Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-05-05
MICHIGAN BUILDING.
THE WOLVERINES BUILDING
DEDICATED.
The building Neat and Comforts ble
One and the Exhibits do Honor to the
Golden Key.

The dedication of the Michigan build
ing at the Worlds Fair was attended
by u cold wind and disagreeable rain
which made the pine wood fires in the
CRATES the rendezvous for the visitors
before and after the ceremonies.
The gale from the north, the chill in
the atmosphere, the dampness and the
mud did not deter the Michigan people
from attending the dedication of their
building. Over 800 ladies and gentle
men from the state were in attendance
and were most heartily welcomed by
President Weston, Commissioners White
Flynn and Belden aud Secretary Ste
phens. The commissioners were much
complimented on the style and archi-
lecture of the building, and its interior
arrangements. In comparison with
the buildings of other states, it will
stand the test of examination. There
is probably not one on the grounds SO
well adapted TO the uses of general
Ass emily home as is the Michigan
building. A band of music from Lam
sing was in attendance and added by
their excellent playing to the pleasures
of the day.
The audience assembled in the main
room of the building were called TO
order, and Commissioner White pre-
scented Commissioner Weston, president
of the Mi chigan board of managers.
President Weston made a very pretty
speech in which he spoke of the de-
graduation of labor in ancient times and
of the wonderful progress of the farmer
and the workingman and of the pro-
gress of the world. International eX-
hibits alone show at one view this con-
slant improvement and modern pro-
gress made such expeditions possible.
This Worlds Fair is a gigantic cosmo-
rama, illustrating the era of economies
Michigan now joins in the grand march
of nations toward universal unity and
peaceful fields, to be cultivated and
harvested by the brotherhood OF man
under the blessings of higher civil
iZation.
In conclusion President Weston said:
Enlarged by the state to erect in Jack
son Park, suitable building TO be
used by the citizens of Michigan as "A
home aHd headquarters during their
participation in the Worlds Columbian
Exposition, the state Worlds Fair
board has performed the work assigned
and in its behalf l deliver to you, as
the states chief executive, this key TO
the completed editice."
At this point Mr.. Weston turned to
Gov. Rich and presented him with a
golden key to the building. The key
had large plate attached to it which
contained the inscription, delivered
to Gov. John Il. Rich by |. NJ. Weston,
president of the board of managers,
April 20. 1898" The reverse side con-
tanned the names of the Michigan man
ayers, picture of the building and the
coat of arms of the state.
Gov. Rich, in accepting the keys,
said: 81 think this tag is given to me
so that the people of Michigan will not
be locked out of this building during
the next six months. Michigan is TO
take a very prominent part in this-the
greatest and grandest exhibition that
has ever been heard of. do not think
our state will be very far behind other
states or even other countries in manu-
features, and know she will be near
the front, if not at the very front, in
her exhibits of fruits and minerals,
while for forestry she cannot be beaten.
1t seems like extravaganza to spend
the amount of money necessary to erect
such building as this in view of the
fact that it will stand here only a few
short months, but then we have the
assurance that we, as Michigan people,
have a home here among the states and
nations. 1t is quite likely that one in
every ten of our citizeus will come to
Chicago this summer, and it is fit and
proper that they should have a home
to come to-"
There were addresses also by Presi-
dent Angel of the University, Lieu
tenant-Governor Giddings, Speaker
Tateun and Gen. Alger, all pertinent
to the occasion and all well received,
and an appropriate poem by s. b. Me-
Cracker. After the ceremonies a lunch
was participated in by about 400 guests
and in the evening Gov Rich gave
reception with music by the Lansing
band.
The Michigan building compares
favorably with those of sister states