Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-05
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Presidents Speech
.o...i,,pt Mlburn, Director General
,.i,,ran commissioners ladies' anu
pnlenen' =. ,,o c,,v
.sasalo and exchange greetings ,sso WIN
pun. .oole to whose generous hospital
M ~ a., a stranger and with whose
" AN have been repeatedly ana
wv y. ,ooored. Today have addi-
a'ul"s ,,,lsfaction in meeting and CIV
a. ...I,ome to the foreign representa-
~ .,,Ambled here, whose presence
u w anticipation in this exposition
~ .ontrbuted in 80 marked a de-
~ % ne interest and success 10
- commissioners Of the Dominion Oh
S.ada and the British colonies, the
v..D,b colonies, the republics OF Mex
= and Of Central and South America,
a. commissioners of Cuba and
Nv e,co VINO share with us In TINS
NV ,,aSipr we give the hand OF TEL
, WHY and felioitate with them upon
Ss' .,irnmnhs OF art science, education
sss manufacture which the ola mas Dc
sosathed to the new century
USE OF ExPosITIoNs'
ar,nosItions are the time-keepers OF
,.asr,ss They record the worlds ad-
nSsment They stimulate the energy
,sisrprlse and intellect OF the people
'sS quicken human genius, They go
IVA the home. They broaden ana
t ,,S the daily life OF the people
NAV onen mighty storehouses OF IN
s . 10 the student. Every ex-
,os,lon. great or small, has helped 10
.ome onward step, Comparison OF
Nsss h always educational, ana as
msh lnstructs the brain and hana OF
nan Friendly rivalry follows, when
h me spur to Industrial improvement,
M IuspIration 10 useful invention ana
10 hlgh endeayor in all departments OF
human activity. 1t exacts a study OF
M wants comforts, and even the
vhIms. Of the people and recognizes
NE efficacy of high quality ana new
tflces to win their favor. The quest OF
inbe is an incentive 20 men OF busl..
tsw 70 devise. invent, improve and
elonomlze in the cost OF production.
Business life, whether among ourselves
or with other people, Is ever sharp
struggle for success, II Will be none
he less so In the future without
competition we would be clinging 20 the
clumsy and antlquated processes OF
farming and manufacture and the
methods Of business Of long ago, ana
The twentieth century would be no iur-
ther advanced than the eighteenth CEN
tury. But though commercial COM
Jeutors We are, commercial enemies
We must not be- The Pan American eN-
POSITION has done its work thor
oughly, presenting In It's exhibits evil
isnces Of the highest skill and Illus
ifatlng the progress of the human ram
fly In the western hemisphere. THIS
portion Of the earth has no cause Tor
humiliation for the part III has per-
fgmed In The march Of civilizations III
has not accomplished everything iar
irom t. 1t has simply done It's best,
and without vanity or boastfulness, ana
recognizing the manifold achievements
q others, II invites the friendly rivalry
q all the powers In the peaceful pur-
suits Of trade and commerce and VIII
cooperate with all In advancing the
highest and best interests of humanity
The wisdom and energy Of all the ma
tons are none too great for the worlds
work The success OF art. science. IN
dusify and invention Is an information
q asset, and common glory
DISTANCES LEssENED.
After an, how near one to the other
: every part Of the world. Modern IN
itniions have brought into close re-
alton widely separated peoples ana
nade them better acquainted. Geo
raphlc and political divisions viii con-
nue TO exist but distances have been
laced Swift ships and fast trains are
lecoming cosmopolitan. They Invade
De helds which a few years ago were
The worlds products
tchalged as never before and with
wei Increasing transportation facilities
ONE Increasing knowledge and trade
'fices are fixed with mathematical =. 90
lson by supply and demand, The
lords selling prices are regulated by
laIket and crop reports. We travel
ftater distances In a shorter space
Inc, and with more ease than was
'sf dreamed Of by the fathers. lsola-
,eh Is no longer possible or desirable.
Re same important news Is read.
aough in different languages, the same
ay In all Chrlstendom. The telegraph
SIS us advised Of what is occurring
'tiywhere aud the press foreshadows
IN more or less accuracy the plans
% purposes Of the nations. Market
noes Of products and Of securities are
vutly known In every commercial
Aket and the investments OF the
'sopie extend beyond their own nation
boundaries into the remotest parts
vhe earth. Vast ira neact IS
-haucted and international EXCHANGES
Y made by the tick OF the cable.
Wy event ~ interest II Immediately
-lleuned. The quick gathering and
.ansmlsslon Of news, like rapid tran
= are Of recent origin, and are only
sae possible by the genius OF the in
'N'ot and the courage Of the investor.
look special messenger Of the gov
Hinent, With every facility known az
y nine Tor rapid travel. nineteen days
30 ron the city Of Washington TO
w orleans with a message TO General
.hson that the war had ceased and a
..tly % peace had been signed. How
Herent now,
2 reached Gen. Miles in Porto Rico
,,, .enie and he was able. through the
!. nan d telegraph. 20 stop his army on
Z. Hflng Inc with the message that
4 United States and Spain had
! ~ a protocol suspendlng hostilIties.
~, AheW almost instantly OF the FIRST
~, w nred at Santiago: and the subse-
!, surrender Of the Spanish forces
). hnoWn at Washington within less
" ~ hour Of its consumnation. The