The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-24
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VOLUME 10.
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IsH ftTH DAY OF DECEMBER 1881
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Iir THE MIST MEMORABLE, R,DAY IN
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Saturday, the seventeenth day on
IDecelpber AID 1881, was day
thar brought more sladnes. 10 the
/ hearts otialt '.ae people ot Superior
than any other day in The history oi
| fthe, old town. a'''''..s.,."
| On thar day then Northern Pacific
fa'iroad WAS completed to Superior
and the 6rst lralu Of cars entered
the town. II was the spec,al train
.ot'isace President Oakesa and con
sisted OF a. Passenger car dining
| car, and baggage car tra~n. by
engine number SO Mr.. .Oakcs wa>
accompanied by Geu A Anderson,
chief engineer; Gen. H. IIanpt, gen.
era fhanag T; Gen J II. Hammond,
vice president and general manager
OF tue Manitoba g. South wesle: n rail.
way Hon. Edmund Rice, mayor OFT
St Paul /; Gen. W. u Saunders, o..
Helena, Montana; B Roberts and
n. +. Starbuck, of New York = A..
n, Sehley,df. .chicago, FL, DrIano,
oupt. of the CasseIton branch, and
The train arrived about Two
O'Clock, and as it stopped in front.
Of the Court house the loud and
prolonged whistle ofthe locomotive
was answ cred by deaiening cheers
from the large crowd assembled,
composed of nearly every man
woman and child in the place md
MANY from Duluth, numbering per
haps fifteen hundred persons III al. |
= Never did people display greatei
eiAhuslasm than those Assem- bIe,l
10 meet The first train. Tie sight
and the sounds must have been
ia4eAesd ealfseni,fg 10 the distinguish
cd Visitors, TL2 court honse saily
decorated with evergr-cns and
Gags, every window occupied BY
ladies, waving haudkerchict-, the
steps, tences aud grounds flied with
lively mass OF lumanitys all trytng
10 show their giadne-s in 4 demon
stratiye way, Dlale at.ceue that!
viii certainly not soon be iorgn lien
by The gentlemen as they aiighted d
troqs the cars. Even tie bells otI
the scfo6l' houses az! churc:4..rs
joined In the grncral jabitaion. Mr. !
Oakes and his friends W ere escorted
10 The capaclous court room on the
second floor Of the court house.
where, after blessing asked 10y the
Rev. Nj. Hageman OF The Presby-
ter an church, they were jolueA bv
a large nunber OF our citizens and
MANY visitor IN partaking of sub.
stantial dinner spread on tour
lengthy tables presiled over by the
ladies of he city. ta.. = ,l,.'
= Abont the time of passing the
dessert, Hon. G w Perry, chair
man, and William Cox secret ~,
OF the citizens meetiu3 oii recep-
ton took their places. The Chs,r-
man Introduced Hon. Scion H..
Clongh, who delivered an address
of welcome "a follows: hi
Hr O4kss, General -4ndsr.on Gsn<ral
Haupt, ard OFsoers and Gentlemen Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad
lam depuIed by my fellow citizens
VI IhAS Pi~ISs ~ - ~ SoN lew !
words of greeting, and congratuIa I
ton, and TO give expression as far
as | may be able, to the sentiments
OF satisfaction and enthusiasm |
which peryade this community upon
the OCCASION OF the completion OF
the line of the Northern Pacihc
Railroad To The head of Lake Su |
perior. We know that our mani
festations of welcome are simple |
and unceremonIous, and that our
hospitality, is plain, but you i'll /
not doubt that our s'GlaJ To see
you"-an utterance for which we
have been taking IN breath f"r a
quarter of century-is most cor
dial and sincere. Ii would be !
affectation III us, and would not
deceive you, 10 say that the high
estim alton in which we hold You
personally as men, and as Ills
tinguished instruments III the move
ments OF civilization, IS the chiet
motive of the consideration whlc
We all desire 10 ex end to you ut
this time; for great as rs our regard
for you on these grounds, We are
still ike mankind III general, inter .
ested, selfish human beIngs, de~Ifois
OF ENJOYING the good things OF THIS