| Show OPENING BG OMAHA SHOW II I I Imposing Ceremonies ail Auspicious Ileginninj of Hie Uical Trans I mississippi and Inlciiounlain Eposilion Magnificent Enterprise by tho City On the Bluffs nf the Missouri in Whoso Building Utah People Have Played Such a Prominent PartUtahs Own Display l lI I Splendid 111oIng I 01 Agricultural nt luittend ProdortsTl o Latter blDt Jtl In 1111 1upoloolly Or r Ihl r 1001 0 1 Ollor SttTI o I nrnr I AI an erd I Imblii mul lllimtlu II lio Display or Mlk frniii tlio Hi chlto SlnloOII llunicr Irliitlni 11troo sell I Other Displays nf Interest And llenuty tomellilnff ot the Ort how In Gener0 Special to the New Omaha Neb Juno IThe Trans mlsslsjlppl Imposition opened < her today to-day with Imposing ceremonies llio weather was beautiful and the event has gathered thousands from nil parts of the countr Utah being fairly well 1 < I rem e filed When President McKlnley touched the button that started the machinery on the srounds formally opening this fair he figuratively speaking unveiled the grandest monument yet erected to the progress Enterprise nnd clvlllza lon of the Wctor states In a ma elously shoit Vale a large and fjlr city on the bluffs of the Missouri river has sprung Into existence tYPIcal tYPI-cal of tile Western empire In who a development Utnh has played nn Im ortint a role Today the world la InvIted Ited to come and see specimens of i the boundless wealth of this only yet I ye-t < terra Incognita TheltO jhlblts of course arc not all In place yet Utahs mining exhibit Is I nearly complete anti attracts much attention ten lon n > dae < s the work of archluc lure and decoration that mark Utahs booths as truly artljUo creations Much has been written and said of the Transmtsslsslppl and IntornUlon al nxnaiMon which opened here today to-day but fow realize that when everything every-thing Is I In proper condition tile affair Is I claimed to be the most magnIficent of Its kind ever hoid In the United States with th exception cf the Worlds Pair at Chicago At this however foreign products to a Lean extant avershadoned by quantity at least tho results of Ameilcan skill and teiTrito i while here at Onuhn the latter predominate Tu the western country this exposition Is I of much 1m perunce an I will open the eyes of the world to Its wonderful itliources A foreign Mar at Ilmsent occupies the attention Moor national government Ollo monopolizes the attention of the press and the public yi t time his 1 been found to dote to this eminently peaceful ntcrprlBB and as a result a inaRlilllcnl bulldlni hni been elected In whleh will be I exhibited sonny of our national tiiasures In antiquities ethnology eth-nology history and art In I the elepermentH of manufactures mecha ties line arts electricity idu cttlon ainlculeuie horticulture and staining Ilo I buildings iied alt crlta ble > palnee I I lll please Utah peo plo ti learn that the combined efforts 01 Me Chnrl IdtH of Salt Lnko and other Utah alto to make rlIthlo showlinc In this direction hnve repulteol In close Initiation of th1 moik Iy I the arllelo it other sot 001 tt the Utah repreventatives have I been linked to cense aaeimB new oc Stan lo I I fleeoiatlons because they ul olh nl ° loae the other BtaK far hhlll Th Kiunds me beautifully laid out they wo etenrle In area the terminal atipiniirhes are pond and the comfort of the II public ar been consulted I In eve ri nnonm One fee lure to I very comlnlhl on1 Irna mention Visitors ate tlcpn good CLO of Iy tile Omal poopl lintel areonimodat I ImN are plentiful aM III moderate prices Aop 1 om Is and will bo rotlded for I all 100 I I om UAhs part l In this exposition Is I hIHy nOn1 10 mining und agriculture