The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-10-27

had been held in res rye at the grounds
to welcome the parade The coming Of
the troops soon restored order among
the crowd. The people obeyed with
great good humor when the soldiers.
who had been formed in line down each
side of the road, ordered them back. In
a few minutes the whole stretch of road
unprotected by the police was picketed
by the troops. After the procession had
passed the soldiers fell in behind and
forme, IL rear guard to the parade.
When the military parade entered the
grounds o,er the viaduct it made an al
most entire circuit before dispensing at
the end of the park. Then the digni-
taries and invited guests began TO enter
the big Manufactures Building and the
great procession was over.
Within the Manufactures BuiIsiinr.
The scene in the great hall, a.
! viewed from TIL platform at II
o'clock. was thrilling. 1t was a spec
tacie that in coming years will mark
an c,och in TIL march Of the
! nations of the earth. And when away
on in the time that is TO come American
| history shall be writ n, TO man in the
chill of calm thought will b. able to
Iaint with wo.ls the dedicatory scene.
BOcs one who was not present gain any
notion Of TIL, meaning OF fifty acres of
packed humanity? Does he get an i'm
| preston of vastness when ne knows
! that st. Peters at Rome might be put
within the great structure and With
| room left? What does it mean TO say
! that 100000 persons may he ccmfort-
ably seated and room left for 75.n0'
| more?
| l. &C. IL d.
| build ng were at the rear of the grand
stand and arc he'd over the broad, car
/ peied aisle through which the di2nita-
rieS sought their places on the platform.
From the roof streancTs OF bunting OF
yellow aud red and white dropped down
| from the iron girders to the sides of the
great iron arches. There was II back
ground OF gieat flags with the stars and
stripes ,ffawn smoothly at POINTS and
! tastefuIiy drapod in others, while in the
center an ca 1lc carved in stone termed
the nucleus o. a glorious standard OF
! colois On one side of this setting
| hanging from away up on one of the iroE
arches, depended the banner of Spain.
There was a'so displayei for the frs,
time On a nearly arch the official BAN
ner of the Worlds Columbian EN- osi-
ton.
Out upon the great. vast foor, undei
the arches AMI the 'dependins flags, 4
forest Of chairs had been placed, sn
when the crowd had come in and the
people ha! gathered, Il great, nt rvous,
moving sea of numen.ty rnoancd witt!
ebb:ng hum and buzz of talk and com
ment. The gallery W among tn,
arches of iron and surrounding the en-
tire building was filled and bla .ken &c
with humanity.
Imagine $4,000 human ia ,es in ii buncl
in the center OF il great field about
whom are standing nearly as many
more Iersons. See the stand filed witt
the singers and distingu' she'd guests
and hear the preliminary blare of TIL.
brass instruments, which are being put
through preliminary operation for the
music which is to come. Diffuse owl
this entire scene the growing murmur
which ut times mounts to Il roar, an :
faint idea Of the scene may be pictured
on the mental vision.
To one who has never seen the be
hemoth buildings in jackson Park, i
may be impossible to give an adequate
idea of the colossal magnitude of tn.
great spectacle. National conventiaDs
!, have been accepted as great assern
DlageS, yet several natlonal c0nVcn
tions could have been held in the lob
, bies without interference e with the pee
, pie in tn = main room.
} This wonder Of the engineering worlt
, does not seem building. Tue dimen
, sions are mountainous and not archi
, tectural. Standing against the rail o
the inner balcony, sweeping the broa.
| expanse Of busy floor, the scene is
, landscape and not an interior. Th
CLINT and sparkle Of rich costumes an
, ieweled decorations are the sprinkle,
flowers nesting against the darker colo