The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-08
Most Homelike and Pleasant Of
the State Structures
Formal Opening.
FINANCIAL FAILURE FEARED
But Perhaps Bad Weather and In
completeness Caused the Small
Attendance.
SOME NOTABLE FEATURES


from the Chicago Fair Saturday evening
after sojourn of six days in the WINDY
City" They were more or less fatigued
by their journey and departed to their
homes as soon as the Chicago Limited on
the Pennsylvania Railroad arrived in
Jersey City. When the Governor reached
his residence on Crescent avenue he
found waiting his attention large mail,
which it took him several hours to
dispose of. He was thoroughly rested
yesterday, however. and talked with me
for some time on the vastness Of the big
show. In the first place he corrected
misatement which has been circulated
to the effect that, at the opening exercises
of the Fair, New Jersey was sighted in
the person of her Govern or.
"The newspapers are all astray on that
point" said the Governor. "The stand
o n which the President anu the Govern
ors and other invited guests stood would
only accommodate about 1900 persons.
The official programme provided that
only the Governor and one other person
from each State should be admitted to
the stand. When we arrived at Chicago
Isent General Stryker to complete the
| arrangements for our representatives on
| the platform. He obtained tickets for
all our party, ffty-five In number. The
platform was divided into sections, and
that reserved for the Governors was
directly on the right of the Presi-
dent. When we arrived there we found
that there would not be room for us all,
as there were more of us than there were
| Governors, SO the party did not occupy
| the stand. ! was OF there because pre-
| ferred to go with my wife and family.
but we all had good positions near the
President and heard and saw everything.
A member of the General Committee met
our party at the Richelieu where we were
stopping and escorted as to the grounds
| In special train. The train was at our
disposal to return at the close of the
| services if we wished to avail ourselves
| of it.'
NEW JERSEYS BUILDING.
The Governor was most enthusiastic
over the New Jersey building, which he
declared was one of the attractions of the
Fair grounds.
"Tne New Jersey Building is not SO
large and imposing as those of some of
the larger states," he said, ''but it is the
neatest and is conceded by every one to
be the most home like Of any of the State
structures in the Park. The avenue on
which it stands d escribes circle and our
building stands at its arc directly oppo-
site the Virginia Building. Our build
ing, as you know. is fac simile, on the
exterior, of Washington's Headquarters
at Morristown, while the Virginia struc-
ture is a faithful reproduction of the old
Washington homestead at Mount Yer
non, the two giving that portion of the
ground revolutionary and Colonial at
mosphere.
"Uur building is most comfortable
one, and is the only one of the State
buildings, which is entirely completed.
The floors are of hardwood, and it is
neatly and comfortably furnished. IL
will be sort Of clubhouse for Jersey
| men, where every resident of the State
can find something to remind him of
home. There he will meet people from
all part of the State, and as a registry of
Jersey men who are ut the FAIR. will be
kept, there he can tell who of his neigh
bors and acquaintances are on the
grounds. Newspapers from various sec
tions of the State will be on file. and every
effort will be made to make Jerseymen
feel at home. The State Commissioners
and the lady managers will have their
offices in the building, and someone will
always be there who can give Jersey
man any informal. he may wish con-
corning the Fair.
''The formal opening Of the building
was decided success and was atte nded
BY a large number of distinguished men
of all countries. Minister BayarG. Lam
bert Tree, the commissioners of most all
the States and OF England, France, Ger
many, Japan, Russia, Ceylon, Liberia,
Siam and other foreign countries were
among those who honorsd New Jersey
with their presence"
yAsTNEss OF THE SHOW.
The Governor was very much impressed
| with the yastness of the exhibition, and
I, spoke in glowing terms Of the artistic
and extensive buildings. He said:
1.-THE first thing about the Fair which
strikes you forcibly as you approach the
ground is the immensty OF the concern.
The large buildings stretching as far as
the eye can reach, the artistic attributes
of the structures and the various works
of art with which the grounds and huge
piles are adorned, far exceed ones pre-
conceived notions Of its bigness.
Philadelphia in 1876 was not 9 cIrcum-
stance to Chicago, aud / am cold BY those
1 who were IN Paris last year tnat u is a