East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-01

address. He reviewed the history of
the exposition enterprise from its in
ception to its opening, praising the
public spirit of his colleagues and the
citizens of Portland.
He set forth the object of the ex-
position, which is to celebrate the
Tooth anniversary of the exploration
and acquisition of the Oregon country
by an expedition commanded by Cap
tain Merriweather Lewis and William
Clark and planned by President JEFF
ferson, the Oregon country compris-
ing the states of Oregon, Washington,
Idaho and parts of Montana and Wy
oming, being the only acquisition of
territory made by the United States
through discovery.
He stated that the exposition was
not only to commemorate the past,
but also to present the advantages of
the present, and inspire hope for the
future-the future of the northwest,
and therefore the future of America.
Applause followed the conclusion of
President Goodies address and the
band struck up a patriotic air, amid
tumultuous cheering,
Address by Governor.
The next address was made by
Governor George E. Chamberlain. on
behalf of the state of Oregon. The
speaker, who was warmly greeted, de-
scribed i'm detail the long cherished
design of Thomas jefferson and its
tulfillment i'm the Lewis and Clark
expedition of exploration and discov-
cry, and told how these intrepid ex-
plorers with a few heroic followers
guided and directed through the bar
rem waste and over the mountain wild
were oftimes inspired by the sagacity
and loyal devotion of Sacajawea, an
untutored Indian "bird woman" and
unfurled the Stars and Stripes at the
mouth of the Columbia IN the eth day
of November, 1905, and laid the foun-
dation for the acquisition by the
United States of a territory equal, if
not superior, in wealth and import
ance to the Louisiana purchase. The
governor concluded amid applause. by
welcoming the world on behalf of
the state of Oregon to the exposition.
Judge George II. Williams, mayor of
Portland, formerly attorney general of
the United States. and the only sur
viving member of President Grants
cabinet, received an ovation. In a
brief address he welcomed visitors to
the exposition on behalf of the. city
of Portland. The speaker dwelt on
the northwest of so years ago when
he first came to Oregon, and predict
ed a greater development for the Pa
~ fia 81,
years than the past has witnessed.
Wheels Are Started.
As the Archbishop finished, Presi-
dent Goode notified by wire the pres
ident of the United States at Wash
ington, that the hour had come to put
i'm motion the machinery OF the Lewis |
and Clark centennial exposition and |
the great chimes in the
260-foot tower of the government
building began to play America"
while the whirr and buzz of wheels |
could be heard above the hum of the
crowd and the exposition was form
ally opened.
Most of the exhibits are complete |
though the work of classification has
been somewhat delayed. Still the at
are much further advanced |
than those of the st. Louis exposition |
at its opening day. The chief. delay |
has been i'm the state buildings, the |
main structures having been complet-
ed weeks ago.
Although not so large as some for
mer expositions, the centennial is a
worlds fair in every respect, reflecting
the progress of all participating ma
tions and particularly Of western
America. 1t combines with It's broad
scope the idea OF compactness with
out crowding. There is no dreariness