Annual supplement to the Labor compendium The Louisiana purchase centennial exposition . 42 HISTORY OF THJe I^OUISIANA PURCHASE; CENTE;NNIAI. EXPOSITION. that they can not be here with us, yet the occasion is made more impressiveby the smallness of our number, and this act of dedication becomes moresolemn in the presence of those climatic conditions—essential to our wel-fare as a people, but so unwelcome on this occasion. The committee ofwhich I am chairman had hoped that a great demonstration would markthis important epoch in the work of creating the greatest universal exposi-tion that has ev
Annual supplement to the Labor compendium The Louisiana purchase centennial exposition . 42 HISTORY OF THJe I^OUISIANA PURCHASE; CENTE;NNIAI. EXPOSITION. that they can not be here with us, yet the occasion is made more impressiveby the smallness of our number, and this act of dedication becomes moresolemn in the presence of those climatic conditions—essential to our wel-fare as a people, but so unwelcome on this occasion. The committee ofwhich I am chairman had hoped that a great demonstration would markthis important epoch in the work of creating the greatest universal exposi-tion that has ever been held, and had arranged for a most impressive cere-monial, expecting that this vast area would be crowded with thousandsand thousands of enthusiastic supporters of your great enterprise; andwhile, in a measure, keenly disappointed at the omission of the greatpageant that had been provided for, and the inspiring manifestations of thegreat crowd that had promised its attendance, yet, far from feeling anysense of depression, we see the promise and the hope of the future as dis-. A. , Member of Kxecutive and E)ducation Committees. C. G. WARNER, Member of Fish and Fisheries Committee. tinctly as we, at this moment, see the brilliant and benignant sun castingits approving and encouraging rays upon this scene. I have the honor tointroduce the President of the Exposition Company, Hon. David E. Francis.* President Francis spoke briefly as follows: I regard the determination of the directory of the exposition to pro-ceed as uninterruptedly with the program of the day as was possiblewithout menace to health, as simply an indication of the determined spiritthat actuated the builders of the great exposition. It was our intention, in accomplishing the herculean task we haveaccepted, to overcome all obstacles, and to present as the greatest exhibitof the exposition a scene of splendor, comprehensive of the present exalted FIRST GROUND BROKKN. 43 culture of the universe
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