Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-03
THE DENVER EXPOSITION.
$4,000 People Witness the Opening Ger.
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emOnies.
DENVER, Col, August 1.-The Ma
tlonal Mining Exposition was thrown
open to the public to-day, with ccre-
monies Of character BETTING such
an event.
All day yesterday, and during the
early hours this morning regular and
special railway trains brought large
crowd of visitors, until the city was
filled to Overlooking. Denver pre-
sented holiday appearance, business
being for the most part suspended,
and the buildings, both public and
private, gaily and beautifully deco
rated with the National colors. The
procession moved about one O'Clock,
marching through the principal streets.
The sidewalks, windows and roofs
along the route were thronged with
thousands of spectators. Platoons of
police led, and were followed by Gov
ernor F. w. Pitkin, Adjutant General
r. NJ. Stevenson, and other military
officers. Then came the different mil
itary organizations, nearly every mill
tary company in the State being in
line, and all along presenting splen-
did appearance. The civic societies
and officials in carriages followed, in
Guiding the Mayor and Aldermen,
county officials, Lieutenant GoAernor
H. A. w: Tabor, H. E. Burchard, Di.
rector Of the Mint, and Hon. w. D..
Kelley, of Pennsylvania. The exercises
at the Exposition building opened
with the playing of "Amcrica" by the
band, followed by prayer, and then
"Hail Columbia" which was received
with cheers.
Many distinguished persons occu-
pied the platform. Hon. w. D. Kelley
was introduced to the vast audience,
and delivered the GRAFTON of the day.
At the outset of his remarks Mr.. KEEL
ley expressed profound surprise at the
changes which the few years since his
last visit to Colorado had brought
about. They We're marvellous. 1t
seemed scarcely possible that the i'm
provements he beheld on every hand
were the work Of men; they seemed
to have sprung up by magic. Colo
RADIO stands on triple foundation of
greatness. The precious metals, high
ways Of travel, possession of coal and
iron and all means Of fusing and con.
verting iron into steel and every form
of utility. Her career must be endur-
ing as the mountains and the plains,
and the star that marks the little State
to-day with but one member in the
Hall of Representatives, will, at the
end Of another decade, have attracted
to her such population as will send
into that chamber a plurality of three
or five members. Applause That
is, she will add five hundred per cent,
or even more, to her present popula-
ton and the present producers of her
wealth and her re6nements. He chal-
lenged the present and succeeding
generations of Colorado to build up
here, within the limits of their State, a
rival of Pennsylvania.
At the conclusion of Judge Kelley's
address, Hon. H. A. w. Tabor, Presi-
dent of the Exposition Association,
made a brief speech, formally de-
clared the exhibition open, and started
the machinery with his own hand.
The Stars and Stripes were instantly
run up on the main flagstaff, while a
salute was fred by battery stationed
at some distance away.
The utmost enthusiasm was mani.
tested throughout by the $4,000 peo-
pie in attendance, and the manage
ment consider that the success of the
exposition is assured.