The record-union., 1894-01-29
MIDWINTER FAIR.

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these grounds and turned the first shovel
of earth, and by that act made the first
material movement toward building up,
developing and erecting the California
Midwinter International Exposition.
Many of you who are here to-day were
present when that event took place. and
many of you shook your heads and said
it would be a physical impossibility.
Aye, you even went further. and wagered
against yourselves and your capabilities.
But when we were put to the test we
demonstrated what a wonderful latent
power we possessed and the vast amount
OF our resources. On that occasion L
asked you the question, Will il pay?'
On this occasion l say TO you, and ask
you now the same question in the light of
the past Has it paid up to this time?
les; it has paid. AT that time through
out this great republic, from the extreme
eastern border out to the shores OF your
Pacific, stagnation and business de-
preston were stalking through the land.
There was threatened run on our banks,
and want Of confidence was apparent
everywhere. Look to-day at the result.
There is a complete restoration of conf
dence, business is progressing as OF yore,
our streets are crowded and the general
community is in a better frame of mind.
Thousands of men have been given
employment within these grounds to as
sist in the erection of these magnificent
buildings, and Of the building up of this
great exposition. Thousands of men have
been employed in the improvements ad-
iacent TO the Park. Hundreds have been
employed in the extension of your city
railroads. Your factories and rolling
mills have been kept busy IN preparing
the iron work for the erection of the fair
buildings, the electrical tower and for the
railroad extensions; your sawmills, in
preparing ready for use the enormous
quantity of lumber used in the erection Of
the fair buildings and the buildings ada
cent to the Park.
THAT these highly satisfactory results
are directly traceable to the good feeling
produced by the Midwinter Exposition
project is, think, indisputable.
But more than all, the world has
turned her eyes toward us, and our grow
ing State has been the subject of discus
sion at millions of firesides. Possessing
as we do one of the most wonderful States
in the Union, State with unlimited re-
sources. a State with 3S,000000 acres of
arabic land, of which but one-tenth is
cultivated, and which one-tenth has
placed US as the leading horticultural
State in the Union, and which will, with
luCIGdS6O u0NOI p1OOtlCS bu0 Is I6dI-
est Empire State or country on the face
of the globe, with 30000,000 acres yet
undeveloped what we want is capital
and opulation-population to develop
our unimproved land and capital to assist
it.
''There can be but one result to this
exposition, and that is an increase in our
population and an increase IN our capital,
for people and capitalists only have to
learn where to invest to take advantage
OF the opportunity. By this exposition
we will have the opportunity to show
thousands of people who have never been
within our borders before, by ocular
demonstration, the resources and capa-
bilities of our State.
During the period of the fair the man
agement of this exposition hopes to give
you six months of amusement, six
months of education, six months to
broaden and elevate yourselves, six
months of fetes, amusement and general
relaxtion. While you, one and all OF you,
hope will join in extending the hospi-
tality for which we have reputation, to
all the strangers that come within our
gates"
THE FAIR FORMALLY OPENED.
At the conclusion of Mr.. De Young's
address Mrs. De Young pressed an cleo
trio button on the speakers stand. Sim
uIdn6OuSlN
of throats and swelled above the volume
of melody produced by the grand chorus
of 300 voices, accompanied by the five
bands playing in concert the 'Star-
Spangled Banner" The whistles from
the Machinery Hall added a shrill accom-
paniment, and with the boom from the
guns of the light artillery on the grounds,
the California Midwinter international
Exposition was formally opened with
civil pomp, military glory and the invo-
cation of high dignitary of the church
for the divine blessing upon the enter
prise so happily inaugurated.
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
The attendance at the exposition yester-
day exceeded even the expectations of
the most sanguine. When the gates were
closed and the Department of Admissions
was ready to render it's report it was
found that 72,24S people had passed the
stiles during the day and night. In
addition to that over 1900 people who
were in the parade passed into the expo
sition without leaving any record.
Notwithstanding the many crushes at
the gates, al the grand stand and at the
entrance to the Scenic Railway, no one
was seriously injured.
GRAND PYRoTECHNICAL DISPLAY,
There were apparently only about half
the evening as during the afternoon, but
every roadway and sidewalk and every
Illuminated building was still uncomfort-
ably crowded.
At the Recreation Grounds, where the
display of fireworks was given, there
were not less than %, 600 people. The
grand stand, built TO accommodate 1000
had only few vacant seats, and the whole
area in front of it was literally iammed.
These spectators waited patiently until
about $780, and then they began to denote,
by the shouting and the clapping oil
hands, that they were ready for the per-
Torrance.
Suddenly cannon was fired. Three
bombs burst high in the air. and accom-
modatingly the arc lamp went out.
Berkeley students shouted their college
cry.
a blaze of red light revealed the gro-
tesque forms of the large pyrotechnical
pieces. The background, knoll wooded
with evergreens, was entirely lighted up
in fantastic fashion.
At the grand stand the Iowa Band
struck up. Then heavy, sizzling sound
was followed by frame of flashing blue
lights. and the word Welcome" in white
letters, was revealed.
Bombs went up, exploded and came
down in showers of fire; rockets flew
slkvward races and gave each other tasks
in air-climbing; silver and gold showers
fell from the topmost flights; all sorts
of blazing, darting meteors were seen;
red, white and blue groups Of shooting
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