The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-18
TE LARGEST GDRGUlATD0N OF AMY NQBT@ GA@OllNA DAILY
AT ATLANTA'S GATES
GEORGIA TODAY WILL GREET
HALF OF THE NATIONS
OF THE EARTH.
PRESIDENT TO PRESSITRE BUTTON


The Wire TO Gray Gables has Been Put
in Order and Only Awaits His touch
for the Machinery to Leap into Life
1.-THE Grounds will be Entered by an
Imposing Procession, and tor 100
Days the " orld will Look Upon the
South and Wonder.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 17.--To- morrow
morning of o'clock the gates of the
Cotton States and International Exposi-
ton will be thrown open for one hun
dred and twenty days. Till the bells in
the chimes tower toll the knell of the
dying year, the exposition will be open
to the people of the world. The formal
opening will be attended by imposing
ceremonies. Half of the nations of the
earth will be represented in the process
sion during the day and the more
prominent speakers of the country will
address the multitude that gathers in
the auditorium to witness the formal in
augural exercises.
Preparations for the event have been
in progress at the grounds all day. The
front Of the administration building has
been completed and all of the debris
cleared away. All buildings with the
exception of the States Of Pennsylvania,
New York, Illinois. and Massachusetts
have been completed, leaving only some
small booths in course of erection around
the grounds. Nine -tenths of the exhib-
its are in place and when the buildings
are thrown open to morrow, a gorgeous
sight will be presented.
An imposing procession, commanded
by Col. W. L Kellogg, United States
Army, will move to the grounds at noon
from point in the centre of the city,
comprising the Washington Artillery of
New Orleans; the Fifth regiment of
regulars; the Sixth regiment Of Georgia
volunteers; the Third regiment of
Georgia volunteers; the Atlanta Artil-
lery and battalion of cavalry.
At the grounds addresses will be de.
Iivered by President O. A. Collier, Mrs.
Joseph Thompson, President of Women's
Board; Booker 7. Washington, colored;
Mayor Porter King, Hon. George Brown,
representing the governor, and Judge
Emery Speer.
The arrangements for touching the
button have been completed. A wire
has been put in from Buzzard's Bay, the
telegraph station for Gray Gables, the
home of President Cleveland, and
another wire has been put in from the
auditorium to the machinery building.
When the time for touching the button
arrives, the wires will be cleared and an
operator in the auditorium will no.
tify another operator at Gray Gables.
The wir5 running into the machinery
building has been connected with two
electric machines attached to valves
on the big Frick engine which drives the
shafting of the machinery and the valve
on the largest water pupm. As soon as
the President closes the electric current
the valves will be opened and steam will
pour into the engines. AS they begin to
act the engineers building will open all
the engines and start every machine in
the hall. The machinery will be started
at noon tomorrow.
ATLANTA, GA Sept 17.-The Colum-
bian Liberty Bell reached Atlanta this
afternoon, after an eyentful journey
from Chicago. The special train bearing
the bell was met at the depot by com
mittee from the Woman's Board of the
exposition, headed by Mrs. Loulie NJ.
Gordon, who secured the relics from
Georgia which were moulded into the
bell, a committee from the Board. of
Directors of the exposition and com
mittee from the City Council. Appro-
pirate remarks were made by Mayor
King Mrs. Gordon and others well
coined the bell to the city, after which it
was transferred to its temporary location
at the fair grounds.
ATLANTA, Ca, Sept 17.-Washington
artillery of New Orleans, one of the most
influential military organizations in the
South arrived this afternoon one hun
dred strong under command of Col.
John B. Richardson and will appear in
the inaugural parade to the exposition
grounds tomorrow.