The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-09-20
THE GREAT ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Its achievements and Possibilities.

n the basin Of the great Mississippi
skirted by fertile fields and
busy workshops, she has every reason
10 be proud Of her present grandeur
and hopeful of her future greatness.
Denied the privilege of creating and
fathering the greatest wonder of The
nineteenth century, they could not
take from her the laurcls won by
birth to the greatest agricul-
tural and mechanical fair in all the
states Of this great nation. Tie
vanishing White City" lives only
in the memory of mankind, while
the great st. Louis Fair lives on and
on, one of the annual wonders that
comes to bless each rising generation
and speed the parting years. How
could such q city be unmindful and
less proud Of such possessions?
Why should she not feel boastful?
The broken and shattered Colosseum
Of Rome reminds MS Of n civilization
that existed before /; the great st.
Louis Fair points out to us the ac-
complishments Of the living present.
1t lives not for this day, nor for this
year alone. 1t is not a lecting
shadow, but is destined to live and
go on and on, perhaps forever, each
year rivaling its predecessor.
1t has seen the city of st. Louis
grow from a small city to an impe
rious metropolis, 1t has lived and
grown and prospered, despite the
a~varice Of man. When its life was
threatened, it rose Phoenix-like from
the ashes Of greed to unselfsh per.
petuity. Thrown open to the world
from October LIST, until October 9th,
it will continue to shed its lustre
and teach men how to live and what
to live for. Through its portals
the road reaches to rich gr3nlrie'
happy farm-houses, improved stock
and wealth. As it enrichcs the
farm, it makes the life Of the farmer
more worth living. 1t creates M
incentive and desire for better re
suits. 1t points out the way fol
better results in stock raising anC
farming. 1t educates the stockman
dairyman and the husbandman. J
gives new life to agriculturists ant
horticulturists. 1t enlightens tn,
doctor, the lawyer, the teacher an,
vast possibilities for mar and woman
kind in every field OF industry. |
shows every improvement in ever
line of business and occupation
!. 1t is here that the ingenuity of til
=. inventor is exhibited for the in5pec
ton of mankind. Lessons her
taught have gone into millions c
homes. They have elevated mel
women and children in every calm
and station in life. The seed ben
II
sown has left its foot prints in ever
state, in every cline Of this vas
globe,
The Mississippi Valley S rich i
Z resources. 1t is an empire with
-, itself But it has no greater pc.
. session, no idol more revercd tina
the great st. Louis fair. Its pOss
bilities urs limitless, and its achieve
ments o enduring than our nor
, uments of granite. The advantage
o that will naturally accure to tie b,
man ace by the exhibition Of tt
improvements hal are constantly b,
ing made in every field of labor an
science, as shown at the great s
Louis fair, can only be conjecture
never measured. We might
well attempt to count each rolliu
q billow of the sea aud fathom il
depth. The good done can only |
measured by the capacity of the Ca,
Y casian race to absorb knowledg,
which is limitless. And yet, aftt
o thirty -four years Of improvement
J. this great st. Louis fair is only i
I its infancy. The improvement
/. noted each year only demonstrai
its greater possibilities. It's promo
D ers could not and would not be sa
y isasd with perfection itself. Til
ambition to do better is an inexoI
t able law of the universe, which give
/. labor to the untold generations thu
\ are yet to come. To excel is til
t goal of every ambition, and who
{ once excelled that, in time, must /
excelled, and SO on infinitum.
s Shall we pause and like the pes
I simist ask, what will be the end c
all thisw We answer no; the pes
simist may pause and question, bu
we will answer that like the goo
, book this good work shall stand, an,
go on and on and prove more en-
, during than the marble statute tina
commentaries the life of Napoleol
Bonaparte. When asked what tn
great fair has achieved for st. Loui