The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-06-28

competition, those who sit down and
wait for customers are almost sure
not to get many of them, while by
Judicious advertising man may, in
six weeks, make his name and bust
ness as familiar to the public as those
OF his competitors of twenty years
standing.
ARRIVAL OF THE New HOSE REEL.
The splendid hose reel presented to
the Independent Fire Company, of
Columbia, arrived yesterday after
noon, in charge of the committee of
the New York committee of the Fire
mems Association, of New York. The
members of the committee who ac-
companied it here are the same gen.
tlemen who brought it on the steamer
to Charleston, viz: Messrs. Lamb.
Burns, Lawrence and Clearman.
On their arrival at the depot of the
South Carolina Railroad, the COM
mittee were met by the various bodies
composing the Fire Department of
this city. The formality of personal
introductions and courtesies having
been gone through with, procession
was formed, and passed over the route
designated in the programme pub
lished yesterday.
The procession halted ut Janneys
Hall, where an elegant collation. had
been prepared. After the fremen
and their invited guests had arranged
themselves around the plentifully-
supplied tables, his Honor Mayor
Stark welcomed the New York dele
CATION in few very appropriate re-
marks. He said:.
GENTLEMEN OF THE New YORK
FIREMEN's ASSOCIATION: It is nv
pleasing duty to welcome and con-
gratulate you on your safe arrival in
Columbia, bearing with you the beau
tiful hose reel, supplying the place
of that first noble and generous do
nation which was lost by the casual
ties of the sea. The generous feel
ings which have prompted you again
to carry out your first Intentions, and
which you have so nobly done, can
emanate only from those true-hearted
men who always determine never to
fail in any enterprise they consider
worthy of success.
beg leave, gentlemen, to tender
tO
thanks of the firemen of Columbia,
and our whole community, for this
eminently useful and magnificent
gift; and 1 trust that this friendly
action on your part, and the social
meetings we have in store for you,
will aid III restoring the friendly re-
latlons of the past and dispelling the
! gloom that hangs over our common
country; and that after our festivities
are over, upon your return home,
you will carry to your generous COM
rades tidings of the heartfelt and sim
cere manner with which we extended
to you this greeting.
Again, gentlemen, Ibid you well
come; welcome as the guests of our
city and its people; welcome in be-
Hali OF al VINO appreciate your gene
rous mission; welcome to our hearts
and our homes.
4 brief but pertinent response was
made by one of the New York COM
mittee.
We regret that, on account of da-
images on the Wilmington and Man
chester Railroad, the greater portion
of the New York committee, includ-
ing the President of the Association,
were unable to unite with their bre-
thren at Kingsville. 1t is to be hoped
they will arrive here to-day.
The hose reel is q perfect gem. We
will give full description of it to-
morrow. On the whole, the citizens
of Columbia did themselves credit
yesterday afternoon in the general
cordial welcome manifested by all to
the Representatives of the generous
donors of this valuable present, and
our firemen deserve mich praise for