Passaic City record., 1893-05-13
THE OPENING DAYS.
Interesting Correspondence from
the Great Worlds Fair.
Special to tie Record.

WORLD AIN 1ROONlo: -'1oy AO'
You do not need to feel much
disappointed if you missed the
opening day. Ninety-nine out of
every hundred of those massed be-
fore the stand where the President
and other distinguished personages
sat would have been glad if they
had missed it. The speeches were
not heard even by those on the
platform all attention and interest
being concentrated in watching
the crowd which almost assumed
the aspect of mob and seemed
likely to sweep the platform, Pres
ident and all concerned before
them. The speeches were sup
piled the reporters, SO that even
they did not need to hear them as
a matter of business, and the first
persons who knew what was said
were those miles away from the
grounds who bought early copies
of the papers. You will find
good deal more to see later than
was on exhibition May Ist and the
exhibit of great men was in reality
a very limited affair owing to the
multitude who made the attempt.
1t grew to be a matter of self
preservation in that crowd, long
before the President made his
speech and touched the button.
You can come now and have ample
elbow room, as there will be no
other event which will interest
everybody and all classes at the
same time
WHO CONCEIVED IT.
I presume it can be considered
definitely settled that the Duke of
Veragua's distinguished relative
discovered America in spite of the
volume the late Judge Goodrich of
Minnesota published to prove it
was another man. In lieu of that
controversy the question now
being agitated is who first suggest
ed the celebration now in progress.
Here in Chicago we were just
pluming ourselves on giving the
credit to DR.. A. w. Harlan, a local
dentist who published a letter in
1880 suggesting and advocating
such a celebration, when along
comesDr. 7. W.Zaremba of Mexico,
dating his claim Sept. 9, 1876,
when he was attending the Cen
tennal in Philadelphia. 1t must
be admitted that DR.. Zaremba
makes out pretty good case, as
he agitated the matter by going to
New York that same year and en-
deavoring to get the matter started.
In 1884 he called a conference in
Washington on the subject and in
1885 came to Chicago and laid the
matter before select few here.
In 1886 he followed the matter up
at Washington and secured COM
mittee to call upon the President
and ask him to send message to
congress on the subject. Then
Philadelphia, ever mindful of the
old flag and an appropriation, sent
committee to Washington to get
the appropriation, offering to sup
ply the bunting at her own expense
From all this was inaugurated
the movement which has resulted
in the expenditure of thirty five
million dollars and all invitation
to all the world to come and join
in the festivities. AS long ago as
1884, man who is no more clearly
identified than "a Mr.. Anderson"
is said to have expended $50, 900 in
lobby work at Washington to get
the matter started. This was the
result of DR.. Zaremba's agitation
and the expenditure was one step
forward in the great work.
AS this matter of pioneering
seems fairly we'll settled. research
should now be instituted to ascer-
tain who discovered Columbus.
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