The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-02
WOULD STOP FLOW
or MONEY ABROAD
"See America First" Con-
vention Will Be Held>in
Baltimore in May.
palladium Specially

BALTIMORE. Oct. about two
hundred and ninety thousand Ameri-
! cans went abroad during the last fiscal
year and spent fully $2oo,0o0,0o0 on
passage across the Atlantic. hotel bills,
railway transportation. amusements
and for miscellaneous purposes accord
Ing to a statement specially prepared
for Secretary Norman NJ. Parrot OF
the Greater Baltimore committee by
tJohn Ball Osborne, chief of the Bureau
fOf Trade Relations, Department Of
State. Washington. OF this number
100000 were about equally divided be-
tween first and second cabin passen-
gers, with an average expenditure of
$500, and the balance were steerage.
These figures do not include the large
sum annually spent for JeWelry, cloth
Ing and other articles.
The cost of running the Municipal
Governments of sixteen of the largest
cities during the calendar year 1903
was $274. OOO, 600, according to a spec
ial report Of the United States Census
land 1t is safe to say. with figures av
ailable. they would show little differ
ence in the comparative standing of
the same cities at the present time.
This included outlays for general and
special service expenses such as police
and fire protection, health, highways.
charities. hospitals education, rerre-
alton. etc, but does not take in public
improvements. For general and special
service expenses and in round num-
bers, according to the Census 6gurcs,
/ New York City spends about $1OS,-
100000: Chicago $50 600, 900; Philadel-
phia, $24 900 900; Boston $l7,0O0,OOO;
St. Louis $12,O00.0O0: Pittsburg S1o.-
100000; San Francisco ss.50o,0oo;
Washington $S,OG0,000; Baltimore ST.
100000; Cleveland $7,5o0,0oO; Buffalo
$7.O00,0O0; Detroit $6,o0O,O00; Cincin-
natl $6.0OO,OOO; Newark, N. j., &c.
100000; Milwaukee $5,O00,0O0; lew
Orleans $4,5OO,OOO.
Paris Reaps Harvest.
"A large part of this vast amount
is undoubtedly spent in France, partic-
Iularly in Paris" said Mr.. Osborne
'"while l was in that city last summer
I discussed this topic with an Ameri-
can citizen who is a keen observer
Rnd has lived in Paris continuously
man years. l suggested that American
tourists spend annually at least $780,
100000 in France. He replied that he
believed that sum was dropped by our
cOmpatriots in the little Rue de la
Paix for the jewelry on one side of
the street and gowns on the other.
III that two hundred million dollars
was kept in this country it would buy
A five cent loaves of bread for each
one of the 9O,O00,0O0 of men, women
and children, or supply at least a half
dozen shirts to every man over eigh-
teen years old
While the primary object Of the
Greater Baltimore Committee in laun-
ment and the Committee of prominent
Baltimoreans now in charge of it is
educational, the ultimate result will
be that many Of the good American
dollars that otherwise would be spent
abroad will find their way into the va
Irious avenues of American trade.
Should Know America.
we wait cNcIH AIucIlCdI " hJO"
this country as we'll as the bright
school boy knows his daily lesson"
said Mr.. Charles II. Dickey. chairman
of the Greater Baltimore Committee.
Let them realize that Christopher
Columbus discovery Of America was
the greatest thing that ever happened
and that we want them to do just the
very same thing that Columbus did.
What will be the result? When any of
our people go abroad they will put
America on the talk map of every
foreign country they visit and it will
not be long until this country is filled
with European touring parties.
Mayor Preston has appointed COM
'mittee Of fifteen to have general
charge of the arrangements for the
'"See America First" Convention and
Governor Crothers has named COM
,mittee to arrange for the State ex-
hibit The convention will be held in
Baltimore May 1912 Both committees
are made up of prominent men and
soon they intend to have the slogan
'"See America First in Baltimore Next
May" on the tongues of everybody
from ocean to ocean and from Maine
to the Gulf for the benefit of the