The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-22
Its SUCCESS ASSURED.
DR.. Depsw Says New York Will Go
to the Windy City Show,
HE ALSO SAYS SOMETHING OF
FAIRS AND PROSPERITY.

The Centennial Stimulated American
Trade-The Paris Exposition Saved
the French Republic-The Chicago
Show VIII Increase Our Well Being
The Dinner at DeImonicos TO the Man
ayers of the Great Show.
NEW YORK, December GA dinner
was given at Delmonico's tonight by the
New York commissioners Of, the National
Columbian Exposition. Chancey NJ De-
pew, John Boyd Thacher and Gorton w.
Allen, assisted by ]. Seaver Page, secreta-
ry of the Union League Club, gave evil
dence of New York's intention to do what
it can to make the exposition a success.
Every name that stands high in the city
and many throughout the state was repre-
sented, either personally or by letter. The
speakers were all enthusiastic. The tables
were loaded with flowers and the balcony
given up to the musicians at first and af-
forwards occupied by ladies. The menu
cards were elegant and every guest was
given handsome portfolio of the eXpOsf-
ti0n with portrait of Columbia in the
corner and some official perspective views
Va tDo UuliuIuSS Dolus COHobEuCb6u.
Letters of regret were received from ex-
President Cleveland, Vice President Nor
ton, ex-MayOr Hewitt, Senator Daniels of
Virginia and others. At the speakers
table with Mr.. Depew. were Hon. Il. W.
Palmer. president of the national Colum-
bian exposition, Director General George
r. Davis, Hon. Thomas M. Waller, Major
NJ. P. Handy, Gorton w. Allen. Hon. w.
T.. Baker, president of the executive COM
mittee of the Worlds Fair; President of
the Board of Aldermen John FL. V. Ar
mold President ef the Chamber of Com
merce, Charles S. Smith; j. Seaver Page
and John Boyd Thacher.
After dinner, Chairman DepeW raped
for order and arose to welcome the guests.
He spoke in his usual happy mood. Mr..
Depew said;
"Gentlemen: The New York members
of the national commission for the creation
and promotion of the worlds fair, have
invited you to meet u.s.. to consult as to the
proper provisions which should be made
for such representation of our state at the
exhibition as would be worthy its position
among its sister commOnwealths. The
success of the Columbian Exhibition must
not be imp aired or retarded by local am
bitioDs or jealOusies anywhere. So far as
New York is concerned, she has none. She
has not acted before in the matter be-
cause the time had not arrived. The Gen.
tennial Exhibition placed our business up
on its feet and infused life aud health into
our credit. The exhibition two years.
ago at Paris saved the French Republic
from political destruction by turning the
commercial distress (which was prevalent
throughout France, into happy and pros
porous times, Our Columbian Exposition
comes at more Opportune time. The
unprecedented crops our fields have pro-
duced this year and the equally unpre-
cedented demand for our food products
abroad. will give us for IL months an ex-
hilarating period of prosperity. In the
ordinary course of financial experience,
everstraining and over confidence with the
probable different relations between the
farm and the markets of the world would
be followed by a corresponding collapse,
but this great industrial exhibition at Chi
cago will take up the frayed threads of OPP
portnnity to layishly employ them and
weave tthem into new cables to draw the
car of American progress.
The citizens Of Chicago are to be COM
pltmented and congratulated upon the
great fOreth0ught which has characterized
their local preparations for this grand
event. The nation should do its part. The
floor space in the magnificent structures
will be five times greater than at the CEN
tennial exhibition at Philadelphia and
double that of the French exhibition at
Paris. The buildings themselves will be
an industrial exhibit of the highest charac-
ter"
After referring to the growth of the
country since the Centennial, Mr.. Depew
continued: 81 can say to the country that
New York will be at the Columbian Exhi-
bition and will be there in the full gran
deur of her strength and development"
Hon. 7. w. Palmer, W.T.. Baker, Com
missioner Thacher, Director General Da-
Wis. and President Smith of the Chamber
of Commerce, were among the other speak
ers.