The Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from The Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909, Vol. 2: The Fourth Annual Report of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Commission to the Legislature of the State of New York, Transmitted to the Legislature May Twentieth, Nineteen Ten, Pages 715 to 1421I have been an inmate of a State institution in these parts for something over two years. And I confess that I feel a local pride in the part that Albany has taken in this Celebration. It is not proper that I should attempt to discriminate with regard to the success of the efforts that have been made along the Hudson Valley to commem orate in a worthy manner the great events'of Hudson's discovery and Fulton's invention. Indeed, it would be a difficult task to attempt to describe all that has been done by the citizens of these several communities. From New York City to Albany there has been evinced a general desire to show what New York can do in the exhibition of patriotic sentiment. It has been worthily done, whether at New York City, the great metropolis, or at the small cities and villages along the valley. Everywhere, the men and women of these communities have done their best, .and I, as Governor of the State, speaking on behalf of the people of the State, wish to voice their grateful appreciation of these unselfish efforts which everywhere have made possible a most fitting commemoration. But I do desire to say that nothing that has occurred in the course of this Celebration has filled me with more pride than the parade this afternoon and the tasteful decorations and illuminations of the Capital of the State. Our thanks are due to the hiayor of the City of Albany, and to all the citizens who have cooperated in this Celebration. The ¿oats that we witnessed this afternoon were truly representative of the life of this part of the State and of the old Dutch settlement. It was worthy pageantry and not only compared favorably, but I must in all candor say, eclipsed everything that has been done in that line.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.