THE MOKTN'G OBEG02TEAN, FRIDAY, JUNE
15
The chaos of a mighty world" .
Is rounding Into form.
Bach rude and Jostling fragment soon
Its fitting place shall find:
The raw material of a state,
Its music and Its mind.
And -westering still the Star which .leads
The New World in. its train,
'Has tipped with Are the icy peaks
Of many a mountain chain.
The snowy cones of Oregon
Are kindled on its way.
And California's golden sands
Gleam brighter in its way.
Poetry here rises into prophecy. The rudi
ments of empire have rounded into form
California. Oregon and "Washington are great
states, teeming with millions of intelligent,
enterprising and idustrlous people. Their
agriculture, maufactures" and commerce fill
the business channels of the world with their
productions and pursuits, and the evidence
of the mighty change wrought upon the Pa
cific Coast in the last one hundred years is
on exhibition here today. When Lewis and
Clark came to this country, the Pacific
Ocean rolied un vexed by man's dominion,
but now it is the highway for an Immense
and expanding commerce. Steam and elec
tricity have established neighborhood rela
tions between China. Japan, the Philippine
Islands, and the Pacific States. The Eastern
and the Western world join hands in this
celebration. This is a proud day for Port
land. It stands for a memorable event in
American history- It represents the great
things of a wonder-working century- Sur
rounded by the rich verdure of a smiling
Summer, these magnificent structures make
cue city look like a diamond set in a coronet
of emeralds.
Multitude Are Coming.
Multitudes of people are here and many
more are coming: On behalf of Portland, it
is my privilege and plearant duty to extend
a cordial welcome to all comers. To the
distinguished men who grace this occasion
with their presence, we give a grateful wel
come. To those who are here from other
states, we give fraternal greeting. They are
one with us in an undivided. Indivisible coun
try. To those from foreign countries we
give the right hand of fellowship. All is
helpful, hopeful, beautiful. Let Joy be tin
confined. Our fathers God. from out whose hand
The centuries fall like grains of sand.
We meet today, united, free.
And loyal to our land and thee.
To thank thee for the era done
And trust thee .for the opening one.
Oh. make thou us through centuries long
In peace secure, and justice strong.
Around our gifts of freedom draw
The safeguards of the righteous law.
And, cast in some diviner mold.
Let the new cycle shame the old.
GENEROSITY OF THE STATE
OREGON HAS GIVEN" HALF MILLION
TO EXPOSITION. '
President Jefferson Myers of State Com
mission Tcllx of Liberal Aid
to the Fair.
Hon. Jofferson Myors, president of the
Lewis and Clark State Commission,
speaking in behalf of ttiat body, told of
what the state has done to make the Fair
possible, and described the hard work that
has culminated in Oregon's greatest
glory. He said:
As the official representative of the Lewis
and Clark Centennial Exposition Commission.
I deem it proper at this time to give you
come Information as to what part the State
of Oregon has taken In behalf of this great
enterprise through Its Commission. In de
termining the work to be done by the cor
poration and the Commission., the construc
tion of the buildings was selected as the
state's part. We have, therefore, built upon
the Exposition grounds the following build
ings: The Forestry building. Foreign Exhibits
building. Oriental and Educational building.
Agricultural and Horticultural building. Min
eral building. Machinery. Electricity and
Transportation building. Auditorium. Fire De
partment, Administration building. Colonnade
Entrance and the Oregon State balldlng.
These bufldlngH have been constructed at a
cost of about 525,000.
In addition to the construction of there
building, the Commission expended $50,000 at
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and has
cpent about $100,000 on exhibits.
Oregon and Its Advantages.
The part that the State of Oregon ban taken
in thla Exposition must undoubtedly remove
any question as to the generosity of the Gov
ernment under which the people of Oregon
are living. Our state has no liabilities It
any kind. Our taxes are reasonable, our laws
are good, our schools are free, our public in
stitutions are maintained upon a high standarH
of humanity. With all these advantages for
our people, there lis no reason why our state
should not receive from the Impression pro
duced upon the vlcitor the great benefit which
we anticipate. If our own people will do one
half as well as their Government.
