Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-02
THE GRAND OPENING.
Fist Day oi The Utah Exposition for
1894.
IMPOSING MILITARY PAGEANT.


the Fair would bu In line shane Tor the
grand opening THE morning, AMI 10 Il
was. On S tutday Il looked like OK
hioliot' would be- late with the ar.
Management Of their exhibits, but they
made up time rapidly, anu wrought
wonderful transformations between
Saturday evening aud Ibis morning.
The gates were open nj an early hour,
aud visitors steamed IN more or lees
steadily, but not IN very large
plumbers until the grand military
pageant arrived at the Exposition
grounds. a wat conc5uru VI people
accompanied aud followed It, no that
the main building was ,htongoi by
the time the muItilud. was called u
ORDER 10 listen TO the opening exercises.
GRAND MILITARY rAuEASr.
& mmrudaUlo promptnu,s was show n
by the militia In aud near this city,
in appearing ON the spot designated
Tor TOO formation OF the grand military
Pageant, when vas TO slguai q, the
orrnius VI tue Uuh Expusitson TOT
laAL luiantfy CUmpauics A u &, Of
tuis city, aud q vi ruoVir, cavalry
troop q Of this city, ami batteries A, VI
this city, aud Is, OF Ogden, we're all
punciuaUly uu tho ground.
But the Union Pacific Train from the
mr. wns late, ami on u were five
companies OF iniAutry,tw1 from LOGAN
auu one each from II edmond, BTi tham
city anu Pennington. SO0u alter 10
O'Clock u was given out that this train
would arrive Nj Hos, nnd II was de.
lcfminrd 10 mold TIE parade until the
troops from the NORTH should get la.
OfdurH were Issued tor tue latter to
march direct 10 government building
~ soon ~ the Train snOuld reach thr
depot. In the meantime tudiuue
walt occurred, dufiug which the b niles
OF militia above uamsi stood waiting
In the street, roldy 10 wheel into line
as soon a. tho NECESSARY order shoul
be gwen. On arrival ~ the delayed
companies ut tue government building
on Filh East street, tue commissioned
Ulcers were called to.olhtr by Col.
iatlo X aud Instructed Ne u tho dttgils
" the march.
The military column consisted Of thu
followingi HrId's band; cartilage cou.
tanning TIE governor aud secretary OF
the Territory; the htaa VI no coinman.
drr.in.ohicj tho inGntry comprising
ten compsniet; battery a, with five
cannon and two Calling guns; battery
Is, with two cannot; Cavalfy troop 4.
While marching the column presented
decidedly fine anu mafiig suHrar.
ance, character zed by prev. NJ
movement end q cteditablc bUIa.-.5
bearing,
A. l2;l5 Pm. the line was formed,
Governor West and Secretary Rich.
ards being In a carriage ia the front.
Next camc the Gov, rnot's tttd, Adlu-
taut General Ot,ingor RuG ututts.
These were followed by the uniiorme 4
infantry, artillery aAd cavalry, Ia tue
0ruer named.
The "uOys In blue" OF the National
Guard nale an excellent showing NJ
thpy moved stUaiiiY along Ia military
order anu were admired every where.
Tue route lay nom tue government
building on Filth East street % Second
South, then wet 10 state street, north
% South TEMPT e, west g. Estt Temple,
south 10 Fourth south, aud then 10 tho
Exposition buiiuint, on the square be-
tween Fifth and sixth South aud
Sixth aud seventh East streets. It was
alter O'Clock when the column
reached tue Fair grounds, where a
large crowd VI people had assembled ~
10 present nj tue opening exercises,
OPENING fxERoIsEs.
The militia dltbandod Immediately
so Hhs. haNF a A.
l:4O Col. John X. winder called -
Ofuer tho Asscmblage In the man
building, anu introduced Elder Jouu
Henry smith, who offered the opening
prayer.
Col. winder thou introduced Gov.
ernor West, who made an Ell quent
spesuh. The great Creator hni snow "a
His b,nehcvnce In giving 10 tne PEG 10
Of Utah HYnh a county ~ thry B.
scared. Mhtn tbs Pioneers arrived Ia
tots valley t was a strTiiodeseri,o t very
iorbldding npprAtauee. iul G1i
brought them here 10 fouuI a W No
community and build a great state.
Forty years agl they numbered
My Ia s0uis; nov We have rOpuia-
ton VI beauy 100000. Greater than
all the works tnis people have accom-.
plished, Hro tho people tnsmseivef;
strong, sturdy, honest men, aud nVb'e,
intelligent women, make up their
numbers. (hpplausr,)
IL 10 LEES than six months
since the STURDY young men
Of this Territory were Permitted
to lawfully uryanizh themstly-s
into militia, yet where will you hpd
"a finsr looking toly OF men wearing
the Uniform VI our country tuAu We
have seen here today? (Applaust.) al
called upon TO defend their country,
they would 20 forth 10 do 10 a. cheer.
fully us bridegroom would 80 10 meet
his bride.
Tue achievements OF the organizA.
tion giving this Exposition are OF a
most remarkable u d Gfedilablo onhTac.
ter, Ia aiding 10 deve0pu the resource.
OF Utah, Bui much yet remains 10 BE-
dlue la the way OF burRlng forth tho
natural wealth VI our lair Territory,
aud establishing home industries.
A round ~ applause followed the
close OF the GlvtrnOi'- lpreoh.
Attsr music by the ugnd, Colonel
Winasr formerly declared the twenty.
third sXpO-iiiuu Of tie ID, A. a NJ,
society opuu, 10 added that the uext
fair that would be- held under tue same
auspices would ue called tho 5lAte Far
OF UApl tApp.auir)
Ami music ny Tue band, the pfoml-
nent gentlemen who occupied tic
balcony dispefsvd Among thsm were