Show THREE AMERICAS exposition IT HAVING been determined to hold bold a worlds exposition by the three americas in 1892 the fourth centenary of the landing flauding of christopher columbus at san salvador the contest among the leading cities of he be union for the honor of being he location has already begun of course any one 0 ne of them having SUM sufficient clent population is willing to receive the big show with open arms but at least three of the principal ones are actively at work these are new york chicago and washington the first named claims it because of being the metropolis tro polis polls of the nation the second because it expects to be the oils by that time and the third be cause it is the capital and for several other reasons which are set out at great length by y the star of that city from which we make the ta following extract I 1 I 1 As it Is ie neither a manufacturing nor commercial city it lias has no foreign commerce hence new york boston chicago st loula cincinnati new gians Ort eans san rpm francisco nashville richmond mond savannah b kansas cy city pittsburg baltimore and other an n ull derive rive the trade benefits of the three Am americas erkas exposition with the exposition exposi tiou located at washington piton which is neutral ground the various cities mentioned wirt will have an equal chance in can competition for spanish american trade which is one of the fundamental ideas aas of the movement I 1 whereas if located in a manufacturing city that place would have an undue and unfair advantage J the further announces that at the national CeL capital pItal there is already an exposition nucleus or plaat which aias cost over ever i this of course includes the national museum smithsonian Smith soman in statute att sti tute washington hington the t barlots government buildings f all of which duld have a decided for the average vw aitor however much they might toe be slighted alighted by the tile the question as to location will haVe tobe decided very soon as there will be a great deal to do and ehtee ye beare ib not net too much time it will fall in IA a strange if iano I 1 fiobo ta some extent detrimental period a prest d cam campaign aien aign however tue the french Em exposition position hafe bah been emir ing under france can do thel the united states ought to be able to accomplish |