The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-24

ilas IS practicable. aud proper, and
therefore are like other folks, bic
children, and love those who bring
%ts gift-pss"satr.-S
Some nre has pithily sail, that
igratltud de. is a lively sense of benefit-
E-expeete'h According to that de
fnltloh, yal may gel some idea as
10 how exec dinglv grateful we fee
TOW atrls the mammoth corporation
Of which you are conspicuous, re-
resen,ativesaa-i.ageuts, by ascef.
tan,n. the price at whi,.h TO wn lots
have been krld, since the .cnnsiruc-
lti"n OF the Nor,hein Pacific Rail
road TO thi, point has beer, assured
and ,i,a'ninent. Anl so~ it ia a
iconsun',nated fact And as we here
eer 40 long in 3 measure
isnla,vu, ~aiize, this tact, and en-
Gdrsvort to, coniprehs, d its grand
s'gaihSxnce aad promise--as we
fif'.s ourselves en- wrapped by these
steel tendons, The rails, in the gen
eraia body at human activities, and
cnYpected by the wire nerves of the
telegraph, with the insi AMI .carreni
OF human Thought and feeling, let
us first snd devoul'y thank God
ulfier whose initiate propiIemce all
events are mouided,and All desrinies
are shaped. aud then let us give the
dae7 need 'of'rcredit to the men
whose .-nefgy, perseverance. science,
skill and courage >, nave been 20
signallst manifested in carrying on
the great work. And lnthiS spirii,
gentlemen, We give you hearty
welcome here TO day, and sincerely
cnngra nltir You upon the .ucces--,
that sterling sesI of merit which
has hitherto attended ynur efforts,
aud upon the happy fortune which
has associated, and tor generations
t" come will associate your names
with al, .saterpr's 'se-'so stupendous
and heneficent. ,s's.ti slil = -
Dad time permit, and, we're tho
resources. pt rhetoric, and my own
command OF tifose resources,
adequate, ! should be tempted to
try TO tell you surnething about the
great chain OF lakes, and especially
thlsiL Lake Superior here, and about
tire particularly toftur:ate0 iconjunG-
ion jpst at this place, Of at least
three OF the ancient elements, air.
tarttr'and water,hnd about the ships
that are to come in from Liverpool
ap'i ether ocean ports, and how, this
point fs' lftai'et" than Chicago Ia
every part OF California and to some
pas1s of Mexioo--to say nothing OF
Oregon and >tIngton Territory
and about the teas and silks OF
Ghina and Jlpan, and the spices Of
the Indian Archipelago; for all
there matters are..suppased 10. con
tscrh Intimately the Nofttierti Pacific
Railroad aud Superior, .an'l have
been household topic. here for long 4
years I; but ! hayc.a Suspicion that
you have heard something about all
TINS before, AID Itnrbrar.
IL would be proper also at. thug
)uncture TO pay lrlbate to other
,:real names which ave been aud /
always VIII be, historically as--i
socrate't with tits ma9nlticrnl trans
Continental way, Pu, l belhlnk rnt
ihat ise time OF yonr stay Gs limited,
aud that I am m'sin Ibe presence ST
those "lf9 are isllHctively men OF
;tctioirral her than oi talk, aud !
mus limit mys,'li therefore 20 the
mere ueiI,inn ut some oi The names
le which, | r-ier-C'n"ke, Smith,
Cass, Wright, Barney Billings,
Willard and n,lIers might be added
The distinguished gentle
men present. But happily this mere
me,IIon is all that i-fneeded before
this andi,ncr. and implies and .ug
gets more than | could express
se Now, thanking you, gentIem en
for your presence With us TO day
contributing most essentially to the
interest Of our cele bration, on be-.
hs nf The people OF Superior, |
invites uu, and alstathe friends from
Duluth aud other places, whom wa
are most happy tpsee assisting here,
TO join us in beng as glad aud
juiIiant A. possible, aud 10 thaieend'
We cxt nj lpyou the fullest liberties
a.ld privileges ol lle whole county
tile eiarges"municipalorg
Tor " hlch We are authorized TO
speak. ,.7 ..,s.es-. ~ .st.t.,,-r 80 ~.
Ju!gr CIough's remarks were re-
.ponded to by Mr. Oakes IN SEN.
sible, bu>iness-like strain, somew hat
telicltous at times Mr.. Oakes vas
appIaule'i, especially
W hen he referred to HIS great road
and it's many feeders and the benefits
It woull bring to Superior. He
made good point on Judge Clough |
v hen he said th1t he hoped when
ne would come next year to find |
owner. selling lots instead of hold
ng them. This brought down the
house, even if it did hit some of
our old-on-torever owners. Gen. |
being loudly called for,
Mr.. Oakes answered for him bv |
saying that Gen A. being a man of
works and not of words, never
made speeches. Gen. Saunders, of
Helena, Montana, was called |
1 Il "a x.ur,. hn...-.. L |