The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-23
SHHING YHE lake CIIY.
The Pau-Americaus View the
Wonders Of Chicago,
WHAT THEY SAW YESTERDAY
Surprised Them - Great Industries
Witnessed In opeFatIon-A Ban
quot ut NIght-The Speeches
That Were Made.

CuIcAoo, ILL.,, Oct, e2,-Thls was a
day Of sight seeing for the International
Congress. Promptly at 10 o'clock the
members OF the citizens reception COM
mittee were on hand at the hotel, and as
fast as the members Of the party CAME
down from the breakfast tables they
were placed In the care Of committee
and taken to see the objects OF interest
near by. The first visit was paid to the
gigantic establishment Of Marshall Field,
where 1900 clerks are employed, and
after looking over the goods on theCoun'
tens, and particularly scrutinizlng the
American silk brocades, the delegates
were escorted to the board Of trade build:
ing. Here they were received by Presi.
dent Seayerns and taken upon the floor
OF the exchange, the busy brokers and
employees meanwhile pausing long
enough in the rush OF trade to allow the
visitors to pass through the room. Be-
fore they reached the gallery, however,
business was again In full swing and tue
foreigners gazed IN bewilderment upon
the scene oil apparently meaningless
confusion and uproar.
The auditorium was the next stopping
place. The delegates were packed In
the elevators and hoisted up TO the 10th
story OF the massive building. They
peered into the dining room, had q good
long view Of the lake, passed down
again into the theatre, looked behind
the iron curtain, inspected with interest
the machinery for shifting and placing
scenes aud altogether found much to ad.
mire In this most wonderful Of public
buildings,
A brief visit was next paid the stude-
baker carriage repository next door,
which had been tastefully decorated for
the occasion with flags Of all natlonsand
a banner similar To the one displayed at
South Bend, and about noon the party
was taken to the North Western station,
where they were placed on cars and con.
veyed to the Durham stock farm u
miles distant.
THE BANQUET.
At o'clock this afternoon tho doors
OF the Grand Pacific banquet hall were
thrown open that Chicago people might
come in and view the appointments
made by the citizens OF this city for the
banquet given this evening in honor Of
the All.Amsrica's exCursionists, The
decorations we're indescribably beautiful
and very costly,
For two hours the citizens trailed
through the hall, admiring, then the
doors were shut, the orchestra began its
work and the four hundred guests were
seated.
When eight courses oil food had been
served, and Eve glasses OF varying size
had been drained OF as many kinds OF
fluids, Hon. Chas. b. FarWell proposed
a health to the Presidents Of the Ameri-
can republics, and the Emperor Of Brazil.
II was drank standing.
Senator Charles 3. Farwell, OF iii.
nois, chairman OF the meeting, then
called the assemblage to order, and
spoke very briefly. Touching upon the
matter OF the inter-trade relations OF
the Americas, be said: ave must offer
to you or exports as Cheaply as others
do; and to that end / shall favor such
legislation as will bring about this result,
even 10 the extent OF uninterrupted
trade between oil the countries OF the
hemisphere"
Governor Joseph W. Fifer was then
introduced, and In brief speech, touch.
Jog upon the hardships, trial and liberal
development on this continent within
the four centuries since America was dis.
covered, bade the visitors welcome on
behalf Of the people Of the State Of ILL.
nois.
Judge Lambert Tree, ex.Minister to
Russia, after expressing belief In the'I
general desire Of the people Of this coun-
try for closer relations with those OF the
other Americas, and the necessity for
better means OF Communication, said:
~ think the honorable delegates from
Mexico will agree with me when say
that We and our Mexican friends begin
to understand each other better by rea.
son oi the railroads which now bind the
two countries together, and the more ia.
InlllhT publuebs anu Hleuuly hsdVCthtloub
resulting thereirom.
~ hope the day is not far distant
when the principal city OF the Argentine
Republic, that young giant Of the South,
will clasp hands with New York and the
other cities on our seaboard by means Of
lines Of ocean steamers"
Between each toast was musical SO.
lection.
Speaking to the importance Of the in.
ternational conference Mr.. Charles ..
Flint said: "The assembly Of the repre-.
sentatives Of tho nations Of America is
fraught with great significance. The
master minds oil this continent have al.
ways recognized the natural alliance
which should exist between the indie.
pendent governments Of this hetnis-
phere."