Ladles and gentlemen, on behalf of the
Lewie and Clark Centennial Exposition Com
mission, and In the name of the State of Ore
gon, 1 bid you a most hearty welcome.
FOLLOWED BLAZED TRAIL
riOXEEIXS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
MUCH. SAYS J. A. TAWNEY.
31an Who "Won the Government Aid
Speaks of Mnn cIouh Transformation
AVroucht by Sturdy Settlers. ,
Representative James A. Tawney, of
Minnesota, the man tvhoje aid made pos
sible Governmental participation in the
Exposition, ppoke of the jwope and mean
ing of the Fair in the following words:
Mr. President. Ladles and Gentlemen
It is Indeed fitting in this centennial year,
here on the banks of the Columbia, dis
covered by Gray, and explored almost from
Its source to the sea by Lewis and Clark,
that we should open to the world the gates
of an Industrial exposition in commemora
tion ef their achievement?, and in hener of
their heroic and patriotic sen-Ices.
Pause and contemplate. If you please, the
conditions which confronted the men who
thus perfected by settlement the title of the
A
i
Government of the United States to the Ore
gon Norhwest. Then Charrette. the home
of Ianlel Boose, near St. Louis, marked the
extreme western boundary of American set
tlement. The country discovered by Lewis
and Clark was then unknown and unpeopled,
save by wild beasts, and savages only less
wild than they; rivers flowed unvexed by the
fretting wheels of 'commerce ; on Its broad
prairies and majestic mountainsides flow
ers bloomed and died, with none to note
their beauty or enjoy their fragrance; the
forests waved In silence, undisturbed by tht
deadly ax of the pioneer; luxuriant grasses
ripened in Summer airs, rotted and en
riched a soil on which no harvest waved.
Since then all this has been changed by
the men who followed the trait blazed by
Lewis and Clark.
A transformation such a thl wrought
within so short a space of time, is Indeed
marvelous, and those who led the way, as
well as those who followed and made it
possible, deserve the highest praise, and to
their memory we should dedicate a monu
ment that will live forever. In no country,
under no government, by no people on earth,
could this wonderful transformation have
been wrought, save by the American pioneer
and his successors, under the beneficent In
fluences of American Institutions, the In
spiration of liberty and the Stars and Stripes.
TRIBUTE TO JEFFERSON
GOVEUXOn CHAMDEIU.AIX PRAISES
HIS PHILOSOPHIC FORESIGHT.
Statesmanship of Great President, Re
sulted In Acquisition of the Great
Oregon Country.
Governor Chamberlain, as the official
representative of the State of Oregon at
the opening exorcises, made the visitors
welcome In the name of the state, "de
scribed the legislation that made possible
the Exposition, and told .of the advan
tages that have followed the acquisition
oCthe Oregon Country. His address was
a glowing tribute to Thomas Jefferson:
it might be interesting on this occasion to
dlscuns the motives which are supposed to
4iave animated Thomas Jefferson when first
he conceived the idea of establishing an
k American colony in this Northwestern terri
tory, and more interesting still to give an
historical review of events which culminated
in the Lewis and Clark expedition of explora
tion -and discovery and the final planting of
the Stars and Stripes at the .mouth of the
Columbia River nearly 100 years ago. A nar
ration of the adventures of the intrepid agents
appointed by Jefferson to carry out the long
cherished dceign of permanently adding to
the domain of the United States that por
tion of the country which lay to the nortn
iron ui mc cvuniry j w i.jo . ,
westward of the Louisiana Purchase would I
. read like a romance, hut the time which has
been allotted to me is too jimuea even u i small band who competed the expedition pos
felt the Inclination to indulge at length In the quail ties esreatUl to a Micctssfu!
surmise aa to rnouve or in niswrieai laci w
in romance and adventure, and In what 1 1
i,hall have to say I will discuss rat1- r tue
results which have been accomplished than
the causes which have led to them.
