The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-09-13
SEPTEMBER = ~! 8 18th 1866.
Grand Railroad d Celebration i
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On Completion Of tho Line
to st. Cloud
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LARGE NUMBER Of GUESTS.
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RECEPTION at DEPOT
And: Procession TO Pine
T Gardens.
suMPTu0us REnasT PREPARED ~ the
LADIES Of ST.. cloup;
Toasts, Speeches. SO.
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npiarturSj of the Trains.
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ceHffIfE' SUCCESS OF THE cILE.
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coHffIfE' SUCCESS OF The CIlE.
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Pine Garden, beautiful apet loear
ted in = grove just ~hsrs 3he! R.vine
emptiss into the Mississippi, M eho.
sen:as theyplaes torhelaing tie fsstivi-
tie; and rejoicings Of the day. The
lattice-vork booths already erected
served admirably as store houses for
the provisions, and tables we're built
capable of seating four hundred per-
sons. Early in the morning the COM
mittees and: subcommittee were busy
preparing for the dinner, and delica-
cies and substantials were hauled in by
the wagon load. Everything was in
the greatest abundance; chickens by
the hundreds turkeys; by the score;
some two dozen large and handsome
pyramid" cakes, and all other articles.
Of pastry without limit. The tables
were all prepared and arranged before
the arrival Of the trains, which was at
twelve o'clock. .
The cars, upon moving up to the de-
pot were greeted by salutes of artillery:
They were received by Mayor Gregory
and the City Council, by the Marshal
Of the Day; =. B. Curry, ESQ.,, and the
Fire Company, Pioneer No /. There
were five car loads Of guests, being at
least three hundred persons, and ac:
compauied by a section Of the Great
Western Band: These were. welcomed
by Hon. N. F. Barnes, as follows:
GESzIInES.-Our worthy Mayor. who is ever for.
ward in every good work and enterprise designed do
ing himself the honor Of welcoming the large body Of
distinguished guests to our city, this interesting
occasion; but being gentleman of extreme indencc
Is many Of you are probably aware, no has, at this
eleventh hour, delegated the humble individual who
now addresses you, to perform that duty sand, gen.
tlemen in his name and in behalf of that Of the cit
% q; e'sS *e sas' d e sss
talities of our city.
The event We now take occasion to celebrate is one
of momentous importance to us-one to which VIC
have looked forward with hope-but with many fear
full forebodings to its final results. DIFFICULTIES Of
an apparently nature have had to BIO
overcome, and preudices and frivolous opposition SUBJ
ducd. But thanks to the indomitabe energy Of those
who have had tho enterprise in charge since its
mcncement, those difficulties and preudices have been
removed and the iron bands have been laid and St.
Paul and St. Cloud now stand united; thus az
celebrating time and space between the two Saints.
A few years ago, tho construction ofan easy car
riage road in Ireland obtained for its engineer Nc
Adam, the honor Of Knighthood. What praise thor
let ask you, should DO awarded to these railroad
pioneers Of Minnesota who have put the iron horse in
motion the boundless prairies Of State only
to be checked in its speed until the waters of Lake
Superior on ono lsdc andtho great Pacific ocean on
the other shall arrest its course!
But, gentlemen it is not my province intention
to make sou speech-that will be done in thecourse
of the day by ADLER man; and as "brevity is the
soul Of Wit will conclude by again welcoming,
heertily welcoming, you to our midst. I nov place
yop in charge Of these gentlemen who will conduct
you to the West side Of the river, where after being
escorted through beautiful town. you will be
ken to the "grove there to refresh the sinner man"
and we t.,,:, hsrc>a 'i:ast OF reason and dov OF
zouI.''
Tie procession then crossed the riv-
er at Wilson's ferry, and, headed by
the St. Cloud Brass Band and the Fire
Company, pursued the following route:
From; Wilson's Ferry up Lake street
to Welles avenue; down Wellea ave-
nue. to Percy Place street; up Percy
Piece street e. W ASKING ton avenue
up Washington avenue to St. August.
street; ont St. Augusta street to State
street; down 'State street to St. Ger
main street ; down St. German street
TO Washington avenue; down Wash:
i6gtop avende, and;acrbss the Rasine
bridge; back to the Post Office, and
from thence to the Pine Gardens.
At the Gardens they were at once
marskalsd to seats at the tables-which,
by the way, looked beaatifully-where
they were briefly addressed by W. j.
Parsons, Esq.,, President Of the Ccle-
bration, and cordially invited to "pitch
+; in," which, after blessing invoked by
Rev. Clark, they incontinently proceed
ed to do. While they are thus enga-
ged, and off their guard, we will take a
! glance at the notabilities. Among these
were Senator Ramsey, Congressman
Donnelly, Maj. Gen. sanborn and sib-
LEY, Brig. Gems. Thomas and German,
Surveyor General Nuttipg, ex-Gov.
Millers Mayor Prince IF st. Paul, Dir
trict Assessor Wilson, Hon. Geo. L.
!, Reeker,. PRECEDENT Of the R: R., Mr..
[Litch6eld, . its, financial support, MI.
| Delano, Asst: Superintendent, Capt.
.Blakely, of the Minnesota Stage Com!
pany, and scores Of the most prominent
business and professional men Of Saint
Paul, Minneapolis, ST.. Anthony, Still!
| water and other towns. The press Of
the State was admirably represented BY
J. W. 'Wheelock, Ossian E. Dodge;
Frank Swift and Geo. w. Benedict Of
ithe ST. Psuls Bse..a;; Capt. Carver,
John x. p.,idssgp, J. J:F. Williams, and
Louis Fisher, of the Pioneer; Alex.
johnson, Of tho. Hastings Union, and
G, s. Pease, of.'the Anoka .Unio~.-;
Other editors. and reporters would have
been. ,pressnt, ;bdt. fdf!ths'hte day At
which the invitations we're issued.