Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-23
mayor VIEWS SITES
PROPOSED FOR FAIR
e..e,,tive Committee Of Sesqui.
Centennial Looks Over Pos
sibIe Location
NAMING OF DIRECTOR URGED

,ravor Moore and the members OF inc
r...,,,vo Committee OF the Sesqui-
r.s,.rniol Exhibition Association set
.odsv on tour of inspection OF the
vsr,ous fair sites.
rbs trlp was planned and engineered
:. quietly that the Mayor and his com.
- ,s,,,cc had slipped out Of City Hall and
m.-s well on their woy by automobile
.ho first point to be visited before the
news got nrouno' 80,
rho selection Of site is still TO be
ado and the Mayor is anxious to get
mo preliminarics over with. un tne
.,,rt,vc ~. Committee arc John Freder-
80 Lewis. Alba r. johnson, John
n,;bbel, John II. Mason, j. >. W.
Holton and the Mayor.
tS Get Director Says Barrett
,ohn Barrett. formerly director
....,o, of the Pam American Union
s,d commissioner general Of the st.
louis Fair suggested today that selcc .
,or Of n director general should
n,scede the choosing of the site.
There must be harmony among those
orcanizing the exposition or congress
.,J foreign nations will shy away from
Tho % projcct. Mr.. Barrett said. lie IL
n IN Atlantic City for few days.
Told that Herbert Hoovcr's name
,.d been mentioned for the director
ssneralship. Mr.. Barrett said he knows
- no better man. lie doubts, however,
Kat Mr.. Hoover can be induced TO
i.sye the Presidents Cabinet.
"Howevcr, If Mr.. Hoover cannot be
,scured," continued Mr.. Barrett, then
the hest known organizer IN phiiadei-
mia should have the place. This man
should be between forty and fifty years
If acc. He should have sufficient expc-
riencc in big business and organizing
rspabilties to secure the cooperation
~ his fellow townsmen as well as or
the citizens Of PENNSYLVANIA ana the
nation at large. lie should be of caliber
TO gain the respect of the foreign rep.
resentatives Of such countries as might
oncration of foreign countries will in.
.pre the success of the exposition, or
>mar Il. am quite sure there are
kcVpTdl UltII III ""S N-Ss~'
ure up to the standard.'
City Must "Wake Up
Mr.. Barrett said Federal. aid could
NOT be secured until Congress is given
assurance that the people of Philadel-
mia really favor the enterprise. He
said the Government could not be ex-
pected to appropriate millions for ex.
hibits when 1t has no assurance that
the city and State will do their share.
Therefore. in the spirit Of co opera.
ton" he concluded. II say to the
people Of Philadelphia. Get busy, the
lime Is short Four years is none too
long to organize gigantic exposition
like the proposed one. You will re-
member that the San Francisco and the
st. Louis expositions had to postpone
their openings for year because they
did not start their organization work
on time.
: "Once the foreign delegates in Wash.
ington hear that dissension has arisen
in the ranks Of those organizing the
exposition. there will be little hope of
securing the cooperation desired.
sincerely hope the committee will very
shortly decide on director. With this
ont Of the way the various committees
ran be appointed and the work carried
forward in a business.likc manner.
Philadelphia is offered wonderful op.
portunity. The exposition should be the
biggest and best ever held. We in
Washington hope it will prove so.''