The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-09-14

Leavenvorth, Lawrence & Galveston
Railroad.
Its Completion One Hundred and
Seventy -four Miles South.


In accordance with an invitation extendef
by Col o. Chaunte, Supt. Of the L. L. q u
H.. fifty or sixty citizens Of Leavenvortl
; left by special train for Lawrence. making
the time in one hour and forty-fve minutes
At the depot carriages were in attendance
taking the guests to the depot of the L., L
&C. r., where We found = train of 6v,
splendid passenger can, with "Leaven
worth, Lawrence 4 Galveston Railroad
painted in letters of gold along the top ant
side Of the cars. There was also one com
modious refreshment car loaded with 90(
pounds Of the finest of grapes, 500 bottles O
still and sparkling wine, twenty boxes cigars
with sandwiches, chickens, pickles, sardinea
cake, apples, pears, melons, raiains, plenty
of cooling ice, with ten attentive walters un'
the management Of our friend Harris.
The Lawrence people filled the cars ant
the iron horse moved of at $50 a. M, haul
ing nearly three hundred guests.
At Prairie City, Baldwin, Ottawa, Gar
nett, lola, Humboldt, Tioga, New Chicago
Thayer, Morehead and Cherryvale invited
guests Joined the excursionists. The party
arrived at CoHeyville at p p. m, averaging
twenty five miles an hour.
On the trip down the party were bounti.
fully supplied with eatibles and drinkables
At the State line splendid dinner was
served.
AT. 40 p. m. started on its return, arriv.
ing in Lawrence at 1890 p. IN. and at Leaven'
worth al / O'Clock a. I'D.
At the Ludington House, Ottowa, on the
return trip, the party partook of good,
substantial supper.
Nothing transpired to mar the pleasure OF
the trip.
Col. Chanute was complimented by one
and all for the quiet, attentive and courteous
manner IN which he entertained his guests.
Mai. Ransom welcomed the party at
Lawrence, and was untiring in his efforts to
make all things agreeable.
The road is decidedly the best built road
in the State. From Ottawa to Thayer the
road has few curves, little or no grades, is
laid with the fish rail, well surfaced, and
ballasted up. The time made on this part
of the road was forty miles an hour. The
train must have run part of the way at the
rate of sixty miles an hour.
The county, with the exception of a few
miles in the southern part of Anderson
county, il the finest in the State.
All the towns along the road, without an
exception, are growing rapidly. Ottawa,
Garnett and Huboldt being the largest
On the return trip a meeting was called,
by electing Mr.. Brace Chairman, and Mr..
johnson Secretary.
Senator Caldwell offered the following res
olutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Resdued, That We highl, appreciate that
remarkable feature of the development of
Kansas which makes a railway excursion an
event of frequent occurrence.
Resolued, That the special instance of that
peculiar development which we have this
day witnessed, and in which We have partici-
pated, will be worthy of our eternal regard,
as well from the special circumstance which
Il s;pnalizes as from the degrees of pleasure
which the observances of the day have at.
forded.
Resotred, That we are reJoiced at the unus-
uai me .. PfosPeay Sn'cn u nas a..eno-
State and e.nec;slIv thai lone and n,fien,IS
nourished project with which we are SO
agreeably associated to-day, and we ardently
nope ior tnis erea! sno 9enlncen' scneme,
email. the e.cnrs;on which shall succeed ns
to take up its line of rapid march from Fort
Leavenworth, and fold its tents at the mar
gan OF ,he Uni OF Me.,co.
due and A.. unan;mo,sIv and entbns;sst;c.
ally rendered to Col. Chanu,e, the Superin-
tendent, and to all the officers of the Leaven-
W1l'h' Laslence q 1a a:s nAlrosa, "
and nnr;r.Ilad conr,esy No arc ;nasbt.J r.,
the enjoymerts Of day which shall ever be |
fragrant in our recollection.
Gov. Harvey was calledupon for speech,
bit excused himself as he was unprepared.
Hon. John Lindsay, Of Anderson County,
was called out and made some very appro-
pirate remarks. He hoped to see Leaven-
worth the great city Of the Missouri valley.
1t was true that it was natural for Southern
Kansas men on the line of this road to 60 by
way of Kansas City east, but he was for en-
Kansas towns.
Loud calls were made for Senator Caldwell,
who finally came forward and made one o
the finest speeches it has been our pleasure
to listen to. He made a practical, sound,
earnest speech in favor Of the material inter-
ests of our State. We cannot attempt a re-
port Of it. He referred to the fact of Capt.
Lindsay calling Leavenworth the
Metropolis Of the State. Mr.. Caldwell
thanked him for the kind manner in which
he had spoken of our city. He said Leaven-
worth so far had been the metropolis-the
leading city in the State, and that, notwith-
Standing the rapid and unprecedented growth
IF the State, the citizens of Lesvenworth
we're determined that in thesfuture the pro-
yress of Leavenworth should keep pace with
hat of the State, and that for all time to
'ome she would rank as the Queen City of
he Missouri Valley. But fifteen years ago
ne beautiful site upon which the city is now
ocated was covered with hazel brush, and
he solitude of the surrounding hills was only
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