agri-culture Judge I W Ihurtlllt of Orten ho labored dlllientl oa exec olive ecolardsoloner for Utah And In succeeded III looduchit an execlIent exhibit ex-hibit I Is both Inslreth and In eatlno In thin work he has ben ahlv nlalolel hy Architect Ulmlel WhllnlH oC Ordcn and Mlnln In oitot nn Maguire Their Utah exhibit ex-hibit ut ilnnlii It Is l gemmily admitted admit-ted 8anol Pill In 1 Iosln I a relief be vorol nit dlIvo Inldi bY I other states < In t he poince ot agrhulture I the Utah booth Is I 0mlr the most attractive it I hp 41PII < prn Is the atrlcul lural PrIldults o the ahx very vvelf from Ltagur to Rt George There aNOn aN-On Uplny ot what oslo barley rrn Imern I Iurtrn 01 grasa and I giam aled > dried fruit mitio wool 1 I I Ies11 looliy to t ter collars can ilaro I rood t elmd raisins POI grnn tiles live morrhum syrups oealea vegetallcm and ther wtll Ile shipped frh fruits wotllI and farm Prod bets Com time t time duting the fair A unique resin re of this exhibit anti om which pak tin eloquent sermon 10 hltm pallounrly to I a Pyramid If rrain sumountod by su gull a strolching their Irothe wings over this oltl n of the staff of life Ihu 11 loa 1 m cOlrCg In the department of mines and millIng mill-Ing the dbplay la ever more complete The booth rolultructed by Mr wiiltae ker for Utah In the mining palace Isis Is-is marvel of splendor nnd good taste Its area Is I 75 feet fly 1C w till eoloindo and arches arid doorto1 with shields mill flags In the bn I oth there Is I tin ex Millie thaI rIpresonte 0 nC Uahs mines I In I without question the moot rl1 In the mine 1010 There are rms of gold ullvr food copper zinc IImulh nlumlnum sulphur Iron uranium 01 1 I ulphu floda F111no nitrate of potash gllsonlte lilerlte ororite native Precious ntunen of TTtah nnd along with these I variety 01 rare mi rule known to few iv f those who mike the bundling of minerals n life study and many of these mlnrnl are found In few countries coun-tries stiv 1oh There 10 a ln 1110 In Ole Utah bonth of gold A nil silver bullion all ppr arid lead bulllo anl a quantity oC the Iron PBS pro Ind it Cgdn i some years 110 There i a tin 01 ply of I II O0 mail liv I the Meur Mining cimpin it displav nf gold silver nnd ceipn r bullion b > Ih o Uurvka 11111 211 ulna cumpauy of i Untie Tile clays sands and mineral water of Utah nre also fully leprc ellted Taken collectively tho Utah mine exhibit even 10 a Utah mall I I I a Iudy and 10 those not of Utah It U I simply A marvl Utah s silk exhibit under the direction direc-tion of Mrs Margaret Cain Is I A peelnlly Interesting feature I represents repre-sents nearly 10 > 0 worth of products I uf alk nnd Is I n nne collection Th I old printing press brought west by Utah Ilomo still 011 millch the first western pnPerThe Frontier Guar I Man Noun prin ell here at Omaha has Aby I nppropilatel a place of honor In the exposition What would the West or tile world be without the prY The exposition will he Oln ufr five in Alba 1 Parn lions for excursions tire being ndo frm mallY Parlall the country No doubt < mny Utah will I I take vantage tnt occasion and pay Omni a visit at this time SONO t MI111CO1111 Kong by Three Illoofti Vote with Very I 11 11I I I Effeit I I Omaha Neb June IThe following I song of welcome was sung a the openIng open-ing of the Transnilsilsslppl exposition 1 was written bj Jlr Henry M lllos I som Jr and bet to music by Airs II 1 A Ileach I Welcome thi Ice I welcome to the people of our lanl Welcome to the people the people of the world Here North and South and East and West united hand In hand Itave reared a city and their flan unfurled un-furled Welcome welcome welcome to the wecome people of the world