Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1910 — WHY NEW ORLEANS [ARTICLE]

WHY NEW ORLEANS

CITY 18 LOGICAL POINT FOR WORLD’S PANAMA EXPOSITION. Its Geographical Position and Many Other Considerations Mark It aa Most Suitable Bpot for Dedication of Great Work. Public sentiment has decided that the completion of the Panama Canal in 1916 shall be celebrated with a greht International Exposition In which all 4he nations of the world may participate; and the question of where this Exposition 1b to be held will be settled by Congress at its approaching session. New Orleans and San Francisco are contesting for the honor of holding this Exposition, and both cities have guaranteed Immense sums of money as an evidence of their ability to finance so great an enterprise. An Exposition worthy of the term “World’s Fair,” such as New Orleans proposes to build, will be a great educational movement. Its success as such, however, will depend entirely upon the percentage of our population who can secure its educational advantages, this in turn, depends upon its* location, as the time in traveling to and from the Exposition, and the cost in railroad and Pullman fares, are the most important factors. Considering these matters, New Orleans’ claims to being the "Logical Point” for this Panama Exposition, seem to be fully substantiated by the following facts:— New Orleans is 600 miles from the center of population in the United States. San Francisco is 2,600 miles distant therefrom. Within a radius of 600 miles from New Orleans there are 17,600,000 people. Within the same radius from San Francisco there are only 2,000,000. Within a radius of 1,000 miles from New Orleans, there are 66,000,000. Within the same radius from San Francisco there\are only 6,000,000. At an average of 900 miles from New Orleans, there are 70 of our principal cities with ■ a combined population of 20,000,000. Averaging 900 miles from San Francisco there are only 8 large cities, with a combined population of Just 1,000,000. The average distance of all these cities to New Orleans is 792 miles, — to San Francisco 2,407 miles. Over 76 per cent, of the people of the United States could go to an Exposition there at an average expense for railroad fare of $12.60, as against an average of $37.60 to the Pacific Coast; and for several millions of our people, the Pullman fare and Dining Car expenses alone, for a trip to San Francisco, would amount to more than all their transportation expenses for a trip to New Orleans. This is an important public question to be settled by Congress at the session which convenes in December. Many of our readers will wish to visit this World’s Panama Exposition, and if held in New Orleans a great many more could spare the time and money for the trip than could go to San Francisco. Therefore, we urge our readers to write to the two senators from this State and the congressman from this district, requesting them to support New Orleans in the contest