, 1873-10-25
BANQUET,
ohlcago Entertains the Ma
tional Board Of Trade.
Toasts, Speeches, and q Grand Gen.
eral Time,

11. ~ -. tne A~utea' ordinary OF tho Grand Pacific
ao'o Ihe number Of banqueto1s was not 1eas H. =,
$50, and tho bauqueting-roou. vhen tho s'.a
Gown 10 table, presented brilliant appearsnon rh.
s'k taolcs ooked without exception vorv h.nS,o.a.
Dosn8 decorated with oxqutaite bounusts who's. ~
GRANGE hcd the room, the emo nearer tho door hon
pafuoulaFly pleasing to Tho eye. ous-half Of 1ts
occupants boing ladies. The bauuuet ttaol, w,, !.
brilliant affair, aud, %hi!o III get-up rooos crsd,.
upon MesaFs. Gage Bros. b nicc, its manager. Mr.
aasR1ll' nuat not bo passed. unnotced. At tha hnad
she tabo nat Mr. FFaley, Presidents Of The National
ooafd OF Trado at hla right President Gulyor Of ta
omcogo Board, on whose loft sat Gov BoYerge Mavor
Bond that fs, and TINT u To b. Hon. Thomas wn;.
Q. inc Dominion Board Of Trade, Senator Lcgan Con-
gTesamcn t Rice and Ward, aud Hon n, B, Jpi3. On
Ar. caivsrs right sat the Hon. Mr. Hovland pred.
Mitchell Of tho Frat Presbyterian Church oonsress.
n,ha man faf,a,swoEth, aud ex-senator Trumbu The
Turpn rreston ne1s pdss stesSd @ eyer BY Mcssrs Wight
noaru a n "a Trade The guoss aftor pleasant quarter
AZ nouf spoar H. n sn snte-roon eterod ths b.a
shortly afor The bill Of fare prepared for ther dn
tan o aa ras and soon worthy us
tual portion OF tho banquet with the following re-
GENTLEMEN or 11E NATIONAL Doanp or rp.nr.
a W on bsha of Board u Trsde n e''Gns s
III re- sGss degree my pleasure 10 oor you their orost
hopo you vii On shta festive occasion. sid W.
know that we afe not aono in our desire to honor yo
wo have nyised to 10 proson, with ua tonight scn
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Mayor Bend sai that il Iehnl Of tho city which be
dial welcome to the deegatea. Ho welcomed lhom not
ay Il n Gssed ss e a
ada, hut also account Ut thoir mission. Ws u'ioa
had been such that ho had not been abs to Wait Them
u as s s n y % sa @5o 1s
the uovernment should do something counterpctiu9
give us ~atcr transportation by Simply wnter-
ATTEMPT to control commerce. Tho busness da mea m1,
w IT, e as ID ser ss T. 1
to the businets mon Of tho Western countEy Sna
tons which concern their nutus Prosperity. md he
especially glad to see them seloct tho eouy tIIV
81 Sh s suSsS 9s ssn a f. III
Lake Michigan tbs gra,,d centre If tho ssator con-
nnsao, 'nnd Of ho World and sat down amid
1nols, WHO spoke @ Is follows: e''' A''''s'ase Oh
you are to or T. rn
Of the tlyeraiaoa aud compelling ehannels Q, con-. con-.
banquet with one coo nrpose 10 ahe aaa tha
closing hour Of your National oonyention. It
: " hSno.ed .a9 es'v!,sss f. wssSas body
ias. Or least Of States, sho ia tie eiohfson1h as
i eoin. 4 ssTts gops'en y ~es'h
aud na soocss beauty and pusv Of +. er hSE men,
All thAt be aa been whatynr sle In mr. Iii H. oho
er weai md tie vsa ot Ser es Il ov 9 s hee
ousalons onu subject has occupied your attention.
nssres5a @ Ct e a,s. ~; "s'Ga que @ tho l
tbs products Of The soii, manu{acture Eli sorts
:; e ~ a,tisIsss, atss, ~. loT 70 fsmeve the@
wasr roats which sro to oncaao @ ous y
d the could bo ntze1 ny tho assn ctS sa'd b 1T
what about the groat country bohind7 They can hayo
asensss ass s apon p %n Rota ana lit 1sy
With osnso T. ts e It
aiiresaod tho rssiden,s Of tao Houtbera Ind Pacie
ooas stases telling Them they muat not bock Up tic
,,s, tle pcopio living IN ts vast wiley, Wiz sheir
Europe aud viii o rght tat I'll of the patiao I us eosst
aud Asa beyond, III hoped tho deliberations Of tho
Ceaac would 10 ns eanR 10 e IL tba 1e'i f 10
sure.
The oharmau then announced thet the banquetsrs
of the National Board ot Trsdo. ',' " ~ 0'''-'
Tia Lon. F: Fraloy, III response, said that the
form. Mo ca1ne fcom PeansylYania, which LIS solved
al thu problems which have agtated the Governor Of
eoon, we eseeen pss esas aua e
fnos Il snose q tSs aIaat u i" sssae asr
lie waa sure be represented the feelings OF tbs M
tonaf Board Of Trade when he gavs thanks for thoir
fraterna] welcome, Chicago bud snowu them how they
soud DO many things snl they would 60 home havng
tns IT, % 10 ely The
calamity Which. but short hne since, had bsfalien
would speak nov. ne spoke Of the natu-
5al pride which not only ch!cagoans
M put tho u. u, Whole y, contincnt @ must feel At
tue i Of ohcaeG Where hs reasscitaon
Aas copo from ts one ol inc gfoat myster1es Which
human nature cannot eoye. Ihe fact alona stands
that oA1cago has risen tEom hef aahea = mode! Of
energy and perseverance to tho world Tho sra4Aer
hero reviewed tue many grand things the1 md soen
aince their ARRIVAL IN Cn'cgo, ana aaaea l1et WAtn
they considered u how @ shoEt une ~ tns haa been
scallzed he Wonta hke % Rao" Waoia oh tals eafsa
sacA an r, npt!sal hao poem seen aa that u
Unsa8o M e e 1 ono
that At it would 10 present Americans Canadians aud
oters to ~ nanqus sneh as was ~ pEog-
ress ~ pfeas;ht: he .nanked tae geem1en OF oi-
fag9 aad a saa a On so u n s % @ 3to
the EaBt that taey "ou!a 60 nome neu WIN gooa.Wu
for thor friends tn tho Vest no then proposed that
tho nanHheeis as1n6 & 10 tn9 hoasn Of ne5 Ms'c9ty
4uoen v1ctoila. OF aTeaI nl1lan. anu Helana; 4ha
t9aat "as ensnnsas1icauY oFanR' w''4 thfee he4ssy
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