The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-14

playe d various lively airs for the entertain
mcnt of the assemblage. The members OF
the band were not in uniform. 1t was the
opinion OF nearly all present that it played
better than the Staunton band.
RESPONSE to the Welcome.
Cantain Holloway, president OF the party,
said:
Governor Kcmper. Mr.. Mayor, and Gen
tlemen OF the Trade Organizations Of Rich
mond.-It is great pride to me TO have
the distinguished privilege to arise in be-
half OF our delegations from the West to
thank the citizens OF Richmond for their
spontaneous greeting. My health admon-
ishes me that should not say single word.
I therefore introduce the Hon. S. F. Gov
ington, of Cincinnati, who will address
ysu.
Mr.. Covington's Address.
Mr.. Coyincton is practical man, and he
can make Il first-class practical speech. We
nresent with much satisfaction a report OF
his address as full as our columns will adj
init:
Mr.. Chairman and Gcntlcmen,-A trip
over the mo untains is not calculated to i'm
proye a mans health; at least I can testify
| that it has not improved nv health, for L
started with cold and still keep it. Owing
to the illness OF the worthy president OF
this delegation. am placed in an embarasS-
ing position here, compelled as | am to say
something. 7 am not an orator, and surely
l have no command OF language that will
enable me to express the gratitude we feel
| for the hospitality OF your magnificent re-
ception. You remember the old saying that
speech is siIvern, but silence is golden. We
would apply ~
TIE SENTIMENT OF THAT pRovERB
on this occasion and ask you to accept tue
gold as the best expression OF our 1eellnG:.
Gentlemen, we come from the great central
basin of this continent. We have $4,000
miles OF navigablc rivers. We have "6,oOo
miles OF coast that drains Il territory I'M
cu,lallcd on the face OF the globe for the Ter
tilitv OF its soil, for the value and extent or
its mines, and the salubrity OF its climate.
We have 250,000,000 acres OF land capable
OF bearing grain products. and only l0o,-
600, 900 acres Of this vast territory are now
occupied. Fifteen or sixteen years ago we
had under cultivation only 5O,oO0,00o. L
give YOU these facts as something to indicate
the progress we are making in that great
valley. That country must now find an
outlet for its produce. Why, during the
last ten years Illinois alone has produced
and wasted
SURPLUS OF CORN,
enough to feed ten millions OF people.
| WHY is this? Because Illinois has been
without an outlet, and without an outlet we
have nothing but a local market to rely
upon. Relying upon local market, there
| is no stimulus to cultivate the soil, ana
without that stimulus the value OF our land
diminiShcs. We, therefore, must live with
in ourselves, and carrying that on and on
in circle we naturally sink down and drop
back into barbarsm. once heard story
in regard to an Indiana farmer. lie wanted
| to buy more land, ana SOMEBODY askeu MIN,
| " What for!"
"To grow more corn"
"What for?"
"To raise more hogs
"What for!'
"ro buy more land"
"What for?"
sTo grow more corn.'
| "What for!'
"To raise more hogs"
And so il went on-buy land, grow corn,
raise hogs. As ] said, we want an outlet
The Old World wants our products. How
to get it is to employ cheap transportation
That is the secret OF commercial success.
And transportation we are getting-we
have got-in railroad that is wonder q
railroad that is capable OF relieving us OF
our surplus. and pouring into this city OF
Richmond treasure the value OF which the
human mind cannot compute. And this
great railroad will improve. Though you
! have given lis so much credit, we do not
forget that
WE ARE TUE DEPENDENTS.
was informed that the grade coming up
to the New river was only ten feet to the
mile. Doubtless some OF you will think l
was nisinformed. But I was particular to
90 10 the president and to General st. John,
the engineer, and they assured me that the
grade is only ten feet to the mile until you
reach Hinton. The cost OF transporting
grain over such grade Is so tritling that
YOU will not be ready to believe it.
The speaker then touched upon the va
rious products of the western States, de-
claring that all should find a seaport ut
Richmond He concluded i'll this Ian
guage:
Il cannot see other than that in the fu-
ture Richmond must be the great CONNER
cial seaport OF the East. l believe learned
when n bov that all the navicS OF the world
can ride safely in Hampton Roads. [Turn-
ing to Governor kcmpcr] Am rlght:"
Governor kcmper: You are.
You are located, too, north OF Hattcras
and the dangerous points OF the coast, and
YOU are near many OF the most important
points OF the eastern scaboard. With these
advantages everything is dependent upon
the improvements which will unite you to
the great Central Valley in one common in
tercst. 1t bchooycs you rs well as us to see
that these improvements are pushed 1or-
ward to a rapid consummatlon. For our
manufactures Of Ohio we need an outlet to
the sea quite as much rs do the other States
for their products OF the soil.
"At Harrisburg we have great manufac-
tories. At Springfield, Ohio, they turn out
thirty or thirty i've thousand threshers every
year, valued at $7,000,000. Springfield
| threshing are sold in Russia. They
must seek foreign market through Rich
mond. > l repeat my assertion, that we
think we can find cheaper and more eXpc-
ditious and better transportation by the
road which now comes to Rlchmond-thc
Chesapeake and Ohio. We are here in this
interest. Your aid and cooperation will be
OF inestimable value to us all. We bring
YOU assurances OF the value OF our products
and of the absolute necessity OF having a
southeastern outlet by way OF James river
and Hampton roads"
Other Speeches.
Some one IN the hall now called on Judge
Cochran, from Peoria, ILL.,, for speech. The
Judge, rising in his place, said that he was
from little town in Illinois called Peoria,
where they made good deal of what they
called in these parts whiskey. Laughter
and applause.] They made enough whskcy
| there for every man and woman and every
little girl In Peoria to have gallon each, and
had about fifteen thousand gallons to spare