nere Felence Cveaves her wonders her wonders for the mind wOlldea mlnl Here stands Arrayed the golden pride the golden pride of art And colec hath M ochel the worid to firm The tre1ure rare nf many oC many a far off mart or mar Welcome welcome welcome to the people of th world Welcome thrice welcome to the people I of our land And to the people of the world all hall I And so forever may this splendor In t their memory stand Undimmed although Its bonded fabric fall nlthjuGh Welcome welcome to the people of our t land elcome and to the people of the i world all hall Tho plan of having an original ode I for the opening day of the TrarsmU slsslppl Exposition and cot to music by Ii I one of Amerlm fnus ompoaer I was the result oC Mrs A lcvor ll I 1rtII Interest At he reut I Itrn 11 11 A Dach DC D Ir 1 I 1lon ti I lcccxaife mto ArIelteiarny orlgll sonS oC wlcome by Mr 10nry t 1000m Jr of St Louis to mualc Th I orehalloUon wo fo bram loalr I ments and sung by 200 voices produced pro-duced a very line effect Mrs Deach caught the Idea of welcome In her hap Pleat moment anti In a letter ex Jet e pressed her plensurc of extending her work complimentary to the great western enterprise Mr moasm Ion words are cry apropos to tile oeo stonThe Th music ot the 0llon has ben planned it a bma4 heals wirn Mr w1l I Lord Kimball as 1 wt 1r orchestra Marine band Apollo i club at Chicago and later tn the season ID of the famous artists for recital ix rk will leave Unit to lit desired A novel Idea Is I the giving of three afternoona Ito I-to producing original manuscripts hy American composers American mualo Is I to have marked oUellllon throughout through-out the exposition The congress of music sepajfUe1yUB tier the guidance 6f Mr Homer Moore will b > a trout educational factor Prominent people ttmuirhout the land will read ealays 011 music and discuss 1 Various musical topics with rlyffx I I and slngra of note to Illustrate Lit programs The greatest ensemble et frets will be Produced by the choral r numbers And 91s hlch hy been In onlant rehearsal for month under J 31r Tol J Ielya artistic lirc tlon The opening dayr music will g T ehr ad = IJ down In history as one of urh bright days In Amerlmn music Mrb I 1rllan music editor of the Musical Times ham given her ontn UN IntrM to Ir 1lmbaI musical plans and having I very broad acquaintance ac-quaintance In both the mualcal and literary erary world has been o Invaluable as stance and will rentlnuc her Interest officially during the exposition months AiiiUMi CIVIC mum line lunod Thuoout 11oftexagaidtobe II tho tlty Omaha Juno IAmid the music ot o hundred bands the cheers of a hundred Ihouan1 People the blot ot many vvIlletles arid the waving of Innumerable In-numerable OaR the Trllmllolppl I l xrIUon was dedicated this mornIng 11 morn-Ing Nothing occurred to mar he occasion occa-sion A 930 oclok the great Ivlo ponl started lit its march from tho enr of tile city to the grounds The I national marine lan 1 < th splendid Pageant find n hundrod Ilalrnl Or anlzaUonl for the various irate In the midwest contributed to the occa I alm Me Parade was three miles long 11 I unIng oC ho officers and guests oC tile gxoalUon lit earriagen the Il aomlmllltary ornnlIUolI and all I the secret societies on this and adja 1 A eent states rite special trnln contfix i 1 oonln utd 10 unioOl their crowds until tbs X 4 1 rnlrond mn estimated that at least I 111 10000 poJOlo had arrived Theme Te mingled wlh 10 of I Izens of Omaha I II formed one 011 Phalanx along the I It ionic oC the parade for ten miles tl Ili It t v Ir Nichol of Ht Lnl opened I i 1 rt nt the rounda with an I I pr A 1 to le who doth an things 1 Mail tQ filiower 