Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-22
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SATURDAY, JANUARY %. 1921.
Philadelphia Plans Another Centennial.

Philadelphia Plans Another Centennial.
Philadelphia has taken the initlatory
steps. by the appointment OF Committee
of One Humid red. 20 arrange for the seaqm-
centennial of the signing of tho Declara-
ton Of Independence, in 1920, and IT Is
hoped she may repeat her success OF
1875 when she celebrated the11entennial
~ cur Independence and inaugrIrated the
srovv-nent for holding large expositions in
sids country.
Tn the fifty years between the two
events we shsll have much to add to The
hasNory and showing az the Advancement
ofsur country nj The coming Philadelphia
.xppsition. re r. recalled by those who
aftcnicd the Centennial. in 1876, that II
was there emphasized in speeches and N
literature that we were at peace with the
world and believed we would never un-
shessh the sword again. Since then we
hsvs fought in two wars, successful IN
both, and in the nearly fifty intervening
ve.r we have arisen from minor posi-
t,on AZ the family table Of nations TO the
head and first place, ss the richest and
most powerful country IN earth. We
have expanded and grown in every way
Until, realising our vast possibilities. We
hsvc been able 20 feed the world from our
wheat fields and from the herds OF our
pasture lands. The total output Of our
farms has reached the enormous aegre-
gate Of s16,oS5, III 900 in single year,
while the products of our manufactures
have expanded 20 eight or ten times that
sum. and the value Of farm property in
creased from about s11 900, ,ooo, 900 to
almost $4,000. .0o0,o
In population, too, our growth hss
e~cn very rapid since tho Centennial
pcried. IN 1876 IL was shout $4,000 600
toisv IL aggregates I05,7OS.771, with
l2,14S. .73s morn people in the insulsr POS
sessions which have come into our con-
trul through the fortunes Of war since
our huudredth birthday anniversary In
decd. we have almost as many voters At
this time as we had people fifty years ago.
In 1876 SAFE, ,S63 ballots were cast in the
Presidential election. in 1920 there were
-, ,673, women voting In the lat
ter year
The United States also will have much
N the way Of progress in the sciences and
srts 70 show the rest Of the world when i
comes TO Philadelphia 70 the big fair, and
We have no doubt that more Of the old
world people will come to this country
IN 1929 than have been induced 70 visit
us ST all other times combined.
The people from all Europe, Asis,
Africa, Australia, South and Central
Americas and from the antipodes will be
glad to visit the United States on such
an occasion, to see and better know the
people and the nation that gave such an
astounding illustration Of resources, Of
supplies, Of munitions, Of manpower and
money in the World War, and saved the
liberties Of the world
We have not had sn exposition worthy
cf international attention since the Chi
cago Exposition, in 1898, held in celebra-
tion Of the four hundredth anniversary
~ discovery and the time is ripe for q
repetition Of an exposition in which we
may illustrate the progress Of our nation
and Of the world in the interval since the
Chicago Fair
We have been 70 long enveloped in
war cloud, with the succeeding depressing
period Of readjustment. that the approach
ing date Of the exposition will give US
something TO look forward to with pleas
ure, and we viii find much enjoyment and
profit in the way OF enlightening entertain
ment in such fair We can almost be-
speak IN advance that Wilmington and
Delaware will lend their full and hearty
cooperation 20 the undertaking, by which
time we NAV be able TO show the rest of
the country rejuvenated Wilmington,
feeling freely the impulse Of the progress
sive measures, recently inaugurated here,
that viii make for advancement in all lines,
in manufacturing and com
meI cial interests.