Certain It Is that Jefferson builded better
than he could have known when hi sent
Meriwether Lewis and "William Clark on this
expedition with a letter of credit against the
world.
It is within the range of possibility that the
commerce of the Pacific will in a few years
equal, if It does not exceed, that of the At
lantic, and when that time arrives the pos
session of all porta of entry along the West
ern Coast will prove of Incalculable benefit and
advantage.
Taking into consideration, then, the splen
did resources of the Oregon country nd te
poEslbllltlcs of & eemroerce which atust ef
necessity rapidly Increase In volume and
value, can it not truthfully he raid that that
acquisition of territory which followed from
the expedition of Lewis and Clark marks an
epoch In our country's history even more mo
mentous than that ef the acquisition ef the
Louisiana Territory by the treaty with Franco?
I have briefly called attention to some of
the present and possible results which have
followed and which are likely to follow from
the philosophic foresight and statesmanship of
Thomas Jeffersaa In establishing the .first
American colony in the Northwest Territory.
Is it not, therefore, both proper and fitting
that Oregon, the mother state, should have
taken the initiative in suitably commemorat
ing the hundredth anniversary of the Lewi
and Clark expedition? Right royally have
the people ef the state, through their Legis
lature, as well as by Individual effort, re
sponded to the instinct of patriotism which
first gave this enterprise birth, and gratify
ing Indeed is It to the mother state that not
only the younger commonwealth which have
been carved out of her territory, hut thcac of
of -the Union as well, have come forward U
grand oM New England and the other stated
assist in properly celebrating mo last crn-
.rnndiii vtM -n vr w,
brated in this great country of ours of the
acquisition of territory by right of cxpleratiea
and discovery'.
Jlere we are met today from almost every
state fittingly to celebrate the achievement
and patriotism of thoec who played aa Im
portant part In the early history of the coun
try. On behalf of the citlxeaa ef this great
commonwealth and here at the very spot where
nearly 109 years ago Lewis aad Clark halted
for rot and recreation. I extend to you, en
and all. a most cordial greeting.
New Judge for Canal Zone.
PANAMA June L Governor Ma goon
has appointed former Governor Facundo
Mulls Duran as chief justice of the Su
preme Court of the canal zone. The gov
ernment and people of Panama appreciate,
this courtesy and censtder it an expression
of good will.
HONORS BRAVE MEN
Vice-President Speaks of Sig
nificance of Exposition.
TIMEKEEPER OF PROGRESS
Nation Is Keeping a Watchful Eyo
Upon the Orient and Is Ready -to
Grasp a Vast and Rapid
ly Developing Trade.
As the personal representative of Presi
dent Theodore Roosevelt. Vice-President
Fairbanks spoke- on behalf of the Gov
ernment, telling of the Interest those high
In authority had In the Lwis and Clark
Exposition. His remarks were greeted
with great applause, and especially his
allusion to' the lamented President Mc
Klnley. His effort was a masterly one.
He said:
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: Presi
dent Roosevelt has taken a very great ln
ltrjt in the Lewis and Citric Exposition from
Its inception, and it Is at bis request, and on
his behalf. I have the great honor of par
ticipating with you in these opening cere
manlec. We commemorate aa Important event la
American history. We pay tribute to the In
trepid explorers who made their arduous ex
pedition up the Missouri, across the Rocky
Mountains, down to the Pacific, and pointed
the way to this land of Incomparable oppor
tunity. Their fame is secure where the deeds
of men of heroic meld are forever recorded.
They were the forerunners of a high order
of civilization in a territory which, prior to
their venturesome eatcrprlfe. was terra In
cognita. It was a wilderness. Inhabited by
the aborigines. Into which no white man had
entered; It has become the seat of empire of
vast commercial power. We took upon their
work with genuine admiration and grateful
appreciation.
