The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-10-05
GRAND OPENING.
The Marrow Gauge Grading Camp =
Scene Of Feaseing and JOiIty.

The Work Going on HsapIdly-arAns
Ride, DlAaer. and Festivities.
Tuesday morning Invitations were We
~ generally rendered 70 and accepted BY
our business men, - take . ride ont "a
the amp OF the men who are grading the
narrow gauge railroad track 70 nee how
the work was going on, and partake Of q
lunch to be provided by the contractor,
W. +. Hildreth, and the engineer, Major
Fuller. About 10 O'Clock nearly 10O Of
our citizens. including Mayor Watson
and most OF the City Council, ana County
officers seated themselves In the big omnI-
bus and In carriages provided by the en-
terprise OF the aforesaid railroad men,
and started on in excellent spirits to their
destination, point on the upland, about
ive miles south Of EmporlA. The wealth.
er was very pleasant, and the drive was
enjoyed BY every body. The road bed Of
the narrow gauge was frat reached about
three miles from the city, where It passes
through the Cottonwood bottom, and was
found TO be well raised beyond the reash
OF high water. Another two mlles- past
Dry creek, and over the upland, brought
the procession Of vehicles TO where
the grading machines were ct work.
The machines are great Euccess, and
the way thsy cut through the tough sod,
rolled It up into their boxes, and then
dumped It where wanted, impressed eve
~ body with the belief that they beat
everything else In the way Of speedy and
efhcient grading. In rear Of the maeaines
another gang OF men end horses with
plows and ScraperB, was finishing the
grading. Work vas evIdsntIy going O0
in lively manner, and considerable
progress being made every day.
After inspectiOg the operation Of the
machines TO their satisfaction, ths exeur-
SlOnists rode on 10 the camp, 3 distance
Of few hundred feet from where the
men were at work, and found there . sub.
stantial cooking house, and nsxt 10 It .
tent shading two long tables full Of dish.
60, and outside the tent another table, and
on every hand evident preparations on .
liberal scale for big dinnsr. In few
minutes the large company were invited
to seat themselves 1t the tables, and as
rapidly as posslble they were served
palatable dinner, the courses embracing
canned salmon with dishes, raw
tomatoes, stewed oysters, roast beef
with potatoes, frIcaseed chicken, roast
turkey, pudding, peaches and cream,
with concord wine, bottled lager, and
champagne. The dinner went on for an
hour with great enthusiasm, and there
was enough and to spare for every body.
After dinner, the meeting was called to
order, and Gov. Eskridge made chairman,
and II. W. AcCune and J. B. Graham
secretaries. On motion the chair appoint
ed . committee Of three, Aessrs. e. W.
Cunningham, 8. b. Riggs and e. p. Ban
croft, 70 report . series Of resolutions, and
pending the deliberations Of the commit.
tee, Gov. Eskridge was called upon to
speak and responded In . happy manner.
speeches were called for and made by
W. w. Scott, J. Jay Buck, and L. B.
Kellogg, all brief and good, and the COM
mittee on resolutions then appeared and
reported the following which were unani- |
mOusly adopted:
Fuller d Htldreth, do hereby express our
highest appreciation OF their hospitality |
and from the handsome way IN which |
they have treated US to-day can certify |
that they are Broad gague gentlemen, |
even though they are engaged In o mar |
row gaeue enterprise.
Z ResOLUed, That We feel In the presence
OF the assured success aud speedy COM |
pletion of the Kansas City, Emporla q |
Southern railroad . renewed confidence
In the great future Of EmporIA and Lyen |
county believing, rs we do, that this road |
10 70 be In the near future tue greatest
road OF this Slate.
ResoIUed, That with the completion OF |
this road we extend hearty hands to the |
South and West asking them TO take with
Us renewed start on the road OF success
and wealth into which the whole country
and no part OF It more than central and /
Southern Kansas II now entering. Feeling
assured that the completion Of this en- |
terprisa will bind u together with strong
In purpose and destiny.
ReS0lUed, That We look 70 Kansas City, /
with which we are soon to be connected |
by this new line, as the great commercial /
center Of the new west aud rejoice At its /
present prosperity and future prosnects. /
Brief and interesting speeches were |
then made by e. p. Bancroft, Major Full |
Ter, s. b. Riggs, W. r. Hildreth, and JUS |
tiee stowell. and the meeting adjourned |
and the visitors started back for the city, |
which they reached about 3 p. M, in ex-
cellent spirits and grAtided with the ride,
the dinner, and the prospects Of the mar
row ga3ue.