Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-09-20
WITH POMP AND GLORY.
The Great Exposition
Formally Opened to
The World.
10000 PEOPLE PRESENT
4 GREAT FAIR WHICH WILL SHOW -
RESOURCES OF THE SOUTH.

touched q button at Blizzard S
BAY at ? O'Clock Wednesday and
instantly the wheels Of the ma
chinery a. the Cotton States and
International Exposition, 1000
miles away, leaped into life.
Cannon blazed and tbundered,
sixty thousand people cheered, a
thousand flags futtered from the
tops Of the mauy buildings, and
the great Soutn's Industrial EX-
position was officially opened.
Atlanta is now alive with peo>
pie, who have been going there
for two weeks to witness the
opening Of the Exposition. The
list OF distinguished personages
and historic organizations IS a
long one. New York, Pennsy1Va-
MIA, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Vermont, New Jersey, Maryland,
Virginia. Illinois, Indiana, Ar
kansas, California, Texas, Alas
bana. Florida. South Carolina,
Ohio and many other States are
represented, either by the Gov
ernor or members OF his staff or
| board of State Commissioners.
| Many of the larger newspapers
| Of the country are represented by
staff correspondents.
The city is profusely decor
ated with bunting and the
national colors The parade of
civic and military bodies, which
acted as an escort to the officials
OF the Exposition and its guests,
was the most imposing process
sion ever seen in the South.
The exercises at the audito-
rum were imposing and inns
pressive.
President Collier received q
| great ovation when he arose to
speak AS did Mrs. Joseph Thomp-
son, president Of the Woman S
| Board.
| The speeches were all good
and the Grafton by Judge Emery
| SpeeT, Of the United States Court
was d profound utterance. The
| hit O. the day was made by Book
! e. 7. Washington, the represen.
tative Of the negro race, who, it
a twenty minutes speech, evoked
greater applause than ali The
others put together, He seemed
to have the ear o. the audience
| and pleased both whites anc
blacks. His speech is regarded
as an argury Of the future friend
| ship Of the races.
| Governor Bullock, in words O.
rare courtesy, introduced Mrs
| Joseph Thompson, President O.
| the Woman Board of Managers
| AS Mrs. Thompson arose to de
| liver her address the ladies O.
the Woman's Board arose anc
| waved til cit handkerchiefs
This was a signal for general de
monstration and Mr.. Herbert. O
! the Gilmore band, catching tn,
enthusiasm of the moment
waved a signal to his PLAYERS
who gave a great outburst 0
musical applause. Mrs Thomp
son was listened to With marked
attention and received long ap
plause at the end of her speech.
| The government exhibit i:
complete and is pronounced b,
persons who have seen similar
exhibits elsewhere to be the
finest ever gotten together by tue
United States, because of it:
comprehensiveness and the great
artistic skill with which the in,
stallation has been made. The
fish exhibit surpasses even ths
/ excellent one at Chicago, and is (
continuous source Of delight te
the great throngs of people con
stantlv passing through Il t
grotto.
| All Of the various exhibits are
excellent, interesting AMI attract
i've, The midway prov 20 be
a fine one The villagers ars
genuine people from abroad
Detachments of Arabs and NORTH
American Indians have just ar
rived, completing the list Now
almost every racial type on earth
is exhibited Gil the ground.
The lake is in fine shape as
clear as crystal and it is called
"Atlanta's Exhibit" .inasmuch
as it is furnished BY the city
water works from a fltured sup
i.ply. The electric fountain
| is ready and the electrical dis