brief address. after which the
comlnittce adjourned until Friday, when
Masnnctou's representatives will be heard.