The expedition which we celebrate was in
command of Captain Meriwether Lewis, who
had been the private secretary of President
Jefferson, and of Captain William Clark, a
brother of George Rogers Clark, who ren-
. - - - w - -
dered euch signal and lasting service oa the
frontier during the American Revolution. The
Tcry utre young and full of eathu
, , v. ,
lasm. They had great powers ef endurance.
they had tact, and they possessed moral and
physical courage of a high order. They went
about their difficult and Important work in a
manner to Insure the beet results. They not
only went to explore aa Makaowa region, hut
to make euch report ef their discoveries as
would be of the utmost practical value to the
world. There was no misadventure aad no
failure. They proceeded with good Judgment,
with patience, aad with firm resolution. Their
appointed tark was fraught with far-reaching
consequences and beset with unknown dan
gers. The expedition lay far beyond the
frontier and the zeaeh of aid ehould grate
perils arise. We must measure the undertax
lng from the environment ef the time in which
It was laid. The courage which calmly
brakes uncen perils Is often ef a higher order
than that which confronts knows dangers.
This Exposition logically follows the great
Exposition which commeaerated The Louisiana
Purchase. It appropriately uppicments 1U
They both irrexUtiMy suggest our obligation
to Thomas Jefferson. We do well to recall
his service In connection with the acquisition
from France of the Province of Louisiana ane
his organization of the Lewis and Clark ex
pedition, which opened the way to the ex
pansion of the zone of American civilization.
We may well pause to pay tribute to his
lofty genius, his profoand. far-seelag wisdom,
and his service to the cause ef human liberty
aad progress upon this continent. The fruit
ef his esrvlcia will hkes mankind for ages.
William McKInley. one ef the greatest and
most beloved ef American, well said In hi
last speech that "expovjikms are the time
keepers of progress." They denote our growth
la trade aad commerce. In Industry and
knowledge and in the arts and science. They
alterable the fruit of Jhe genius aad endeavor
j l J15 lh wo?d;
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a posiuon ef advance.
Pacific at Our Doors.
A beneficent Prevideace has scattered his
bounties about yeu withy a prodigal haad. The
mighty Pacific Is at your very doors. It in
vites you to an Illimitable commerce beyond.
Your agriculture, year minerals aad your for
est, your genial seatons aad the high quality
of your cltUeftpfclB attract Either the heroe
bultder. The future has much In store for
you. Tender Is Hawaii, acquired for strategic
purposes and demaaded In the Interest of
expanding commerce. Lying In the waters of
the Orient are the Philippines, which fell to
us by the inexorable lerjc of an humane aad
righteous war. The Panama canal to the
south; so long demanded In the Interest of
American commerce, of the commerce ef the
world, is now aa assured reality, through the
wisdom ef American diplomacy, the arm and
Just resolution ef President Roosei'elt. ana the
pluck and enterprise ef American genius and
American labot.
At the'rerth Is Alaixa. a tesritery pojses-
sum oia-r va m vx "isiiiiMa iQisiiiiiiWTJsS'HisiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHv- m .psiiiiiBL b'.jv w ftak. i mi us ezz j w
SPEAKERS AT THE OPENING EXERCISES. OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION
stag vast present aad future commercial pos
sibilities, secured to us hy far-reaching states
manship, and her. Integrity preserved by en
lightened asd courageous diplomacy.
, Vast Trade te 'Be Gained.
We must have a vigilant care for our In
creasing interests la the Orient. We- must
cultivate relations of amity with the millions
who dwell heyond the Pad 3c There lies a
field of vast trade which we have long de
sired to possess, and which we have but slow-,
ly and inadequately gained. Oar foothold 1
steadily Increasing, and If we are "but true
to our opportunities. It win be Immeasurably
enlarged to the advantage cf the entire coun
try. If we wculd have the trade cf thepeo
ptes cf the Far East, we most first have their
confidence. Moreover, we most salt our com
modities to the needs of those with whom we
would traffic: wo must study their tastes aad
adapted to the requirements or satUfy the
desires of people In other countries.
The tragic events which are transpiring In
the Orient are deeply deplored by every lover
of peace and humanity the world over. The
mighty and bloody conflict had Its Inception
in a desire tor commercial conquest. The
American people were not Indifferent to their
own Interests, aad early In the struggle made
sure of the preservation of their commer
cial advantages In the very theater of war.
