Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-17

Among the crowd of assembled guests We
noticed the faces and forms OF mauy prom
inent citizens, among whom we may men
ton Gen. Turner, Col. Dayton and Col
Lyiord, q. s. A Mayor Thomas, Henry F
Elder, his Secretary H. A. Colver, City
Counsellor; R. S. Elliott, w. H. Godfrey,
Judge Wolff, Judge Primm, Maj. w. S.
Pope, w f. futile, Capt. 10. Brown, Maj
Couzins, w. A. Kendall, Amade Vale, Capt.
J. C. S. Colby, A. B. Pullman, j. G. McMul-
len, G. 5. Van Wagner, Col Thomas Rich
ardson, Gen. G. b Fisk, f. W. Fox, Jos.
Deggendorf, City Comptroller; F. Bischoff,
City E. gineer; DR.. Van Zandt, j. F. Thorn
ton, Board Of Health; E. j. Thomas, r. T
Brock, Sam. Will, Alex. Crozier, Col
Fladd. a. T. Bowman, Board Of Water Com
missioners; G. G. Simmons, Tax Collector :;
|. Il. McBeth, G. l. Filley, Maj. NAY, VIM
NJ MCPHERSON, X. G. Clowney, and Mr..
Charles Osborn, Of the Associated Press !;
" w. Lection, Judge of Lafayette County
Court; Laplin of powder fame and various
other gentlemen.
The CITY Council was represented as fol-
lows: Aldermen Hogan, Quinlivan, Comp.
Jordan, Schoembeck, Amelung, Bosbyshen,
Friedrich, Ettling, O'Brien, Smith, Powers,
Babcock, Driscoll and McC0rd.
The 50 Louis Press was numerOusly repre-
| SentEu. AHuONR tIle EcHllcIlltH present
were Carl Schurz, of the IPestiicte Post: VIM.
| of the Democrat; Mr.. Kargan, of the Anzei
ger VIM. Ii. McHenry, of the Dispatch; and
| D. A. Sutton of the Times.
The gay Belle was commanded by the evel
| courteous Capt. John A. Bruner with his
| subordinates Clerk-R. B. Blennerha ssett
| Mate-Jas. Mclaughlin Engineers-W
| w Wash and Guy smith; Pilots-Mace
Chapman and Sam. Owings; Steward-Con
| Barlon.
on BOARD THE BOAT.
The utmost enjoyment was experienced
on the boat during her entire trip. A ban(
| of music was in attendance and lent tn,
| exhliratng influence of its martial strains
| TO the occasion, and the decks and guard
| we're thronged as the steamer foa'ed dowl
| past the city, and again up stream, display
/ ING its extended dimensions to most excel
lent advantage. The day was proptiOus
and lighted up the streets and buildings en-
| chantinglv. We have never before witness
| ed what a panorama of beauty and grandeu
| our city presents from the river. Elegan
| dwellings extending miles in the distance
| streets running back from the water til
their cOnverging lines meet in point, pub
lie buildings looming up above their humble
companions, and church spires in unexampl
ed frequency towering to the very heavens
1t was a sight to be proud of and to glory il
! and the black smoke of FORCES and foundrieS
or the blue vapor floating outelike shadow
| plumes from a thousand work shops ant
| factories. gave KEY TO the ever increasin
| Sso''ss,s IA Guy: rour or nYe uIlIes t,
| steamers were laying at the landing in a
| their busy preparation, or in discharginr car
goes, while moving palaces where comm,
and going out of port with all the circun
stances of commercial Importance. Sncl
| were the scenes tI,-4 IiIuIJIJu0e gaZet
| on, ana such the themes that kindled dis
cussion upon deck, in the cabin and upoI
| the guards, where question and answer, ar
gument aud rejoinder, elected information
aud demonstrated that st. Louis is destined
| by nature to become the centre of trade tC
the great valley of the Mississippi, ant
| hence our visitors felt that it was necessity
! for their own interest to keep up a close
connection with us, and turn their product:
| to ourmarket.
GATHERING IN THE CABIN
But shore gazing and chat were not alone
| the sOuI ces of interest on board Early in
| the trip it was circulated over the boat that
| Mr. Blow, the Chairman of the Commi ttee OF
arrangements, had been selected as the
orator to extend a formal welcome to the
| eXcursiOnists, and the crowd soon began TO
gather in the cabins, until everybody was
on the tiptoe OF expectation for n speech.
Nor were they disappointed. When the
company were all assembled, His Honor
Mayor Thomas called the meeting to order.
and announced that Hon. Henry T. Blow
had been requested to welcome the editors
to the city. Mr.. Blow was introduced and
spoke as follows:
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Gentleman Of the Editorial E,rcursio0 The
city of st. Louis. through its Mayor and Com
mon Council, the Board of Trade and Merchants
Exchange, represented by their officers and mem
bers, have delegated to me the pleasant duty OF
welcoming you TO our city and State.
The pleasure is greatly enhanced as our eyes
rest on the beaming faces of the wives and
daughters who accompany YOU You have acted
wisely in bringing them, for the great Northwest
would be only half represented without her
daughters. ana her sons would be only hall
themselves without the dear ones who develop
their truest and nOblest qualities Were all these
bright eyes watching and waiting for you in your
iar OH homes, your thoughts would turn long
lngly towards them, and Impotence to be with
them would seriously interfere with your enjoy
ment OF this brief visit to our city. Adam, when
alone, was, you remember restless, even in Para
disc, and proud as We are of our city. we can
scarcely dare to put its charms in competition
with those of Eden.
We thank YOU then, for bringing these wives
and daughters with you. and hail as the herald
Ot DeIttI tll0gs 10 come, the ldCI tndi men are
beginning to understand that God gave woman
to them a companion and helpmate; as
friend who could sympathize IN all their purest
thoughts and pleasures an inspiration. incit-
ing them ever to higher and nobler deeds. Zap
plause.
We have endeavOred already to make your flying
visit profitable and agreeable by a glance at some
of the prominent institutions in our midst and
had your engagements permitted, we would have
taken especial pride in showing YOU the great
Touring mills which have given a world wide
fame. our splendid machine shops, the colossal
sugar refinery, the intending variety of manufac-
tories which line our thoroughfares, and all the
other evidences which present success gives of the
speak. You have just passed four miles of steam
and warehouses, and your thoughts have
travelled, doubt not, from the sources which sup
Div this majestic river to the Gulf which receives
its turbd waters. Fourteen thousand miles of
inland navigation speak more eloquen ty of the
enormous trade of this valley than all the argIl-
ments of the wisest men, Situated in its centre,
we survey the magnificent prospect. and thank
God that he has committed to you and TO u.s. gente-
men, the nigh duty OF making it the worthy abode
of hundreds of millions OF freemen who are to
enjoy its varied treasures ard make it the garden
spot of the world
This afternoon. thanks to the Hascd we shall
have the satisfaction at least of taking the party
to that grand nursery of plants and flowers. COW
ering hundreds of acres and dedicated to the cul-
tivation of the pure and beautiful, by one of our
tleman with the history Western people so
much like-d poor boy, 0RQided, lCOFkiHg his 1CQy
TO- fame and fortune.
Our greatest pride, however, would have been
to have had you examine public and private
institutions of learning. and especially our free
schools. We glory III them as the sure foundation
ON which our future rests, and expect success
only as we deserve II. by educating sons and
daughters TO meet the great responsibilities which
await them.
Ii. however. we fail from want of time to impress