Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-25

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,v.. met with such welcome that
vould want the tongue of burning
loauence ii would better the words
al.Ich can portray the heartfelt
bank. we tender you for your gener-
,-,ty and the great pleasure you
400. given us. For twenty-five
cars. secluded a. We have been, We
ave hardly known there was such a
IT'S ~ Burlington IN the state 81
iowa. Tut oil from you, deprived 81
gour trade. deprived OF your mar
cts by counter commercial artery
under contro' OF other hands than
,.n,,rs. we have known you only
through your newspapers, The most
,.lonuent tongues by which your
.srpatue-s can he proclaimed. We
maze known you through your trav-
alipp men. and sometimes when we
igoked Oh the maps, we have seen
ynt,r l0cation, and have known you
we're there. But now we have come
Ia You. We have answered your
cali. We have rendered you oar
commerce, which lies at your door,
ii YOU will but reach forth your hand
and fake 1t. We tender you our
wealth. If you viii come and get IT.
There are sable diamonds beneath
our soil that are mines OF wealth for
yot,r manufactures, and there are
brighter and fairpr jewels that adOrn
our bones, which your young men
may possibly win by the asking.
[ daughter But enough has ALREADY
been said, and know that no words
Of mine can add to the enthusiasm
which IL already felt here. Not TO
de,ain YOU any longer, have toast
IN prop,.e and / viii ask Mr.. Robert
Dopahur Of your city to respond.
TuE MEgcuA YTs OF BUgNISGToN
they yield the palm to none in
enterprise and liberality.
Mr. Donahue responded In very
appropriate manner. combining
mirth and sound sense In his brief
address.
After music, the Chair read this
t0ast:
THE CO. fMERcIAL BRTGADE-Tbeir
energy and Efforts have aided to
max. Burlington the commercial
metropolis Of Iowa.
Mr.. NJ. A. Newmark, OF Il. NJ.
Eisiield's clothing house responded.
The next toast ~ read by the
Chairman was:
THE A. X. & ID. RAtLwAY-this is
the way we long have sought.
May the projectors reap rich re.
ward.
Mr.. o, b. Ayres, of Knoxville,
whom the HnWk-Eye compliments
by aying he Is one of the best look
Ing men Of the party Uoke), respon-
ded IA follows:
Eight long years ago, n faw Of the
citizens Of Knox Vile, feeling how
I-olnted the town was, deprived Of
all rapid communication with the
outside world, fearful, indeed, that
IL would soon be Il dead town, put
the ball In motion that has rolled on
until ut last IL had found I'D
Tho way we long have sought
And nIDmrned BECAUSE We found II not. .
The good and glorious way that led
them right here 10 the city OF Bur
lington. We go home rejoicing he
ca,iat We have ~ last ended the weary
hunt, aud have found
THE way We long have sought
Aud IN itrned because We found u not.
The protracted search ''fOr the
good old way Is over, and we now
Know that the iron track Of the A.,
X. IL d. Railroad il
The way we long have sought
Ana mOnriird because We lOuBd III not
In return for your many courtesies,
we ask the citizens OF Burlington 10
return our cnIl. Come and see US,
and we will, by the help of Colonel
Booth, our landlord, endeavUr tn do
our duty blythe stranger and---take
him In, II we can.
Mr.. Ayres' address was heartily
cheered; the chair read the following
toast:
The c. Is. g. q. AND Il. q NJ. II. r.
may they &C" their interests la
Iowa, "B" true to their patrons,
30" nick In transportation and
may their raies" B" always" NJ
inilnum, ar" easonable" n "atcs.
This toast was responded to In IA
happy manner by Judge Rohrer, who
was one of the incorporates Of, the
B. X M. Company, and the only one
now living. He referred to himself ~
the Rip Van Wrinkle OF Iowa. A
Burlington man sitting by our side
at the time said ut Is pity such
men ~ Judge liobrer ever die"
KNOXVILLE RESOLUTIONS.
On the way down the excursion
lists had chosen j. l.. Mccormack, +.
G. Barker and j. " Davis commit
tee on Resolutions. This committee
now reported, through It's Chairman,
Mr.. Mccormack. who rendi
We, the business men of Knox.
Vile, and Marion county, having
parlaken of the generous hospitality
ufthe Merchants and Business men
of Burlington, and fully approaching
the honor conferred.
Resotret, That our thanks are due
tn the literal minded gentlemen
whose guests we are to-day, and that
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