The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-06
new ORLEANS
BUSINESS men
TO Washington
The Logical Point speciaI' Will Pass
Through Hattiesburg Early Sun
day Morning.

Headed by Governor Jared Y. San
ders, of Louisiana, a party numbering
more than 1875 of the most prominent
and influential citizens of New Or
leans and the State of Louisiana, will
leave the Crescent City Saturday
night, Jan. Z, for Washington, d. c.,
on a special train over the Queen &
Crescent, passing through this city
early Sunday morning.
This trip will be made for the pur-
pose of convincing the members of the
United States Congress and the peo-
Pile of the country at large, that New
Orleans is thoroughly in earnest in
her endeavors to gain Congressional
recognition as the site for holding of
the Worlds Panama Exposition in |
commemoration of the opening of the |
Panama Canal in 1915.
Representative Party.
The Logical Point Special" which
is made up of solid Pullman cars, with
special dining car facilities, and also
library and observation car, will be
the finest ever run over the Queen and
Crescent route, while the party will
5 he the most representative and the
a largest, probably, that has ever gone
to Washington at any one time for any
: one purpose.
- The merchants and business men
of New Orleans, are determined to
" secure the recognition in question, and
no better illustration of their determi-
nation could possibly be given than by
- reference to the fact that nearly $50
- of them will have left their business
to go to Washington and make the
y necessary impression on the nationa
=, Lawmakers.
l., Not only will New Orleans anS
no Louisiana be represented on TN
Logical Point Special" but there VIII
al also be representation from the Stao
~. of Mississippi in the person of tn
~. states chief magistrate, Governor /
cd p Noel. He is an active co-operatoi
70. and will address the House committe
nc on Industrial Arts and Expeditions.
os Mr. James l.. Wright, secretary
- tba worlds Panama Exposition, WI
NO be in charge of the delegation, whli
oe the Logical Point Special will b
run under the direction of Messr
George H. Smith, general passenge
agent, and Joseph R. Wells. divlsie
passenger agent of the Queen ar
Crescent route.
Great Campaign,
Tho contest between San Francis
)L and New Orleans for the honor
holding the big Fair in 1918 n
reached worldwide notoriety; LOT
~. been one of the most remarkal
w MS of publicity that has e'
oahpa's> in this country; be
was been known 1In;tod states q
ing cities flooding ths .-od world W
the in fact, the Whole clFih-, ten a
nee all kinds of literature, Wis.,
ent illustrated and with postcards, sou,
mir pins. flags and buttons, to pl
tive claim to the entire world the clair
son that each advances for the winning
hen the coveted prize.
e. Through the publicly department
for the worlds Panama Exposition CO
, on pany. New Orleans has been p
The claimed to be the Logical Point
ocal reason of her proximity to the CAM
,een hel nearness to the center of popu
ded ton of the United States; her acces
bility to European ports; and
run reason of many other advantages Il
cannot be gainsaid. The eXposltl
company has conducted the campai
of publicity along dignified, and a
UT. and convincing trends of argume
and thereby has won a large NUM-
dent of friends from every part of the [
.ates ted States, except, of course, In
ssful region contiguous to, and in sympa
He with, the Golden Gate City.
osed Move on Washington.
Y, or The Logical Point Special
stab leave New Orleans Saturday night
will reach Washington City the
ague lowing Monday morning. iramedl
,resi. " ON arrival at the National Car
the big delegation of representa-
citizens from the. Crescent City
!: 1. from the principal towns in Louisi
:: will begin the campaign in Wash
i: ton to meet the approval and oh
- !. 1.-The sanction of the Federal gov
nth I. ment, through its Congressionas
!: sembly. relative to the claims ant
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