Evening star., 1919-05-13
ACTION ON STATES
EXHIBIT PRAISED
F. M. Low Says 1t Is Time to
Make Washington Show
Place of World.

Qualification at the announcement
organize and set in operation an ac-
tive committee to further the plans
for permanent states exhibit in this
city was expressed today by Frank NJ.
Low
Now that peace has arrived. Mr.. Low
said. the time has come for Washing
ton to take its rightful position as the
international show place of the
world and no time should be lost. he
said, in bringing to the attention of
the entire country the ideas and plans
for the proposed exposition.
NOW that the permanent states ex-
position plan has been revived" said
Mr.. Low today, much has been said
OF late as to who is, or was, the orig
1nal man tossuggest it. 1t impresses
me as unimportant who first suggest
ed a permanent state exposition" for
Washington, the prime fact remain
ing If it is for the benefit of all is not
the time ripe for an organization to
be created to do it?
Quoting from typewriter report.
known as conference of governors.
held at the Hotel PoWhatan, March 6,
I"l.. over two years ago, at which
William Nick. Clayton presided, he
Said. IN his opening remarks, the idea
is neither new nor original. but is as
Old as our eovernment. being one of
the dreams of our first President.
George Washington so it would APP
pear that the plan has been the hope
and dream of every generation since
the time of Washington to witness the
realization of such plan.
THE true worth and benefit to the
whole country at large of such per-
manent state exposition seems to have,
without dissenting voice, the unanf-
nous approval of every individual and
every group of men and women in the
District of Columbia. If my recently
published letter in the newspapers of
Washington has stimulated that SEN
timent into action. at what appears. the
psychological time to make this dream
of many generations a reality, then it
has indeed served its purpose.
Sees Big Task Ahead.
I'm suggesting a guaranteed fund
of five hundred thousand, to be
pledged by hundred of the various
business interestSrand corporations of
Washington. / was prompted to do so
because l was impressed by the very
stupendousness of the task to be ac-
complished. Formulating plans for a
permanent state e osition- as bene-
fetal and worthy as the object is to
our country in general is business
in itself. 1t calls for hard work for
an indefinite period. maybe of years
on the part of an organization created
solely for that one purpose. with
high -geared. well paid trained corps
of secretaries to carry on the work
Stop and think of the human ma
chinery and funds needed to start a
temporary worlds fair, and we are
here proposing to do something even
greater than that because it is of a
permanent nature.
81 am glad to learn that Col. Rob
ert n. Harper. so highly regarded ant
so we'll known for his past accom-
plishments in civic matters, and E
committee created for this very pur'
pose some time ago are about to take
steps toward the formation of such al
organization devoted to a movement
of this kind.
with peace, the day has dawnet
for our capital to take its place a:
the international show place of the
world. and my most hearty suppor
goes with the organization that will
start out to do it,