St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-23
ERECTED BY STATES.
Several Commonwealth DIED.
icate Their Worlds Fair
Buildings.
Gov. Eoies Gives IoWa's Beau
tiful Building to the
Nation.
Flower, Mckinley and Rus
sell Do the Same for Their
States.
Little Rhody and Kansas Not
Behind Their Weather
Sisters.

parade having finally been abandoned
last night, the exercises today in the
way of worlds fair matters were ex-
eeedingly simple, consisting of the ded-
ication of several state buildings. Mas
sachuSettS and Iowa dedicated their
buildings this morning, and this after
noon Rhode Island, New York and OHIO
held similar exercises.
a salute of tNcnty-One guns marked
the opening of the services in the Iowa
state building. Before the echo of the
last gun had died away over the lake,
5000 sons and daughters of the Hawk
eye state rose and greeted with shout
their governor, Horace BoieS. The eX-
ercises, which were held in what was
the Jackson park pavilion, were elab-
crate and favored with military pomp.
Despite the fact that Director General
Davis was not on hand to receive the
building iii behalf of the worlds expo
Sltlon, 1t was a success. The state band
was there. and so were 1,200 military,
with bright uniforms and
Waving PIumes.
The hall was prettily decorated in
white and blue. mingling with the ma
tional coiOrS. On the TEMPORARY plat
form sat nearly every man of note of
the state. \ novel innovation came at
the close. In place of the usual bene-
diction 5000 voices united in singing the
doXology with band accompaniment.
The programme was opened by an
overture from Rosini's barber of Sc
Vile" The invocation was given by
the Rev. L. f. Greene, chaplain of the
First Regiment of Iowa infantry, the
audience assisting. John f. Duncomb
then introduced James D. Crosby, pres
ldent OF the Iowa Columbian commits
sion. In giving the building to the gov
ernUr he said:
10 you, Gov. Boies, as the chief ex-
ecuLive officer of the State of Iowa, l
present This structure, to be by you
dedicated to the uses and purposes for
which ii is designed"
When the applause following the
presidents speech had subsidized, Gov.
BoieS arose and was enthusiastically re-
ceived. Although there was no MEM
Der OF the local exposition present to re-
ceiye the building, Gov. Boes rendered
1t with brief and appropriate speech.
His Duty,
he said. was mere formal one, and be-
fore dlscharglng it he asked permission
on behalf OF the people of the state of
Iowa to express thanks to the members
of the local commission for the state of
Iowa for the efficient manner in which
they had discharged their duties.
We all feel PRIDE" ne said, Sin the
work you have thus far accomplished.
And, Mr.. Speaker. as the representative
of the citizens of Iowa. l accept from
your hands this beautiful editice and in
their name dedicate it to the noble pur-
pose for which il was constructed, hop
ing it will largely assist in bringing to
the attention of the world the many ad-
Vantages of the state whose munificent
bounty has produced it. And to the
president of the worlds commission for
and i'll behalf of my people, L tender
) the building, a contribution from their
hands to the great work over which he
has been called to preside, believing it
worthy of those who present it and hop
ing it will prove of substantial assist
ance III the accomplishment of that
grand success which we earnestly
pray may crown his efforts and make
this the greatest and best of all world
eXpOSitlons.'
At the close of Gov. Boies' remarks
the Iowa State band rendered the
"reminiscences of All Nations.' A
most pleasing part of the programme
was poem written by Maj. s. II. n.
Boyers, of Oskaloosa, 10. 1t was en-
titled The Ballad of Columbus" and
was read by Mrs. Lucia Gale Barber.
1t portrayed the life of Columbus from
the time when he set out upon
His Voyage of Discovery
until his death. The closing stanza was
as follows:
And the Seville bells, they are ringing still,
Through the centuries, far and dim;
And though it is but the common lot,
OF men TO die, and be forgot,
They viii ring forever for him."
The Grafton of the day was delivered
by the Hon. c. p. Seeds. Among other
things he said:
This state has an individuality of
her own. That individuality prompts
the state to paint her picture
in grand RELIEF, to lay the colorS OH with
q heavy brush and so to arrange the
background as to catch the light at
every coign OF vantage. The artist who
paints this picture for Iowa must not
only be master of technique and adept
in coloring, but beyond and above all
he must have the inspiration of the poet
in order that the grey and charm which
clings to the subject like perfume to
rose may not be lost"
The speaker gave brief outline of
the events, both state and national,
which he said had made the exposition
possibility. To its success Iowa had
contributed. and will contribute to the
fullest extent of her ability. Iowa, he
said, was most intimately connected
with the growth and prosperity of Chi
cagO. Both were
Born at the Same Time
and had grown in beauty aud intelIi-
gence at the same time. Iowa was the
first state TO make the application for
suitable site. the first to make the
choice OF place, and the first to beau
tify it.
There was still another great fact
which must not be lost sight of.
Given Illinois, with its full natural ca
pacity in activities of all kinds, and vet
this giant city would have simply been
insular; given Minnesota and the great
Northwest. and still the energies of ma
tional regime would have been carried
TO the East through the channels of
commerce found so vigorously active in
the Twin Cities; given Missouri, with
its vast resources of farm, field and
factory, and yet the mighty city of st.
Louis would have captured its produce
and been the distributing center for
the country. Iowa, he SAID, was the kew
TO the material prosperity of Chicago
A selection by the band closed the
services. After the dedication Lieut..
Gov. Bestow and the governors staff
reviewed the Iowa state militia. There
were two regiments of twelve compa-
MES, comprising 600 men in line
Among those present were ". O.
Mitchell. speaker of the house of rep
resentatives for the state; ex-Gov. Lar
abee and wife; w. N. McFarlan, secre-
tary of state; j. b. Keinpfetter, super
intendent of public Instructions. of Des
MOines; w. f. King, Joseph Fibeck,
Theodore Guelich; Maj. Gen. George
Green, Brig. Gen. r. Lincoln, Brig.
Gen. W. III. Jacques, Col. G. Foster, Col.
Z. F. Cook and Col. Ii. Garfield.