Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
llaNERCE CHAMBER
WANTS CENTRAL SITE
pOR CONVENTION HALL
p..sident and Directors
1oin other Organizations
4 Fight for Accessible
= Iocation at Twenty
tourth and Market SITS.
,..,.t Action Urged Upon City
'''ir' = selecting Site and Start
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Is Nav Bid for 1915 Repub-
@ Ran National Convention.

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Ilean National Convention
49, ot oIth and Chestnut streets
'S Z. he's, for philadelphia convention
,. ,bs choice of the Chamber OF
80 tbe organization of Philadel-
o,,faoturers and business men
Nv .nt campaign converted 1t into
'e9' ,S-tbs strongest agents for COM
advancement In the city. To the
ra !, ,bs Market Street Business
NpIls o.ooiation and the Allied Business
hinsl cssItt ,oc,.,,,,,Ittee has been added the In
Nsps - tha chamber of Commerce In
luenss IN end sectional discussion and
" rsnrcIIs designate gath and Chestnut
~ l.,s ss the site most feasible FOR the
sl!.,or of the Convention Hal.
Hae.y ,.son must be taken soon, 1t has been
,s,sd o,tt. II bid is to be made TO
ns tha next Republican National Con-
s.n.ion 10 Philadelphia a year, accord
" ~ those who want site settled upon
sl6out further loss of time, is a scant
N,.s s,oa for the construction OF con-
tHoma t.,s, hail suitable to Philadelphia.
upl,h Tho refusal of Councils to transfer
~ park Commission the S1,5OOOOO
%.sdv act aside to build the Convention
I'm tbe mans to locate 1t In the Park
abandoned and location on tho
rr..srav or on land from Path street to
- cSb,,vlkiIl and from Market to Chest
~, w streets are the only remaining pos
ps,wsen the two, members OF the Cham
X ~ ~ commerce maintain, the advantage
I. m with the oath and Chestnut streets
~ Postcards calling upon members Of
,is Chamber to see their Councilmen In
sAs interest Of the oath and Chestnut
,sy.sts location already have been sent
sst and the Chamber Is definitely COM
Z ,o,tted by vote of the board of d.
ttctors to efforts toward obtaining IL ior
he Convention Hall.
CHARLES j. Cohen, president of the
chamber. is enthusiastically in favor of
beatng the Convention Hall at oath ana
CHESTNUT streets.
PRESIDENT FAvORS IT.
II was viewing the land only this morn
ng," Mr.. Cohen said, land can't sec
where there can be found a better place.
Il Is the logical site for structure that
win house and attract people from out Of
town. The railroads are nearby; it is only
short distance to hotels, and the street
car and subway service could not be bet
,sfed by locations anywhere else in the
t.y, The Chamber of Commerce has
aready gone on record as favoring the
die at Ath and Chestnut streets. and we
viii do everything possible to obtain it."
Charles Tryon, director of the Cham
bH Of Commerce, is one of the most
active Of the members in the efforts to
Ntspa a site nbnGnn for tho CnnVnn-
tIun Hall. He pointed out that the Con-
tlnlion Hall would be used for many ex-
hhltons and that its use would not be
United to conventions. The nearness of
flllfoads to the site at 24th and Chestnut
lletts will allow the easy transportation
q heavy exhibits into the Convention
ha without danger of breakage. Mr..
lfyon urged, as one of the reasons why
hpFe distant sites should be abandoned.
CENTRAL SITE NEEDED.
Unless we can find place more CEN
tfal don't know any location that
would be better than the one at oath and
Chestnut Streets" Mr. .Tryon said. 'T
would be glad to know where there is any
evallable land at point more centrally
loeated- 1t has been objected that the
Convention Hall should be put on the
Parkway but don't believe convention
fal Is in the art gallery classification.
y Is a mercantile project; there will be
ambitions OF machinery and other cum
lasomo objects. To accommodate these
Without subjecting them to the danger
q breaking on long truck hauls. a place
near a railroad must be chosen"
The same opinion was held by L. q.
pEah. director of the Chamber of Com
neree and president of the Commercial
Nehange, The Commercial Exchange
~ be asked to put it's approval upon a
Ehnlte site, probably that at 9th and
fnss'nut streets, Mr.. Graff said.
= me proposed location at 24th and
spsstnut streets is the logical place for
Me Convention Hail." Mr.. Graff said.
~ Is impossible to buy sufficient land
ny nearer TO the heart of the city. The
" ne We favor Is only little way from
.ne Broad Street Station and the Balti-
noFe and Ohio station is within a few
s,ssps on the place. AS a place for ex-
.solslons .s,.ls and large gatherings, the aQces-
lDn.y OF 24th and Chestnut streets
ssaia De hard to beat. 1t would be diff
w 70 persuade visitors to go any dis
NE Dut with this location there, is
,a.n,as i,.l..s lacking by way of transit facil-
arhard La Austin, chairman of the
- sasial Reserve Bank and a director of
Z. ehamber of Commerce. was another
ess,l sas pointed o,1 out the advantages the pro-
le location at Ath and Chestnut
sss must appear to any one who has
,e.so into the Convention Hall problem
ne best" said Mr.. Austin. mo other
mat | have heard of has such a
.2.glnatlon OF facilities for bringing
.seale 10 the Convention Hall. There are
tps-saes lines on Chestnut, Market and
fsat streets, the Market street ele-
and the Pennsylvania, Baltimore
~ ,s,ss1 onlo and Reading Railroads, within
,ahs distance. Engineers OF the Balti-
and Ohio will be able to eliminate
special construction. the noise which
~ - sad, the trains would cause by
'sssng so near"