Our trade Interests are to be pushed In .that
far-oS country, not by the instruments of
battle, hut through the potest agencies of
peace. We are destined to play a more im
portant part than heretofore in the commerce
In and beyond the Pacific. We must not un
derrate the commercial opportunities which
Invite cs to the Orient.
While we seek Oriental aad other markets,
we xnut have a care that we do not lose
right of the fact that our greatest and our
surest market is at home and that to Jeopar
dise it in a desire to possess uncertain alien
markets would be the part of inexpressible
folly. While we look for the expansion of
our trade throughout the world, we should be
ware that we co not yield ocr bold upon that
home production which, from every J oat con
sideration, belongs to American labor asd
American capltaL
Admirable Display of Progress.
Ton have accomplished much since the first
permanent settlement appeared upon this
Coast. Within comparatively recant years,
prosperous cities and villages have been built,
railways have been, constructed, industries
created, schools, colleges aad churches found
ed, aad everywhere we observe the signs of
thrift, progrces aad contentment. There Is no
seer with vision so penetrating that he can
forecast the future possibilities of this people
In all of the manifold avenues of human ef.
fort. Who would attempt to mirror the devel
cpments upon the Western Coast one hundred
years hence? Who would dare to prophesy
the transformation which will be witnessed
by those who shall stand here at the close ef
the present half century? Tee. who will ven
ture to foretell the measure of your upbuild
ing In the quarter of a century beyond the
present hour?
TAKES H VITAL INTEREST
GOVERNMENTS AID TO EXPOSITION
IS EVIDENCE.
Chnlnnaa Tnylor Declares That Nntlon
Will Contribute Much to Suc
cess in Fairs.
H. A. Taylor, chairman of the Gov
ernment Lewis and Clark Exposition
Board and Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, spoke as follows:
Mr. President. Ladles and Gentlemen
Having been appointed by the President
chairman of the Government Board, com
posed of prominent officials In the various
executive departments -organized to prepare
exhibits .for this Exposition. I am glad,
through the courtesy of the Exposition man
agers, to be permitted to take part In these
opening exercises.
Government Is Far-Seelnr.
Mr. Chairman, all these varied exhibits
give better evidence than can any words of
mine that the Government takes a vital In
terest In the success of this Exposition. It
is a long distance from Washington here
the width of a continent separates yeu from
the Capital of the Nation, but the care and
Interest of the Government knows no bounds
ef space, but encourages with equal zeal its
citizens on whatever part of Its vast domain
they may reside. It contributes to every
great exposition, and rejoices In the success
of every legitimate enterprise. Wherever a
hammer Is lifted a plow held a shuttle
thrown there the Government gives protec
tion and encouragement. Its highest pride
Is not in the valor of its armies and navies,
although they always move to victory and
carry order ,and civilization aad progress
wherever they plant the flag, but In the in
dustry, intelligence and splendid achieve
ments of its citizens la civil life, who cap
ture the forces of nature and draw tribute
from the field, the forest, and the mine.
From these sources comes the wealth that
develops the country. ' builds cities, and
makes such expojltlons as this possible. The
laborer Is the true soldier ef empire, after
alt. Upon his broad shoulders and brawny
arms rests the public destiny. But while
w'e admire the great army of tollers. let ui
remember, too. to give deserved praise t
the genius and enterprise of the great cap
tains of Industry, who, with their talents
and money, organize and 'carry on the vast
concerns that have made the Industries of
America the wonder of the world.
No region of the country jias made greater
progress or has brighter prospects than the
Pacific Coast The growing trade of eur
new possessions In the East dad its posal
bllltles are enormous comes through yeur
ports. The great district of Alaska Is mainly
supplied from your fields and factories, sends
its fish and furs to your markets, and pours
Itr golden stream Into the chaaael ef your,
trade. The expansion of our territory has
brought fresh blood- and new life Into the
commercial system cf the Pacific States. A
doses years ago no prophet would have pre
dicted such & future as now csess. before
you. The logic of events, -which can be
thwarted by no eloquence aad changed by
no argument, has brought you new and
boundless opportunities. This Exposition Is
one of the evidences that they are to he
wisely Improved.
