, 1870-09-25


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Dark ieaEs that hk.at tas undle!L cen
WfnoFt h.tthed beneaf6 togi appelsttions ptn.ons.
Ana ~ soe 'oeaAin&' o'D''1a afo'o o. heu.
nd Sst e oWa Ia y.p
b. evei1 he.Et.thEee thou n lIted neafce
1ae fo'a daE OF 1o'es Triumphant reign.
T: The s pqftents dean Il thaf prop5etie tina
When IN easths taEsane stream 81 woven splendor-
Ues united szee shAn waEr sublime!
The Secretary then rad some appropriate sen
Ess;sI Il; sss I,.ss Il o'asf literary sssssa q lie
The Presiding omter then stated that Senator
Trumbuil xuuld address the meeting.
which have t,cen Introduced, am cure, has
awakened expectations on your part that will NOT
r. Ieal'.ed M particularly - aa following
toa of Joai Feaaeat 70 ee p4eseas III evening"
4 w, u ! understood itora him, rather that
p,tsepce could 10 so to the enleTprlse In whieb
b. and Others we're engaged; and am satis-
Del that II the President of this ASSOCIATION
thu1 he exhibited when he called On me- to attend
1t, It's success ia assured. have no set remarks
to make To you, aud The few observations which
ana xha me 10 t. ine!s tae Saa1:
Before catering the room Of this hail I passed
arrangement and quite copsldrrabie collection
Of books wss gran1ei 10 see the arrange
rafbered, ion1nS. nefhana hr,n9 a s,ti,sn ~
ChicaVo. TO be better pos{ed IN resard to Thls a.
soc,n1iof, mt was III I'd to se 80 much done: bu,
{et = faI esntnd Thaf @ onSat 70 oe 1 city q
education, sn,i ID tie establishment or prJfeastou
Vi schools. We aese um1eTsity, and a system
c,tS r. cnmmended. 90 lar as tnow. eTerrwherr'
Il ia und dnrsIr1i wr hayn schnois hers fnr nesriv
Or quite I'll oi the Iearned p.ofession;,
and :ss 1sFs,7 ts,s ,ss s;sra' s,s,t,!a'y , noi
rnns wilch f.avc :vr,:u es...!she,i III this RreSt
and g!Drlops city. What you want. a. II seets to
sh1,i ic ,aii tieep ani soid and constI1,ctesl of
.lurable material maj 40 ;hat when the rains descend
and nuo,,s come, ann winds blow, and nse rnxea,
i viii stand tsppsausel: oallatng 1aat shall 1e
nayats. Of this city: d structure tnxt
snail cxhl,,l& the mechanical sE1t1 and
a-cbs.ecturc nj thIs day and t9is
rrneratlon. that peonle Ia af1rr,,me. and af,eT.
Ssns, ativns NAV Enuw someinin1 OF lie s;y,e afld
Character Of thia generation; a building which
@ It seens n to ne in tais growing city, nore thai
hunirett, tho..and, i may ray, have become
wealthy ny Tie growtn q the city, while others
isrxer wealth than they really Know What
tn do with. and which VIII be tisad.
vantazeous to their chIliren 1t
Is saved up for them: there ought 10 BE-
name and tdelr fame Eish ss1ch structure, 70
build It at once I KNOW Of no enterprise with
,hss neu b. eH as to saai "a o9a
in ruose favorable ma3nee than To erect built.
tn9 ot the character at which hare spoken.
untii you have such buil.aing1a building ot your
sse nIls!y q tns eit; 81 cneago wi.i not bs wasi
or resort, as well as books amt then you
want L wel.establ.shrd, large, Anu free libra-
r., {Applause1 To accumulate such library
b. gathered up tn day, hu, I you would nll this
building as it ought 10 be filed With books old
and new, OF every character, !. Etii take time to
lie books fnat are published from Day to day nav
be eather.sl very readily, bus to have large and
complete library. ron have to look alter books
tnnitiea to purchase them, esea ii ron have TIC
The speaker then pEocee,letf to state as to the
dcscrllta The object Of the Smithsonian Iastt-
tue. the library OF which Is now ipcofpofateti
into the Congressional Library. showing that it
publications Of the 7surl't. lie especially cam
intlIa,rf as 4 necessity Of library, the gurera-
rtnt p tnta, speaking Of the public documents as
ruafanttr,i % to furnish copies, So far as be could,
Il these. He then yrsuuled:
speak merely Of these publications Of tha gny.
e1nmrnt. But establish your l,ulllnx: have
place to put these aooIs, where they vii not burn
mp In sotne freat lire, and make 1t pleasant TO
gather in your library room, and you will adj inf
r.s @ues Reaiep sne to e aea m1 az
Than when yon aEe located IN some third or fourth
loft Of these high buildings That Chicago ought
% have la1Ee nhraIy-a library g which
10 Investigate any -. subject that he
may wish to study, all will aRree; but thts czn-
not ee hfougat a',opt without ~ aotne effort. I
think. a. fema!keo 10 1ae beginning. that you
have set Of oMcese. Jnne1ng from what Know
Of them, who ere IN earnest. ami It seems to me
that, With proper appeal 70 nc citizens Of Chi.
rto~th, there VIII f.c louna someboay who would
take nleasqEe N la!tnx ine fountlat1on OF POUR
hnilasnR. Lhe nosars WI conc a1tet y6n nave
~ h,n.s IT. ~ = -, = - ~ .Vsn-
i"a are prMhu. We atc beHlaa III thls matter,
AMI anrrehend, 9thnuEh my attention has not
en tusred paft'cn!arls 10 u, there Ia no CITY Of
the siz- Of fhlcazo u ne Hnitet ssates that has
not better appointed library than we have: Aud
u Il not pecu!*r 70 Tue cit5 u chicago % be b.
hihn WneI c1t!es u anttMae. y 1s 2eletahE t1iiF
" III ~ snlelIse anu III tts 'ionatuas 70 cnaFlt-
a:''f AID other purposes, "tt1 any other pont1ia-
'snn, anh snonti ne grained 10 nsllrStn3 taaf,
gf"winc ouf 81 thts fneeting tH-niEht- AMI out of
t'e eilotts o. 1h.s assnelati N. nes5y shHat s,e
thnIL VII u"FF sHA[ Bluu4 w MI uDilQI 10 I4E tALy
a-t1 70 The State.
REE. Dr. CqL11kR4