The Portland daily press., 1869-05-22

On the return trip, 13 miles were run in 1R
minutes.
The company bad beautiful ride and a
splendid time. After the arrival of the train
at Portland, an impromptu meeting was called
to order by Hon. John McDuffee of Rochester,
N. H., who made Speech and then called
Judge Worcester the chair, who said:
Gentlemen: am obliged to you for the hon
or you have done me in calling upon me to
preside at this meeting; and you will allow me
in behalf of the delegations from Nashua and
Rochester, to express to the citizens of Port
land their grateful appreciation of the kind
ness and generous hospitality of which they
have been the recipients.
You will also permit me to express in their
behalf the very high qualification we have all
experienced in the evidence we have seen OF
the enterprise and successful energy of the
people of Portland. The city has recently
arisen like Phoenix from its ashes, with new
vigor, vitality and beauty, and the new enter
prise that has been the Immediate object Of our
visit, is renewed evidence of its citizens sue
cessful energy.
We have all had a most agreeable excursion
over your new Railroad, SO far as it is now
completed, to the town of Alfred; and you will
all please remember that Alfred is in the 1irec-
tion Of Nashua, Nashua of Troy, Buffalo, Chi
cago, San Francisco, Jeddo and Canton; and
that the new line of Railroad that you have
now in contemplation, is link in our chain
of travel and commerce which is soon to circle
the earth.
Mr.. Moore of Nashua said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of Portland
I should do violence to my own feelings did ]
not express my hearty thanks for the unex-
pected, and may say unmerited attentions
which our delegation have received at your
hands, The remarks of Judge Worcester re-
fleet the sentiments and feelings of us all; and
as more formal testimonial to your kindness
and courtesy, gentlemen, permit me to offer
the following resolution:
Resolved, BY the citizens of Nashua and
Rochester present in the city of Portland on
the 10th and 21st days Of May, 1869, that we
to the President and Directors of the Portland
& Rochester Railroad, to His Honor Mayor
Putnam and the members of the city govern
ment and citizens of Portland, and to the pro-
prietors of the Falmouth Hotel, for the cordial
greetings, many attentions and generous hos
pitality which we have individually and collec-
lively received at their hands. And we pledge
to the city of Portland and to its public spir-
tied representatives on this OCCASION that we
will leave no energy unexpended and no effort
untried to complete those links of railway that
are only wanting to constitute the shortest and
best route between the commercial metropolis
of Maine and the commercial metropolis of the
whole country and the Great West
Major Dunlap of Nashua said:
We return to Nashua highly pleased and
perfectly satisfied. We shall enter with new
yigor on the proposed connection with Port
Hpa IL ard 6s tbat hpRoEae!s men can
Mr.. Lynch responded briefly on behalf Of the
directors, expressing the qualification afforded
by the visit of the gentlemen from Rochester
and Nashua, and thanking them for the inter
est they had awakened in behalf of an enter
prise which was des tined to be of such advan-
tage to our city as well as to the sections OF
country which they represent.
The meeting adjourned, and the Directors Of
the Portland & Rochester road accompanied
their friends to the P. S. & p. depot, when
they took passage for their homes, highly
pleased with their visit