The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-10
In the past, but never before anything
like the one ce the siss Of this one.


IN ths nast. but nevsr bssor, snythino
like the one a tbs ai.e Of this one,
In anita of an Tia extra accommoda tions
provided for ths vorid,s fair. every publio
houss A tared Ia the utmost canscity. and
thouaa nds vsrs comp~IIed 10 sISen IN
stsirwav. ,.s,.u..uts and ho,~l ofiices.
Rooms are imnossibls 10 securs cots are
At a premium. TIA ~atsa vere oosned At
20 thia morn,n~ with erovds already
waiting for sdmission and from that time
on their vas no lat nm. Al every entrance
rate 100 10 00o vsre lined up.
The turnstiiss vorked A fast aa possi-
BILE letting strsams of psopls into the
arounds, but they came faster than they
could - IN srd \. ~. honr. vere IN
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an. rs,,rrs.s ~ hs,ns cr...nt ,,.day In
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svsrv h,,sins.s hon.a In the c,,v closed
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with ticket. N sdmission. The north
wind mskas ou,door exercis. del,.h,fui.
!, r,.s hs,;c.Iiv q .hov, dav v,,,h
so,n.,b,ne ~ m. vsy oS sxhih,tion avery
hour.
tn. a.v ,,,.c>d Nth -,r~,r. Oh.
liberty bell BY Simon. the Pottawattamie
chief, who sold the site on which Chicago
10 situated, and John Young, q son of the
Indian who named Chicago. Following
this In rapid succession came q parade Of
Chicago hussars, . fanfare of universal
peace by heralds stationed on the tons of
the buildings around the court
of honor. An overture, IAN
Nations" by the united bands,
q chorus "Star Spangled Banner" by
1000 voices. followed by other patriotic
airs by bands and voices, including the
national airs of foreign nations; the ring.
ing OF the liberty bell ut noon by Mayor
Harrison; Q reunion and review of the
states in court OF honor, making o beauti-
ful pageant. The show opened this even
ing with grand parade OF floats desig-
mated ''Chicago in Her Growth Welcom-
ing the World" This was one of tho
most magnificent displays ever seen,
showing the epochs Of the history of the
city from the earliest times to the pres.
ent. 1t was accompanied by spectacle
floats, representing tho leading nations Of
the world in their relations to the new
world. The day closed with q most mag
niflcent display of fireworks, lasting till
midnight.
The exno.ition mn. tr.n.s.rr.d into /.
fairvIand to-nioh,. Rright Iiohts sashed
from every nook and crevice in the build.
ino.. searcb liobt cut vide sv.,hs in
the sky. multi colorsd rockets sbot heav-
envard. shovers Of Ara rained abo,,t ths
Grand bns,n and on the lake Srort.
Through il all the floats representins Chi.
caeo's progress wero hauled. Thers v.s
a grand climax of the chief fsstaI dav of
the fair. The floats we're marveIs of
beauty. The flrst VAS .Cenius of Music. :,
At her feet clustered a chorus Of so. vhose
voices rang ont on the night air. The sec,
ond was ..Cbicapo.n represonted bv Mas
Elizabeth FLYNN, who appeared a. the tvni.
cal Chicago figure. On the same foat we're
the folIovine reprcsentative char.ctsrs
.Iove.n .Iibertv." "Music." "Art y
..Sciencen and "L,terature.,
CHICAGO as a trading nost IN 1919 MN.
renroGonted thu third 6nnt nv the m
production Of the incident of the For,
dearborn massacre. SheritIan's fsmous
ride. the fioures Of Grant Iooon. n",,o.
lass and Richard Yatos. and Chic..,o os.
ferino her sons 10 lincoln we're rsnr,,
sented on the fourth Boat. The t,f,h =. :
.The Angel Of Peace.n Cb,cago nros,rs,s
typicaI of the effect Of the bie f,ro' ma |,
represented bv tho sixth foat. AZ ,he
r.nr Of the car Chicago Nm. aeon ri.;no
from the asbes. The seventh ao.t wa :
emblemotic of uCommerce. Tine n md.
somest float In the nroca.s,on vss one
representine Columbus Al the court of Tsa.
bella. This brought up The rear The
oenius of clectricitv was nnnrorr;.,a
demonstrated by ELECTRA" IL was In the
form of an immense dragon, Illuminated
by more than 1000 incandescent lights
which were constantly changing color.
At tho head Of the brilliant paeaeut rode
the Chicago Hussars followed by a band
of 1000 pieces. Tho procession wended
its way through all the principal avenue,
of the white city and people occupied
every inch of ground and all the available
space on the buildings. The fireworks
which followed were probably the finest