, 1904-07-06
GOVERNORS PRAISE THE
WORLDS FAIR.
Interviews with Governors Murphy,
OdelI, Pardee and Cummins, show
that all are Highly Pleased.

circulating amongst the Worlds Fail
buildings, and there are occasions
when as many as a dozen are present
Thus far every Governor who has seer
the Eek position has been loud in praise
of the enterprise. This week there are
a half dozen governors present. Inter
views with some of them show thai
the Worlds Fair has impressed them
most favorably.
Gov. Franklin Murphy and Senator
John +. Dryden, of New Jersey, with
a party of friends, have been spending
most pleasant time at the Exposi.
ton. On Friday afternoon the Cover
nor and his party visited n of the
most popular attractions, the Boer
war. The Governor is an old soldier
and has seer quite a bit of real fight
ing, but he says that the Boer War
Exhibition is the best imitation of
real fighting that he ever saw.
Friday evening the Governor, Sena-
tor Dryden, and a few invited guests
took a ride upon the beautiful lagOons
from which they could see the main
picture of the Fair, including the lar
gest buildings, the Cascades, the Place
of st. Louis, and some of the state
buildings brilliantly illuminated with
millions of electric lights. The party
pronounced the Exposition a wonder
full and inspiring picture.
Saturday morning the Governor
visited the Palace of Education. He
seemed surprised at the completeness
of the exhibition. He was particularly
pleased with the display found in
this building.
at is fine, wonderful!n said Cover
nor Murphy. Afterward the Palace
of Transportation was seen.
s"This is a most instructive exhibit
ton" said the Governor. at is quite
an education to see these exhibits. 1t
Is well worth coming from New Jersey
to see even a small part of this FAIR
In the evening the Governor and the
Senator dined at the German Haus, a
very fine restaurant and then attended
the dedication of the New Jersey
Building, which was in the nature of
a reception. The function was attend
ed by the most prominent visitors.
Everyone seemed to be highly pleased
with the arrangement and beauty of
the New Jersey building. During the
evening Gov. Murphy paid an official
call upon Gov. Odell at the New York
building, where another reception was
going on. The Governor says that st.
Louis is well prepared to receive visi-
tors and that the city is beautiful with
its well-paved streets, its parks, and
its fine residences. Before leaving st.
Louis, Senator Dryden said that the
Fair is the grandest he has seen. s"The
people have no idea of the greatness of
this Exposition said the Senator,
''every American should zee it. 1t is
wonderful"
Gov. Benjamin b. Odell. of New
York, who has been at the Fair for a
week. says that St. Louis is no warmer
than New York City, a fact which sur
pIises him, in view of the rft-repeated
stories to the effect that this is a hot
city. AS to the Fair, Gov. Odell said:
''Two things strike me particularly
concerning The st. Louis Exposition.
In the first place the magnitude and
the beauty of the whole enterrrise i'm
press themselves upon the vi>itor from
the beginning of his stay. In the
second place, | find that St. Louis has
been badly misrepresented by ac-
counts which say that her weather is
%unbearable. On the contrary, | find
that st. Louis is a comparatively cool
place as compared with New York
City. | dare say from what | hear
that st. Louis will be no warmer dur
ing July and August than New York
or Chicago.
"The Fair is wonderful. | believe
the New York people are not going to
miss such a wonderful exhibition as is
to be found in st Louis. | think the
attendance from the En- Iire state will
be particularly large in the fall.
81 find that st. Louis is again mis-
represented when it is said that the
city is not prepared to receive visitors
to the Exposition. The city seems to
be amply supplied with hotels which
will satisfy people of every degree
of wealth.
"Then there are the numerous beau
tiful homes for which st. Louis is
noted, all of which seem to be thrown
open TO the visitor. / shall not go into
detail in regard to my views of the
different exhibits; suffice it to say that
they are all wonderful in their COM
pleteness and in their beauty. The
whole Fair is worthy of being seen by
every New Yorker. A glorious time
awaits those who see the Exposition
Gov. Geo. G. Pardee, of California,
who has been spending some time at
the Worlds Fair, has become an ar
dent supporter of the great Exposition.
Upon being asked as to what he
thought of the Fair he said:
81 find the Worlds Fair in all ways
beyond my expectations. Its immen-
sity at first appals one, but as the
homogeneity of the plan of arrange
ment unfolds itself, the visitor finds
that he can, in the space of a few days,
review the products, the manufac-
tories, and the peoples of the world.
Passing through the various buildings
one is struck with the greatness of our
country; and personal and official