Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-02-28

comprehensive exhibits Of the Pan
American Exposition we see q record
in graphic form Of what mankind has
accomplished upon this hemisphere
during the 100 years now completed.
With vision sharpened we lock for
ward with prophetic eye into the y
ferries Of the future and get, in imagi-
nation at least, a 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? It
scarcely seems within the bounds Of
possibility, and yet who can say wheth-
er even more wonderful discoveries
and even mere 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
feenth 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 IN electric light;
1t 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
@nd surgery and of education; it gave
mis- inventions in the way Of machinery
which have completely revolutionized
Industry and shortened the hours OF
fsbcr for the manual workers Of the
civilized world and particularly of this
Hemisphere. To 60 on and enumerate
liz detail lie features Of Nineteenth
century progress would require mere
space han is at my command. But 1t
will not do to forget that great as this
progresS has been and proud a we
have q right to be of it there are ire
mendous problems of a social and po-
Aitical character yet to be solved. Their
settlement during the next century VIII
do much tie alleviate the misery yet e1-
listing in the world and render happier
the millions who Will be b0r2, hive and
die during the next hundred years- It
should not be forgotten hat many
branches of science are yet i'm their in
fancy. We have only begun to under
stand the mysterious force Of electrici-
~, IN we nave 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
fury.
That the pulse Of mankind will be
Quickened by the great Exposition Of
all the Americas SO soon to be held
there is no room for doubt.
No more appropriate time could be
chosen for such an Exposition upon the
american continent. No more appro-
sDriate place han Buffalo and the Nj
Eagara frontier could be selected. for
1T is at this spot, where the cataract of
NiagsEa has beer ~harnessed and SCI
ience and industry have combined to
concentrate all the energies and activi-
ties characteristic. of the time. that the
most fitting ~assemblage can he made
of the things which portray most eff
fectively this progress.
Never before in the history of expo
sitions in either the New World or the
Old has such remarkable work of n
constructive character been done
Never before did SIX months show such.
a wonderful change in the appearance
lof tract of land as has been worked
without the aid Of magic. in the BIZ
acres whirh comprise the site OF fht
Pan,American Exposition.
Now that the principal buildings ar.
practically constructed and the wbois
great enterprise has been thus far fui
on schedule time it can be seen tina