Mr. Chairman. I thank you for the privi
lege of being here, and oa behalf of the
Government Board I express the hope that
your Exposition may prove a great success.
BUT
SENATOR CLARK SAYS IT TYPIFIES
MARCH OF AMERICAN' SPIRIT.
From Portland the Xaxlea Faces the
Orient and Accepts the Hespea.il
bllltle There Found. '
United States Senator C D. Clark, of
"Wyoming, spoke of the triumph- of the
Exposition and Its deep meaning in rela
tion to the upbuilding of the Northwest.
He said:
Mr. President la speaking a word today
for the Senate of the United States. I desire
to congratulate you upon the success that
has attended the ceaseless labors of yourself
and your co-workers la preparing this Ex
position, and upon the completeness of the
preparation which appears upon this open
ing day.
The American face has ever turned west
ward, though the American heart has some
times shrunk from the evident task and des
tiny before It. Whenever In our history fear
or falnt-heartedness has prevailed. National
progress has. In great measure, been re
tarded, if not stopped; but when we have
taken counsel only. of. our hopes and our
courage, the Nation's progress has been by
wonderful leaps and bounds, illustrated at
BISHOP MOORE INVOKES DIVINE
BLESSING UPON GREAT ENTERPRISE
THE opening prayer was given by Da- J
vid II. Moore, resident bishop for
Portland rtt the Methodist Episcopal :
church. The prayer was as follows:
rtrant- O Lord, that the Joy and triumph of 1
! this festal day may lead our hearts In gratl- I
i tude to thee, through whom alone has strengtn
been given to plan and achieve all that our
eyes behold. It Is because thou hast created
us in thy likeness and bant given us dominion
ever all the works of thy hands that we are
here and in possession of our vast and glorious
Inheritance. We would bless thee; we would
praise thee: we would magnify thy. holy name.
For thou bast reared these lofty mountains
aad veined them with silver aad gold. Thou
base spread between the mountains theee
smiling valleys, and dowered them with ex
b&ustless fertility. Thou hast cleared the
mountains and watered the plains with mighty
rivers, and filled the rivers with flshte. and
covered the mountains with forests, and poured
around all the boundless ocean.
Thou bast enabled us to discover and enjoy
the uses and possibilities of all these unnum
bered gifts; and here, where but yesterday
the wild man stalked the wilder beast, thou
hast permitted us to store these Immense halls
I with proudest trophies of art. and letters, and
I science, gathered from all the world.
We give thanks unto thee for the dauntless
j pioneers, who endured countless privation
Archbishop Christie Pronounces Benedictibh
Jtt. Rev. Alexander Christie. D. D.,
archbishop of Oregon, pronounced the
benediction after the exercises had been
concluded and the Exposition formally
opened, as follows:
Man Is never truer to the nobler Instincts
of his nature than when he turns his eyes
toward heaven. In quest of heaven's blessing
upon his undertaking or achievement.
Worthy of all praise and honor, then. Is
the spirit of honest faith which would com
mend this splendid enterprise to the benign
prelection of our common Father. If the
fruits of iBdustry and genius are to serve
their appointed purpose In the economy of
life, if God's temporal gifts are to assist us
la the attainment of eternal felicity, then
man must be mindful of his Creator, and
respect aad reverence his rights.
True civilization Is not the product of an
infidel and materialistic philosophy. Peace,
prosperity and happlness the three-fold
end ef National life are not attained where
money is the pinnacle of man's ambition,
aad a soulless world knows no life beyond
the grave. How shall our tollers hope to
share the fruits of honest labor, where our
slate find faithful rulers, how shall prop
erty enjoy rightful security, and men find
lofty motives. If the eternal verities are for
gotten and God Is a stranger in the land of
hi building?
Virtue and Justice are the true foundation
of Individual and National greatness. Un-
last hy tits splendid Exposition. In this beau
tiful city of our great Northwest.
Reealts of Human Genius.
