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thriving oommunity, every conditioa of remarkable enterprise anywhere 

 in the United States is a nursery for New York. The intellectual and 

 material development, the growth and progress of any part of the coun- 

 try, while creating States and cities, are also creating new sources of 

 wealth and power for the cosmopolitan city of the New World. 

 All hail, Chicago! All hail. New York! 



A short address by Hon. John R. Fellows of New York came next. 

 Mr. Chairman: 



It was only an hour or two ago that I came upon these magnificent 

 grounds and looked upon a sight which shall never be furnished again for 

 mortal eyes to gaze upon. It is not until the gates of Paradise unfold 

 to receive New York and a good share of Chi jago, that we shall witness 

 such a vision again. It surpasses all power of imagination, it infinitely 

 transcends all power of description. He that comes into this grand court 

 for the first time and witnesses that unequaled display which greets the 

 eye, cannot form words in which to express his emotion. 



I had a dream of the fair. I had read of it, but I felt how truly 

 insignificant my imagination was when I stood in the presence of the 

 incomparable reality. I am profoundly gratified and shall be to the end 

 of my days, that it was given me to bring my children here to look upon 

 this scene, so that they may carry it as a pleasant memory throughout 

 life. I am grateful that the privilege was given me from my place in 

 Congress to vote and speak in behalf of the appropriation which indicated, 

 to some extent at least. Federal recognition of the grandeur of the 

 enterprise. 



The buildings will soon disappear, the limitation of the mighty pageant 

 is almost reached, and its beauty, grandeur and life will fade away ; but 

 the lessons which have been taught will survive through all the years. 

 This magnificent White City has received within its limits representative 

 men and women of every clime and people upon our globe. Not only the 

 Orient has been represented, but the distant isles of the sea, the interior 

 of Africa, and the frozen regions of the North have sent their people here 

 to assist in proclaiming the community of earth's interest, the great brother- 

 hood of man. As I passed by Machinery Hall to-day and heard the hum of 

 its throbbing wheels and looms, I began to realize what it is you have 

 accomplished for the world. Let your vision extend beyond this White 

 City and out into the future brought so much closer by your efforts and 

 energy. It means to the commuaity of the earth, the linking together in 

 common association the peoples of the world. We are weaving the gar- 

 ments of a better and purer civilization, linking the past to the present. 



