Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-04-20
CARS Running 70 IOWA FALLS.
How the, People Welcomed the First
Arrlval-A Grand .Excurslon 80 be
Given by the Railroad ComDany.
From the Hardin Sentinel, nth.
FIRST TRAIN.

III
From the Hardin Sentinel, 18th.
FIRST TRAIN.
"Now is the Winter of our discon-
tent made glorious Summer Now is
our commercial connection with the
world fully and permanently establish
ed. On Monday evening last the first
train, on regular time, from Dubuque,
arrived at this place. In anticipation
Of this event some three hundred people
or more, gathered at the depot and
greeted the arrival with three cheers
and tiger. The enthusiasm of few
was contagious and all soon felt the I'M
portance of the occasion and handshak-
ings and other greetings We're freely
INDUCED in. There being q number OF
passengers on the train, the runners
for the hotels and stage lines greeted
them with full battery Of announce
ments something like the following
Free bus for the Western hotel
Carriage for Jones' hotel; pass in your
checks for baggage! Stages for all
points north and west! Passengers
going west will change cars! Passen-
gers via the Eldora Plug this way !"
Scores of other serio-comic expressions
greeted the passengers until they almost
began to question the identity of the
place. So jealous were the representa-
tives of the hotels and stage lines, that
Conductor Kellogg began to believe that
by some hoc,ts pocus, he was at the
other end of the line" ....-.
Altogether, it was an.interesting and
very amusing occasion, and one which
will not soon be forgotten. mi ..mr..
.... III. THE EXCURSION. .ar ,sg B.
We now have definite information
that the Railroad Excursion, of which
there has been some talk for some days
past, will take place on Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. The officers
of the II. r. Company have sent invi-
tations to Fl. Dodge, Webster City,
Steamboat Rock, Eldora and this place.
Having proposed to furnish the train,
and passage to Dubuque and return
gratis, it devolves upon the people here
to see that an active, helping hand is
lent to the Company in their endeavor
to crafty and benefit our place and
people. The character of town among
strangers depends in no small degree
upon impressions received on public
citizen render such aid as possible, bear
ing i'm mind that the time is short in
which to make preparations for the trip.
The Dubuque Times says, Dubuque
will be happy to welcome the excur-
sionists, and will treat them as well as
we know how" sae.r.5 -a g. .a..
We know nothing about it who will
be invited on this occasion as the whole
matter is under the control of the II. r.
Company. Their design, however is,
as we have been informed, to furnish
passes to business men along the route
and west to Eft Dodpe To those who
largely patronize the road in the way of
freighting and business generally. Let
every citizen, therefore consider that he
is personally interested in having the
occasion one long to be remembered by
both ourselves and those who visit our
town. ~ Ha Er3 afga aGE.a ., ri.
The excursion train will leave Du-
buque on Tuesday morning arriving
here in the afternoon will leave Iowa
Falls for Dubuque on Wednesday morn
ing and return Thursday evening.