, 1904-06-21
ADDRESS
OF PRESIDENT HARTMAN AT OP.
ENIkG OF LOUISIANA PUR.
CHASE EXPOSITION.
Commendatory Words BY Great Rail-
roader of President Francis and
His Capable. Staf-Recommends
Regulation by Law of Combination
Of Different Observation-Disclosures
Possibilities.

lhat a railroad president may think
along other lines than the shining
bands of steel hat mite his terminals
Is shown in the following ringing and
patriotic address by President Harri,
man of the Union Pacific at the open
ing of the ST. Louis Worlds fair:
Before speaking to the subject as
signed to me, | wish to say a few words
commendatory of President Francis
and his staff.
Their work illustrates what can be
accomplished by intelligent organiza-
ton, n the proper working of all
agencies thereof. 1t is less thar three
weeks ago since we We're last here. At
that time | agreed with President
Francis that | would return in time to
address you today. Then the condi-
tions were no encouraging. and | had
my doubts as to President Francis be-
ing ready to receive us. and | think he
had his doubts as to my being able to
return in time.
During the interval. my party and
myself have travelled to the Gulf of
Mexico. westward. through the Gulf
states and territories. to the Pacific.
north to Sal Francisco. and returned
over the Sierra Nevada and Rock
Mountains. traversing nearly six thou
sand miles. and covering most of the
territory acquired by and because of
the Louisiana Purchase. We were able
to perform all the duties which We had
undertaken. and have arrived here on
ly within the hour. Our success indi-
Gates that the managers of the various
transportation lines over which we
passed must have worked closely to-
gether. and illustrates the advantage
to be gained by their so doing.
Our Domestic Exhibitors" could
have no higher testimonial than that
furnished by the magnificent buildings
and grounds of this exposition. We
have here combined, in brilliant varie.
ty, the charms and beauties of garden.
forest, lake and stream, embellished by
these splendid structures. forming a
harmonious whole certainly not
equalled by any former exposition. All
credit is due to the president and di-
rectors whose intelligence and untiring
labors have conquered all obstacles.
and brought this Worlds fair to a
most suspicious and successful open
ing. One cannot view the result of
their labors without being deeply i'm
pressed with the magnitude of their
undertaking. and. when we consider
the exhibits which have been assem-,
bled within these grounds. we are led
so irresistably to an appreciation of
the multitude of forces which contrib
uted to this great work, and particu-
larly to the cooperation which must
have existed to produce the result be-
fore us.
| have the honor on this occasion to
speak for our Domestic Exhibitors"
They are well represented by their
works before you. n by these works
you can know them.
These exhibits represent, in concrete
form. the artistic and industrial de-
velopment of this country. and, in
viewing them, one cannot but be i'm
pressed with the great improvement in
the conditions respecting our material
and physical welfare. and with the
corresponding advancement in our in
tellectual and esthetic life.
Let us consider for a moment the
processes by which this result has been
reached. We have here collected the
product of our artistic, scientific, and
industrial life. The raw materials of
the farm. the vineyard. the mine, and
the forest have been transformed by