Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-08-31
Representative MEN
ON THE WORLDS FAIR
Others Say Of the Educational and
Inspiring Exposition at st. Louis.

The public utterances Of distinguish
ed men who have visited the worlds
fair have but one note, and that of
emphatic praise. Here are some of
their comments:
Hon. John Hay. secretary Of state: II
| have never seen nor heard Of anything so
| fine"
| Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw. secretary Of the
| treasury: Amy father of bright boy can
afford to send him to the Fair simply to
| study any one of at least thousand ex-
hibits."
Hon. Charles H. Grosvenor Of Ohio: "a
| visit of ten days by man Of ordinary
aptness and appreciative capacity to the
Fair is almost equal to postgraduate
IN university" -.
Hon Hon Ren,am.,r, B. odell. governor Of
New envy York: st Louis has s ssse badly mis-
represented by accounts which say ,nas
her weather is unbearable. The Fair is
wonderful" r-~}s' 6.slA& 7y...---,p ...,..
Hon. George c. pardee, governor of Call
fornia: THE governor of the Golden State,
who has spent all his life within her bor-
ders. finds that he knew only a little
about his state until he came to the Fair
and saw all her varied products assembled
together"
Hon. Albert B. Cummins, governor Of
Iowa: 1.-The Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton is on the grandest scale Of any expo
sition he>world has ever SEEM"
Hon. Richard Yates, governor Of I'LL
nois: 1.-THE more l see of the Exposition
the more enjoy it,
Hon. Fennimore Chatterton, governor Of
Wyoming: II wish the Fair the greatest
success 1t certainly deserves it"
Hon. Franklin Murphy, governor of New
Jersey: 1T Is well worth coming from
New Jersey to see even a small part Of
this Fair
Hon. A. B. White, governor Of West
Virginia: II cannot speak too strongly of
the greatness of this Fair"
Hon. William ]. Bryan: THE EXPOSE
ton is an unparalleled wonder"
Hon. John Sharp Williams. member Of
congress from Mississippi: THE most
wonderful thing Of its kind
Hon. Hoke Smith of Georgia, formerly
secretary of interior under President
Cleveland: II am highly pleased with the
Exposition and believe it to be one of the
| triumphs Of modern civilization"
Hon. Perry Belmont of New York: "In
| magnitude and beauty the Fair Is wonder
full. 1t is worth coming long distance
| to see."
Hon. Daniel J. Campau chairman of the
Michigan delegation to the Democratic
national convention at st. Louis: 1T is
| positively sinful for parents to fail to
bring their children to see the Fair
NJ. Paul Dupuy. editor of LIE Petit Pari-
sien of Paris. France: II admire the Elk
position for its immensely, its spirit of the
sublime. its general beauty and its COM
pleteness."
Prince George of Bavaria: 81 have never
seen anything prettier than the ST. Louis
Worlds Fair buildings when outlined at
night with their millions Of electric
lights"
Hon. Louis e. McComas Of Maryland:
1.-THE greatest Fair in the world"
Hon. John +. Dryden of New Jersey:
1.-THE people have no idea of the greatness
of the Exposition. Every American should
see it..
T. p. Shants, president of the Glover
Leaf route of Chicago: THE Fair is a big
| success and will continue to become q
| greater success as it progresses.