Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-29
How CHICAGO Will Celebrate.

The most conservative easterner can
not help admiring the lung power with
which Chicago blows it's own horn.
The buoyant and irrepressible enthu-
siasm with which it celebrates Itself
is unequalled in any city on the globe.
At present the western metropolis Is
busy with plans for the celebration OF
it's centennial and with true Lake
Michigan breeziness the proposed fea-
lures Of the celebration are being her
aided far and wide. To be sure, Chicago
as a CITY or as a settlement does not go
back century, or much over half a
century. but it is 100 years since Fort
Dearborn was planted there as the eX-
IRENE outpost of civilization. From
that beginning Chicago traces, as it
has a right to do its existence and it
proposes to make the centennial cele-
bration worthy the unparalleled devel-
opment of the city. Most such celebra-
lions are confined to a single day and
when Boston celebrated it's 250th an
niversary, quarter of a century ago.
one day was deemed sufficient for all
less than a week. will do for Chicago,
and it proposes to fill the days and
nights from September 26 to October 1,
inclusive, with a celebration such as
no municipality ever undertook before,
The features of that protracted func-
ton will be the history of the city's
evolution. Another Fort Dearborn will
be set up in one of the parks, within
and without the counterpart of the or
iginal Four hundred real Indians will
come from Michigan in their canoes,
and when the celebration begins they
will paddle up the river and camp near
the fort, upon which at stated times
they will make sham attacks. Then
there will be an categorical and indus
trial parade. With myriad lights and
countless torches a procession of floats
Will Icpi CScIt, SuNNCoolNSiy, 10 IIiulciH
origin, it's early settlement, the massa-
ere of ITS pioneers by the red men, it's
great fire and it's Worlds Fair; while
its commercial progress will be told in
series of tableaux and Illuminated
pictures. Chicago is now q grander
city because of her big fire, a fact that
she will emphasize by a reproduction
of what seemed at the time a dire and
prostrating calamity. Over the great
territory devastated by the conflagra-
ton the roofs of all the larger build
ings will be arranged for red fire. ST.
simultaneously this combustible powder
will be touched off, and a glare that
will be visible for many miles around
bomb display will also be given from
the roof of the O'Leary home on De
Koven street. to signalize the spot
where the COW kicked over the lam
tern. Yacht races, an Illuminated ev
cning procession of automobiles, four
miles long, and elaborate military dis
plays will also constitute items of the
bewildering array. Tablets, indicating
the city's historic spots will be erected
for the week at various points.
This outline makes it plain that Chi
cago proposes to make a record in the
line of centennial celebrations. The
immense and the spectacular will get
badly strained in their efforts to do
justice to the occasion. But even if
the rest of the country smiles, it never
theless extends most cordial congratu-
lations, and is in hearty sympathy with
the local patriotism which animates
1.-THE proud queen of the North and the
West Chicago typifies the strenuous
ness which makes America great, and
the whole country is proud of the city
and it's everlasting spirit of hustle.