The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-28
jN ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
-. APPEAL MADE TO CONGRESS TO
AID 1T.
! Number of Prominent Men From
states within the Louisiana Pur-
chase Appear Before q Hosse
Committee and Give Arguments.

WASHINGTON. April 27.-The house
committee room on insular affairs was
Alsd to Overlooking today with a distIn-
guished body of representative men from
the West and Southwest who appeared to
make formal presentation of the project for
IN International exposition at st. Louis In
uM to commemorate the Louisiana pur-
chase and tho resulting development Of tina
Mississippi valley and its vast trtbutarv
ssctiths. Bills already have been intr3duc-
I'd In the senate by Mr.. coclrell and in
the house By Mr.. Lane giving a national
aspect TO the enterprise and providing a
10000 appropriation in its aid The dele
CATION was made up OF governors, ex gov
eruors, mayors OF leading cities former
gAbinet officers and men prominent in pub
Nc and business Ifs.
the hsart,g was given under the aus
pices OF the 1cec1u committee on the cen-
tsnnfal OF the Louisiara purchase. consisr
ms OF Represeutatiy- Tawney, chairman:
SEE, Sherman, Joy, coriiss, Burke, vii.
Bx-Secretary Francis OF Missouri OPEN
ed the nearing In a lengthy speech
After tracing tho development OF the
project Mr.. Francis proceeded
st Louis, as the largest and wealshjest
city IN the Louisiana purchase, was select
I'd as the location for such an exposlricn
ard the scale upon which II should be held
and territories in the purchase. That con-
vepuon decided that a sum lesp than gls-
Mes0 would be insufficient to properly
hsnch an exposition OF the character nam
"a ard that 100000 thereof should be
furnished by the government The bal be-
fore YOU pledges TO the exposition govern
nient AID 70 the extent Of 4,ooo.oco which.
however, r. not to be appropriated until this
city 1t 81, Louis shall have raised the sum
Of ~ m0ooe and when the 100 600 il ap-
propfiated 70 not 70 be made available I'M
III the 100000 furnished by ST Louis
shall have been expended to the satisfac-
don OF the secretary OF the treasury I
n1brIt 10 you as fair-minded men whether
y Louis Is NOT doing her fun duty in
oO000 required.
dow shaw, OF Iowa. made a witty ana
fslicdeois speech. concluding with the state
ment that Iowa supported the project ard
desired II TO have a national and interna-
tional scope.
Ow Jones. Of Arkansas. followed. urg-
ing The crportunitis: OF the expedition as
dYsiopf.ent Of tho Louisiana purchase.
Lieut.. Gov Eilbert. Of Nebr6Ska stated
that while tho subject had not been wioe-
and added his warm personal Endorsement
10 tha exposition.
81 J, r q Pitkin. Of New Orleans.
spoks FOR the estended intsrests repsssent.
s4.by that organization.
Gov. Prince, OF Now Mexico, stronsly
enpeAsised the national character Of the
Aisoney General Campbell, of Colorado.
expsened the sentiment OF that state
which he said was favorable TO tho OK
position.
In the absence Of Gov. Stanley. CT Kan.
SO. who was anah3s to be present Judse
sloene rter. OF Topeka, presented tho views
Of that ssction
Mr. Leech, OF Oklahoma, and Mr. Doug
lass OF Indian territory. added the strong
Endorsement o. those sections.
En-Gov. X. n. Hubbard, OF Texas forci-
bly, urged the vast resources OF Texas and
thu Saiit hWest ana the deafrs OF that seo-
ton to bring together the whole country.
and tho world In an exhibition OF this
kind
Mr.. w H. Thomson. Of 81. Louis, chair