Expositions Hie this not only "celebrate
soma striking historical event, or the accom
plishment of some great purpose in National
life, bat epitomize in marvelous fashion the
results of years of earnest effort, of toll, and
of difficulties met aad overcome, as well as
the splendid results pf human genius la the
fields of art.
The great pathflndlng expedition here cele
brated, having Its Inception lu the chance
Paris meeting between Jefferson and the wan
dering but enthusiastic Ledyard. is .worthy
of this great demonstration. Fortunate in its
leaders, fortunate In their hardy and faith
ful followers, fortunate In all that goes to
give success to such aa 'undertaking, it has
been followed by tho meat marvelous results.
March of the American Spirit.
And oil this pathfindlng of a century ago.
all that has followed la Its wake; of settle-
rment. of development, of these -grand results.
Is but the embodiment of the ever onward
march cf the American spirit. As well try
to resist the Cow of the tide as to resist that
forward movement. No power on earth can
stop the one. no power on earth can check
the other. At each step have been found
those who. faint-hearted, challenged the
wisdom of the advance; and who shivered
with doubt as the Nation entered upon each
stage of the upward career; hut the passing
years have fully Justified every forward
move.
And today from this very spot our loved
Nation, with a new light upon her brow and
with renewed strength in her heart, faces
the Orient, and. conscious of her own right
eousness of purpose, accepts with unfalter
ing courage and confidence the responsibili
ties there found: and with no thought of
evading any duty or of retracing any step,
with a firm and steadfast reliance upon that
God who has been ever 'with her In peace
and war. she presses forward to still greater
and to Juster ends.
Call for Bank Statement.
"WASHINGTON, June 1. The Controller
of the Currency today Issued a call for
the condition of National banks at the
close of business Monday. May 23, 1905.
tolls and dangers, aa they penetrated the
trackless wilderness, scaled the rugged moun
tains, subdued the roaming savages, defied
the ravenous beasts, and. thus laid the foun
dations of that material, social and religious
prosperity upon which has been reared the
enduring structure of American civilization.
We thank ttjee for those, also, who wrought
arlth them and for those who have wrought
after hem until this day. Establish thou the
work of their hands upon them; yea, the
work of their hands establish thou it.
To this end. bless this state and every state
and this Nation of states with wlae.
courageous and patriotic rulers; and with
citizens Industrious, frugal. Intelligent and
virtuous. May we have peace at home and
dwell la amity with the nations of, the world.
And since the blood of all peoples runs In our
vetnr. may we be Increasingly the welcome
and effectual arbiter In the conflicting Inter
ests of nations and races over the whole
world.
And now. our Father, take this Exposition
under thy fostering care. Bless its managers.
its promoters, its patrons, Shield It and them
from accident and calamity. Watch over its
visitors as they Journey by land and by water;
and may its outcome be tor the lasting good
of all who In any wfse participate herein.
We ask all. humbly and reverently. In the
name of Christ our Lord. Amen.
less the fountain of divine truth pour Its
living waters into the currents of human
thought and human endeavor, stagnation
shall come upon the river of life, and moral
pestile&ce shall blight our people. Divine
hope Is the soul-sufflclent motive of vir
tuous living," and It Is fidelity to the great
commandment of fraternal love which will
soli e the hardest problem of our social life.
Grateful, then. Indeed, the privlllge of
asking heaven's benediction upon the noble
enterprise which sees today a splendid real
ization. Manifesting in the works of man,
the power and majesty of Its divine author,
may this grand Exposition do honor to God
la heaven, and prosper the interests of his
earthly children. Dedicated in a special
manner to the . advantages of our incom
parable state, may it acquaint the world
with the resources, endowments and oppor
tunities of Oregon, and attract to our boun
daries true-hearted men and women, who
would enjoy happy homes In a favored
then, with bounteous hand. Eternal
Father, this achievement of thy children.
Let It teach us new lessons of gratitude and
lore; and thus, while we rejoice in the
beauty and splendor of our temporal dwell
ing, we shall, at the same time, be serving
thee, who awaltest us. with fond expecta
tion. In the abiding city of eternal rest.
