The gold leaf., 1910-09-22
HENDERSON. N c.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 1910
The Panama Exposition.
Durham Sun.

DuTnam sun.
New Orleans is displaying n spirit
that no one knew she possessed in
her fight to secure the Panama Ex-
position in 1915. Some time ago
while congress was in session, a Especial
train was chartered and the governor
and the whole Louisiana legislature
went to Washington to see about it.
Now, after raising millions by sub
scriptiOn, the exposition boosters
have started magazine, "The
Logical Point" and are filling it up
every month with facts and figures
that are incontrovertible.
Hon. ]. v Sanders, the brilliant
young governor of Louisiana, has
perhaps the most convincing article
in the first issue OF "The Logical
Point" He argues from the stand
point that being educational in char
acter, great expositions should be
held where they can be reached by
the greatest number of people and
he goes on to show that New Orleans
is that point.
San Francisco, the most promising
bidder for the exposition, is a great
deal wealthier than New Orleans,
possesses wonderful climate and can
raise thousands where New Orleans
can raise hundreds, but Governor
Sanders presents facts that offset
the western city's advantages in
wealth ana climate.
Gov. Sanders says that within a
radius of 1000 miles from New
Orleans there are 65, 100000 people,
As against 100000 within the
same radius from San Francisco.
Within a radius of 1900 miles from
New Orleans there are $4,000, as
against 100000 within like
radius of San Francisco. He bases
these figures on the census OF 1900
and believes that the census Of 1910
will show 10000, 900 within 1900
miles OF the Crescent City.
Governor Sanders states fact
that appeals to the average man
when he speaks OF the cost OF seeing
the exposition if it goes to the Pacific
coast. He argues along this line:
"There are 60 of the most impor,
tant cities ofthis country which aver.
age 900 miles from New Orleans,
with a combined population OF 90.
100000 people as against only
cities averaging 900 miles from Sar
Francisco, having a combined popu.
lation' OF 100000. The average
distance of all these cities from oul
Pacific Coast competitor is 2.401
miles, and they average only 79E
miles from New Orleans
| "NOw. what do these figures meant
They very clearly indicate that seven
ty-fve per cent. of the people of the
United States could visit an exposi
tiOn in New Orleans at an average
cost for transportation OfabOut ST..
so, as against an average OF $3.50
to San Francisco. These figures very
forcibly show that in order to award
this Exposition to Frisco. Congress
would penalize the people OF this
country hundreds of millions of dol
| lars in railroad fare alone, not con.
sidering the great loss of time, which
is, necessarily, a very important fac
tor Only IL very small percentage
Of the people of this country can take
| an unlimited amount Oftime for their
rations, or to visit eXpositiOns.
The Governor also calls attention
to the fact that New Orleans is the
nearest big city to the Panama
Canal. Those who wish to see the
"big ditch" for themselves can reach
it by steamer from New Orleans in
four and one half DAYS. By the pres
ent steamer service, Panama is
seventy-two days from Frisco.
New Orleans may not win out but
it deserves success. Every Southern
congressman and every Southern
commercial organization should do
all in their power to help the Southern
metropolis in it's great campaign.