The sun., 1893-10-22

set on in front OF the Mahufactpres' building.
Oyer two numbered floating changing lights
Among bS ss} P!esss sss FSsF!y Ens
W afatRsr PS'f Knicker6ockef! chioasOS." "VSdi and
ONE ff snsp afss spssh of Midway plalsapco wa.
otic concessionaires made special displays
The New York state exhibition buildings were
ss es t1s sy wS s desofs
make New York visitors ieel selcome. ' ATT At the he
special days are announced. there was most
profuse display OF bunting and paintings. At
pa pa1ted % dpoetnss t. H@ercas sfsS Great MeS
@ RsloT the scroll ,s was 2 huge panel screen
On one side Of this was huge seal Of the city
showine s emae @ % aaFs nse es ehi
a, the gates d 81 the city WELCOMING Father
the Cola%SSa EHposiion iSfns out the way TO
Al thG e3ercises n Festival Hall the speak
ers praised and eaioled and bantered Chicago
enough to make him hold his head In pride a
little higher; Gen Horace Porter and Con;
laughter provoking addresses exactly suited
to the occasion aud the character Of the audi
ence.
In the platform chairs were seated m any dis
tinguished men and women from Manhattan
Island. In tho centre of the front group was
Mayor Gilroy OF New York. and oa either side
sat:
Z pfS 6. Gai"%
Church. SsT YORK, Chaplain Of the Ga Guara Con,
SA% Afnss soa 1as
If the fs Ga sSs f0
manys chief; JosephJ o'Donohue ber!nin OF
sS.Ry Ryan
members of ihe New YORK Board OF Hnsr srnen and ,Ss
OF New York Society. '-
BOX. Boxes were resreysd for the families and
Harrison. Back. Of the platform was arranged
the lumbar chorus Of 800 voises conducted
Resimen % band an os Of BrooEiyn. E .nns in'f'e'no
S Snse oS yr % ebs ss .yt @ h Ss@ HSF
and presented him to the audience as presid-
ing officer Of the exercises. Mayor Gilroys
speech was frequently applauded by his fellow
citizens. He said in part:
LADIES AND GEsrLrxES: It is with ceilings of pro-
s.nnd pleasure that pro e Ersepss Of
n the sm$ nond IL Which thy
pfsssn. upon !h. oSeaiio AMI We SaSs Ss
more than ordinary satisfaction in t,sfying our
y g.; sssssss!
doubt that sne result, of snsS expopns as s' hs
Win I,d.sI
faHO1 rn, su, to 'hs q
nsIP Ssi.s ssa 'ss xSatS Stifs
s an m Il not sa 20 for New YORK or other
s6is great raiT: a. NOT alone oh!easo be
{ sp.cms s.Ss p1.ss s 7oR1s'In 7olIsrs IN
which has m ade such exhibition posfbie
city h., Within FEW ~ssfs or th' at %ass the
Iurthest these magnificent specimens architectural
ssP$ human
marble soa Hiss an sapsnd
tsI m
Mind and elevation though. SisS they '|sSd %suid
sRe ssss ~
hops and Ssevs that the rsSswed 0n intes Ten:
m n % S5ng ri these ,S cities more closely tOSe'h
New Yorks $ chief mi magistrate was followed by
the brilliant and eloquent Gen: Horace Porter.
who made great hit After his speech Mayor
to you Our ChaunceS. ns The raftl IT,
ers rams, with the applause, and hurrahs and
aee and form Of the famous Nes tns
Yorker was seen at the edge OF the platform.
He bowed his acknowledgements again and
began his address,
ladies and gentlemen" said he. here we
boisterous shout Of approval as they hey View viewed
DR.. Depew and his New York friends on tho
Rst0Tm ns nteE%hnses MnTd1 With i. sss
glance at GhieaGos pur Carter" ~ caiisd lied
was was introduced to- to me A at the AF Fair "o1 ono
New York state pay. said. What is. your
and reward o! greatness. lLauRhterl Three
cents an acre was paid for Chicago. and Manr
haitian Island was sold for 81. This teaches
With this laughable prelude Mr. Depew con-
tinued in part as follows:
4ne OF M ths % most interesting as well as mportan,
s,aps sM'D,SGa sna e1s
tns nan are aa
s wa lie nd na wh
!ss:: sSSS s%SiSif s.ss ana
os. ASPs or ann r E.,. 5&
srno5s and their armies and naVo. be pre-
tsntc bu. on this side and within "a Ssss The the
tai of Of s
M S s"sas or sayfnSs N 'ss 3
e%nsny I! sSesa hhyS yss Ths
on r ss'fa Gay FSs
Inc T,nF nTtnns M'ssss Of 'h1 S
dom and the brilliant genius which conceived and
scoyery OF America No such crowd before WAS
ga hsrsd upon civic occasion within tho walls OF hs
Abiding place OF Fair dedicated uslry
and art
Properly eoncentrated and distributed they would !
orn acnnsthuency sufcisntly large to he
block the wheels of legislation and stop the moyemsnt
u Government Tor the next cri tury,
] will not pretend TO predict how many would hays
been within the boundaries OF the Fair on New York
bay had this exhibition gone to New YORK. Figure.
ire too commonplace and Imagination is unequal 10 !
he task.
There Is no rivalry and can be none between New |
York ana Chicago New York Is misunderstood he.
Ause she has got so big that she has I'd beyond
he pos.bllty OF exhibiting her interests or enthus
lsin. Things happen in New York every day aud pass
luRkns IN other places "
The period OF rivalry of cities in the United States
las passed; the period OF competition OF municipAIi.
for petitye trade has by The prOligious
eyeOpment OF the internal CONNIE or tho country
nd the equally remarkable increase OF transportation
acites 10 meet 1t hRvethrown upon the great cities
II tho United states opportunities and rsspOnsI
roAter than they can manage
II was possible twenty-five years ASo for RroAt
iy by Increasing By liberal appr prs ons i:s :ai and
water c0Uinu lcatiOns to sderaGk rival nut that
nj the OvGrcruwding or tho city present to
ach municipality problems OF employ oynient and
upp0rt which unsolvei are dangerous t1 peace and
rhnerty, ana whose boutoner are nE yet In sight
he genius or the American people tbr government
vii meet ana overcome these perlH but nt present
hey r0nfne the energies OF municipalities within
heir own limits
The United states stretching as II does from ocean
o requires nrrcia capIth hls. for the