Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-05
Letters to the Editor


Letters to the Editor
thinks the Fair Useless
..i ,nc Evening Public Ledger:
10 the hIt" ,,"ro read your editorial crit.
Sir-in Eorth pni'ndclphia Dusi-
eism Stou'S 0t ~" Association view on .he
ness W., orcnt interest. ana WIN
fair WIN m,,dssnotion. You attempt TO
greater ,,.;,I n. supcrilious attitud"
riuiohi rinioh in no way conV'hccs. A., xor,,
when ~ no, ~ member Of the. North .
Am o,nhio H Business Mems Assoc,a
PbliaG:r,,th thc owner of II small meta'.
hon; h.,1n , rlnnt. but feel that thS n,Sn
Nornnf; the Nortr Phiiilacipn.
ccoInnImcss Mems Association arc oo,.S it
buS,m n,orc for the community thnn SUI
nr nnmr,oinicd critics like the "r''e' " ,
'p,,r "pr editorial . ,ro main
!oss, oss,rcrifcally answering the OH. '''", CO..,
,r;stircism you put forward. "1" hu;I,;mv
,sot thc civic improvements III ..'., u niso
HcH orr permanent and long.dc-
crl',,'?;r '?;,rn,rry,nionts. whereas the fair Is
nIt" m.rlc.s and supcrtluous scenery !
pan yncciall, by and for the bcnrft
,..n,ns covering very small per-
ol ,r the entire city population.
rn'"n wood 70 itcmi2c. you Know them !
"eWVy own objections arc not purely
.o.sopo,. m know that il would be ann
i',I, for metal trades to compete VII"
tho- c;tics for on -ot-town TRACE uur.
t,ne, nn ,ni,otcd period like u ia IF. "nl
es;ncss once lost is mighty hard to get
iack Of course. We can ur2c ohr
ua,T, ua,ah.,;rs Ms well aS ourselves TO got
!,bs os carpenters. real estate siii'>ni'n
g. nrwsboys. perhaps as bally no"
r wo, but I greatly fear our efforts
noul receive but s"ant hpnrccintioh.
%o doubt tho members OF the North
i,Ilodeluha HusiM"ss Mcn's Assoria-
tion will live through the fair. but be-
jeyc that they are more interested IN
ihe real progress ana romtoit % 'h"ir
.mployrs than they arr IN their own
norsonal welfare and comfort.
Instead Of arbitrarily boosting the
t,r and .,qr"astiSally equclchng manu-
facturrrs. il might be quite in order for
,o,, 70 >ound ont Il few producing
.eorlc in the community in addition 10
Tho r,al estate people and retired
Snancers whose competitive and tinnr-
,iol struggles are - long past that they
.oem beautiful memory. and thereby
ret more general opinion of what
The city wants.
WHY not put forth more efforts in
fch,jng for II fvc-ccnt fare. rnasCnabic
nnts and $40 coal than in this thontri-
roI fair proposition? ! am confident
,our yubsrribr,s would appreciate your
efforts to far greater degree.
+. e. GLADEcK.
Philadelphia. September 80.
(Thc erect ION Of number OF pcrma-
nent buildings Of value and ilhpurtanr"
10 the community has from the begin.
ming been CONTEMPLATED in connection
with the Srsaui Centennial. 1t Is "
record that tho appearance of the west
ern section Of Fairmount Park was
much improved as result of the tca-
tcnna Of 1915. of which Memorial Hall
and Horticultural Hall are interesting
turvivalS. II has never been proved that
successful world fairs have been bcnc-
fetal only 10 groups covering very
small percentage OF the city popula-
ton" 4 wild" variety Of activities haze
been stimulated in the places in which
International cxpos;tiOns have been held.
The prosperity for Philadelphia. when
his newspaper believes would follow
from the fair i. OF course. pictured as
a consequence Of n successful and ably
administered undertaking. II is possible
to coY"rvc of Il miSmanagcd fair which
would BE- ruinuuS in its effects, but in
arguing in advance on behalf Of any
project. it il hardly logical to assume
that failure will bc the dominating
factor. 1t is a properly conducted fair.
directed with vision and ability whirl.
this newspaper has been advocating. -
Editoria. Notr.l
Real Championship Struggle
To the Editor Of the Ercrino Publi" L.dgcr:
SirFr"m today very large proper.
tion OF the American people will give
lover til" lesser things of life. such aS
business, politics. strike adjustments.
and the prospects of war in Europe, and
watch tn" ScOrrbOardS. while Two baS"-
ball teams decide tn" momcntouS qlrs-
tion Of which is to bear the rcsounding
title of World Champion. As to the
validity Of til" there can be no cayil.
for only in America is the game prac-
ticed with such skill as TO warrant the
claim.
Exactly speaking. it is America 5 one
real championship. for no other nation
ever has made n bid for it. Aliens have
worn IN" crown in pugilism. tennis
golf. rowing and all other lines of ath
LETT" or Su"rtin" endcavOr not for lOn%
We admit, but enough to be champions
for the moment. but baseball has beer!
and Still is our own Its reign is slowly
extending to other lands. and the day
may com" when n team from Australia
India. Africa. England. or some othc,
al present benightcd region. will ap'
pear I" challenge the supremacy Of thu
American champion. but not now
tn" decision will be reached on th
Polo ';r"und> in New York. H. it wa
last season. ST. Louis in the American
and PITTSBURGH in the National made
gallant bids. but "crackcd" at the mo
mNnt when the least deviation mean
defeat for them. Giants and Iunk
are fartng each other for n struggle
whil" th" nation looks on, partisnn
SynG with each other in proclaimn.
Tue invinclbiIily Of one or the other "
III" teams
WhlI" the whole proceeding ma.
Nf'kr outsiders ns symptOmatic Of na
uohhI mna"y. it really is sign Of tn
sanity of III" pruplr. 50 long as Amer
I'ahS can find In baseball 4 safety valv
'of III" tension under which they labor
" IonG VIII the country be safe. =
on with the games. lot us cheer tn
winner and find excuses for the loser
Ah1 nav" full enjoyment Of our annua
season of real championship sport
IA, FAN EA\.
ihlIad"Iphia. October 3, 1872