The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
Cane and spec,.eIc presentation.

Mr.. X. j. Whiteside, the retiring
manager of the nail department of the
Benwood Iron works, received very
handsome Gaming on Monday evening
last at the hands of number of his for
mer employees. .....
About u o'clock on the evening above
mentioned, large crowd of his friends
assembled at the residence of Mr.. w. 10
witness the presentation ceremonies, he
being keptin entire ignorance of what was
going on. The audience assembled IN
the large dining room of his residence,
when Mr.. W. Z. Lineberger made the
following presentation speech:
Mr.. r. J. WHITEsDE-My Dear Sir:
1T is my honor and pleasure to appear
before you this evening, as the represen-
tative Of a few of your many friends who
have been under your supervision while
acting as manager of the nail depart
ment of the Benwood works, for the ptIr-
pose of presenting you with small testI-
mOnial of the high regard and esteem we
entertain for you as our former manager
and friend We have vivid and pleas
ing memory of the years of your super
intendency; while laboring with us you
have succeeded in writing your history
as a skilled manager in the hearts OF
many. by whom you will be remembered
with most hearty good will, and that you
may bear away from your office I'M adj
ditional evidence of our esteem for you,
|, in the name of your mailer friends and
others gathered around you, present You
with this beautiful gold headed cane, and
we hope it will be your good pleasure to
accept il at our hands; and when, in the
wears of the future, YOU shall look upon
this memento of our friendship may you
have pleasant memory Of this happy &C
casion, and of the many friends now
gathered around you.
At the conclusion of the remarks OF
Mr. W. Z. Linebergcr, Mr.. William
Dare came forward, and i'll II few brIct
remarks, presented Mr.. R. WhiteSide
with a pair of gold spectacles, with the
following remarks:
Mr.. Whiteside: Ny fellow .workmen
have selected me to present you with Il
pair of gold spcctaclcs on retiring from II
position YOU have so long, ably and i'm
partially filled. Your fellow workmen
regret that YOU have come to the conciu-
sion to resign a situation so agreeable on
each side, but you could not see it, and
they have concluded to present you with
these spectacles hoping that You may be
enabled to see it at some future time; but
be assured that they carry with them the
wormcst wishes for your future health,
happiness and prosperity.
Mr.. wHITEsIDES REPLY.
SIR:-Although the conscientious per-
Torrance of the labors connected with Il
responsible position, does not entitIe the
individual who has filled it to any espe-
cial compliment. Inasmuch as he has
simply done his duty, yet 1t Is great
satisfaction to me to receive on rcsiGnlng
nv connection with the BenwOod COM
pany. an expression of cordial friend
ship and good will from men who have
so materially assisted me III the manage
ment ofthe cOmpany'S nail mill. | there
fore accept with pleasure this token OF
YOUR regard and heartily rcciprocate the
good WISHES with which it IS accompa-
MED.
You know the old fable of the bundle
of sticks; separated from each other even
the toughest Of them were easily broken,
but combined they withstOod the strong
est pressure. In like manner my effort
to render the above company pre-cm-
inently worthy of the patronage OF the
community would have been futile if they
had not been practically sustained by
able and energetic assistant. Plans, how
ever well conceived, are dead letter I'M
less the details are properly carried out.
That duty, sir, dcvolvcs upon the en-
ployes, upon you and your associates, and
| am bound to say it was so performed
rs to merit my approval. If together we
have,achevcd success, the merit belongs
to us in common, for the head Is nothing
without the hands; good administration II
nullity without executive energy and
fidelity.
value this momcnto of your esteem for
the associations with which it is connect
ed, and | am glad to leave with my able
successor a corps Of practical and trust
worthy men, who will, ! have no
doubt, most cordially second his cndraN-
or. to make the Bcnwood Nail company
model success.
After the presentation ceremonies
the company were invited to Partakc of
refreshments.
Upon the whole the affair was Of the
most pleasant character.
The cane is very heavy and finely en-
graved, and bore the inscription: Pre-
Scntcd to K. J. Whitcsidc by his friend,
of the Bcnwood Mill, Sept. DIST. 1874.
The articles were secured from the pro-
prctors of the well known firm Of Hem
ncgcn II Bates, Of this city.