Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-22
GOT A MOVEON HER.
Worlds Fair Banquet at New
York City.
THE 81 VER-v0IOED DBPEw TALKS

He Promises That the Empire State viii
he ON Hand i'm Time to Hear the Band
PLAYA Bright Picture of the Pros
perity That viii he the Result OF the
Exposition-The Wealth and Enter
prise of the Metropolis Represented,
and All Enthusiastic.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22-The dinner given
ut Delmonico's last night by the New
York commissioners of the national Co
lumbar exposition, consisting of Chaup-
cey NJ. Depew, John Boyd Thatcher,
GortOn W. Allen and j. Seaver Page, gave
evidence of New YorL's intention TO do
what it can to make the exposition a sue
cess. Every name that stands high in our
city and many throughout the state We're
represented either personally or by letter
1t was spontaneous and generous upriS-
ing of the citizens of the metropolis to the
assistance of the younger city of the lakes,
warm assurance of their friendlieSt feel
ing and recognition of the national
character of the exposition.
Speakers Enthusiastic, Scene Inspiring.
The speakers were all enthusiastic. The
scene was inspiring. The tables wer.
loaded with flowers, and the fruit urns on
the speakers table were decorated with
red, white and blue ribbons, with the
stars and stripes on top. The menu cards
were equal to Tiffany's best. Every CUES,
was given a handsome portfolio of the ex-
position with Giovio portrait of Colun,s
bus in the left top corner and some official
perspective views of the buildings being
constructed.
Prominent Men Who Couldn't Come.
Letters of regret were received from eN-
President Cleveland, Vice President Nor
ton, eN-Mayor Hewitt, Senator Daniel tof
Nirginia), and Richard Croker At the
speakers table were the following gentle
men: c. NJ. Depew, Hon. T. w Palmer.
Hon George X. Davis, Hon. Thomas "
Waller, Major NJ. p Handy, Gorton ".
Allen, w. I. Baker president of the board
of directorsl, John H. Arnold. Charlie.
Smith, J. Seaver Page, and John Boyd
Thatcher.
Chauncey, the Eloquent, Opens Fire.
After dinner, when the cigars had been
lighted, Chairman Depew raped for or
der, and said that the New York commits
sion were glad To welcome the guests Of
the evening, and desired to consult the
Chicago gentlemen as to the provision tn
he made for New York's representation at
the fair, which was to be phenomenal
success, purely national in all respects o.
its character. New York had no local am
bition or jealousy that would impair this
success. She had neglected to act previ-
ously because the time to act had not ar-
rived, but now that it has arrived New
York would DE found doing her part in
"her own imperial way"
The Plain Duty of Each State.
The great west beyond the Alleghenies.
which has made such marvellous growth in
the last half century in population. in
agricultural and industrial wealth de
manded and received the Worlds fair for
the city of Chicago which is in itself the
most phenomenal exhibit of American en-
terprise, knowledge and civilization.
Whether the exhibition had been at New
York, Chicago, st. Louis, or San Francisco
it would have been, as it is now, the plain
duty of each state to do its best to promote
an enterprise which means so much forthe
industrial, agricultural, and educational
interests of our country.
Exhibitions That Have Gone Before.
Mr.. Depew than briefly spoke of the
Centennial exposition of 1876 and said it
brought into circulation 500. 900 900 which
would otherwise have remained idle. be-
sides assisting largely in the development
of commerce and industry. The Paris ex-
position, he said, saved the French repub-
lie from political destruction by changing
commercial distress into prosperity. and
released S30O.0OO,O0O of idle capital from
savings banks and stockings.