Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-27
BEAUTIFUL VALLEY lKINIKINIC
And the Boundless Hospitality Of its
Commercial Town.

lows:
Opening of the Hudson & River Falls rail
way.
The citizens of River Falls cordially invite
yourself and ladies to participate in an excur-
sion at the opening Of the Hudson & River
Falls railway, to River Falls, Wis, on Satur-
day, Oct. 26, 1878. Train will leave St. Paul at
10 o'clock A. NJ, from St. Paul. Saltwater &
Taylor Falls depot, foot Of Jackson street. In
behalf of the reception committee.
E. r. STEPHENS, Chairman.
River Falls Wis, Oct. FL, 1878.
The fact that close business relations already
existed between st. Paul and River Falls, and
the further fact that the road in honor of the
opening of which the invitations were issued
was largely due to the Investment of St. Paul
capital and st. Paul energy, led tn a very gen
eral response to the invitation SO that when
the hour of ten o'clock rolled around yesterday
morning, some three hundred of our citizens
ladies and gentlemen, including many of the
leading business of the city, were gath
cred at the depot of the st. Paul Saltwater &
TaylOrs Falls railroad, foot of jackson street.
ready for the start. This was not long de-
layed, for soon the cry of "all aboard was
1rung out by Conductor Hampson, and jolly
"a party of ladies and gentlemen as ever left
the Sanity City were enroute for their desti-
nation, thirty miles away. The train was made
up of engine No. 2, with John May in charge,
baggage car and six coaches. A trip through
the cars showed, among Others the following
CITIZENS OF ST. PAUL
in attendance: Elk Gov. Alex. Ramsey, Mayor
Dawson, President e. f. Drake, General Man
ager j. w. Bishop and Superintendent John F.
Lincoln, of the st. Paul & Sioux City railroad,
Hon. Peter Berkey, Col. Girart Hewitt, True s.
White John Matheis, Gus Wilson, Frank Clark,
general freight and passenger agent of the Chi
cago, st. Paul & Minneapolis railway, Frank
Keogb, Major Pond and ladies, Capt. j. B.
jacobson, State statistician, and lady, Bart
Presley and wife, Col. A. Allen, Adam Stahl-
man, James Fl. Weed, Pascal Smith and wife,
ford, J. W. Jaeger, Matt Holl, Adolph
Bender, A. M. Radcliffe, Prof Wright,
p. Fl. Kelly, Chris. Stahlman and lady, E. M.
Thompson, P Van Auken, Washington Stees
and wife. B: w. Smith and wife, and Miss
George Ryder, d. d. Merrill and wife, DR..
David Day and wife, Joseph Oppenheim An
son Oppenheim and wife, Judge Aaron Good
rich and wife, T.. M. Metcalf and wife, Miss
natter Miss J. M. Clark, Miss Mary Kempt
Prof; and Mrs. Taylor, Mi: and Mrs. Pratt, =.
NJ. Hodgson and wife, Miss Jennie Arnold,
Miss Cornelia sickles, BENZ. Bradley and wife,
Mrs. j. u. Wood, Miss Lille D. Wood MIR. and
Mrs. Elliott William Constans, Frank Moore
e. P. Jacobs, E. M. Hallowell Joseph McMil-
Ian, J. G. Terry. A. ): Leonard and wife, John
@. Terry. Jr., Rus. Munger. John B. Brisbin
and wife, Pennock Pussy, DR.. G. g. Higbee,
Col. McNamara and wife, 9. D..
Strong and wife, Mrs. John T. Lincoln,
w. ". Wadsworth Mr.. and Mrs. Ruff, G. N.
Parhin, Prof. Bond and wife representatives
of the GLOBE, Pioneer Press and Dispatch, and
Others. At Elmo a long enough stop wasihad
TO take on board Gen. Mark D. Flower, Mrs.
Flower and lady friend, and then on to
sT1LLwATER JUNCTION,
which point reached at II "a. Here Con-
ductor Joe May had train of two cars in wait
ing filed with ladies and gentlemen of Still
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st. Paul friends in assisting the people of Riv-
~er Falls to rejoice and be glad over the compile
tion of this railroad. One of the cars of MAYS
train was attached to the excursion train, the
occupants of the other finding places in that,
and then on to Hudson. Among the represent
men" were Capt. j. A. Reed and wife, Hon.
Isaac Staples and wife, DR., Rhodes,
IL. Torinus nd wife, Jotahan Low
ell. Hon. p. s. Brown, FL. R. Murdoch,
Mrs: Judd Orf, the Misses Wheeler, Mrs. Moore,
V.C. Sewell, Mr.. Taylor of the Lunabe7n,un.
Miss Clara Chambers, bud Hersey and wife,
Louis Hospes and wife, Iva Wadworth, Steve
Clewell, OF the Lunabe'naa7a, and Joe May, con-
ductor.
AT HUDSON.
Hudson reached at little after IL
O'clock, and here the whole population seemed
to have turned out to not only greet the ex-
curslonists, but to join in it. The crowd was
accompanied by the Hudson brass band, and
as the train drew up to the depot, the band
struck up a lively air. the ladies flung their
delicate handkerchiefs to the breeze and the
men broke out into lusty cheers 70 accom-
MEDIATE this great addition to the already large
number, an additional coach had to be attached
to the train, making eight coaches in all, in
which were packed, by actual count over 500
LADIES and gentlemen. The crowd at this point
had become so great that the reporter found it
impossible to gather the names, but among them
ne noticed nj. A. Taylor of the Star and Times.
Newell Clapp and wife, John 8. Moffatt, Horace
Barlow and wife, s. W. Fuller and wife, F.
Platt and wife, George Munson, James Spencer.
J. o. Hcnning, George sharretts of the Hudson l,
True Republican, M. Herrick, Frank Harding,
John Glover, E. A. Glover, William Hatch and
DR.. King.
HUDSON & RIVER FALLS RAILROAD.
While the great train Of excursionists is
speeding along to River Falls, the commercial
and manufacturing center of Pierce county,
twelve miles away, a few words in relation to
the inception and completion of the enterprise
will not be out of place. A railroad to give
this enterprising community an outlet
1y the these way m,n OF I Hudson ha has for
dream and hope of its leading citizens, but
like the ignis .fatuaS, it has always eluded
their grasp until the present season, when St.
Paul, Saltwater, Hudson and River Falls cap
1to1 anu euttI COmOlH6u Tile n
plishment of the work. and it is done. In Nav
last, we believe meeting was held in this
city, and the Hudson & River Falls railroad
company organized with the following officers.
President and Treasurer-Horace Thomp-
son.
secretary-C. L. HALL
Vice Presidential. D. Andrews.
Directors-H. Thompson, A. X. Wilder G.
fGotzlan, A. B. Stickney st. Paul; D. nj.
sabin, R. F. Hersey, Saltwater; G. s. Hall. J.
'Comstock, Hudson; A. D. Andrews, E. r.
Stephens, River Falls.
Thus organized the construction of the road
was Paced in the hands of Mr.. A. B. Stickney
the general manager of the St. Paul
Saltwater Taylor's Falls and the
North Wisconsin railroads, and an arrange
ment made for the first named company operat
ing the road when completed, with MIR. Stick
ney general manager. At the time this
arrangement was made it was Mr.. Stickney's
intention to have the road completed and in
operation by July 4th last, but unexpected and
,unsurmountable obstacles have been encount-
cred delaying the realization of this hope until
now.
The first three or four miles of the road out
of Hudson is up the side Of the high bluff on
to the high uableland overlooking Lake St.
Croix, requiring heavy cutting and filing the
elevation being ninety-three feet to. the mile q