New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-22

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farther in than the Inside Inn for
had their orders.
"Gee, they's the real thing said
the nearest small boy as he watched
the unimpeded march of the crowd
to the intramural station. The Intra-
mural itself mustn't run on Sundays,
but it did for the editors. It was the
ubiquitous and aggressive committee
again that had made these things pos
sible. Capt Whitney returned from
his third trip to ST. Louis to perfect
arrangements the morning the excur-
sionists started, and of course turned
around and went back with them, as
sisting his Chesterfeldian partner,
Frank Meyst, in promoting the well
fare and anticipating the wants of
the party, $50 strong.
Worlds Greatest Hotel.
The inside Inn is an institution. It
holds 5000 guests and treats them
well. The clerks do not go by ma
chinery, but most of the establish
menU does, including the eggboiling
and dish-washing. 1t is an enormous
frame structure, as little metal as
| possible entering into it's construc-
ton, though the bell-boys, it must be
admitted are expedited by silver tips.
The system throughout is perfect, the
| table plain but excellent, the service
! good. Mr.. Statler, the owner, is en-
| titled to handsome returns from his
| enterprise, and as the house is full all
| the time he will doubtless realize
! them. The editors from the time of
arriving at the Inn were swallowed
| up by the fair. They melted into the
crowd and were seen only as units
among tens of thousands. This is al
ways educational, however, and not
unpleasant unless one values his own
personality in inverse proportion to
its Importance.
Defeating Minnesota Building.
The exercises of Minnesota day,
when the state building was dedicat-
ed, brought most of them together.
This was on Tuesday. Gov. Van SAINT
and his staff, the members of the
state exposition commission and
many other Minnesotians attended.
The exercises were simple but sufi-
cient. The Philippine Constabulary
band furnished the music. There
were two delightful solos by Miss
/ Maloney of Hopkins to relieve the
| tedium of the speeches. President G.
f. Macdonald of the Association was
in the chair and congratulated the
commission on the admirable work it
had done. President Francis of the
| Exposition made an address of well
/ come, thanking the Minnesota con-
gressional delegation for their aid in
| Washington, and especially Congress
man Tawney for his share in the
work. It was graceful and dignifed
tribute to Minnesota's share and as
sistance in the exposition. Condo
Hamlin,, chairman of the state COM
mission, then turned the building
over TO Gov. Van SAINT in a well deliv-
cred speech. He said that it was the
privilege of but few men to build
cities, or to govern them, but that
President Francis had both built and
was presiding over a city reared by
his hand He said the exposition
would form one of the greatest OBJ
ject lessons of the future. Gov. Van
SAINT responded, accepting the build
ing for the state. The governors
introduction was jolly, after which he
gave an exhaustive resume of Mime
sota's resources, growth and develop
ment.
Congressman Tawney was then in
troduced and delivered an able adj
dress. He concluded by saying that
the enormous amount OF work and
fabulous wealth expended in collect
ing material from every section of
the globe should not be wasted, but
made lasting benefit to the world.
He urged wider and more effective
advertising for the fair.
Messrs J. M. Underwood and Theo-
dore Hays, other members of the
commission, also spoke with refer
ence to their work and it's result. The
addresses were closed by c. w. Stan
ton on behalf of the Minnesota Edi.
torial association. He referred neatly
to the editorial interest in the fair
and the fruit it had borne, and paid
fitting and thoughtful tribute tic
Minnesota's energy and progressive
ness, closing with graceful express
sion of thanks to the commission ano
j. to Mr. Mitchell for their various kind
nesses to the editors.
Unfurling the National Colors.
Lastly came the flag raising, which
side of the building. The banc
| Dlcl.y GU GIIe~ hoIol oR1ISlSo oea111SI'
AS the music began Miss Mime Sot;
: Whitney, the daughter of Capt. Whit
. ney, pulled cord and unfurled al
immense American flag in front o
, the building. When the beautiful
ensign broke out and fioated aloft tn
crowd burst into enthusiastic cheers
The enthusiasm was warranted, 70
!, it was as pretty scene as one woult
wish to see. The cool brightness o
the day, the flag, the blue and gol
of the staff costumes, the animate.
faces of the onlookers, the stirrin!
music, and most of all, the Lowell
I young girl at the foot of the fla
+ staff, all contributed their share t
: the picture. Following this cere
: mony, the ''ofhcial photograph" wa
5 taken with the strong architecture Q
1 the Minnesota building as a back
= groud, the governor and staff, tn
. commission and the editorial part
:, grouping themselves in front. Re
! freshments were served to all VIII
: called. a caterer and his men dom