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prosperity. The great MANUFACTURES had

received remarkable expansion, the new
railroads na,In is, bad ostered the spirit Of enter.
pertains TO he cultivation OF art and the diffusion
OF culture and education among the masses Eng
land nad remained almost where she was at the
beginning OF the century How far she was lag.
ging behind IN the great march OF European
propress the exhibition OF 1851 only made mani.
lest; Viewing the assembled wealth OF
Ss sa Sae her weakness anS
10 take the lessons to heart. From the seeds Of
knowledge sown In 1851 date the museums, the
nalls OF arr and science. the technical schools for
busy teaching the youth the proper development
OF their natural abilities, preparing them to crap.
Pie WIN tne strong arm OF knowledge, with the
demands OF their age and country. And the coun.
try itsei mas grown The love OF art, OF the high,
land stands as one OF the great emporIums OF the
world IN all that relates to the production OF
aGe beautiful as wen as the useful Tne
ton, the spirit OF inquiry competition.
new new industries, new opportunities. From the
binary material progress OF france. There as
sembled together the wonderful resources OF the
wealth. They could compare their advantages
win those OF other nations, and manufactures
grew apace Internal improvements became me-
cessary. LOT men could at glance learn and see
now they nad become necessary. New channels
OF commerce. OF art OF manufactures. were
were called forth. FROM these first exhibitions
o S nave grown, mightier and more compre-
henslve.
NEW LITERATURE HAS
been developed and European Powers have com.
pared again anu again-nave SO thoroughly com.
peted with each other, have so studied the re-
sources, the opportunities the strength and
weaknesses OF each other, that to-day civilized
Europe STANDS almost as compact whole a land
where only the differences OF language mark the
noundarles OF individual industrial progress.
Even in our own land the wave OF culture ana
education produced by the great competitive art
concourses OF nations mas done and Is doug It's
WORK. Look around and see the advance made IN
rt Il nn w ann o nd
love OF the beautiful OF our people. Before the
great exhibitions art. pictures the thousands OF
much to the comfort and happiness OF
the poor and lowly-or the struggling, wor..
the beautiful was a privilege OF wealth alone; art
was aristOcratlc while exhibitions, being the WORK
OF the people, are democratic, and thus, cultvat-
ing, educating the people, art has become demo.
cratic. the great struggle OF modern CIVILIZATION
is not 10 debase and drag down the educated and
wealthy, but TO enllgnten and cultivate the poor
and owly. Tle problem OF our age and country
is TO SO elevate and enlighten people that they
may know their strength and see the proper
AMERICAN PROSPERITY MEANS INTERCOURSE,
knowledge. circulation, the proper diffusion Of
though he be, can have more than faint and In
definite idea OF the resources and opportunities OF
mense has been the development OF our land. have
We known our true status and now, In one hundred
years from our birth as nation, we propose dong
great stOck-taking. Here we will assemble the
IDEAS, the Inventions, the grains and fruits, the
minerals and ores. the machinery ana tools OF on
great country. Here Will We gather together the
workman from mis- bench, the farmer from his
plough, the merchant, the manufacturer, rlcn and
poor. young and DID, and let them Judge Tor them
selves OF their national wealth and greatness
let them see and ponder over the mighty gifts
which God has gwen us. as we'll as on the work
Which our teeming millions have c0nsummated.
Our people VIII see in what we are strong, In
what we are weak. Competition, that great lever
OF modern progress. VIII grow with tenfod force,
and he who believes not that his COuntryInan
returning rom tins great worlds competitive eX-
life and energy, new pride and lOrttude must
needs despair or his time and nation. What nave
we done III TINS hundred years. Can you, or l. or
any one, answer! In politics, in humanity, III
VINO can bring home, not to Americans alone. but
to the world. Inc story OF our work. No book can
contain II, no words describe Ii; but, Ike the
wise old nations who pictured their histories on
show what we have done, SO that he who runs
may read, and succeeding centuries may w0noer,
as to-day the world Will wonder. at this story OF
hundred years OF faith and work. Americans,
seeing what mas been done, will he quIckened TO
new endeavOr. Pride, terest knowledge OF OPP
portunity VIII combine. The people, permeated
with the knowledge OF what Is possible, Will strug-
gle and strive TO attain n. Schools. museums,
laboratories, MANUFACTURES will grow. Nations
the Old World seeing and knowing the blessings
OF opportunity which hover over a land so graced
OF men ana money. Emigration Will grow anew,
capital will flow forward to develop our mines and
prairiea, the IlreS or
THOUSANDS OF FACTORIES WILL BE LIGHTED.
our forces this mighty congregation OF our nation,
this exhibition OF our country's Joy 1tttngly rep
resented by our peoples work, to place the key
one OF our arch OF greatness. VINO, when we
have assembled the result of but one hundred
years OF toll aud progress. Will gansay to US the
proud title OF the greatest nation that Is to be