The Greenville times., 1910-05-27

$5,000000 and a big delegation is now
on the ground in Washington urging
the adoption by congress of a resolu-
ton declaring San Francisco the Pana-
ma exposition city. At the request Of
the Louisiana congressman action has
been postponed until New Orleans can
be given chance to be heard.
A New Orleans delegation headed by
Gov. Sanders and Mayor Behrman, and
fortified with the Endorsement and
monetary aid of every taxpayer in
Louisiana and the Endorsement of the
Mississippi valley, of many states and
organizations east Of the Rocky mount
aims, and of some of the Central
American republics will lay before the
congressional committee a map show
ing in striking way the relative 20,
stiOn of the two cities. This map in
dicates that by the census of 1900
there gre 100000 people within 800
miles of New Orleans, and only 2,OO0,-
coo within that distance Of Frisco;
G5 100000 within 1000 miles of New
Orleans, end only 100000 within that
distance of San Francisco, and that
within q radius of 1900 miles there are
90,000,OOO in the New Orleans terri
tory and only 100000 in the San
Francisco territory.
The map also shows that all the peo-
pie of the Mississippi valley, the
northern and eastern states, central
and eastern Canada, the West Indies,
Mexico, Central and South America,
and Europe can reach New Orleans in
much less time, at much less expense
and with much less Inconvenience than
they can reach San Francisco.
The delegation will in addition pre-
sent many other facts and figures.
which they claim cannot be offset by
the rival city.
"We TO not believe San Francisco
can make out so strong a case as we
can,' said Chairman T. P, Thompson
of the worlds Panama exposition OK
ccutive committee, the official in
charge. "Our movement is a popular
one in every sense of the word. Every
citizen of Louisiana will contribute his
mite to make the million we will in
vest in the enterprise Our nearness
to the Panama canal means that New
Orleans will be the port of entry and
departure for the United States mails
to Central and South America because
we are the logical point. If we are
the northern continents logical point
of contact with the southern continent
we are in truth the hub of the western
hemisphere, therefore the logical site
for the exposition. New Orleans can
be reached more easily-and in less
time by the commerce and people Of
a greater area than any other seaport
in the world, and we anticipate no diff
fculty in convincing congress of this
fact. However, we expect all of the
cities and towns and states east of the
Rocky mountains, which will be di-
rectIy benefited by the canal and the
exposition at New Orleans in cele-
bration of its completion, to help US
with their influence when we present
our claims-and theirs-to the con
gressional committee on May 20
If desire for success of this great
enterprise should be controlling motive
in directing the vote of every senator
and congressman, New Orleans would
be the unanimous choice of congress.
But that is not altogether to be eX-
nccted. Local influences always have
weight in determining congressional
votes. But granting this, New Orleans
should still receive an overwhelming
majority in both houses, because thaC
location would be the logical prefer,
ence of all the east, the south and the
great central west. On its merits New
Orleans ought to win.-The Mississip-
plan.