The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-04-08
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GREAT CELEBRATION
Completion Of Canal Will be
Marked by Exposition.
Ballinger- Pinchot Committee Sees
Lively Tilt Between Attor-
ney and Chairman.


probable that in the summer of 1915
at the completion of the most stu
pendous work ever undertaken, by
man, ship-waterway connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at Pana-
ma, there will be a great celebra-
ton in Washington taking the form
of an international fair and ex-
position. The city of Washington, as
sisted by Senators and Representa-
tivecs from Maryland and Virginia
and also to some extent favored by
the eastern states, attempted TWEEN
ty years ago to secure an information
al exposition at the capital of the
United States, but after considerable
work had been done, a powerful lobby
of Chicagoans got the ear of Congress
and calmly carried the big show to
Chicago. This was the quadrennial of
the discovery of America. Twenty
years ago Washington was little pre-
pared for great exposition such as
have been held often in Paris, twice
in Vienna, in London, Philadelphia,
Chicago. st. Louis, Buffalo, New Or
leans and Atlanta, but now the capt.
tai city is at least twice as capable
In entertaining and lodging capacity
as she was in $780, Since then a
Union railway station, the finest in the
States, If not in the world, has been
built; many new hotels have been
erected, hundreds of apartment
houses have sprung up and electric
railways reaching to all parts of
the surrounding country and towns
have made, as it were, one city of
Washington, Baltimore, Alexandria,
Rockville. Fyattsville, Takoma, Chevy
Chase and Falls Church, thus taking
in, as it were, an area capable of
offering accommodations to a half
million visitors. But the greatest
improvement reclamation of the Po-
tomac Flats and their transforma-
ton into beautiful park in the CEN
ter of the city, as it were, for this
park hes between Pennsylvania Avenue
the White House and the Potomac
River. The park is prefactly level,
of ample area, and admirably adapt
ed as a show ground or site for
worlds fair At Philadelphia, Chicago
and st. Louis it was necessary to
travel for miles from the city in order
to reach the expositions, and the
fatigue suffered and the time lost
going from lodgings to the fair and
returning greatly interfered with the
enjoyment and the educational bene-
fits that might have been derived.
The Potomac Park is in easy walking
distance from the center of the
city and easily accessible by already
established street car lines from all
parts of the surrounding country.
There is plan to secure, If pos
sible, exPresident Roosevelt as presi-
dent of the exposition. Leading BUSH
ness and professional men in Wash
ington have united in an effort to
secure his acceptance. The Board of
Trade, the Chamber of Commerce ard
other citizens associations of the
district are interested in the move
ment and there sstrong probability
that the greatest of human under
takings will be celebrated at the
capital of the country most vitality
interested in the completion OF the
Interoceanic Canal
The events Of the week in Congress
have been interesting, but not. par
ticularly sensational. Mr.. Root has
finished his speech upon the admin
istration railroad bill in which he
expounded the Constitutional question
involved and marde the important
admission that there were certain
carriers in the country that would be
exempt from the operations of the
sections regulating stocks and bond
issues.
The Senate committee investigating
the high cost of living of which
Senator Lodge is chairman, found
pretty tough witness In Wallace Pierce
of Boston. yesterday. Mr.. Pierce in
sisted that the tariff had advanced
prices and when asked for specific
instances he promptly gave them. cit
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