Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-22

triCtism and resources are not vet eH-
han sted; but the expense of this national
enterprise should not be wholly borne by
the locality where congress has placed it,
The nation should do its part to second tae
efforts of the citizens of Chicago to make
this Worlds fair exposition surpass in
every respect any ever yet held in any
country
Comparison with other Fairs.
Mr.. Depew then compared the Chicago
enterprise with former similar ones, and
said the grounds were three times larger
than those of Paris, the floor space double
that at Paris, the cost nearly twice as
much for preparations and the architcc-
tural exhibit in the building, one that put
into the shade the faT-famed structures o.
antiquity. The woman's building, The.
design of an American girl, is nearly a.
( large "a the l>.R.hincry hall ut Philadc'
phia i'll 1916. He continued for a momert
in til strain and compared our size as Il
nation in 1876 and 1891.
New Works Place in the show.
Proceeding, he said: lit is an insult to
the Intelligence of our state to ask what
shall be the place of New York in this
grand exhibition. First in population in
manufactures, and almost in agriculture:
first all the elements which constitute
great and growing commonwealth. the
place, now in emulouS and friendly rivalry
anon & sister states in this grand eNhihi
ton, should be that which nature and the
enterprise of our people have given her
In the presence of this representa-
tive body, speaking for them and through
them for the people of the commonwealth
l can say To the country east and west AMI
north and south. New York will be at the
Columbian exhibition and she viii he there
in the full grandeur of her strength and
development"
viii BE National and International.
The Columbia fair would. the speaker
said, be international because it would
welcome all the people and products of tine
earth, but in its creation. its magnitude.
location, architecture and striking arr!
enduring features it would he American
He concluded a. follows: 1.-The Centennial
exhibition of 1876 celebrated the Declare
ton OF independence of the republic of thr
United States. The Columbian exhibition
celebr' ties the discovery of a continent
which has become the home of people Cf
every race, the refuge for those prosecuted
on account of their devotion to civil AID
religious liberty, and the revolutionar,.
factor in the affairs of this earth, which
has accomplished more for humanity in it,
spIrltullaS poets than all other events since
the adv ent of Christ
Other Gentlemen Who spoke.
Presi lent Palmer Director General De-
Wis, Hon. Thomas NJ. Waller Major Ham
dy, and w. p. Baker, all of the Columbian
directory, spoke of the progress. plan. aud
scope OF the fair, giving figures and details
OF what has been done in this country and
abroad, and Gorton W. Allen and others.
of this city, spoke in encouragement and
praise of the work and for vigorous meas
ures in This state.
Additional Notable Guests
Other distinguished guests of the even
ing were; Perry Belmont: Hon Hugh !.
Grant. mayor of New York city: Thurra,
{. Plat; Ambrose Snow. president of a..
Board q Trade; J. Sloat FaSsett: Samuel
Sloan; John A. King. president of the Lake
Shore railroad; f. p. Wilbur. president If
the Lehigh Valley railroad: Evan Thomas.
president of the Produce Exchange: Hon.
Warner Miller; Charles =. Smith, pra,i
dent of the Chamber of Commerce: General
Horace Porter; George NJ Pullman: Frank
Thompson, Of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad
and George Roberts, of the PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD