The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-30
PROUD DAY FOR
THE MOUND CITY
Great Exposition TO Be Thrown
Open This Morning.
DISTINGUISHED MEN THERE
EVERYTHING POINTS TO A GLo-
RIoUS SUCCESS.
DISTINGUISHED MEN THERE

Ut LOUIS, No. April 29.-St- Louis
y tonight is prepared for the great
est day in her history. Tomorrow
at noon her great exposition viii be
thrown open TO the world. All of to-
day and all of tonight the people have
worked with desperate energy TO ac-
complish the thousand and one things
that always remain 10 be done al the
last minute. At the exposition grounds
men worked all day putting the final
touches on the grounds, buildings, side
walks. cleaning buildings. removing
SCafOlding and arranging exhibits.
This work will continue without ces-
satiOn until dawn. and it is confidently
expected that when the fair opens at
noon tomorrow everything possible viii
have been done to advance the work
TO the farthest limit of preparation. In
I the downtown streets and residence
districts the decorations are prOfuse
and beautiful. The exercises tomorrow
will be more serious than resplendant-
There viii be comparatively little Of the
glittering pageant that marked the de-
/ dication exercises q year ago. but the
| ceremonies preceding the formal open
ing Will be none the less interesting.
Parade to the Plaza.
At 9 O'Clock i'm the morning all the high
dignitaries of the exposition VIII metAydt
the administration building ana, headed
by q band. viii march TO the Plaza of ST
! LouE. in the center Of the exposition
| grOR rs. Representatives of foreign gov
ernThehtS will meet at the hall of con-
| crosses at the same hour and VIII tine
! their parade to the plaza 50 ~ 70 ar
rive at the same moment the exposition
officials march in from the opposite d.
rection- At the same time the represen-
tatives of state and territorial govern
ments will enter the plaza from Third
avenue, having previously formed at the
/ United States building.
Formal Ceremonies.
After the gathering has been formal
/ ~ called to order by President Francis.
viii deliver the Invocation. At the con-
cluSiOn of the prayer Director of Works
! Isaac $ Taylor will deliver the keys
/ of the buildings TO President Francis.
who will. in turn transfer the build
/ ings To +. J. Y. Skiff. the director of the
/ exhibits. The chorus Of HYMN of the
J West the words by Edmund Clarence
J Stedman and music by John Knowles
Paine. will then be sung. and addresses
made by the following gentlemen: Mayor
/ Wells of St. Louis Thomas H. Carter
! Senator II. i. Durham Of New Hamp-
/ shire. in behalf Of the United States sen
{ ate; Congressman James Tawney of Min
| nesOta. for the national house of repre-
! sentatives; General .AlibinO r. NunciO of
/ Mexico, in behalf Of the foreign commits
siOners: r. II. Hartman Of New York
! Tor the eNnlDllOfS- 1 ne last speech .os
/ the day will be by Secretary Of War
Taft and at its conclusion the-signal
viii he given 10 President Roosevelt in
/ the White House. the. golden KEY Will bC
/ pressed. the cascades will send down
[ their floods. the thousands of banners
will be mfurIed. and the great louisiana
/ Purchase exposition will be open to the
world.
Enormous Crowd Expected.
4 It is expected that an enormous crowd
will attend the exposition. as excursion
/ trains are coming In by the score, and
! tomorrow has been officially declared a
/ legal holiday by Mayor Wells.
! Among the distinguished visitors "a
arrive TODAY were Secretary Taft. who
/ represents the president. and General \.
+ r. Chaffee- They reached the city at
O clock tonight, and were met by General
4 Bates, President Francis and other Off
CialS- The special congressional train,
bearing 100 persons. including the com
miJtee OF the house OF representatives ap-
also arrived toni0ht as did governors
/ from number of states. and several no
4 table foreign visitors
Warships at the Fair.
During the dav tho United States gun
/ boat Nashville and the torpedo boat deS-
navy at the fair. arrived i'm s.. Louis
harbor. Although the boats arrived nj
an hour somewhat unexpected. which
caused disarrangement Of plans for a
more elaborate demOustra ton by thou
sands who had planned to 90 down the
] river To meet them. the greeting TO tho
/ craft was nevertheless fitting As Tho
ships came into the EdTbOT they Were
/ greeted by Il chorus of whistles and
shouts of welcome from crowds on eN-
cursiOn steamers. Salutes We're fired II
! answer, after which n delegation oi
/ Worlds Fair officials. including members
/ Of the exposition reception committee
! left their yachts and boarded the Nash
vile. Commander John Hubbard re-
CeiVed the party and after coming aShor,
| went - the city hail where he was for
mallY received by Mayor Wells and city
! Worlds Fair commissioners. Later Com
mauGer Hubbard was received b. Pres
lidCnt Francis