The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-10
OHIO AND THIS STATE
A STRONG BOND OF UNION AND
CLEVELAND'S CENTENNIAL.

Cleveland-Great Preparations for the
Event-The Coming to This State Soon of
Governor Mckinley and Other Ohio
Notables - Ex-Governor Hawley the
Orator of the occasion-The General Plan
of the Celebration Outlined.
Connecticut and Ohio have strong ties
that bind them together in mutual
friendship and regard, as all who are
familiar with the part Connecticut had
in the founding of Ohio readily recog-
nize, and the coming celebration by
the city of Cleveland of its centennial
anniversary has strong interest here,
The centennial anniversary of the
founding of Cleveland by General Moses
Cleaveland, one of the directors of the
Connecticut Land company, fall on July
%, 1896. A commission has been organ
lied for the purpose of arranging a
proper celebration of the event, and
from the work already dome it is evil
dent that it is planning on large
scale and proposes to make the affair
the most notable in the history of the
city. The commission is organized with
Governor William Mckinley as honor
airy president, Samuel G. Mcclure as
honorary secretary, Mayor Robert e.
McKisson as president Prof. Henry w.
Elliott formerly of the Smithsonian in
stitution, Washington, d. c., as secre-
nav onY,ol
director.
The people of Cleveland are greatly
interested in the projects which have
been acted upon, and are supporting
the work freely. 1t is intended to con-
duct an exposition opening July %, 1896,
and extending into October, and in
connection with it to arrange a high
class musical festival, an art exhibition,
a yachting regatta, state military en-
campment and many similar events.
The grand celebration will be held in
connection with the opening, July 22
when Senator Joseph r. Hawley of
Connecticut will deliver historical adj
dress, dealing with the significance and
value of the development of the new
Connecticut, as the western reserve was
called, to the nation. General Hawley
has already signified his acceptance of
this honor, with the labor and research
it entails, and the commission is con-
graduating itself upon securing him
1t is generally felt by all that it was
proper and appropriate for the histo-
rical address of the occasion to be given
by a representative citizen of Connecti-
cut, and the choice unanimously fell
upon Senator Hawley. In the latter
part of this month a delegation con.
sisting of Governor Mckinley Mayor
McKisson, Director General Day and
others will come to Hartford and ex-
tend to Governor o. Vincent Coffin
Senator Hawley and the other state
officials a. formal invitation to be
present in Cleveland July %, 1885, at the
opening of the celebration. 1t is hoped
and expected by Cleveland's folks that
large delegation of state officials, to-
gether with some part of the militia OF
Connecticut, will be induced to be pres
ent at that time as the representatives
of the mother state of the western re.
serve
The plans for the exposition have net
been fully matured as yet, but its gen.
eral scope and some of the details have
been determined upon. the New Ytrs
Times says: The exposition building
will cover about three and a half acres
of ground, and will be UNIQUE in thai
the exhibits of manufactures will be
confined wholly to the products OF
Cleveland's shops and mills. 1t is ex
pected that the manufacturing sectlor
will mirror in miniature al, the work
now done In the factories of this CITY
each being represented as far as pos
sible by it's distinctive product. 4
complete canvass of the manufacturers
of the city has shown that only one
among the hundreds has refused t.
cooperate heartily and cordially, ane
it is understood that he is reconsid
ering his position. In addition to the
exhibit of Cleveland's manufactures, Il
is proposed to devote sections to E
marine exhibit, showing the progress:
and development of lake commerce ir
the most comprehensive manner; to a.
educational exhibit that will not onI5
show what is now done in the schools
and colleges of Cleveland, but manifes
the changes that have occurred anG
the development that has gone on il
the century; to historical sectior
proper, that will collect the relics Of
the century in this section, and re
fleet the history of good share of the
west; to a mercantile exhibit, and tt
a woman's exhibit, which is in strone
hands and will give a bird's-eye view
uf the progress made by the sex within
a century. 1t is confidently expected
that the national government will make
a fine exhibit of government depart
ments, and especially of the fisherie.
section which will have particular ref
erence to lake fishing and it's develop
ment The building in which this ex
position will be held will probably copy
in general architectural style the Ma
tional Museum in Washington, excep
that it will not be divided by walls
and the acoustics will accordingly b,
far better, making it possible to us,
it, by occupying the aisles, as an audi
forum for great concerts, upon sucf
occasions as the management may con
slider best.
In this connection, it may be added
that a plan is on foot among republi
can politicians here to bring the re
publican national convention to thi.
city next year. The exposition build
ing will be completed in time to max,
it available for an auditorium, and, a,
its seating capacity will exceed $4,000