, 1873-09-27

Exposition Inns boon much moro brilliant thn1,
tho anxious condition Of tho public mind nt thts
tlmo would havo permitted my ono to expect.
The gontlomon who hnyo boon most nctiSo IN tho
management ARC nmong those most largely i'll
tcrostcd in tho ct,rront changes Of tue financial
matlsot, but thoy hive not, on TINT account.
abandoned their rosponslbflitios in connection
with tho Exposition. Neither tho nct,tnl stril-
gonoy In tho money 1nar]kot nor tho exaggerated
deprouaion usual in ti,nos like tho prosont has
boon sunioient to oyorrido tho locnt prido which
has led to tho erection Of 10 costly building,
aud filing it with n'oslcB of industry, beauty.
and art. Tho SUCCESS of tho Chicago EXPOSE
tion was Fortunately asaured boforo tho panio
struck uR. Tho building wnB finished, tho
space spoken for, aud tho exhibitors on hand
with their varied and interesting collections.
Tho whole scope OF tho enterprise will be cur
riod out regardless Of tho worry and trouble in
financial circles. Thogront crowd whicl, gathered
In the building on tho opening night attostcd
tho general interest TINT is felt ID tAe Exposi-
tion, and tile aighta thoy Baw in tho cuzsory
VIZ" tutu LakHu Will HAlllC4uLt ~ EuAA4 IL tAb
popular impression Of tH interest and grandeur.
Tho Exposition, at the present timo, may work
out noblor mission than TINT for which 1t was
originally designed. It will furnish healthfu1
recreation for thoso who need roliof from tho
oppressive atmosphere Of tho financial sky. and
it will offer to tho people Of Chicago
and tho Northwest tho evidences Of
tint material progress mud prosperity
which cannot DO permanently or seriously af-
footed by tho bursting Of stock bubbles, tho
insane boarding Of currency, or tho lnsonRate
fury of unreasoning people, In this Honse, tho
Exposition has new interest and 4 now i'm
portance for tho people. Thorc will bo found
there no display of stock in moonshno railroads,
no moro cortilcatos Of deposit, or printed prom
iacs to pay. It's treasures aro samples of sub
stantal wea1tll,-tho wealth of invention, Of
industry, of production, Of manufacture, of
great and growing poople. III teaching this
lesson, tho Exposition is timely and useful be-
yond tho qualification it affords, for 1t must en-
courage mon to take now hope, and renew tho
energy that has produced this rich display In
city scarcely oldor than single generation Of
the human kind.
Tile only objection that We have heard urged
agninst tic complete succoHB Of the enterprise
is, tint tho Exposition ia composed mostly OF
Chlcago 1nateral. So fur from this boiug an
objection, wo approllend that 1t will provo to bo
the main element Of attraction, and that 1t will
DO ospocially gratifying to visitors from abroad.
Chicago il, and haa boon for years, but particu
larly Bince the great fire OF 1871. an object OF
curiosity for tho whole world. It's rapid growth
and illimitable Enterprise have been the wonder
of tho commercial world. There ia no way in
which fairer aud more intelligent idoa could
10 obtained Of what has contributed to this
growth and developed this enterprise than by
IN exhibit in miniature Of the manifold
trados, Industries, staples, and ayocations
that make up our city. Few actual residents Of
Chicago comprehend tho number aud variety Of
industries requisite to tho building up and lnain
tenance Of such metropolis, and tho Exposition
will thus become practical panorama for their
enlightenment. The amount Of instruction that
ulhg ue aoflfeu HUH tnlb EloAaNlAEo lllbl1ccLluu
will bo greater than could DO conveyed by daily
columns Of description. If Chicago pooplo may
learn something OF their own city from the
Exposition, tho visitors from other cities
and tue country will certainly bo thauk-
full for the opportunity thus afforded them
to inspect in couple Of days aud at u small OK
pcnao moro than tloy could sec In sovcral weeks
Of assiduous application, and with liberal e1-
penditure II they had to search for 1t. II the
Exposition is condensed Chicago, it ia sight
which ought to attract country visitors more
than anything olso TINT could be offered thom.
It may bo that the present financial panic, now
beginning to be Benslbly folt throughout the
country, will check for some days tic influx Of
strangers which might othorwiao have beon ex-
pectod. But this 1apse will afford tho managers
and exhibitors tho opportunity to get thcir ma-
chtnery in good running order, nnd tho visitors
from abroad will fare better than if they came
earlier. Tho local intoroHt in tho Exposition,
along with tho variety Of attractions it pogseHseB
will be sufficient to render it lively place Of ro
sort for tue time being.