The daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1903-19??, 1908-07-20
QUEBEC
TERCEN-
TENARY

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already congregated here to witness
the stupendous pageant with which
the city will this week commemorate
its tercentenary. Not in its long his
tory Of 800 years has the ancient
town on the st. Lawrence enter
tanned so great a crowd. All IL
in readiness for the biggest his
torical exhibition of modern times.
and with the official reception to-
morrow to the French. English and
American battleships and the dis.
tinguished guests. the week 3 festivi.
ties will be fairly inaugurated. The
Prince of Wales, now speeding across
the Atlantic on the famous mystery
ship. the British cruiser Indomitable,
will arrive Wednesday afternoon.
and his reception will bespeak the
regard which all Canadians hold
their future king. Vice President
Fairbanks will be among the distin.
guished men who will greet the
prince and bid him welcome to the
new world.
Heralds clad in all the fnery of
by gone age and mounted on dashing
steeds cantered through the streets Of
Quebec today and men of the watch
shouted out announcements to the
crowds Of the great events to come.
Practically all Of the hotel accom-
modations of Quebec were engaged
far in advance by parties of distin-
guished men and women from other
lands, and the rank and file OF the
visitors will be accommodated in the
tent cities which have spr ung up as II
by magic on the heights OF Quebec
and in other places in and near the
city. Hundreds of private residences
have been opened to visitors, and all
the educational and religious institu.
tions of Quebec and Lewis have trans
formed their class rooms and dormi-
tories into sleeping rooms which
will accommodate thousands. Tenn
porary restaurants and lunch rooms
have been established by scores and
the provisioning of the Thousands is
not considered to be q matter for ap.
prehsnsion.
While tho gathering Of such a
crowd in 40 small city 10 bound to
result In some discomfort for the
visitors. the great spectacle will be
we'll worth it.
There ia no such other stage in tho
world for dramatic pageantry Us the
Plains of Abraham, where the
grandeur of the natural scenery defies
description. and where the 90 1000
spectators in the grand stand. face
the st. Lawrence. 800 feet below, at
the point where Wolfe's Highlanders
clambered up the heights.
From the foot of his statue, where
stands for all time the bronze figure
of the great Champlain. stepping
ashore. as IL were. as he did so long
ago, to take possession OF this new
country of the West the Prince Of
Wales and Vice President Fairbanks
with other illustrious guests. will see
In procession before them all the
great men and women who have made
this country what It Is, and later on
will see. Ms In dream. the moving.
living pictures Of the great events Of
those early days.
On the banks Of that river when
the long rays Of the sun stretch
over the plains. shall DO seen again.
M Cartier SAW nearly 400 years
nRo, cluster OF wigwams set be-
meath the trees. Away on the
broad waters of the river many feet
below will come the little boats with
Cartier aud his crew, their names
still preserved and their descendants
impersonsting them.
Then the spectators will be trans.
ported ia their dreams 10 the court Of
France. tho gardens at Fontainoleu.
and high on white charger. trapped
with cloth Of spld. rides the proud
figure Of Francis I. ~ they see him In
pictures painted when he lived and