11 blessings 011 that I enterprise and the People or the Trail mlIlppl region erpectally Ireldent U W Wattles lion John I Wehl I tit Omnha and lion John N llallwln or Council IllufTi ftUIoiUneil the oeo 0 IdAmC 1 President McKlnley addressel the I am bled multlludo by long distance ti telephone touched the mAle Iutlon I and the Est AS Ition wan obedient d The dlf EAj th ohlldlf I wen t her rould I mt trove ben Inert ij propitious I and net is prat let e to Jnd I ias In evidence This rkn Irctont fhe i Marine IJanrt will give j n eomert ot Ih i round and toniGht n pyrotechnic dIP rn lay or the moot elaborate scale mill F enliven the occasion PRE41IENTIr 11 ICIIIy Tn 111I1 DE12VATI tIne 14 on H ftT to tin KiileniMd AHAenoloaa coIt IonMI llllle uMlii Mlnht It Pool Washington Jun 1 1r Psct Ie P Klnloy todav form illv opined the Nt I Trnnsmlsslnslppl I IIn1 nternallual I eX N petition I nt Oma A I I by A c l I 10 ll I nil electri bao gI 1 7r i Ck I Ak aI o I Al hii I telegraph rooni of the White 1 1mm A few salinities rn oclock the ITcil he dent sent out the following telegram eni 1 or congratulation to the president ran r-an V the expition V1l I 11011 Ouerdon W WollIo Ildnl Transit iselFsIppi I 110 peisTtloiii Omalla f tnternnl tel The loldlallt of tho Invitation extended IT ex-tended to me to ho piesent nt the opening ani open-ing of your great exposition U I deepl > appreciated I and I more deeply rrgiet Vol that public clarion irevent mo from it Ieavl sic the Capital 01 thin Um I I The events or the memorable hair < hi century n1olch the TransmlnsUslppI I e II m find Ititernational exposition I comment fact orates and Interwoven with the history oil his-tory of the whole nation arid are of jt surpassing lmiotancc The might ell West affords moat rfrlklng evidence reo = htnntd ji ht I of the splelieUd achljvements I and pOs NO sibllltlca of our Pet 110 It Is I a matchless nn match-less tribute to the energy and endur to Once of the pioneer while III I vast agricultural 11 agri-cultural development Its irogiess In sci full nufactures its alvartrementin Iho nrts and sciences arid In all depart CI Mentor or education and enjjQavor have of I Cen Inestimable contribution i to the CI lvlllUoo I nOli wealth frothe worll 11 Nowhere have the iiuernblf In deferral nation Pelf rellunl trnKth anti cc I Priority manhood of our American ciU II I 2nohlp been moro forcibly Illustrated W In Pence or war the mn and women Vol 1 or the West have ever hn In the T I vanguard Itt I congratulate the misnagement upon r r1 C1 its IfIcent enterprise anti assure e 11 I mn g partIcIpate I lit this undertaking f lh II rl eto of the deep Interest which the govern merit half In I Its success I h teh ol utI I The ceremonies at the White House I upro brief anti were inducted with r little formality The members of the I Nebraska delegation I In Con sees it 11 com anled b > tile ladles ofthelr families I V fami-lies assembled at the White House 19 ana were presented to the Presidenet by Ileprenentallvc Mercer Some dif erin flcully was cltountticd In gelling n I clear wire to Omaha At lfiO oclock I everything woo In redlne and Iho I resident stepping to the Instrument I pressed the button which net In motion I mo-tion the exposition machlmry about I 1 MO miles nway After tlmnklnK the is rresldenl for his courtesy the purl withdrew and Joined In the following I conirratulatory telegram Nebraska delegation assembled In exeoutlv mansion extend their can grntulatlons upon the auspicious he rlnnlng of so ast nn enterprise an the Trnnsmlsslsslppl and International Lt position and regret their iblllty to be Present anti lersonally participate In Its accompllsl mont |
