The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-08-29
EXPOSITION OPENED.
The Big Building With Its Many Attrac-
lions Thrown Open to the Public.

before the opening exercises was one OF
the finest ever seen here.
The parade was composed as follows:
Mounted Police, Chief R. R. Henderson COM
manding.
Mexican Band.
Minneapolis Police Force in Full.
Marshal of the Day, Capt. D. M. Gilmore and
AIDS.
Third Regime mt Band, O. 8. A.. Col. Edward C.
Mason. com mauding.
Ringwan's First Regiment Band, N. G. S. NJ.
First Regiment. N. g. s. NJ, Col W. B. Bend
commanding.
CompanyuG. Second Regiment, Capt. Creigh
commanding.
Battery B, Capt. Bennett commanding.
Mayor, Board of Dire aid speakers in
carriages.
Band.
National Sons Ut Veterans, Gen. L. J. Webb
Commanding.
L. F. Piummer Post Drum Corps.
100 members of the Minneapolis Fire Depart
ment and apparat ls Chief Gus Kunge
commanding,
Citizsns in carriages.
It was il it's uniqueness only another
proof of the success Of the exposition, for
above all it was an exposition parade.
The oreDing exercises in the exposi-
ton building followed closely upon the
heels of the parade. and we're put under
way by the Mexican band, following
which prayerswas offered by Rev. .. FL"
Tiffany, D. D. Mayor P. B. Wius1on's
address of welcome came Immediately
after the prayer AMI was as follows:
Again the people OF this great and
prosperous City have just cause for
shankfullness and congratulatiop. Not
alone this city, but the great North Star
state, the golden Northwest, one vast
expanse O. country, large enough to form
enc OF earth's most powerful empires,
alike share in general prosperity and
success.
The progress made by The city OF M.ln--
peapolis in her triumphant march to
commercial importance, taking rank
with the first cities, hBs Teen truly
wonderful. The history Of tho achieve"
ments of this city reads more like 80
NANCE and fiction shan stern truth and
reality.
But after ALL when We come to con~
slider carefully and calmly all the regal
sites necessary TO found q large, thriving
city, and to make g. great and powerful
community, is ii strange that We have
advanced so rapidly and made such
gigantic strides in material progress and
prosperity? 1t could not we'll be other.
wise. In no other land perhaps has
nature dealt more generously and houn-
tifully than with us; she has layiahed
upon us her rarest and most precious
gifts. A fertile soil, vast forests, bold
nevigable rivers interseoting the land
from every direction; great inland seas,
The highways Of the nations, with suf-
fcient mineral wealth. hid in her bosom
to enrich all the sons and daughters OF
men; great entrepots of trade and COM
meroe, climate for hea].hfulness and
salubrity unsurpassed anywhere on this
earth; loyal, sober, Industrious and
energetic people. This and all this have
made us the great and prosperous city
we are, causing the new Northwest to
blossom and flourish as 10 othsr coun
try. So very rapidly is the Northwest
territory filling up, with enterprslng
and public spirited citizens, it iB msre idle
speculation to dwell upon the thought,
for no man liyeth who can predict the
future greatness and power Of this vast
domain. 1t is, indeed, q vast domain
and the country contiguous and adjacent
to our fair and prosperous city is larger
and contains an area Of square miles far
greater in extent than many of Che most
powerful kingdoms ond mighty empires
upon the face of the globe. Did you
ever pause to consider and eliminate
the immensely of the country in all it's
yastness that is building up, furnishing
the bone and sinew. the substantial
backing Of one Of the most beautiful,
furnishing and prosperous cities on the
continent
1t is simply astounding that the capa-
bilities and possibilities are not to be
measured at a single glance. The dis
lance from Minneapolis to Portland,
Orc. is twice as great as from London
to Berlin; it is greater than from Lon-
don to St. Petersburg. The distance
from Minneapolis to Winnipeg is as
great as from Paris to Rome, and nearly
as great as from Rome to Constantjnop'e.
From Minneapolis to Sitka, Alaska, is
nearly as far as from Dublin to Moscow,
and greater than the distance between
Moscow and the city Of Cairo, Egypt. |
The states of Minnesota, Iowa, W1soon- |
sir and the Dakotas have an area of !
3344, $50 square miles, while France but
2O4 O92, and Germany, the nation that
controls and holds the balance of mill
tary power in the old world, contains |
but 2O9, 059 square miles.
The United Kingdom that boasts of !