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

emit mere 70 night IL would have pleased me mnci
better had this agreeable duty been imposed upor
2 some other one of our number, whose abiht,
+ would have enabled him to make more httini
response to the kind greeting and eloquent words
! with which you have bid us welcome 10 the gen
] erous Inequalities of this occasion.
You have been KIND enough to refer to
the powerful influence for good = that the Press
is welding in the great Northwest. In behalf O.
: my editorial friends. thank you for the compli
ment. and accept il, as one not entirely undeserv-
ed. claim for the Press of the country that il
is an immense power for good; power that is not
, welded by any other class of community.
Allow me to say Mr.. President that the editors
ofifhe two Statestof Wisconsin and Minnesota have
Tor the past week, been on grand excursion
was about to say spree, but feared that some OF
you might be little fastidious about the use OF
Inc term-but we have had a general jollilcation.
we began in the city Of Milwaukee, in our own
sin for any other State in whole glorious coun
try. We are proud of her. She has spoken for
herself III manner to command respect in many a
trying time in the past But. "a / said we met in
Milwaukee, and there held our regular Conven-
tion The people of that city gave Us a reception
that was alike honorable to themselves and to the
members OF our profession. From Milwaukee we
passed through your city TO ST: Louis, and there
our hearts were filed with gratitude good win and
| kindly feeling. Wewere all happy Our hearts
nave been filling up more and more all the week
| with good will and kindly feeling, and we now
| extend to you and through Won TO the people of
| Chicago, our hearty thanks from this oyerfowing
inIlness, for this generous welcome.
| III was my fortune to look uDon the sDot whore
chicago stands IN 1887. and did not think much
| Oft then. AT that time would not have given
Wisconsin " hol
oft; but since then you have made il one of the
noblest and grandest cities in the country Cen
| iemen, you have made it a power in the land. tt
| Is located In the great valley of the Mississippi
and that valley has become an immense power in
the nation. Chicago is type of the industry and
| great wealth of this most fertile valley We are
just from st. Louis, also in that great valley She
/ too, Is noble city. Her people are proud of St
Louis and you of Chicago should also he nrond of
| her. Voices we are You bet Il MiIvonkee
Is also one of the noble cities of this great north
west. There i room for all in the immense valley
1 fOr ~ n n
waukee. God bless them all. They are an orna-
ment to the great northwest. the garden of the
world and may they all continue TO prosper. You
| cannot stop the growth of Chicago ii you would
| Ii is fixed fact in the land, and must ever 90
ahead | trust she will not try to override other
clues Ihey, too, VIII thrive and become great in
this land OF plenty and TO spare.
The locality which represent desires more inn
medIate connection with the northwestern portion
of Wisconsin, and with our most excellent neigh
| Dor, Minnesota From recent action of your
Board, see Chicago desires the same thing In
this we are alike interested and in it there ia a
bond ofunioI between us. Let the iron rail soon
connect us more Intimately with our Minnesota
| friends.
In conclusion, permit me, Mr. President and gen
tlenen, again to thank you, and through you the
people OF the noble city of Chicago for this kind
| and generous reception. [Great applause.l
The regular toasts were then announced
| and responded to as follows:
"Our Guests, Representatives of the Newspaper
Press of the Northwest
Responded to by President Charles Sew
mOur, of the Wisconsin Association.
He said he did not think that he could give
full expression to the gratitude of the Wis
cOns;n editors for the welcome they receiy-
ed tonight 1t was in concord with the
noble conduct of the merchants and citizens
War; Eiat 9Ss TO- On every occasion. Iney had
that passed through They had seen h f6b&s
Chicago aided every great enterprise, and
how it was the great turn table of the North
west. They had great pleasure in coming
to Chicago, identified as it was with all the
Northwest. Separately the papers rep
resented tonight might be insignificant, but
united they were great power The same
state of things could never prevail here that
did i'll despotic Europe; while the country
press existed. They had been to St. Louis
to see something about the water interest,
but had seen none. Neither had they seen
any here. They wonld have to go to Wis
consin for it. They would take back kind
memories, and would bear ample testimony
of the ability of Chicago to represent the
Northwest.
The second toast was,
THE State of Minnesota, the North State in
the galaxy of Northern States, eminent alike for
her productions her energy and her patriotism
Responded to by DR.. Leonard, President
of the Minnesota Association. He said, as
he looked around him, and on the beautiful
hail. the idea occurred to him was he in the
commercial centre of the Northwest, or down
East where all was supposed to be perfec-
ton. 1t showed how the effects of distances
were disappearing. East and West were
mere words of comparison now. The West
was out on the frontier. He stood before
them to speak of the West, of a State that
stood out on the frontier. Minnesota COM
bined many, if not all, the elements of sue
hoH nj
had State of unparalleled resources. They
had fine forests, beautiful streams, rich agri
cultural lands, valuable iron mines, and 9TH
er minerals. They had population of in
dustrious and thrifty people, many of them
being the hardy and frugal Germans and
Norwegians. Such was the State of Mime
sofa He was sorry he did not have better
opportunity to tell them what that State
was They had come here to talk of their
great State and of the interest Chicago had
| in it, They would be most happy to well
come those of Chicago to Minnesota, and
they should return with many pleasant
! thoughts.
| One verse of "Old America" was then
sung
The third regular toast was:
| The state of Wisconsin, ta0in sister TO Illinois
may fraternal ties bind their citizens the
iron bands of their railroads make their interests
mutual.
Responded to by Horace A. Taylor of the
| Hudson Sta. and Times. He said if he had
| intended to make speech he would have
brought his wife, she being the talking man
| of the house. He was glad to be present to-
night There has been one mistake about
| Wisconsin-that it was not located in Chi
cago He was glad he had come, for he had
had good square meal, and he thought it
would be good place to get subscribers.
| "A voice. Put me down for one. He
), hoped the Northwest in the future, as in the
past, would make rapid strides, and that
| Chicago would continue to grow in the
same proportion.
THE BOARD OF TRADE
| President Seymour called upon James
Ross, of Madison, to give the toast of the
| Board of Trade.
| Mr. Ross, in responding, begged that the
| company would be as silent as possible, while
he endeavored to do justice to the munifi-
cence and qualities of the institution he
had the honor to speak for. Boards of Trade
were not new institutions They had exis-
ted long ago, and were the first, as they
were the best agencies employed by an en-
lightened commerce. Civilization had no
more potent aid in propogating its opera
tons than Boards of Trade, and their bene
fetal and sustaining influence was not only
felt in the rough and material world, but in
the realms of literature, art and science. He