Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-01


display Of tho achievements and
pIO luCts OF the mind aud hand
II ma such rs never tefofe has been
presented To mortal vision. The
insults, tustoms and lite of the peoples
OF Our own AMI foreign LANDS atp
shown 90 TIE ynriegaie iplsisnuos. N o,t
stately buliGiuHs GA tuo norm are
nllud WIKI the iii3tctical treasures ana
natural products OF our several Hiht,s
The artistic obnracteiisucB OF the
btautiful Udiilcee of the huadquarterp
Of thu foreign commissioners, sui.
founding gallery CT flnn arts which
100 Itself VIII he an agreeable Surprls.
% the American behOlder constitute
tho grand central zone OF social aud
friendly amenities among the different
peoples of the oanh. Surrounding
this grant place where We stand anu
reaching from the north pond 70 the
extreme south IL the great mechanical
scientific, industrial and agricultural
exhibition OF thu resources aud PRO.
ducts OF the world. These have been
received from the four quarters Of the
globe aud placed in systematic order,
under tho supervision OF these great
Departments, and while all material
upon thegruuuds Il not yet in place,
ana gtnliliod 10 DO able %
present & the President OF the
United States az this time
the official catalogue contain.
ing the description aud location
Of the exhibits Of 1000 participants In
shp exposition. rne lumber OF ck-
hibitors will exceed 10000 when every.
thing is lu place.
The citizens Of our country arc
proud and will always DO proud OF tbs
lc,ion OF the Congress OF the
United States OF America
In authorizing aud directing
this celebration to take place; for nn
appropriation Of more than hvu mil
lion dollars In IT, aid and for the I'M
swerving support and ENCOURAGEMENT
OF the officers Of tho government.
To the alnteB OF tho Union We are
largely indebted for active and eubstRu.
tial support. a sum In excess Of six
million dollars has been raised
and expended by the states
and territories for official use
Ia promoting their own interests
conformity with the general success
" the exhibition. To the forei IN nations
which have Tcpfes entntion upon tho
grounds never before witnessed a. any
EXPOSITION, aa shown by the grand ex.
hiiils they have brought here ami the
hundreia Of OIL cial representative Of
.orelgn governments on this occasion,
we bow In
GRATEFUL THANKS.
More than six million dollars
have been officially appropriated for
these commissions In mrtherancn OF
their participation in the exposition.
The great nations Of Europe aud their
dependencies are all represented upon
these grounds. The governments Of
Asia AMI Africa anu republics OF the
western hemisphere, with but few OK.
ceptions, are here represented.
TO the citizens and corporation Of The
city u Chicago who furnished Sli,-
100000 as contribution and In ad.
ditlon Ioaued tue management g, 900, :
900 mlrp, ave duo the grateful
acknowledgment OF our own people
md the honorcd guests who share with
W. the advantages OF thi, great inter-
national festival.
70 tine tens OF thousand Dis OF exhibitors,
who contributed a larger amount than
all othors combined. We are under
the deepest obligations for the interest
ami cooperation in our work,
To the women OF Chicago and our
great land whose prompt, spontaneous
and enthusiastic cooperation In our
work turned tho eyes OF tho
world towards the exposition az
new star OF the East,
we extend our cordial and unstinted
recognition. II Is our hope that this
great exposition may inauYurate anew
era Of moral ant material progress,
and our fervent aspiration that the
associations OF the nations here msy
secure not only larger and stronger
but lasting peace through
out the world. The grand concerted illus.
ration Of modern progress which IL her q
presented for the encouragement Of
art, science, Industry and commerce
has
NECEssITATED AN EXPENDITURE
including the outlay OF our exhibitors
largely In excess Of one hundred mil.
lion dollars. We have given 1t our
constant thought, our most devoted
service, our best energy; and now In
this central city OF this great republic,
on tho continent discovered by Column
bus whose distinguished descent
ants are present, The honored
guests OF our nation, II only remaini
Tor you, Mr.. President, II in your
opinion the exposition here presented
Is commemorate in dignity with what
the world should expect OF our great
10 direct II 10 be Obened to the
public and when you touch this magic
key the ponderous machinery will
start In its revolution and the active
meas Of this exposition will begin.
The director general then presented
who was kept waiting for
several minutes, until the applause
should subside, when with bared head
he spoke as follows
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
lam hero to Join my fellow citizens
In the congratulations which bent the
occasion. Surrounded by the stupend-
Dus results Of American enterprise ami
activity and In view OF the magnin-
cent evidences OF American skill and
we need not fear that
.hese congralu aiionswlll DO exaggerat-
ID. We stand today In the presence OF
he Oldest nations Of the world aud
point TO the great achievements we
mere exhibit, asking no allowance on
he score OF youth for the enthusiasm
with which We contemplate our work,
Jr the intensified warmth CT the
greeting, we extent to those
who have come from foreign lands TO
Illustrate with ua the growth and pros
,reaa of hnmnn endsiYOr In the dlrnn.