The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-21
SUCCESS ASSURED
FOR EXPOSITION
Big Crowd Attends Industrial Show
On Opening Evening-Presidert
Taft Gives Signal To Start.

Punctual TO the second, President
Taft, sitting In his private ONCE In
the White House. In Washington
touched the key that gave the signal
for the opening of the Detroit Indus.
trial Exposition at o'clock Monday
night. An instant later lights flashed
in every quarter of the immense hall.
the band struck up the Star Spangled
Banner" the gates were thrown open.
machinery began to hum, and the big
show was open. Within minute the
turnstiles at the main entrance we're
clicking merrily and by o'clock every
department OF the exposition was
thronged with interested sightseers.
Five minutes before the hour SEIZED
uled, the president wired: Are you
all resdy down therer
YES" was the answer flashed back
the local Western Union Office, who
was In personal charge Of the key
ut this end. Then he added. Touch
key at o'clock sharp"
At $50 o'clock the circuit was
opened and operators all along the
line between Detroit and Washington
In accordance with special instruc
tons, kept Q sharp lookout to see that
no one interfered with the line.
On the sixtieth second light
flashed In the switch board room. sig
nifying that the president had touched
the key and closed the circuit.
"All right, let 'er co." said McArdle
to the man in charge Of the Juice
who lost no time In throwing the
switches.
Just as the factories Of the city, the
river craft and the locomotives began
their demonstration with gcngs and
whistles. this message came from the
president to Manager Rose:
Hearty congratulations ID the he
troit Industrial exposition and best
wishes for its success
Not a hitch occurred anywhere. The
opening exercises were carried out
exactly rs scheduled for the simple
reason that everyone connected with
the affair lent his heartiest co-opera
ton with the management. The West
ern Union held open 500 miles OF wire
the busiest section OF its entire sys
tenn, for a full half hour before the
scheduled time, and had another n
readiness In case anything went
wrong.
Bishop John s. Foley opened the
preliminary program In the garden. or
the river front, with prayer. Abrel
E. Larned, president OF the Detroi
Board of Commerce. In a brief open
ing address, referred In eloquent
terms to the early history OF Detroit
and drew an interesting contrast be
tween the little trading post OF 20(
years ago and the city of the present
day with it's varied lines of industry
practically all OF which were repre-
| sented in the exposition about to b'
thrown open. He referred to the ex
| position as "a giorihcation OF labor,
proud and grateful acknowledgment
OF the debt we owe to the men In tn
shops. the cleverness OF whose hand
and the keenness of whose mind
have made possible the miracle OF TIT
American machine"
Mr.. Larned highly complimentet
Manager Rose and J. L. Hudson
chairman Of the exposition commit
tee, for their untiring efforts In behalf
Of the project.
Mr.. Hudson followed and extended
congratulations to everyone who hat
had a part In producing the exposi
ton. He praised the manufacturers
and the newspapers for their co-opera
| ton and declared that Detroit boasts
| the finest newspapers OF any city o.
| It's size In the country. Mayor Brett
meyer cut his talk very short, declar
ing that the exposition would speai
| for itself.
The Rev John II. Boyd. pastor o.
the First Presbyterian church. pro
nounced the benediction. and the In
vited guests then filed into the hall Il
await the signal from President Taft
II is estimated that more than 5000
people attended the exposition Mon
day night The visitors came In 9
constant stream from the moment the
doors were opened. Jefferson-ave.
with It's festoons Of lights. was sug
gestive OF a carnival.
Many citizens did not know Of thu
demonstration that had been planned
and when whistles began blowing II
all parts OF the city they were thrown
into a panic. Some thought that thu
city had been visited by a great con
] Migration and called up the newspa
per Offices for particulars.
| Tuesday is manufacturers day a
the exposition. The doors opened a
10 o'clock and indications were favor
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