Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-08
NOTABLES SPEAK
At $780, FETE
VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS
AND MANY OTHERS TALK
AT CELEBRATION.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
END CANAL FESTIVITIES
Fiftieth Anniversary of Opening Of
Great Waterway Is Fittingly OBJ
served-Country's Statesmen Are
Numbered Among Speakers.

Eault Ste, Marie, Aug. 4. - Ihe cele.
bration of the fftieth anniversary OF
the opening of the Sault Ste. Marie ship
canal and locks ended Thursday after
noon with. addresses by a large number
of speakers, prominent among whom
was Vice President Charles w. Fair
banks, who arrived Tuesday night and
took part in the events. Well-known Of
ficials of the Canadian government and
Senator Burrows and Gov. Warner Of
Michigan and Congressman Burton Of
Ohio were speakers also. The speeches
were delivered from stand In the gpy=
eminent park, which was tastefully deg
Grated. Vice President Fairbanks de-
livered lengthy address. Sommema.
ration exercises in the government
park here adjoining the ship canal
made up the second days programme Of
the semi celebration Of the
opening of the st Mary's ship canal
which connects Lake Superior with the
lower lakes The exercises took the form
of programme Of addresses the feature
Of which was that Of Vice President g,
w. Fairbanks.
Bugle Opens Celebration,
The shriil tones Of 9 bugle call and
the boom of Q sunrise gun at Fort Brady
opened the second day of the celebra.
ton. and before the echoes Of the shot
had died away the thousands Of visitors
who crowded the city's entertaining IA.
| cilities to the utmost began to stir. The
streets leading to the park were early
!! filled with people walking to the scene OF
| the days exercises. The park was
handsomely decorated and the address
rs were made from speakers stand
erected at an advantageous point. A
concert by the Calumet and Hecla band
opened the exercises. The park was
well flled before the musical programme
was begun and at its conclusion the
grounds were crowded with thousands
| OF people. After the distinguished
guests and speakers had taken AeiI
places on the stand Archdeacon Lord
Of sa4lt Ste. Marie, opened the exer
eises with an Invocation. Hon Charles
/ 8. Osborne, of this city, followed with
an address in which, in graceful words
he made the throngs welcome to the city
Second in Importance, perhaps, to tbs
address Of the vice president. was thai
made by Hon. Peter White, Of Mar.
quette, president Of the commission
which had In charge the celebration
and the. most widely known man in ths
upper peninsula Of Michigan. =.
Other Notables Talk.
Other addresses were, made by Con
gresham T. q. Burton, Of Ohio, chair
man Of the rivers and harbors committee
of the house Of representatives.; Hop
Rudolphe Lemieux, solicitor general o
the dominion of Canada; Coy. Fred
n, Warner, Of Michigan, on 9TH,
State Of Michigep and the Building o
the ST. Mary's Ganai;n United State,
/ Senator J. g. BURROWS, on aThe Futup
i of American Commerce" and Hon. vii
liam Livingstone, president Of the LAX
i Carriers association. on 1.-THE Navi
ton Of the Great Lakes"
i A number Of impromptu addresse
4 were made by other prominent guests
i The commemoration exercises were g
! lengthy that they were divided into
morning and afternoon programme, tn
speakers and distinguished guests beip
entertained during the interval at LUNCH
con ct the LIE Sault De Ste. Marie club.
Burrows Speaks Of Commerce.
i United States Senator julius 6. Blu,
rows, Of MICHIGAN, discussed the "Fu
ture of American 6ommeFcs.H He sal
that when the future Of our domesti
/ commerce was assured, American fol
| eign trade in the time to come is NOR
4 proplematicsl and Its development
matter Of keenest sollcitnds:
lATIAck by RUSSIAN ship,