The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-26

In presenting this report upon pr
San Francisco
California desi hold exposition celebrate the completion
had be introduced bill (i
providing exposition the Of San Francisco and ap
propriang thereof which bill referred this
the
>peov athough after the withdrawal of
es pending before this committee behalf OF the
bill consideration
granted OF
Francisco these hearings will appear by the report thereof and full
presentation made and
decision thereon In
tie form of the bill to be reported
necessar, between the cities
the relative advantages respectively
e " Orleans end San Francisco the location for the hold
ing International exposition This phase OF the matter was give"
principal
which all arguments during the hearings were based
agrees of the speakers before its hearings
people of the United States only willing but duty
bound celebrate with soemny and honor the greatest achievement OF
American and the largest show OF American power Inc
Parama Canal the highest development of engineering
kill and the manifestation OF constructive force
accomplished the by
and history be written will bear witness still greater marves in the
the world but with due for what has before
be confidently al
ima constitutes the heroic economic
effort tic date and in itself commemorative material sg"
greatest wunde- of the world
has been worthy commenoaon
celebration by The holding OF the completion this the
greatest American surely deserves inc haha OF INC
celebration national in character and broad its
the of which
such vast Importance to this and all other nations OF the "0 In view "
and believing exposition of to the great
this will provide ceeb
ton tbs reported for favorable action
deciding forab the holding of such exposition
the educational value of these
world of their their advance
and sciences their skill architecture their national char
generally civilization The
of the people promoted through the benen influence
and with particular reference to the results improved
with Central and South America which hoped will re-
exposition location point accessible to most of the
of received careful consideration
national exposition Its such
depends the OF the population of this and of other
who it. and thus its educational advantages This
IN u' eepsno: up S a. 1~ f:, for the vas, majority; f
visitors
The CITY of New appropriate
such celebration because of the following
accessibility the population of this country being
but 500 miles population in the United States while San
is miles dstart therefrom
Within radius 500 Orleans there
people compared with
pie within tina: radius from San Francisco
Within miles from New Orleans there
The people radi in fact practically all States
the Rocky Mountains could go New Orleans spend from three
exposition there and return to their homes less
time simply for the round journey the Pa
cihc
near that an exposition San Francisco preference New Or
ieans of attendance would the visitors
approximately railroad and eepngcar fares than
at he city
New ORLEANS United States of
Panam. thing celebrated being but $50 miles
t tsm New e os and se
1nte Ss b n the OF the this ne
Of So This would enable thousands Of
su5 Y
large number people possible to
e, ssn rssso and % s % s s
age and day direct for vessels den
"e' New oeans the metropolis
The holding New
@ lily ,s republics ii ea l and s aa sssssssa sf
gateway would be Of tremendous value the manu
s aose countries people uaveg