The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-26

some with unfriendly eyes. Such nm
exposition as is proposed to Commence
eo con inc louisiana !si purchase would give
solyihclng evidence to the nations of the
"0rid OF our resources and our power
~, Inc stapllity and greatness OF a coun-
afssot sispeclaiiy OF a republic, lie in the
atsciohs OF lts people. and the people of
tnis country should be brought torether
as much as possible so as to have c,Iltf-
Geo IN them an affection for each other.
actar eTTpositions are socialistic in char
&C., Ihey reach larger number OF
people IN their benefits than most anv
otner pubic expenditure. They are in
one.l nature eye-openers. horizon broa d.
Ubaio.n anu they exert benefcent and
people. 'poh the
Inc Increase in wealth to this country
~ I'm, .ne louisiana purchase Is one OF
or Colorado last year there was enc rnin9
nls camp which produced $50 600 900 in
soIo, or -. 600. 900 more than the price maid
II :, 'ne wnoie OF the Louisiana territory
!. rs a fact that the hens In the Louisiana
purchase lay enough eggs daily TO paw
Ihe sum for which Napoleon sold the
louisiana territory
snop ourdened with invitations to foreign
iectual significance would be OF SIN
greater moment in revealing to the world
louisiana has afforded European corners
uhuer American conditions and how n
mas made men as well as markets and
innoeooed new and robust fbers into our
u,snocratic lie. 1t would especially dis
close what man. admitted to the foot
mold Of a homestead and cherished by
equal laws. can accomplish for himself
A great exposition, such as Il "a pro.
posed TO hold In st. Louis, is a great edu-
cdtor. we are now spending over 800 =
oU,VVV year for educational purposes.
ana an expenditure of IS 900 900 for
ac hA a
worries fair at ST. Louis would AFFORD
would be wise expenditure of the gov
eminent funds.
The proposed exposition will come tust
ten years after the great Worlds fair in
chicago. Ten years in the last end OF
tne nineteenth century and the first end
OF the twentieth century is fully as long,
so far as progress is concerned. so far
as development is concerned, as forty
years In the first half of the century.
Inc development In all lines of science
ana aii lines OF manufacture: the COM
mercial Improvement in this country
curing the past ten years, has been so
marvellous that It could be appreciated
only through demonstration.
Inc Intelligent middle class of this
country are entitled TO this exposition
as a means of affording them the oppor-
tunlty for enjoyment and instruction
which the rich obtain through travel
bring all that is best and elevating in
the world. all that furnishes an incentive
TO higher efforts, before the eyes of that
Grass or our people best fitted to realize
the advantages of such a display
II Is essentially an American idea to
nttingly commemorate great achieve
ments at the centennial period The
history of this country has been reached
except this. This will be the first inter-
national event that we have had an op-
portunity of fttfngly commemorative.
Connected with 1t was the destiny az
two great nations. the destiny of the peo-
pie OF two hemispheres. 1t not only af-
fected change of destiny for this great
republic, but linked together the two
greatest names in the first half of this
century, Jefferson and Napoleon