| Show cleveland touched the button and the world did the rest chicago may 1 an ago age was ushered into being in this last decade of the nineteenth century today when president cleveland by pressing a button started tho the mighty machinery and rushing waters and living wheels in tho worlds columbian exposition no exhibit of odthe the fair that J is to attract shousan thousands ds to this city for the next six months can be more M marvelous 1 cir than the magical effect following the solemn opening of the fair today to day of the multitude mulu tude of visitors some borne estimate the number as high p probably rob ably not otle one f ully fully realize the full import of the of effect that was to come from the arrangement ran gement cloverly cleverly deviled in the opening of the E exposition it was known in a vague way that the president wati was to press a golden key and that tho the electric communication with the nia machinery chinery was to start the fair but no one realized how intricate was this machinery how infinite the ra ramifications milic eions of that electric spark until the groat great fountains throw up their geysers seventy feet into the air tho the rumble and lium hum of the wheels in the manufacturers building and the clatter of the ina machinery chinery in all parts of that aroa a mile square or more told the story of the final consummation of scientific thought the life lifeless loss st started arted into bo being ng on evory every hand draped 0 d statuary shed its veil revealed to the world the artistic labors of the pas past eighteen months and in a moment all that had boon been apathy and inert and inac ing sprang into animated ax existence rt and thrilled the multitude and crowded tho the triumph of the tho exposition in previous expositions tho the possibilities of electricity had boon limited to tho the me more meo o starting of the engines in machinery hall ball but in this it made thousands of servants do its bidding au and d from the great corlisa engine and mammoth main moth foundations down to tho the minutest acts where power and touch were roqui requisite site the magic of electricity c ity did tho the duty of the hour ogden standard |
