The Elbert County tribune., 1905-06-08
PORTLAND FAIR OPEN
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION

siCr TFcoiuoN ' airpans~e MdHes TTH-
cipal Address at PortIand-PresI-
dent Roosevelt at Washington
Touches Electric Button and Starts
Machinery.
Portland, Ora, June with the
gentle touch of a hand upon golden
telegraph instrument President Roose-
welt, from the White House. yesterday
gave the signal which formally opened
TO the world the Lewis and Clark CEN
tenrial exposition, a monument to the
memories of Captains Merriwether
Lewis and William Clark. the pioneers
who, 100 years ago. blazed the trail
which opened up to the world the "old
Oregon country"
A more suspicious day for the open
ing of the exposition could not have
been desired. The literary exercises
which preceded the formal opening of
the fair were OF extraordinary excel
lence. The speakers were Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks. Speaker Joseph Can
non of the House of Representatives.
Senator Clark of Wyoming, Congress-
man Tawney of Minnesota, Mr.. II. A.
Taylor. assistant secretary of the
Treasury Department, Governor Cham
berlain of Oregon and Mayor Williams
of Portland.
When President Goode Of the Lewis
and Clark Exposition took his posi-
ton on the speakers stand to an
nounce that the ceremonies were
about to commence he was greeted
with terrific applause from tens Of
thousands of people. and similar DEM
onstrations of a happy people greeted
all the speakers Of the day, perhaps
the greatest enthusiasm being aroused
by the appearance of Mayor Williams
and 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 Ginning bells in
the government building, was unavoid-
ably omitted, the electric apparatus by
which the chimes are operated being
found out of order at the crucial mo
ment.
When all was In readiness for
President Roosevelt to give the long
awaited signal from the White House
President Goode of the exposition for
warded him the following telegram;
President Goode of the Lewis and
Clark Centennial Exposition extends
greetings to the President of the
United States, and has the honor to
announce that the exposition manage
ment awaits President Roosevelts
pleasure in transmitting the electrical
energy to ring the chimes in The
United States government building
and start the machinery of this ex-
position
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.
Mr.. Goode received the following
telegram from President Roosevelt:
81 congratulate you and those asso-
ciated with you in concentrating
this occasion. l hope and trust that
the great enterprise you have under
taken 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.
l send greeting to the representatives
of foreign countries who are co-operat-
ing with us in fittingly celebrating the
Tooth anniversary of this event, which
means so much for the expansion OF
our country in the far Northwest.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"