Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-27
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extra seats and chairs occupying all the availa.
BILE space. The crowd seated, and medley by
the band, finely rendered,
PREs1D Mt PARKER
called the assemblage to order, and said as the
representative of the Normal school interests of
the State, it was pleasure to him to
welcome the excursionists to River Falls.
There was no wide difference in man
aging railroad and school sue
/ cessfully. This house was erected in 1874. and
dedicated in 1875. In it an effort was made to
educate the young for the guidance and direc-
ton of the common schools of the State. To
this school. to-day marks an epoch long to be
remembered. We have labored and prayed
for the elimination of the event we are to-
day celebrating 30 long that when saw the
smoke of the approaching engine, bringing
! you to rejoice with US, felt like throwing up
my hat with the rest of the boys. now take
pleasure in introducing to you -.r.
| E. R. STEVENS,
who will act as chairman. In response MIR.
Stevens said it gave him and the citizens of
River Falls the greate-t pleasure to welcome
the representatives of the business and beauty
of st. Paul, Hudson, saltwater.
/ and neighboring towns to rejoice with
us on this occasion. As business men, we now
I look forward to an of growth and pros
perity impossible in the past. The increased
facilities for doing business given us by the
advent of the railroad, if honestly improved.
will incur to the benefit both of the railroad
and our community. will now call upon
HON. E. F. DRAKE,
of st. Paul. The call of the chairman was
heartily seconded by the audience, in response
to which Mr.. Drake appeared upon the plat
form. He commenced his remarks by saying
the call was a surprise to him. He had not ex-
pected to be called upon for a speech, aud be-
sides he had severe cold, which ought to
/ excuse him. He could, however, say be was
gratihed at being called out. Living but thirty
miles distant, this was the first tine he had had
the pleasure of visiting River Falls and seeing
for himself the evirences of thrift and pros
perity, and the beautiful situation of which he
| hac heard SO much. He was a young man vet
but he had seen great many railroad openings.
He saw the celebration of the first railroad
| opening in Ohio and also in Indiana. he be.
| lieved and he had also built the first mile of
railroad in Minnesota. The railroad was great
motor. 1t brings out and develops the coun-
| try. Other communities had got it, and YOU
had to have it, 1t builds and enlivens trade.
1t even enlivens the pulpit by giving the
pastors an opportunity to denounce
the rascally railroads. 1t enliyens the
police by bringing in tramps. 1t enlivens the
parental heart by affording splendid oppor-
tunity for galavanting lovers, and, if your
newspapers dull it will enllven them by
giving them something to pitch into. AS he
had said. he had attended good many railroad
openings, but he could say, in all candor, he
had never attended where the arrange
ments were complete and bountifuI as on
this occasion. He knew the gentlemen were
not responsible. The honor belonged. he knew.
to the ladies, and he would therefore close with
the sentiment:
"Fair beings of this Northern cline,
Whom not to love and oh Arisn were crime
Whom not to worship, not worship due to
i Heaven alone,
Were crime of blacklist huen'
To respond to which he called upon Gov
Ramsey, as one of the youngest men OF the
party.
Gov RAMSEY,
as all know, is always ready for talk ano
promptly came forward and though he ex
coriated Mr.. Drake in aside for the manner OF
his Introduction, he looked in his usual happy
humor when he returned his thanks for the
friendly recognition accorded him. But be
was not going to make speech He coulo
not, however, refrain from returning thanks tt
the citizens of River Falls for their boundIess
hospitality, and to the officers of the Hudson
& River Falls railroad, for binding in iron bond.
st. Paul to such q people, and to thei
, beautiful surroundings. He recollected twent y
, years ago there was scarcely house in all this
region of present teeming life and high civil
zation. What he had seen made him firm
believer in the declaration of the colorec
preacher of Richmond, Va, THE world d.
move.''
Then, not to be outdone, the Governor re-
peated stanza of poetry inss his nat1v
| (Germanl tongue, which brought down tn.
, house. The GLOBE reporter is not Germa,
scholar, but he gives liberal translation:
He who loves and away
viii live to love another day.
, Continuing his remarks, the Governor sai(
the western country constantly on th
NNrty, ,fro. lr1o :14
and another forty miles tomorrow. 1t wa
a melancholy thought that in course o
3 time all the railroads would be completed ant
there would be no more free rides and fire.
lunches. In conclusion he hoped the presen
enterprise would be remunerative, and that a
, no distant day the road would be EXTENDED
! down to Ellsworth and beyond.
HON J. B. BRIsB1N
was next called to the front and declared him
self surprised at what be had seen, and glae
that he had come to see it. 1t was celebra
/ ton of of the great victories o
peace, Fifteen years ago River Falls was
struggling hamlet. Now it had a population
| Of 1900 or more, growth not due to any ex
traneous helps, but growing of its commadin,
location. God had planted it in
) perfect garden. BY the completion of the rail
road, you are enabled in half hours ride f.,
place your iron hand upon the head waters o
, continent; a days rice upon the chain of lake
) leading from the north to the east, and by
two days ride upon the oceans main. Tn
invention of printing had done much to dis
seminate intelligence, but it did not surpas
the conquests Of steam, the great civilizer.
J Mr.. Brisbin continued at some length, slight
, ly touching upon the bearing of labor and CAPT
tai to each other, his position being that no on
but demagogue would attempt to array on
3 against the other.
, COL. HEWITT
being called spoke of the reception by NOR
contained. They all seemed to enjoy the com
people than he thought that section of Wisconsin
ing Of railroad and our crowd showed sur
prise now that we enjoyed your good victuals
He said when he was engaged last week i,
preparing his speech for this excursion he hunt
, ed up his famous prophecy of year ago pub
{ lished in the papers where he said that mer
were then working would be in twelv,
mouths on twenty-three railroads in Minnesota
. or tributary to st. Paul. He proud
, ly pointed to the number that were
; since completed or extended anc
, asked pardon of River Falls for putting
this road next to the last on the list, it bein!
, number twenty-five and hardly thought of
year ago. He now claimed to outrank Maltir
Kellogg, of st. Paul, the weather prophet. He
conn limented River Falls and the magnificent
country around it, and had gone TO the top Of
the normal school edifce to have better view