The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-06-04
GOING AFTER rHE EXPOSITION.

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GOING AFTER THE EXPOSITION.
Louisiana is going after the World.
Panama Canal Exposition in a manne
that leaves no room to doubt her earnest
ness and determination to succeed, anC
unless congress is oblivious to every sense
of justice and propriety in the premises
the Pelican state will come into her OWL
and New Orleans will be officially desig-
nalou as the site of the big show
For the first time in the country's his
tory the national capital was visited last
week by what may be termed almost a
whole state government Both houses OF
the Louisiana general assembly, accom-
panied by the governor lieutenant COVER
nor, speaker and other state officials,
went to Washipgton-Qn special train
for the purpose of d Pding hearings be-
fore committees of the congress on the
subject of selecting site for the proposed
exposition and inviting foreign nations to
send exhibits. A committee of prominent
business men of New Orleans and the
state at large also accompanied the off
cial delegation under the Craftsmanship of
Pearl Wight, first vice president of the
Worlds Panama Exposition Company.
The first hearing took place on Thurs
day, May rs, before the house committee
on foreign affairs, and was attended by
larger audience than any of the con
gressmen had seen assembled on like
occasion. The claims and advantages Of
New Orleans were eioquently and forcibly
set forth in addresses by Gov. j. Y. San
ders, Lieut.. Gov. P. M. Lambremont,
Mayor Martin Behrman, Speaker Fl.
Garland Dupre, L. E Bentley, T. p
Thompson, chairman of the Exposition
Companys executive committee; Mavor
Thompson of Chattanooga and Jadse
OF the Atlanta board of trade.
Julius Kahn and Mayor
of San Francisco spoke briefly in
behalf of their city. but it was the GEN
eral impression among audience and
eommitteems<shae-tkw Orleans had de-
eidedly the better side of the case and
hat the hearing had been very much to
he advantage of the Louisiana metropo-
is and her representatives.
A similar hearing took place next day
before the senate committee on industrial
'xpositions, and the Louisianians scored
still greater success than before in de-
'lctine the manifold reasons why New
'fleans is the only logical point for the
ocation of an exposition intended to
the completion Of the t
anama Canal and to attract worldwide
ttention and trade to that gigantic ma +
onal enterprise. The speakers on this |
ccaslon were Gov. Sanders, Lieut.. Gov '
State Senator T. C. Barrett I
peaker Dupre, I. P. Thompson and ], n
enfiey, and they were literally an
auded Dy the audience and compliment
d by members of the committees f.s t
er excellent presentation of the New il
'leans case.
CONGRESSMAN Albert Estopinal Of tbo y
st Louisiana district acted as master If |
at the hearing before the
use committee, while United States
hatGr ). d. McEnery introduced the ie
eaksrS at the hearing before the senate ri
--0'e :,
IL Is the general understanding that no =.
ton on the exposition question win he y
zen at this session of congress, but thar cS
VIII De brought up early in the next HI
'slon, which will convene in December d
lo. Great confidence is felt that the :.
imph OF New Orleans will then he :"
sedy and overwhelming. ST.
ne Louisiana excursionists attracted pr
lc1l favorable attention and were tbe PI
lplentS OF numerous courtesies at tbe O.
lltai. Thursday afternoon thew want 20
Mount Vernon on the Steamer Dolnbin tn
the invitation OF the secretary of the
~ ana Gov. Sanders laid wreath on
tomb OF George Washington, follow IN
the action with an appropriate verbal sp
'ute 70 the memory of the first presi- COZ
{. Friday evening a reception was :.
dered the visitors on the White Honse va
n by President and HRS. Tat. The lnI
mama Special pulled out of Wash Da
ION at II o'clock Saturday night. and oh,
legislators reached Baton Rouge Mon - -
evening in fine fettle for resumin6 sue
interrupted work of the pending ases7 pre-
OF the general assembly. ten
ne Spectacular invasion of Washind- +o;
by the Louisiana state government is
a success from every point of view M,
It is doubtful if any other means ~
d have been devised of bringing be- \
congress and the couatry with equal litt1
and effect the claims of New Or ant
n city. Nt'o- Die Die