The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-12
AND
Ex-PRESIDENT
Roosevelt and Cleveland Attend
Dedicatory Exercises.
NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NOTABLE PEOPLE PRESENT
FROM EUROPE AND AMERICA.

A EW YORK. Nov 11.-With the presi-
dent and former president OF the
United States as its guests Of honor,
and with representatives of foreign gov
ernments and other distinguished per-
sons, the New York chamber of COM
merce formally dedicated its building IN
this city today. The new building, a
handsome structure Of white marble. is
situated IN Liberty street between Mas
sau and Broadway
The proceedings were opened with a
gan Dix, rector OF Trinity church. An
address of welcome by Morris K Jessup,
president of the chamber OF commerce,
followed, and then the Grafton Of the
Grover Cleveland.
When Mr. Cleveland rose to speak he
was greeted with loud cheers from the
aSSemblage and several times IN his
speech he was interrupted by applause.
At the conclusion of Mr. CleVelandS ad-
dress, Morris K JeSsup announced that
President Roosevelt, although reserving
his address for the banquet this evening,
mad consented to say a few words.
As President Roosevelt stepped forward
TO address the chamber, the whole as
iSemblage rose and cheered.
Mr.. JeSSup announced that Governor
Odell, who was on the programme for a
speech. was not able to be present, and
he introduced Mayor Low. who made the
concluding address.
The ceremonies closed with a benedic-
ton by the Rev Morgan Dix A lunch
con followed the formal exercises.
The days ceremonies in connection with
the dedication of the new home OF the
chamber Of commerce were brought to a
close tonight by a banquet given by the
chamber in honor of the guests of the
occasion. The principal guests of honor
were President Roosevelt, Prince Hans
Heinrich Won Plesse, the representative Of
the German empire Sir Michael Henry
Herbert, the British ambassador; julius
Cambons the French ambassadc=; Secre-
tary of War Root Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw, General Macarthur, Cow
ernor Odell, Mayor Low and Rear Ad-
miral Barker. A telegram of regret was
received from Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador
After congratuIatory cablegrams had
been read by Morris K Jessup President
roosevelt delivered the principal address
Of the evening.
The address OF the president was lis
tened to with close attention, and at its
close the assembly arose and cheered.
Speeches were also made by Ambassador
Albert K. Roilin. NJ. P; Prince Hans
Heinrich Won Plesse, Mr. Hickman, vice
president OF the Berlin chamber of COM
merce; w p. Wood, president of the
London Corn Trade association, and Mr..
Hugot, representing the French chamber
Of commerce, who, in closing, said:
1t IS in his own name that the dslS-
gate Of Paris thanks you, the represeI.e,I-
uves of American commerce, for the
support you have given to a work so
dear TO our hearts. After uniting the
Mediterranean to the Indian ocean.
France now sees with pleasure that it is
her sister republic, America, who takes
upon herself the task of completing the
great enterprise of the Panama canal.
The time is not far distant when the
basin OF the Pacific will equal that of
the Atlantic by the magnitude of its
commerce. The American republic, which
has opened the first railway in Panama,
is faithful TO her traditions in completing
the canal which viii unite the two most
frequented seas of the globe, and in the
long lapse of ages the names of the
United States and France viii be insep-
arabic IN the memory of the future gen
erations.'