The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04
ILLINOIS BUILDING
AT PAN-AMERICAN
State Structure Dedicated With
Ceremonies by Prominent
Citizens of That State.
GOVERNOR IS REPRESENTED.
Colonel James q. Oglesby Tells of
the Great Strides Illinois Has
Made = Record to Be
Proud OF.

Buna!o, n. Y. July 2-Thoush the recu
lar Lads Day at the exposition will not
he held until September L. today was se,
as;ue for the dedication of the Illinois
pEiifing The following members of the
ILLINOIS, commission to the Pa,-American
exposition were a. the building this morn
Ing. receiving guests: James w Te,npleton.
pres:uent; Henry II. Evans. William A.
heash, Thomas a. Grier. Edward j.
6rundage, Charles a. Davidson. Thomas
a smith. William E. Brin,on and John w
Stanton.
Addresses were delivered by j. W. Tenn
pieton, president of the Illinois Pan-Ameri-
can Commission: Colonel Jane: G. Oglesby,
private secretary TO Governor Yates of
Hunols, representing the Governor: Director
General Buchanan OF the Pan-American
Exposition. and h. s. Bouteue of Illinois.
feature OF the dedication ceremonies was
the singing Of a hymn entitled illinois,
by the Lexington quartet, the audience
participating.
Representatives of the Chicago newsps-
pers arrived here to-day over the M;ch,-
gan Central Railroad and were present at
the dedication exercises
Colonel Oxlesby's Address.
Colonel Oelesby. representing Governor
Yates, in his address. said in part:
1T has been less than decade since
that most marvellous city on the shores Of
Lake Michigan welcomed the nations to
tended friendly hand to the millions who
camo TO see and remained to wonder
II is, therefore, with feeling of pride that
We now come to return. IN par1, the favors
We then received. and contribute our mite
to the success of the Exposition which IL to
mark an era IN the history Of our common
croach upon your time by INDUCING in
words OF commentator upon the present
Exposition. or upon the benefit to be de-
rived therefrcm. Tie artistic beauty that
which throng the avenues all attest in
nAnnH stronger than words how wisely
eaS tsi: great educational institution been
1T il also \ natter Of pride to every Ill.,
Hnlsan that our legislature recognized the
great enterprise. and mads such appropzis-
Unn IS WIS commensssrate With the inpos-
1Ance Of our State
denoas Of The enterprise that oha-acteriZei
not only our sister State. but the VARIOUS
nations which have contributed TO this eE-
po1nen, re may be pardoned Il we psinf
With pesde to the rros-ess which has
married the pathway Of Illinois
~ the age Of n1tsaaas is reosnned III
tha history Of CUR nation sh. stands hrss
In Agriculture, second N mining and may
promotes Ae growth Of the fruit ana abs
most hearty prednsts q the North
Care e S<Axe lnsxifntianz.
We exIen6 erex eighteen millions 1nnu-
institutions OF learning car11anE those III
any other State We protect our uufnrt1S
nata people by the annual expenditure OF
more than two and a quarter rnilnna Co.
lam IN tho INSTITUTIONS buildea ty the StArs
for their carr and comfort With sach
history is II any wonder that our citizens
feel proud Of our State? Can any mino.san
be blamed II hs feels thai the same wise
Prudence which took from GUT lrairies the
martyred Lincoln and the greatest mill
tayy chtettain Of modern trnes has marked
our State to te the leading commonwealth
Of tho nation?
THE star Of enterprise has taken its way
westward: above the State OF Illinois il
shines IN all It's glnry, and netthsr to the
east nor west. nurh nor north, will 1t ever
shine 30 brightly as nrnn onr loved State.
That euterpISse which frum the ashes and
ruins o6 3El has builded the most marvellous
city IN the would, anirnatss the people Of
the most remote precinct Of orr State, and
with %EneHin' as their motto. they are
moving forward to their manifest destiny,
which IN less than q quarter Of century
must place ufhois at thu hRaA Of the list
d Et1tas
1T IL pleasure, M wen AZ IN honor, for
me- to stand hare as the representative Of
the chief execrrive Of Illinois, ana In his
haae aid tn the ceremonies d the dedica-
ton Of this building On his behalf, and
speaking fer him as the official head ID the
State, I bid cordial welcome to the sons
and dAuhgfk1s Of tho Cdher St1te4, to those
Who comA from foreign chimes to witness tho
exhibition Of tho Industries Of tho EnrlG"