The Washington times., 1919-05-09
WORLD
MAY JOIN IN
EXPOSITION
Colonel Harper Plans to Have
All Countries Erect Structures
For Permanent Exhibit.

Congress will not only be asked to
approve the plan for the erection nf
forty-eight States exhibits buildings
in Washington, but will be requested
to pass on a plan for a permanent
worlds exposition in the National
Capital, Col. Robert N. Harper, chair
man Of the States exhibits committee
announced today.
The plan, which will be taken up
by the committee at its meeting next
week, includes provisions for the
erection of exposition buildings in
Washington by every one of the civil
ICED countries of the world, especially
those of Europe and South America.
Provided the plan, which Colonel
Harper declares extremely feasible, Is
accomplished, Washington will be
made the most strikingly Beautiful
city in the world.
Draw Tourists From World.
THE plans for the buildings will be
passed upon by the Fine Arts Com
mission and similar commits
sions of the countries asked to
erect exposition buildings in Wash
ington, and will prove a sight Of
beauty which will draw tourists from
all over the world" said Colonel
Harper.
present plans OF the committee
call for action by Congress to donate
the ground in the District, needed as
sites for the exposition buildings. In
this way the Government will furn-
ish the land. while the forty-eight
States, and the countries Of the
world, will pay the cost Of their re-
spective buildings.
state Buildings Come First.
Present plans call for the erection
of some of the States buildings first.
Then as the exposition grows, other
countries will be asked to send rep
to Washington to. view
the plans, and the work already ac-
complished and will be invited to par
ticipate in the worlds exposition"
The worlds exposition, when com
pleted, will be managed by COM
mission appointed by the United
States, and the nations participating.
In preparation for the carrying on
CT the campaign in Congress as well
as the different States, for the provi-
sion of the exhibits sites, and the
erection of the buildings, Colonel
Harper is planning to increase the
personnel of the committee.
The chairman will hold a confer
ence with Nathan B. Williams, secre-
tary of the committee, this afternoon,
and a call will be issued for the
members of the committee to meet
next week.
Launch Plan at Conference.
The campaign will be officially
launched at that conference and the
residents of the National Capital
FgL oil
aid in the campaign, the final objec-
tive Of which is to make Washington
the most beautiful city in the world
through the permanent exposition
plan.
THE advertising value of such an
exposition to the States and to the
different countries will be enormous,
and they will be valuable, too. from
an educational and artistic stand
point as well as from that OF BUSH
ness.
Natural resources, and the differ
ent manufactured products of the
participants in the permanent ex-
position as we'll as works Of art and
iEnumerable other features will be
included-in fact. a typical worlds
fair-bUt permanent. 1t is expected
that the South American countries
will be especially willing to partici-
pate.
The States buildings committee is
now composed Of Colonel Harper,
chairman; Mr.. Williams, secretary;
John Joy Edison. William NICK. Clay
ton, Z. F. COlladay, and NJ A. Leese.
"All residents Of Washington must
put forth their utmost efforts to CO.
operate with the committee in this
worlds exposition project" said Col
onel Harper in announcing his plans |
this morning. 1T is a big PROPOSE |
ton, and can best succeed with the |
co-ordinated effort Of everyone in |
terested-which should include all |
residents of the National Capital" ]