Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-10
A HAPPY OCCASION.
The Taylors Falls Celebration oil the
Opening of the New Railroad.

The TayIors Falls Celebration oil the
Opening of the New Railroad.
About three hundred people of st. Paul,
ladies and gentlemen, and about two hun
dred gentlemen from Minneapolis, visited
Taylors Falls yesterday, on invitation from
the people of Taylors Falls extended through
the managing officers of the st. Paul & Du-
luth and Minneapolis & ST. Louis railroads,
whose companies united in building the rail-
way into Taylors Falls. The Minneapolis
party included many of the prominent citi-
zens 5of the sawdust and mlldust city.
The st. Paul party included w. P. jew
EFT and wife, W. P. Murray and wife, T. M.
Newson, D. Day, DR.. j. Fl. Murphy, w. G.
Marshall, Mrs. @. W. Griggs, Geo. L. Beck
er, 81. A. Castle ard wife, julius Austrian
and wife, J. a. Allen, John Dowlan, j. B.
Cook and wife, F. s. Ohristianson and wife,
o. P. Whitcomn, n. M. Smythe and daugh-
ter, w. M. Stees and wife, E. r. Otis and
and daughter, F. G. Belote and wife, VIM.
j. Dyer and wife, T.. s. White and
wife, VIM. L. Perkins and wife, Thomas
Manning and wife, sJohn Espry and wife.
a. Bingham, Alex. Wilson and wife,. Isaacs
nd wife, D. Ramaley, Jos. s. Sswall, D. l..
Kingsbury and wife, Henry Hechtman,
Smith, daughters of James Smith, Jr., E. G.
Williams and wife, White, Bear; D. Getty and
wife; White Bear; E. F. Lane and wife, Still
water; b. Presley, w. A. Judd and daughter,
John Somers, -McCauley, J. W. Bass, 81.
L. Moss, J. A. Swenson and wife, @. P. Bar
nard and wife, and representatives of the st.
Paul & Duluth railroad company, as follows:
Geo. FL. Smith, general superintendent; b.
s. Hair. general ticket agent; Thos. Brennan,
assistant superintendent. and 81. w. Smith,
| train dispatcher.
The day was all that could be desired-a
| clear and warm autump day of Minnesota,
| and the ride to a1t from the falls was much
| enjoyed by all OF the patty. The Caisago
| lakes, heretofore described IL the GLOBE,
were greatly admired and the ladies espeo-
tally agreed with the railroad men in de-
| claring the time could not be far distant
when these beautiful lakes will be justly ia
NOUS and will have thousands of visitors
every summer season from residents of less
| favored regions. The new ride up the st.
| CroiX, for mile aud half on the high
hlllsides overlooking the river and its beau
tiful valley, had for almost every rod fresh,
wild scene, in which the regularity of scenic
beauty, Of gentle slopes, and broad sweeps
was sharply contrasted wit the upheaval
of ragged rocks which characterizes the
scenery of the Dalles of the st. Croix and
their immediate vicinity.
Arriving at the village the visitors were
received with cheers of the assembled people
and an anvil salute, and brief address of
welcome from Mayor Stannara, fittingly re-
sponded to by j. M. Shaw, Esq, of Mime
apolis, and were then conducted by the COM
mittee of arrangements (Which had met them
at Wyoming) to an elegant and most
bountiful banquet, prepared and served by
the ladies of Taylors Falls and vicinity.
Hunger assanged, the visitors wandered up
| and down the bank of the river, taking in
| with keen enjoyme Mt all the beauties of the
| dalles and the falls.
Shortly before leaving, the visitors,
| with their hospitable hosts, assembled
| in and in front of the Dalles house, and
| were treated to brief addresses by Judge
VIM. M. Banding, of st. Oroix Falls, Hon.
w. d. Washbnrn, of Minneapolis, Capt. FL.
| A. Castle, of st. Paul, Col. Jno. a. Stevens,
of Minneapolis, DR.. J. A. Murphy, Hon. w.
| P. Murray, and Gen. w. r. Marshall, of St.
Paul, w. III. G. Folsom, and Levi w. Fol-
som, of Taylors Falls, G. W. johnson, of
Minneapolis, ard Il. M. Newson and DR. D.
Day. of st. Paul. After the speeches which
were mostly congratulatory, the visitors
boarded their trains and were dismissed
| with new cheers and another rafting salute
| from the anvils.
On the homeward journey the St. Paul
gentlemen formed an impronptu meeting
iu one of the cars, with DR.. Day for chair
man and Capt, Castle for secretary, and
passed resolutions thanking Messrs. Smith,
Bremen and Hair, of the st. Paul & Duluth
Railroad company, for the excursion and
for their attention to the comfort of the
party; also thanking the people of Taylors
Falls and vicinity for their generous hos pi-
tally, and wishing the pleasant old villages
of the st. Croix Falls all the prosperity
their citizens could hope from their long
waited for railroad.