The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14
TO the tune Of "I1ere raise my Eben-
ezer." IIinckly is the eating station OH

the Duluth road.
Weary at length of fun, the jovial ed
TORS curled up in car seats and snoozed
until morning and st. Paul arrived,
when they separated to take the vari-
Gus trains to their homes.
Elsewhere we publish the resolutions
making proper acknowledgment for
courtesies extended by the railroads,
the citizens Of Duluth and all concern
ed.
The Excursion was q success in every
respect and we hope that this is only
No. of a series.
Some more extended mention of Du-
luth and the great "North countree" is
due. Duluth, although not the city it
was in 1871, at the time of our first WIS.,
it, is still an important point and 1.
coming city of the great upper lake. 1t
can not fail to become in due time Il
transfer point of great Importance. 1t
is the point designated by Nature at
which the products Of the vast country
opened up by the Northern Pacific
should reach water transportation. 1t
lacks now a winter outlet but this will
soon lie supplied. The railroad system
now being constructed north of the
lower lakes, and reaching tide water ut
Montreal and Portland, will soon reach
up the south shore of Lake Superior to
Duluth.
n vast empire is opening up west and
north of Duluth, an empire no less i'm
portant than that opened by the Cen
trail Pacific and much more important
than that to be opened by the Southern
Pacific.
Many think that Ashland, from its
fine harbor, will be the more important
city of the two. We cannot say as to
this, but our view Of the rival points is
that they will, like Detroit and Toledo
which are only 60 miles apart, both be-
cone important lake cities.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR is DUE.
~ correspondent sends us the follow
ing extract from lecture delivered at
11edding College, Abingdon, Ill.,, on
May 1, 1870, by Prof. G. G.. Ferguson,
the great scientific lecturer. The words
following were, us WAS the entire lee
ture, i'll fact, received with the most
hearty applause. Professor Ferguson
said:
''lIonor to whom honor is DUE" l
desire, in passing, to pay u proper tri-
butte Of respect to a class of young men
III the West, about whom much has
been said during the past few years. |
allude to our commercial travellers. |
have met these men nearly every day
Tor the past ten years. l have seen
them amid Well-nigh every surrounding
that can fall to the lot of man. And
am here this day to say, with the most
sincere conviction of it's truthfu!ness,
that l lave.neyer met a class Of men in
all my life for whom | have greater
respect. For taithfulnesS to their en-
ployers, strict devotion to business, and
gentlemanly department OH the road,
and in tue hotels, will stand them up
against any other class of men Of whom
l have any personal knowledge what
ever. l know of no other class of men
in society who could withstand the
temptations to which these men are
necessarily subjected, and come forth
as scathless as they have. Scarce day
for ten years but [ have met many Of
them, and can truthfully say that
have never heard one of them speak dis
respectfully to or OF woman. | have
never known one of them to neglect lis
duty. | have lever seen one OF them
Intoxicated, and | do not know as
could say that of any other class of
men, unless it be our clergy! tell YOU,
slrs, have no sympathy whatever Will
that unfortunate judge who SO palpably
went out Of his way to slllnltr and re-
vile the entire community of CONNER
clal men, employers as we'll as employ
ed.