Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15
Its Magnificent splendpr RiTals9i all
Fable Of. Oriental Grandeur-Bower
of Bewilderment.
Governor Adams Eloquent Opening Address
Colorado TO Te1as--Crusn of Charmed
visitors-The EIgin Band.
A Description of the Building in Its Sublime
GrAdeur-Another Worlds Wonder.
A Successful Opening - A
Musical Festival.

property OF Lne puDllc'
It was thrown open yesterday with
soant ceremony, but under circumstances
that leave no doubt of the grand success
Of the gigantic undertaking.
1t was Fort Worth day. The people of
Fort Worth turned out en- masse to evil
dence their appreciation of the enter
prise.
One O'Clock was the time fixed upon
for the opening of the gates, but before
that time the people began TO gather
in knots on the Main street and
Jennings avenue entrances. There was
few minutes delay in getting the gates
unlocked, during which time those knots
increased TO immense throngs, stretching
away down the streets, and when finally
the turustiles began TO revolve tickets
began to flow in SO rapidly as to paralyze
the gatekeepers, and soon the populace
was spreading over the ground admiring
the view from afar and promenading
through the building critically examin-
ing the many exhibits. Half an hour
later the building was packed.
Owing to q misunderstanding as to
time, the members of the board of trade
did not get away from their headquRr-
tiers promptly at l o 'olock, but they were
not too late TO make substantial APP
pearance as in body they marched up
on the Palace.
The Elgin band was somewhat late in
arriving in the city, owing to delay Of
their train, but they were OIL the ground
in full force in time to meet their engage
ment TO a minute; in fact they were
ahead of time, and were forced by the
visiting crowds to render O selection pre-
vious to the formal opening of the Pal
ace, and before they entered on their
regular programme.
Ii was shortly after o'clock that the
opening address was entered upon. At
that time there were gathered upon the
band stand the following ladies and gen.
tlemen: Governor and Mrs. Alva Adams
of Colorado, Hon. John l.. Mcneil
and Mrs. Mcneil of Colorado, President
b. B. Paddock, Directors W. F. Lake,
r. Z. Maddox, w. F. Sommerville,
Robert McCart, and Messrs. George H.
Hobs0n and Thomas F. Nelson OF Colo
ra6o, and A. w. Caswell, Professor
Alex. Hogg, K. NJ. VanZandt, J. P.
Smith and w. 4. Maddox of Fort Worth.
The grand Elgin military band, under
the dictatorship Of Prof. Hecker, rem
hered an appropriate medley selection Of
Southern airs, in which many familiar
strains were introduced, not neglecting
the ever welcome Dixie. And when the
reyerberations of the music had
dled away in the somber moss
draperies and the hooks and
crannies of the great building President
b. d. Paddock arose TO introduce the
orator OF the occasion. Mr.. Paddock
was in his best humor when he did so.
He wore beaming, happy smile and q
pretty bouttoneire. He said:
T mn
had an opportunity of making a speech to
this audience for over twelve months.
am glad TO see you here again to-day
had prepared aud expected to deliver
from this platform one Of
the most eloquent orations
on this occasion that IL was ever your
pleasure to listen to, but owing to the
lateness of the hour and the fact that the
railroads have been behind time, which
almost makes me want TO Join Jim Hogg
in his fight for railroad regulation, I
will not detain you with the remarks
that intended to address to you.
81 am glad to see you, and no doubt
you are glad to be here. ! am glad to
welcome you again to this Palace, which
has been erected for your delectation.
al wish TO say to the board of direct
ors one thing that my conscience
would not justify me in emitting. The
people who have gathered here this
evening to witness the opening ceremo-
MES are not indebted, rs many
people think they are, to the board
of directors or the stockholders of
the association for this work. 1t is not
the fact that Fort Worth has provided
the management with $50, 900 for the
erection of this building. 1t is not to
the genius OF Chief Decorator Allen that
you are indebted for this Palace, nor to
the energy of the officers.
1.-THE credit for this grand work, and
without which 1t would not have been
standing here. Is due TO the noble ladies
of Fort Worth.
with all our money, with all our
genius, with all our efforts, this Palace
would not be standing here but for the
patriotic devotion and unflagging zeal
and the untiring energy of your wives
and sweethearts-and my wives and
sweethearts too. Laughter. While you
members of the board and officers have
been at home and in bed Cor should have
been, anyway at night, the ladies have
been here at work; and they have pro-
dueed q result that gold could not buy.
There is no reoompense or compensation
you can offer them. But let their names
be enrolled upon the records of our asso-
olation, and in our memories, and in our
hearts.
'Ladies and gentlemen, might go on
upon this subject indefinitely, but there
is q gentleman among us much more
gifted than myself, whom now have
the pleasure of introducing to you, the
Hon. Alva Adams, the Democratic ex-
governor of the Republican state OF Col
orsdo.'
Loud and prolonged cheers went up
from the thousands of listeners when
SIR. Paddock concluded, aud when the
sounds had Rbsted the voice of the gifted
gentleman from the foot of
the Rockies was heard in clear
accents. The address was delivered with
oratorical Srilliance suitable to he bril-
lance of the ideas expressed, and dur
ing its entire delivery impressive silence
reigned, except where humor or ire
pressible applause was wrenched by the
speakers remarks.