History of the Trans Mississippi And International Exposition of 1898
History of the Trans Mississippi And International Exposition of 1898
James B Haynes
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On the closing day of the Exposition, in his address summing up the results of the Exposition, President Wattles voiced the sentiment of the whole community when he said : "To these managers, who have served without compensation, this community owes a debt that can never be paid; and while it is usual to give the commanding general credit for victory in a great battle, in many instances, as with the Exposition, this credit is equally due to the efficient services of his assistants and to the co...mmon soldiers, which includes nearly every representative citizen in this community for all have worked with one purpose to build up this enterprise and bring to it the large measure of success it has attained. " It would hardly be profitable to rehearse the events incident to recurring crises in the progress of the enterprise, but it is interesting to recall one episode of the winter of 1897, when "huge boulders almost choked the stream of cash, " and strong men among the projectors came to the rescue with their financial credit and their money.
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