The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-09
NEW ORLEANS GOES
 i AFTER EXPOSITION
Special Train Passes Through
 This City to Washington
GOV. J. Y. SANDERS TALKS
mittces of Congress for Selection of Crescent City As the
 Logical Point

For the purpose Of appearing before q congressional committee tomorrow, 12S prominent citizens of New Orleans and Louisiana passed through Birmingham, their last battle for New Orleans as the place of holding the great> Panama exposition.
 The delegation was headed by Gov ernor Jayerd Y. Sanders, of Louisiana and Governor Noel, of Mississippi The latter was taken aboard the special train at Meridian after he volunteered to go to Washington and assist New Orleans in the fight
 The train was also occupied by dis tinguished men in all walks of life, who are bending every energy to have their city designated as the logical point to hold the exposition comemorating the commercial achievement when the canal is completed, which will be about 1915. The contest which has been on between New Orleans and San Francisco as to which would be designated by Congress as the logical point, has attracted the attention of not only every city in America, but many foreign countries.
 The entire world has been flooded with literature setting out the logic of the southern city as being the place to hold the exposition, and in addition, delega- ton after delegation has appeared in Washington.
 Special Started Saturday
 The special left New Orleans Saturday night It was announced yesterday by the officers of the train that large num- Der of citizens of New Orleans, including the Crescent city today enroute to help in the last charge In the contest.
 Governor Sanders gave out an inter- view while the train waited, in which he said the city of New Orleans and the people of Louisiana had conducted a clean, manly fight for the exposition in 1915, and that every indication pointed to their success before Congress in the next day or two. He said the delegation committee on Industrial Arts and Ex- positions in the next day or two to wage before that body the claims of New Orleans as the logical point for the ex- position.
 Train of Hopes
 "Our train is freighted with the hopes and aspirations of the people of New Orleans, said Governor Sanders "Our proximity to the canal zone entities us to the sanguine expectation of being logically recognized by Congress as the host for the countless thousands who will flock from every cline and zone to celebrate the opening of the most stu pendous engineering feat of the cen tury. Because of her traditional repu- tation for handling large crowds, New Orleans feels no alarm in handling the multitudes which will come there pro- y;ded the exposition is held. It Is a great event for the entire south and other cities will reap wonderful benefits. be- sides New Orlenas. Because of this fact, we invite and request the aid of every Congressman and every citizen of the south in helping a southern city to gain this recognition from Congress. The financial arrangements for the exposi- tion have been completed and all we ask is to be designated as the logical point"
 Governor Noel Talks
 Governor Noel, of Mississippi, who was member of the party, said he was of the opinion that the entire south would reap vast benefits from the exposition if it was held in New Orleans, while nothing would be received Ore if the event went to another city. He said every ounce of energy and work he possessed was at the command of the Crescent City while the struggle lasts.