The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-15
EXPORT EXPOSITION
Visited by Twenty-Five Thousand
People on the Opening Day.
AN ENTERTAINING PROGRAM.


The Great Auditorium Filled to Over
flowing, and Thousands Compelled to
Seek Entertainment In Other for-
lions Of the Grounds.
Philadelphia, Sept. 15.-The Nation
al Export exposition, under the aus
pices of the Commercial Museum and
the Franklin Institute, was auspici-
ously inaugurated yesterday afternoon.
The skies were smiling and the day
was cheerful and bracing. bringing to
the central part Of the city. where a
morning parade of marines Of Admiral
SIMPSONS squadron began march to
the exposition buildings, large crowds
of people, who thronged the sidewalks
from the city hall to West Philadel-
phia. Ten thousand spectators at
tended the opening ceremonies in the
Auditorium of the Exposition building,
while thousands of others were turn
ed away and wandered among the ex-
hibits while the exercises were pro-
ceeding.
A great audience had gathered in
the Auditorium long before the ar
rival of the chief participants in the
ceremonies OF the occasion. Four
thousand seats, which had been put
in place for the accommodation of the
spectators. were filled, and back of
them and upon either side of them
dense masses crowded the great in
terror to the doors. Thousands OF
others who pressed for admission hung
upon the outskirts of the hall.
Upon the stage, In addition to those
who participated in the program were
large number of prominent people,
among them the officers Of Admiral
SIMPSONS squadron, he members of
the mayors cabinet, the officers Of the
Philadelphia Exposition association, OF
the Commercial Museum and OF the
Franklin Institute ana Mr.. John Wan
araker, William L. Ffkins, Calvin
Wells, Senator Bcies Penrose, Con-
gresham Fl. H. Bingham, ex-senator
The United States Marine band open
ed the exercises with the "Jubel Over
ture," after which the Rev. Kerr
Royce Tuprer, D. D., delivered a short
prayer. Then the grand swell Of 600
trained voices filed the great ball with
the strains of America" assisted ~
the Marine band.
Vice President w. W. Foulkrod, Of
the Exposition association. in the alb
sence of President p A. B. Widener,
delivered the inaugural speech of the
Gay. Among other things he said that
he felt justified in stating that no
other exposition ever held in this
country had been brought together in
SO short a space OF time. 1t Is the
fist exhibition of it's kind ever held in
this or any other country, its object
being to aid the American manufac-
turer to exhibit hts 10 anufactured pro-
ducts ard to show by comparison what
Is manufactured by other countries In
the same line.
Following more music from the Ma
rine band Vice Preside nt Foulkrod in
troduced lareCtCr General Wilson,
who delivered very instructive ad-
dress upon the inception, purpose,
plan ard scope IF the ar7nsiticn. The
governor of Pennsylvania then, on
behalf of the commonwealth, accept
ed the exposition and turned it over to
the custody Of the mayor The gov
ernCr said tslt hr.c to this eyposit .Cn
Of American manufacture has been i'll
vited foreign governments and for
eign merchants, and by this exhibition
this country throws dNWn the gaunt-
let to the world aud challenges any
and all countries to produce articles as
good and as cheap IS We 90.
The GRAFTON Of Ire day was deliv-
cred by Hon. w. p. He, burn, chsirI1an
of the committee on interstate com
merce of the house Of representative
He said in conc!us'1n:
THINK Cod, the United States ,s
not yet finished. Ii hse made wonder
full progress in the past and the fu-
ture beckUns ii tO like continued
progress. The men of today are rs
eager IS were their grardsires. They
will follow in their wiFe and surpass
them II they can. Among all the lacts
OF the future that will be helpful in our
onwnrd march To romn,,c,al aunrsm-
anv AVID thnropnre +, more end,r-
ing condition: Their Is not one that will
yield more of spIeI.dtd results than this
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