The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-08-13

o. X. Jones, Lake City Leader.
Alex. johnston, st. Paul Dispatch. yjrsHt
Soren Listoe, Fergus Falls journal.
Henry A. Lawrence Dundas News. -. j
Frank Mstchetta Scott County Advocate.
A. w. McKinstry and wife, Faribault Re-
publican. a~".sf Il-E 80 .L55}aIs 5@
Hans Mattson and wife, Minneapolis Stats
Tidning. .N' -..''-.'.'' q - ."....A
James s. Mills, Hastings New Era.
G. r. Morse River Falls Journal.
w. I. Martin and wife, St. Paul GLOBE. ..I
r. @. Mitchell, Duluth Tribune.
Il. M. Newson and daughter, Fireside Com
panion. ,.f7, f... ...-.}., - ..i4
II. e. Newton, Minnesota Farmer.
Err. Otis, St. Paul Dispatch. ii .s.
E. Peterson, Litchfeld Independent.
D. Pjckit, Sibly County Independent 3.a
H. P. Robbie, Rush City Post. 49,. ...t
]. D. Reeves. Hastings Gazette. 1884,
=. William B. Reed and wife, Prior Lake Times.
Ed. A. Stevens and wife, Hennepin County
Mirror. ,syE-t..a0
J. b. Sheets, Todd County Argus.
F.. @. Stowe, Wykoff Dollar Weekly.
L. s. Storey and wife, Sank Center Herald.
10 Stearns, Zumbrota Independent.
B. @. 6anborn, Madelia Times.
W. r. Todd, Lyon County News. i
." s. 8. Taylor and wife, saltwater Messen ger.
A. De Lacy Wood, Breckinridge Free Press.
w. 8. Woodbridge, Duluth News. ,''S
Chas. l.. Davis, of the Red Wipg Argus, was
chosen president, and A. De Lacy Wood of
the Breckenridge Free Press, secretary.
- .-.'. address Of Welcome f'. #
After doing ample Justice to the supper Mr..
Davis called the guests to order and introduced
the veteran editor, Major T. H. NewsoD, who
made the following address of welcome: n
MIR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND taENTLEMEN: In
1854, twenty-five years, or quarter of cen-I
fury ago, there were seven editors in the Tei-
k-k~ n.L-- n
Owens, of the Minnesotian, David Olmstead, of
the Democrat, Earle 8 Goodrich, of the Pioneer,
myself, of the Times. q MIR. Ludwig, of Ger
man paper. Judge Atwater, of the st. Anthony
Express, and John Holland, of the Shakopee'
argus. Of these, three are dead; four are liv-
about 1000; Minnesota not to exceed $1,000.
Now there are about $50 editors in the State;
St. Paul has sc, 900 people, and the Common
wealth 100000. At the time apesk of, there
was no minneapolis: St. Anthony was
the big town outside of St. Paul
one house-the next biggest city. shnkopee
doomed up in the Minnesota valley as the lead
ing city, while st. Peter was q plain; Mankato
and Winona were in swaddling clothes; Fari-
banlt was dream; St. Cloud existed in the
brain of George F. Brott, while Saltwater was
laying claims to the third large city in this,
| their almost unknown Northwest. Great have
been the changes and rapid has been the march
of civilization in the past quarter of century.
Minneapolis has grown to rival the capital
city. Mankato. Winona, Red Wing, Saltwater,
St. Cloud, Rochester and other places are loom
ing up into metropolitan hfe' counting their
10000 and Is, 900 population. Minnesota has
grown from an importing people of the neces-
saries of life to an exporting people o: millions
of bushels of wheat. and still the march of des-
tiny is onward. ''-'' '''[" ID
i cnme I from the little State of
l
in ? the year 1853. Connecticut, You
know, is. or was, noted for it's wooden nutmegs
| and wooden OATS and l sometimes think, since
have been in the West, for its wooden men.
Now had never been outside of the limits Of
this little State, and to me it was . big institu-
ton; but fate pressed me beyond it's narrow
limits, and took passage in the cars on the
broad guage of the Erie road, and the almost
boundless country which the vision swept, sent
my heart humping and humping inside of its
easement. I arrived at Buffal, took passage
on the Michigan Southern road for Chicago;
drank in the grand and glosious praries; walked
| the streets of the growing city; and every min
ute Connecticut grew smaller; my heart grew
| larger and larger, and if it were possible to
realize that an editor had q soul, mine must
have become elevated in the immensity of
! country, which, for the FIRST time, met my
vision. There were no railroads then, beyond
Rockford, Illinois SO we staged it across to the
| Mississippi river to Dubuque. took passage on
the steamer Nominee, and as we rounded the
bend in the river and caught glimpse of St.
Paul the buttons burst from my coat and my
heart expanded into a full conception of this
great western country. Then, we tender-feet
or pilgrims climbed the hills to see where the
sun went down, for surely thought we must
be at the end of the world; but beyond was a
vast plain. Years afterwards we travelled this
plain 1000 miles northwest from St. Paul, and
marked the point where must arise q western
empire to sway the destinies Of this great re-
pulic. '
Now, as l understand it. this excursion of these
editors, from these great wheat plains, is no,
20 much q frolc as an occasion of expansion
They come to see the immensely of our owr
State--to mark the rapid development of ou1
cities-tO catch the inspiration of the hundred
railroad trains which come and go at the bid
ding of genius and capitalize enlarge the Wis
! i"n-to crowd down prejudice and permit mag
nanimity to guide their pens in what they may
have to say after these scenes have faded from
material view. To know, to realize, one must
see. To see, one must travel. If Connecticut
to me once was large, it is fly speck now on tn,
great map of tho continent; and if some of yo,
imagine you have seen it all, take down III,
} blinds; open the door of your intellect; let il
; the sunlight of reason and sense and intelle
gence, and SO expand that you may not ONLY
burst all the buttons from your clothes, bu
split even the soles-of your shoes. ffs
The press of this city, the proprietors Of thi
magnificent hotel, the railroad companies. til,
lake scenes, the grand unsalted sea which hold
the golden key of commerce, all extend to 70,
ahearty, sincere, generous welcome, for
remember.
mo pent up Utica contracts our powers,
! The whole boundless continent ID Yurs.'