The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15
WILL BE a BIG SHOW.
National Export Exposition to ne
Formally Opened I'm PhiladeI-
phia Next ,Thursday.

Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-THE Nation
al Export exposition will be opened at
noon on Thursday next and remain
open, Sundays excepted, until Novem-
Der 30. Less than five months ago the
first spadeful of dirt was turned up for
the foundation for the superb buildings
which have since been completed at
q cost of more than million dollars.
The vast auditorium, in which the
opening ceremonies will be held, is a
striking illustration of the largeness
of the undertaking. Although mag
nificent music hall, with an amphi-
theater large enough to accommodate
an audience of 5000 people, it forms
but part of the enormous main build
ing of the exposition. The stage alone
of the auditorium has capacity for
600 singers, in addition to space for
public speakers and the caring for a
very large number of distinguished
personages and guests, who will be
present on the opening day and upon
other occasions during the progress of
the exhibition.
The opening ceremonies on Thurs
day, which are to be held in the chief
structure of the exposition, will be at
tended with much solemnity ard in
terest. The governor of the state, may
or of the city, and representatives of
the government at Washington and
many of the greatest nations of the
world will be present, and that widely
popular organization, the United States
Marine band, together with 600 trained
singers, under the leadership of Prof.
Rosewig, are preparing a musical pro-
gramme which will extend through a
large part of the day. AS at present ar
ranged, President Widener, of the Ex-
position association, will turn over the
exposition to Gov. Stone, who is in turn
to deliver it into the custody of the
mayor of the city, and Congressman
Hepburn will accept joint supervision
of the enterprise on behalf of Presi-
dent Mckinley. thus establishing it
upon the broad basis of city, state and
national Endorsement. The addresses
and ceremonies of the day, which will
be participated in by Archbishop Ryan,
of this Catholic diocese, and other
prominent clergymen, will be of the
most interesting character.
The public will find on the opening of
the exhibition on Thursday presenta-
ton of American trade movements and
mechanical and art enterprises of a
most surprising and interesting charac-
ter. The display of manufactured
products which have a present or con-
templated foreign market is very COM
plete, and the methods of manufacture,
showing the progress in the making
and completion of a needle or a cuff
button or of d giant locomotive or
great bridge, will be everywhere be-
fore the eye in varied and almost emo
less succession. The beauty and ex-
tent of the buildings themselves, as now
completed, compare with the best prod
ust of the Centennial exposition or the
Chicago worlds fair.
On the esplanda the public will find
great variety of amusements, rival
ing in some respects the famous Mid
way of the Chicago fair. This in
cludes a Chinese village of $50 per-
SONS and all the variety of Chinese re-
ligion and domestic life. There are
also such things as an oriental theater
and Indian village, an old southern
plantation, the Blarney stone and the
blue Killarney lakes and many picture
shows and novelties of all kinds.
The international commercial con-
gress, which is to be opened in the ex-
position auditorium about the 10th of
October under the supervision of Di-
rector Wilson, will be represented, in adj
dition to the presence of President
Diaz of Mexico, by 80 foreign govern
ments and more than 1925 foreign cham
bers of commerce have named dele
gates. The sessions of the congress will
continue for ahO11t three weeks