The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-19


Good Feeling all Around-wine, Wit
and Wisdom At Hight-A bright Day
in the histOry Of Dallas.
Yesterday, between the hours Of II and IL
o'clock, crowds Of vehicles, carriages. bug
gies, omnibuses, etc, filled with ladies and
gentlemen, might have been seen proceeding
out Main and Commerce streets toward
Browder springs, to witness the ceremonies
Of inaugursting the construction enterprise
Of the ION to Mexico" march. Arrived upon
the ground, hollow square was formed,
when Mr.. z. G. Wright of Chicago, opened
the order of exercises by delivering the fol.
lowing address TO the president, directors and
projectors of the Chicago, Texas u Mexican
Central railroad company, and to the mayor
and citizens Of Dallas:
We have met here to-day on this spot TO
inaugurate a beginning long looked tor and
long hoped for. II is betting me to say vt
this time, we are here to witness the cons
mencement of work In which every citizen
of Dallas, every citizen OF the Lone Star
state OF Texas, every citizen of tho United
States, and every citizen of the world 10 more
or less interested for any enterprise that
serves as means Of developing the soil, bene-
fits the entire world. That we may proceed
directly to the evidences Of our purpose, l
shall introduce 10 you a gentleman who
came into your state not many
months ago I'M entire stranger, with rod,
chain and compass in hand, and with his
little band of faithful associates, has trav-
ersed through valleys and over hills in your
state with many days Of inclement weather.
tie has set his compass and drawn his stakes
on various lines, over 800 miles, and recon.
noitered over 1000 miles of the line. 1t has
been my pleasure to accompany him over
portions of that line twice, for some so
miles southwest of this city, and l pledge
you my honor that in his zeal and enthu.
siasm no has convinced me that every acre
of land properly utilized would produce
fortune; that every tree and shrub in tho
state, if grated, would produce good fruit,
and that every spring and rvulet by which
the Chicago, Texas Il Mexican railway shall
run, contains the elixir Of eternal life.
now have the pleasure Of introducing George
w Watts, tho chief engineer of this rail-
road, and ask him 10 turn over the maps and
surveys 80 far as they are ready to the
P1MSs ~" Ws;..
e.. %.o, 'eeponu.nE' oApsessou MS 'nahks
plimentary terms in which the president had
made reference TO his and his associates
labors, skill and fidelity, and said that he
now took great pleasure In transferring the
papers called for to the company. He was
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or. y. noi'uwos:ofn en'orprlse ana vim % IN
m aSI proI W III 'ns magn'nceht section OF
agA ,s:, mo rAna.Soa ,ha. NO. as president
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