Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-17
AT wAsuINaToN.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 There was
considerable delay ia the opening eX-
ercises of the New Orleans exposition
to-day. A large crowd of di-tin-
guished people had gathered at the
White House, and eYerylarrangement
was made for the president TO open the
exposition in an appropriate style.
rhe president took his station at the
telegraph table and remained stand
ing there surrounded by his cabinet
for over half an hour before the signal
that
EVERYTHING WAS IN READINESS
was received by the telegraph operator
The Marine band was present and had
exhausted its programme of national
airs for the occasion. Many people
had left the building. The signal was
received ut half.past two O'Clock, and
in q few moments the address of presi-
dent Richardson was received as fol-
Iowa:
PRESIDENT RICHARDSON'S ADDRESS.
| 10 the President ntthe Uuited states;
| The preEpn mt OC casou rs "A contamination q
| an emit rprise lnaugurat.d in c .niorrity 20
nm act OF congr ~ tassCd less thsn two years
| ago, authorizing the holding OF an In
dustrial and cotton exp sitiun, The city of
New or cans WIS hen sell ctfd as the Ste OF
this worlds exl ositou end In June, 1888
thirteen commissioners CON osing ihe
board Ot msnagemeut were ~ pointed by The
president of the Unit STAT aud at once
en- cred upon the dlsohargr II their du'i les.
Frosi the commerce ment II was deter
mime that nothing hon d give
A Loo " on SECTION l. CHARACTER
To the grt at work, but hat II should be as II
truly Is, nation al AZ d INT national expo
sition, and consequently day are as
semb ed here tue pre- entail, es OF all
Dati'ns Of the world Tide by side with those
of our o. national COVER ment, and ni
L q A
have con,rlbu ed examples oftheir resources
and tuelr PROCESS in ths wonJeuu
tional AVID arii,tic Obj CTS nos omen
TO THE ~ PECIIoH or THE WORLD.
How UGH Of gooi sinai result from The
means OF intirucn hire furnished Is be-
ond morol power to meas re, nut certainly
! n lhA least h melt - he derlvs d from tut
} exposition Will be the closer and m II,
, friendly intercourse = ( our own people with
tho g Of other eoun rites, and the development
OF common interests and the arm
. avn country. II VIII be a monument OF az
era OF
UNITY IN INTER srs,
} harmony and good fee,it x destined, II is be
lieve1 10 endure as long he continent /
self thall exist on which these now perfectly
! united state are established now present
To yo- this exposition.
, The address OF President Richardson
, was read by Commissioner genera
: MOrehead, and in reply President Ar
I the exposition open. His address wa,
e at once telegraphed To- New Orleans.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's RESPONSE
e In the name or the people OF the repuhl
e q ngrat Ito the citizens OF the Iouthwesto
q Their advancing prosperity AZ manifest hJ
|, tho g'eAt IN ernational EXPOSITION now abnu
= 10 Open. The inier-et of the nation IN thai
I SC Ion OF our crln monweaith has found ~
l. proshi n , many ways, and notably in IN,
n appropriations rihe improvement OF Ia,
~ IA nn lakat uH is.ur
TO PsOMorETHE PRESENT EXPOSITION,
N " W u attract tho attention. OF the Contra
earn the itnpOrtsnos OF Rvailing them ~ : o.
} ot our products as We will
OF theirs, anu thus not onli
good Zee Ing but profitable Intercourse b.
tween the unilei 81 lea and The Tales !
q Nenita and lou h A erica Will he promoted
). The people ~ o Of our own country
=, THUS mot Gnr cLnsER rogtTHFR
y VIII ma IN this sc Ypos,tlon OF cnm petitive In
q dusiries motives 10 strengihenil < the bof a
IS ol brother hoo !. Tre Uniied states extend
70 those from foreign countries who vlsi
MS ON this occasion, cordi
welcome and now at the exscu Nv
L the ns embled repre- seu,atlves o the
~ fhff Oily HArI0S~ or rHE WORLD,
" OF ne prrsid nj Of the senate of the -peake
"a Justice, and assoclate justics OF the 81
/ saen house Of congress aud OF The men sai,
X heTH 81 my cabinet. nsain an
n IN their name congratulate the promoters
"a The exposition npOn the au ,icinns ina 1rntl
- Hon OF ~ Q Enterprise hich prom ises M
y; lar-reaehing r-AnliH. with my best wisn,
n FIR the fulullment of All Ia gra PURPOSES.
N now declare the VOLTS trausulal and %
~ ton Centennial exp1sition open.
. ChlsrEe A. A THUR.
al Remarks we're then made by S4n,
a tor Logan on behalf OF the congrei
u slonal COMMITTEES At the close of hi
:. remarks the president, at ten minute
a. ! past three, touched the hutton Of IN
=, instrument aud started the machiner
y in the exposition building.
III At ten minutes past O'clock n,
% president touched the telegraph Ike,
which started the machinery AZ M
ID exposition Rt New Orleans. and A
present apDlauded vigorously. whe
the announcement WAS made that IA
preaidenlial touch had been effactlv,
IL and that the machinery was Inovln,
Il The following Telegram was receive
q from
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