Evening journal., 1901-02-05

comprehensive exmDIrs on the ruu-
American Exposition we see a record
In graphic form of what mankind has
accomplished upon this hemisphere
during the 100 years now completed.
With vision sharpened we look for
ward with prophetic eye into the mys-
teries of the future and get. in imagi-
nation at least, glimpse OF what the
next century is TO bring forth.
Can it be possible that the Twentieth
century will see an advance in material
and intellectual things as great rela-
lively to that Of other centuries as the
Nineteenth century has witnessed? IL
scarcely seems within the bounds of
possibility, and yet who can say wheth-
er even more wonderful discoveries
and even more valuable applications Of
our present knowledge than the past
century has given US do not await us in
the one now just begun? The Nine
teenth century saw the revolution in
methods Of travel on land and sea
caused by the invention Of the steam
engine; it saw the invention of the tele-
graph and telephone and electric light;
it witnessed the application Of electric
power TO urban transportation methods
and TO the operation Of the wheels Of
industry generally; it produced great
improvements in the fields Of medicine
and surgery and Of education; 1t gave
us inventions in the way Of machinery
which have completely revolutionized
industry and shortened the hours Of
labor for the manual workers of the
civilized world and particularly of this
! hemisphere. To go on and enumerate
| In detail the features Of Nineteenth
century progress would require more
space than is at my command. But It
will not do to forget that great as this
! progress has been and proud as we
have a right to be of 1t there are tre-
mendous problems OF a social and po-
litical character yet TO be solved. Their
settlement during the next century will
do much to alleviate the misery yet eX-
isting in the world and render happier
the millions who viii be born. live and
die during the next hundred years Il
should not be forgotten that many
branches Of science are yet in their in
fancy. We have only begun to under
ty, and we have not yet succeeded in
navigating the air. There are yet many
worlds to be conquered by the daring.
; the inventive and the pioneers OF hui
man progress in the forthcoming cen
tury.
That the pulse Of mankind will be
/ quickened by the great Exposition of
o all the Americas so soon to be held
I there IS no room for doubt
No more appropriate time could be
I chosen for such an Exposition upon the
7 American continent No more appro-
pirate place than Buffalo and the Nj
q agara frontier could be selected. for
It is at this spot. where the cataract OF
n Niagara has been harnessed and sci
- ence and industry have combined "a
e concentrate all the energies and acSvi
S ties characteristic OF the time, that the
= most fitting assemblage can be made
: Of the things which portray most ef
!, fectively this progress.
., Never before in the history Of expo
e sltions in either the New World or th'
y Old has such remarkable work OF &
If constructive character been done
g Never before did six months show sucl
J. a wonderful change in the appearance
81 Of tract of land as has been worked
without the aid Of magic, in the 35i
acres which comprise the site OF tn
Pan-American Exposition.
4. Now that the principal buildings ar
l. practically constructed and the Who'll
le great enterprise has been thus far rul
le on schedule time IL can be seen tina
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