Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-13
COL. HENRY S. McCOMB.


BY THE LEADING CITIZENS.
On Tuesday, Feb. 9th, at O'Clock, P. NJ, Col |
Henry s. McComb and family accompanied by |
several friends left this city in handsome spe-
cial car, for New Orleans, Louisiana, where the |
entire party safely arrived in due time. lmmedi- |
stely after his arrival in New Orleans, Col. Nc
Comb was waited upon by o committee OF citi- |
zeus, and presented with testimonial, consisting
Of memorial address to him as President Of the |
consolidated railroad lines tromINew:. Orleans to
Cairo, Ill. This memorial was signed by numbers
Of the foremost citizens OF Mississippi and Lousi
ana. The New Orleans papers note the affair at
great length as will be seen by the following ex-
tracts
From the New Orleans Picayune. March IL.
"This tribute has been well deserved by this
gentleman. There are few men in this country
who could achieved such brilliant result. There
can be no doubt that there did not exist in our
section either the capital oil the enterprise TO ac
cemplish SO great an undertaking.
IL has, however, been done through the vigor
pertinacity, activity and large credit of single
individual, and that person Is Henry S. McComb.
"a memorial has been got up, signed by cor
porations and merchants, capitalists and citizens,
Of all classes Of this State and Mississippi, address,
ed to Col. H. g. McComb, President of the Great
Northern and Mississippi Railroads, expressingto
that gentleman their great admiration, respect
and gratitude for the energy, enterprise, and the
vast services and benefit rendered TO their States
and the great northwest by the completion Of
unbroken railroad Communications between this
city and Chicago
"Connected with this enterprise Of completing
railroad connections between this city and Chi
cago is the proposition TO establish line OF steam
ers under the control and owned by those two
allied corporations, the Great Northern and the
Central Illinois, which will furnish carriage for
direct trade between the northern lakes aud the
great Northwest and the European ports. 1t is
h.lia hat cC iG ms I
start such enterprise, and for him to embark
In undertaking, how gigantic soeSer, IS 10 secure
its success. Such measure would go farther
Than any other We can conceive OF to promote
the great object of securing the transit OF Western
trade BY this port. W3 trust that Col. McComp'a
next effort will be directed to compass this i'm.
| mensely important object" I'd --ti b
The testimonial Is neatly printed in pam
phlet form and is in thv following terms:
ave tho undersigned citizens of Mis-
sissippi aud Louisiana, adopt this method
l of testhying our high appreciation OF the
| energy, SIX Ill and conservative feeling dis
| PLAYED by Gen. II. 8. McComb, in the dis
charge of the onerous duties and responsi-
bilities resting upon him, as President oil
the New Orlea MS, acks Il Great North
ern Railroad. = i 10 -
| Entering upon his duties, three years age
under the most perplexing and depressing
circumstances, his able administration, char
acterized By Q no less wonderful energy thai
] was wise impartialIty, has eliminated II
silencing criticism and in rendering tht
Jackson Railroad one of the most vital aux
| iliaries 10 the Development OF our country
and its ad van ceme mt in commerce and agri
culture. T1i3 [ ga ti!ti .-.llGai ste I
The vast and advantageous con nectIoBs
secured through his enterprise. togsthsl
with the untiring energy at all times dis
tplayed in affording greater and additiona
facilities to the transportation of freight ano
passengers-the sagacity exhibited In th'
/ selection OF business manager, in the per
sou Of Col. f. D. Frosh whose career, hai
been marked by great ability, nntirinl
labor and courtesy-all entitle Gen. McComt
to the gratitude or tue people he has 81
greatly benefited.
We therefore cheerfally tender Gen. III
g.. McComb our thanks tor the reforms In
81 tuted and improvement secured 1nde
/ hi,, management of tho New Orleans, j ack
l ann IL Great Northern Railroad, and bel
Iea, @ to assure him of our sincere wishes
that all his projects connected therewitl
NAV exceed his most sanguine expectation
In the MEASURE OF their success. "a 81
The Picdy,ne OF the TN inst. gives IN
l follow Ing interesting account OF the charac
| tar of he signers'of this memorial, and o
the pre sentation of the original to Col. ii
8. McComb who In now In New Orleans.
The siCuers Of this testimonial are all tn
cotton faeturs and commission merchants Il
this city, the wholesale grocers and dealers Il
Westernproduce. and multitudinous array o
the leading merchants manufacturers and ira
ders in New Orleans, and In all the towns an
viliages along the jackson and MississipE
centraI Railroads including all the bank pres
dents and presidents of insurance companie
of this city, many professional gentlemen, hig
public officials, and all sorts of people, who's
names In small type, make up ffteef pages o
the namphlet. Few men have ever enfoye
Ior more richly deserved such a splendid test
Imonial from citizens whose good wills fespec
And confidence have been won against sue
y strong preiudices and formidable obstaeles q
Icopfrcntsd Gen. McGomb when he cospmens
sd his labors In this section. .00el.
4 Last evening Q number OF prominent cia
zens. chiefly merchants and delegates ff0r
ythe cotton Exchange and Chamber OF Con
\ merce. met In parlor p of the st. Charles, an
Anresented this testimonial, with the autograph
III the signers, inol0sed in an elegant and COS
Iv paper mache box. The presentation wa
made BY Gen, Cyrus Bnssey as representa-
4the signers- Al .34seA u 14L4.'A Hl. 4-s-as
\ Col McComb,1i IN reply, stated ,bat thists
dtimonlal was quite unexpected 20 hIth - ltwi
the more highly appreciated by HIN, nexs
the conscieusness Of having kept has fnith IN
done his dufys was such commf pdatlen no
50 respsdaalA intel gent md ApsrN- -mlnal
q . community asthat which was Espsssspis
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