Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-09-26
oTTuMwA's PALACES
ope"ins Day Exercises of tn, r.,
Erected IN Honor of Coal-,,., Temp
Cav. Boies-Other state New ''s'ss

Opening Day Exercises of III,
Erected IN Honor of Coal-s,, emple
Cav. Bofes-other State News. Of
oTTuMwA, Ia, Sept. 17.-Tba ~.
coal palace was formally opened ,,s."hlwa
morning. 1t is magnifca,+ Yesterday
built entirely of coal, at an eyno, structure
$50. o0o Special trains have hrors so VI over
sands OF visitors to the city, and ds snoa
.,ohs nave oeen made with a lavish M
GOV boies oeilvered the opening addsaN
Among other things, he said: "0ufess.
Grand as Iowa is in the prod,c+;o I
farm. 1t is not on these alone she mnst =. ner
for advancement to that position Of Wy IVY
pc''ity for which nature designed ber pros
meath the surface of her soil, down aao1 ne
the bowels Of the earth is stored nn op IN
the treasure that q bountiful prov;aa ol
has provided for the comfort of her n ,aence
and already an army Of laborers ana opi i.
lions of capital are employed in tho NIL
velopment and prosecution of an indu. ue-
that lies close to the base of all baa us'lS
perity. pros
In the very morning of her existou
while the bloom of youth is vet nncn ~
brow, the busy hands OF the m,ncr !, nef
reached for her boarded treasures hay lave
until we now have in active operation Nv
than $50 coal mines that employed ,ast nv.
12,5 500 men, to whom was paid in wacos ' sa
643.667, and they produced an QUINN w.,
s02. 10 tons OF coal to the aggregate ra,
of S5,o91,6 2s. '"''e
Time alone Is needed to extend tb;s =.
dustry a hundred fold--to multiplv 10
vast extent the number of men and amon..
OF capital employed and to add to tho wool,
OF our state beyond our power to comm.
bend.
Well may we be grateful to those whoi,
vest their capital and to those who dcvo,o
their labor to the development and nroso
cution Of this great work.
1t seems strange that forces so mutn,,,
dependent can be arryed against c,e
other as enemies, instead Of STANDING ~
gether as friends, and yet it is true that II
many Of the great fields of industry nnol,
which the whole world depends for it's ,d
vancement, such is the spectacle to-day.
In thousand ways capital is linked H.
gether in cruel attempt to rob labor q,
its just reward. Pools and trusts, comhi.
nations and conspiracies are constant prod.
ucts OF ingenious brains, all formed ID
gather to the Golfers of the rich immeasm-
ebly more than their share of the proncuv
of the world. Into the very face of these
magnates of wealth, poverty flaunts its tat.
tered rags and shouts its cry of need. Too
often the one is unseen, the other unheald
The result is reached. Upon enc side is
arrayed few OF the human family, around
whom tower moro than princely fortunes
while luxury surfeits all their wants.
On tho other plodding thousands stand
gazing out upon a world fair as it cam.
from tho creators hand. but cold and
hcartless in the extreme, for in it there is
nothing but toll for them, and this supplies
with stinted measure the naked needs be-
qneathed by nature to man.
II it ever happens that tho extreme men
in these conflicting elements are able 10
sway the popular will and array upon the
one side or the other all our people, the
struggle that will follow will end in the
downfall OF a nation and collapse of the
grandest system of government ever con-
ceived by man.
But OF this there is little danger. In both
of these factions Of society are thousands
of conservative men as true and loyal 10
every principle OF right as any that eve!
existed; and behind them is the great mid
die class of our people that cannot be prop
erly assigned to either
To these men in every hour Of danger the
country can safely turn for succor.
The palace is an imposing structure $50
feet in length by 1870 in width, the main
tower being 200 feet high. 1t has an arch-
tectural character of it's own, with its bat
Elements and turrets of jet reminding one
n a 1{nfY Fla re T+ &.
two stories in height the first being about
twenty feet, and the other reaching to the
top and varying from forty to sixty feet.
The building has an auditorium with seat
ing capacity of 5000 to 6,OO0. On either
side OF this room are the spaces above and
below for the exhibits OF the nine surround
ing counties and from abroad. One of
the most unique features of the palace
Is the "coal mine.'' The sunken
park twelve feet below the surround
ing level, is admirably adapted for this
purpose. Into the mine shaft leads from
the mine tower $50 feet above, from which
point the sight-seer gets into a car. just as
in Il regular mine. and is lowered through a
dark and forcboding shaft into the sunkcn
park, where the mules and miners. with
their lamps and picks. and the coal in large
veins, can be seen with realistic vividnes>.
waterfall, thirty feet high and falling in
Il regular sheet twelve feet wide, is another
feature. 1t is located at the rear of the
auditorium stage, and at the bottom dis
solves into spray over electric lights so ar
ranged as to cause rainbowS to chase each
other with exquisite effect. 1t takes 1.50o-
200 gallons of water daily for this waterfall,
the waste water going into IL miniature lake
peopled with representatives of the tnny
tribes and bordercd with flowers.
specicl days have been arranged and
President Harrison has signitcd his intcn-
ton OF visiting the palace. The exhibit will
close Oct. IL.
FOREIGN FLASHES.