The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-22
THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
A Dual Celebration Favored by Rcp>
Preventative Hepburn.

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! Representative Hepburn believes thae
the Louisiana Purchase centennial celebra-
| ton in ST. Louis in 1903 should be a dual
! celebration. He believes the international
| exposition should be not cnly 4 commem-
! Grafton Of the purchase, but should cele-
| brate also, in formal and BETTING man.
ner, the commencement of work on the
Nicaragua Canal.
The two events said Mr.. Hepburn.
last night could be very properly linked,
The centennial of the acquisition of the
Louisiana Territory marks one epoch in
our national development; the commence
ment OF an inter-oceanic canal. the pur-
pose CT which is to furnish new markets
for the surplus products of the United
States. made necessary principally by the
wonderful production OF the Louisiana
Territory, marks another epoch. They are
correlated. Work ought to be begun on
the Nicaragua Canal within a year, buo
the formal celebration of it could be we'll
postponed until the opening of the Lousi-
ana Purchase Exposition. and the two
great events linked in celebration worthy
of the importance OF both.
Zone Of the greatest problems now
| pressing upon US for solution is, in my
Judgment, the finding OF new markets for
our surplus products. AS the population
\
| necessity of obtaining new markets in
| creases. We have now reached the point
| in our national development where cur
IL, 0G0. geo or laborers. aided by modern in
vention and ingenuity, are producing more
than We can consume. We must find con-
sumers outside of tie United States for
our surplus products; for We must take
care OF our vast army OF laborers increas-
ing at the rate of 1000 coo a year, and We
must provide such outlet for the fruits Of
their energy as will ensure a rising scale
of wages.
Il am inclined to believe that In the
working out of our scheme to obtain lew
markets for our surplus an international
exposition every ten or fifteen years would
be good thing | am tired of side shows.
They benefit only few. But the Column
bian Exposition at Chicago was unques-
tionably benefit to the whole country in
many ways. and the proposed exposition
at st. Louis would confer like, If noe
greater benefits
THE time is suspicious for another i'm
ternational exposition. We are considera-
bly, more of mote in the eye of the world
than We were two years ago. We are aow
a world power, and We are reaching on:
for our share OF the worlds markets. IL
We can induce the nations OF the world To
send their representatives here and seq
what We have to offer it will help us in
the attainment of what is now and must
be for some years to come, our chief La
tiolal purpose.
Il have a sentimental interest in tho
proposed celebration of the centennial CT
the Louisiana Purchase. When the Lewis
and Clarke expedition for the exploration
OF the Northwest was organized my grand
father was an officer in the Regular Army
stationed at Nashville, Tenn. He received
orders to go to Fort Beliefontaine. near ST.
Louis, to take charge of the preparation
of the eommissary stores for the eXpedi-
tion. Before he left Nashville he married
my grandmother. and their bridal trip
was made on horseback from Nashville.
Tenn. to Fort Bellefontaine. Mo-
The Special Committee of the House on
the Celebration of the Centennial of tho
Louisiana Purchase will meet today. and
will report the bill making an appropria-
ton of S5.000.000 for ap International ex-
position at st. Louis n 1903.
Ths President GpiI:- CbicnrO