The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-02
WO5LD, FAIR NOW OPEN
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civil liberty which we and III ances-
tors have hammered out.
''Those who look forward to it's sue
cess base their judgment and thei.
optimism on what has al eady been
accomplished in the islands and on
what they know the American nation
can do when an emergency and al in
evitable necessity present themselves.
Without being blind to the difficulties
or the DANCES, it gives me the great
est happiness to know and to say tha,
the president of the United States.
whom 1 unworthily represent today.
is glad to take his stand among those
who believe in the capacity of ths
Anne. lean people, when aroused BY
the call of duty, to solve any problem
of government, however new, which
depends solely on the clearheadedness.
the honesty and the courage. the gen
erosity and the self-restraint of the
American people"
The conclusion of the speech of Sec
rotary Taft was the signal for the
opening of the fair. in the White
House at Washington President Roose
was to tell him that the proper mo
ment has arrived to touch the gol-
den key that would open the fair iii
earnest and set It's manifold machin-
ely in full operation.
Secretary Taft had not turned to re-
,--a It. c1ot SEQ, aanoi,l;p~ hfr
speech befo.e the signal had been
flashed to Washington over the wires.
Instantly there was a returning flash
which started the machinery in ma
chine y hall in operation.
Strictly speaking this was all that
was accomplished by the presid entiai
touch on the button at Washington.
Operators here were waiting for the
response from the White House. and
as quickly as it came they touched the
keys which released the fastenings OF
the banners, which were secured to
affs on the roofs of all the large exhi-
bition palaces. This portion of the
work, as far as could be seen from any
one section OF the grounds, was per-
feet. Every banner apparently caught
and floated out as one. At the fan
end of the lagoon the Louisiana onu
ment was the place for the cascades.
This portion of the ceremonies had
greater interest for the people than
apparently I'M other feature of the
opening.
Hundreds of thousands of eyes We're
focused on the three white inclines that
extended from the colonnade to the la.
COON basin. The first CLINT of white
foam at the summit of the inclines was
greeted with a tremendous cheer.
which deepened as the great flood OF
water came splashing unanimously
down to the lagoon below. 1t was a
sight full of beauty. and the grea'
crowd which witnessed it appreciated
and applauded to the full. Simultane-
ously with the rush of the water ali
the hands burst forth at once into the
strains of the "Star-Spangled Banner
Every man in the great crowd uncov-
e. ed. n when the last strain of the
martial sons had died away the ex-
ercises we. e finished and the exposition
proper had commenced.
The first feature or the exposition
was the concessionaires' parade. This
was made W of all the different fea-
lures which will figure on the pike"
during the life of the exposition.
The Pix is to the st. Louis exposi.
ton exactly what the Midway vas
to the Columbian exposition in Chicago.
The features. though different In char
acter. furnish practically the same
form of amusement. There were in
this parade some who had actually
been present upon the famous Mid
way lever years ago. and many who
had not been seen or heard of at that
time. This procession. with its divers
unique attractions. gave much pleas
ure and delight to the owds. which
cheered ii most enthusiastically dur
ing the entire length OF Its line of
march.