Arizona republican., 1905-06-02
The Opening of the Great Northwestern Exposition
A GENTLE TOUCH APPLIED
The Exercises and Ceremonies Which Preceded the PresidentiAI impetus Which Set Flags Flying, Wheels Go- ing Round and Crowds Cheering.

Portland, Ore, June With the gentle touch of a hand upon a golden telegraph instrument President Roose- welt, from the White House today gave the signal which formally opened to the world the Lewis and Clark cen tennial eposition, a monument to the memories of Captain Merriwether Lewis and Wm. Clark, pioneers, who, one hundred years ago blazed the trail which opened up to the world the Old Oregon country.
 A more suspicious day for the open ing could not have been desired. The literary exercises which preceded the formal opening of the fair were of ex- traordinary excellence. The speakers were Vice President Fairbanks, Speak CT Joseph Cannon, of the house of rep resentatives; Senator Clark, of Wyom- ing; Congressman Tawney. of Minne- sota; MT. H. A. Taylor, assistant sec retary of the treasury department. Governor Chamberlain. of Oregon, and Mayor Williams of Portland.
 When President Goode, of the Lewis and Clark exposition, took his position on the speakers stand to announce that the ceremonies were about to commence, he was greeted with a ter rife applause from the tens of thous- ands of people and similar demonstra- tions of the happy people greeted all speakers of the day perhaps the great est enthusiasm being aroused by the appearance of Mayor Williams, and of Speaker Cannon, upon the rostrum.
 The program was carried out with but few changes in the original idea. A feature which was looked forward to with great expectancy, the playing of America" upon the chiming bells in the government building. was unavoid- ably omitted, the electrical apparatus by which the chimes were to be oper- ated being found to be out of order at the crucial moment.
 When all was in readiness for Presi- dent Roosevelt to give the long await ed signal from the White House. Pres ident Goode, of the exposition, for warded him the following telegram: President Goode, of the Lewis and Clark exposition. extends greetings to the president of the United States and has the honor to announce that the exposition management awaits Presi- dent Roosevelt's pleasure in transmit ting the electrical energy to ring the chimes in the United States govern ment building and start the machinery of this exposition
 Almost instantly, through thousands of miles of wire flashed the single click" which formally opened the ex- position releasing hundreds of flags to the breeze and setting the machinery in motion.
 Mir. GoOde received the following tel egram from President Roosevelt:
 T congratulate you and those asso- clated with you in commemorating this occasion. l hope and trust that the great enterprise you have undertaken will be fitting memorial to the sturdy explorers who in the service of their country faced the perils and hardships of a vast unknown territory. I send greeting to the representatives of for eign countries who are co-operating with us in fittingIy celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of this event which meant so much for the expan- sion of our country in the far north , west.
 THEODORE ROOSEVET,