Excerpt from Three Americas Exposition: Arguments Before the Quadro-Centennial Committee of the United States
Mr. Anderson. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, we come before your honorable committee as representatives of a committee of citizens from all of the forty-six States and Territories, who have for four years past, under the name of a Board of Promotion, advocated a Three Americas Exposition at the national capital, in 1892, in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
During this period fifty-six governors, representing in all forty-one States and Territories, the mayors of sixty leading cities, one hundred and seventy-six presidents and secretaries of boards of trade throughout the United States, and the masters and secretaries (one or both) of thirty State and Territorial granges, have formally, and in writing accepted membership in the board, and pledged their co-operation in support of this patriotic movement.
In addition to this, we bring resolutions indorsing the movement from the National Board of Trade, American Bankers' Association, National Grange in two annual conventions, International Medica Congress, American Medical Association, Carriage Builders' Nationa Association, American Association of Agricultural Colleges, United States Potters' Association, Washington National Monument Society, the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, and various other bodies. (See Belmont Report, pp. 19 to 28.)
We also bring a unanimous report in favor of a Permanent Exposition of the Three Americas, submitted to the House of Representatives on the 16th of June, 1888, by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, through its chairman, Hon. Perry Belmont, of New York. This report is No. 2601, Fiftieth Congress, first session, and we submit it as a portion of our argument in so far as it applies to the more comprehensive and new bill which we are now advocating.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents an account of a hearing before the Senate Committee on Quadro Centennial to discuss whether Washington D.C. should host the Three Americas and Worlds Exposition in 1892. This Exposition would commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's discovery of America. The proposal also included plans to construct a Three Americas Museum to house a permanent collection of historical artifacts from the western hemisphere, and a building to house an exhibition of American inventions. The author argues that the Exposition would be a fitting way to celebrate this anniversary, and that it would also provide a boost to the economy of Washington D.C. The author also emphasizes the value of preserving the historical artifacts and inventions that would be displayed at the Exposition, and argues that these items should be housed in permanent museums. The book provides a valuable insight into the planning and organization of the Three Americas and Worlds Exposition. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330756355_0
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