Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-02-21

GOtujfeueuSlNe eNuituIS OF I'LL" tan.
American Exposition we see. record
in graphic form Of what mankind has
accomplished upon this hemisphere
during the 100 years now completed
With vision sharppned we look for
ward with prophetic. eye into the mys
teries 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! 1t
scarcely seems within the hounds Of
possibility. and yet who can say whetb
er even more wonderful discoveries
and even moro valuable applications of
our present knowledge than the past
century has given us do not await us il,
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: 1t 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 nf
industry generally: 1t produced greet
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 enunierate
In detail the features of Nineteenth
century progress would require more
space than is Mt my command But it
will not do to forget that great as this
progress has been and proud as we
have right to he of II there are tire
mendous problems OF a social and pc
liticai character yet to he solved Their
settlement during the next century will
do much to alleviate the misery vet en-
listing in the world and render happier
the millions who will be horn. live and
die during the next hundred years 1t
should not he forgotten that many
branches of science are yet in their in.
fancy We have only begun to under.
stand the mysterious force Of electrtci
IT, end we have not yet succeeded In
navigating the air There are yet many
worlds to he conquered by the daring.
the inventive and the pioneers of hu-
nan progress in the forthcoming cen.
fury
That the pulse of mankind will he
quickenpd ny the great Exposition Of
all the Americas so soon to be held
there Is 40 room for doubt
No more appropriate time could he
chosen for such an Exposition upon the
American continent No more apprO.
pirate place than Buffalo and the 81
agara frontier could he selected. fOi
II ia at this spot whpre.the cataract Of
Niagara has been harnpsspd and sci
encp and industry have combined tc
concentrate all the energies and activt
ties characteristic OF the time. that the
most fitting assemhlage can he made
Of the things which portray most ef
fectively this progress.
Never before In the history of expo
Biti0ns In either the New World or thl
Old ms such remarkable work Of .
constructive character been done
Never before did SIX months show sucl
. wonderful change in the appearance
Of tract Of land as has been worked
without the aid OF magic. In the IS
acres which comprise the site of th
Pan. American Exposition,
Now that the principal buildings ar
practically constructed and the Who'll
great enterprise has been thus Tar ru
on schedule time II can be seen thu