May the blessing of Almighty God. Father.
Son and Holy Ghost descend upon you all
this day, and remain with you forever.
Amen.
SEND 000D WISUE!
From Every Stata Come Many
Felicitous Telegrams.
TAKES HOUR TO READ ALL
Mcrlvrctljer Glark, Two Years Old,
Illneal Descendant or the Ex
plorer, Sends His Greeting:
From Greenville, S. C.
From nearly every state in the Union
and several foreign countries. President
H. W. Goode yesterday received telegrams
of congratulation from the friends of tho
Exposition who have watched its progress
from the very inception. The communi
cations were so numerous that it took
fully an hour to open and read them all.
Telegrams were received from men of
every walk of life, including several of
the most distinguished citizens of the
United States. A good many congratula
tory messages were sent by Eastern rail
road officials, who have taken a great in
terest In the success of the Exposition.
A fewof the communications were very
lengthy, wishing for the Exposition an
unprecedented success and assuring Presi
dent Goode that the attendance from all
parts of the United! States $youId far ex
ceed the expectations of the management.
The telegrams began to arrive Wednesday
night, but they were left intact, and not
opened until -yesterday.
The following messages were selected
from the many that arrived, as Presi
dent Goode thought they were particularly
appropriate:
New York. June 1. 1S03. H. W. Goode.
president of the Lewis and Clark Exposition.
Portland. Or.: The-New York line, with their
transportation Interests, congratulate you upon
the opening of the Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion. The Exposition Itself Is an object les
ion of great value to the whole country. but
the marvelous progress of the Pacific North
west, of which you will be able to ehow the
most convincing evidences, will be the great
est Exposition America has yet displayed to
he world of what can be done In a country
which only a hundred years ago was a per
fect wilderness and through which Lewis and
Clark were guided by an Indian woman. No
such peaceful record has been made n the
time In any other part of the wcrld. eo far
as history records It. We shall use our best s
endeavors to Induce representatives from all
over the Eastern half of the continent to visit
this new American wonder and see for them
selves what you have done.
GEO. H. DANIELS.
General passenger agent. N." Y. C. & H. R.
Lines.
Sitka, Alaska," June 1. IOCS. President
Goode, Portland, Or.; Alaska sends hearty
greeting. May the result of the Exposition
be a. great awakening In the Northwest.
GOVERNOR BRADY.
Buffalo, N. Y., June 1. Hon. H. W. Goode.
president of the Lewis and Clark Exposition:
Accept 'my sincero wishes for the unqualified
success of the Exsosltlon.
HARRY D. WILLIAMS,
New York State Commissioner.
Seattle, Wash., June 1, 1905. H. W. Goode.
presidents the Lewis and Clark Exposition:
The Star wishes the Lewis and Clark Exposi
tion every measure of success which such s
magnificent undertaking deserves.
W. P. STRANDBORG, Editor.
GreenvlKe, S.' C. June 1. 1003. H. W
Goode. president of the Lewis and dark Ex
position: - Meriwether Lewis, 2 years old. the
only lineal descendant named In honor of
his distinguished kinsman. Captain Meriwether
Lewis, sends you greetings. R. -E. LEWIS.
San Francisco. June 1. Hon. H. W. Goode,
president of the Lewis and Clark Exposition:
The California promotion committee extends
greeting?. May all success attend your great
undertaking la the wteh of all Callfomlans.
We will be with you. good and strong. June
12. F.UFU3 P. JENNINGS.
New York. June 1. 1305. H. W. Goode,
president of- the Lewis- and Clark Exposition:
Success to the Fair. May It be a great scien
tific, artistic and financial success, to the. last
ing glory of our -good State of Oregon and
theentlre Northwest. A. B. STElNBACHt
St. Louis. Mo.-, June 1. H. W. Goode, presi
dent of' the Lewis and Clark Exposition: I
salute you on your opening day with con
gratulations on your very promising outlook,
and best wishes for your success.
DAVID R. FRANCIS.