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

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try and energy would be connected with this
fine portion of the state, and ut this fine city
Of Dallas.
Mr.. w. g. Sterrett, of tho Dallas Times, in
response to n vociferous call, jumped from a
comfortable carriage seat, where he had
sought to hide himself away, in his known
timidity, but no was brought out, and said
that be WAS glad to SEQ this demonstration,
this beginning of al event SO suspicious in
the history OF our city. He promised that so
far Ms he was concerned bis moral Influence
should be given with hearty will 10 the
fullest contamination. He would put his
shoulder to the wheel and aid to push on this
grand artery that was to develop the trade
and sof en- the political shadows Of our
southern sister republic, where nature with q
lavish hand floods with perfume and beauty
her tecming surface Of foods of infinite
variety, and holds locked beneath IL ia her
dusky vaults, with miserlike tenscity, u
mineral wealth that shsmed even the stores
of the forty robbers aud A libabbi, but which
would come out ~ pay 0beisance to the iron
horse whose neigh would be the "open.
sesame" to untold treasures.
Captain Paddock, OF Fort Worth, was the
next speaker in response to clamorous calls.
tic humorously said he did 10. SEE why
he should be. called on TO help To- build rail
roads.fo Dallas; that with the moral sup
port Of his friend Hall of tho HERALD, and
| The putting of his shoulder to the wheel by
his friend Sterret, of the Times, and the
scrapers and shovels, etc, of General Cabell
of the Trunk Line, be thought this Chicago,
Texas & Mexican cenliped" railroad would
20 on; that this might DO an occasion for
Dallas to glorify, but that the people Of
Fort Worth were so accustomed to new
roads in their city, they didn't make much
fuss over them now. ANY morning citizen
there might wake up and find road running
through his back yard. He hoped Dallas
might, and he believed would be, successful
In getting the road through anyhow.
The speechmaking done, President Hale
then stepped forward, shovel in hand, and
taking up lot Of earth, threw it upon and
about the first stake driven ms the initial
point. Mayor Good then followed, remark
ing that he could not help to express the
wish, that thus might be buried out of sight
forever any and all bitterness that might be
, left between north and south, because OF ''the
lato unpeasantne.s." Others of the oil
cias initiated the example, threw dirt, aud
! hoped that the dirt throwing of the moral
order would henceforth cease. Thus was
: brought to an end the beginning, and the
assembly adjourned to their respective
homes, very dry and very dusty.
AT NIGHT.
AT 8 o'clock last evening avery large meet.
ing of ladies and gentlemen of this city and
from Chicago, assembled at the board Of
trade rooms to participate in banquet
T rendered the officials Of the Chicago, Texas 4
Mexican Central railroad.
The meeting was called to order by the
president of the board of trade, Mr.. McEnnis
who introduced to the audience Mr.. Daniel
Ii. Hale, president of the aforesaid road
After n few appropriate remarks in regard to
the progress and prospects of the road, and
in reference to his laborng conlreres in
this splendid work, the following sentiments
were offered:
lst. The Chicago, Texas & Mexican Cen.
trail railway; offered by Mayor Good; re-
sponded to by the president of the company
ID. II. Hale.
ID. Chicago, Texas and Mexico; offered
by Captain w. q. Veal; responded to by
Major John Henry Brown.
Sd. The state of Texas; offered by +. W.
Peck; responded to by MIR. John +. Elliott.
4Lh. The president and officials of the
Chicago, Texas Il Mexican Central railroad
offered by Mr.. Wright; responded TO Colone
j. B. Simpson.
9th. The city of Dallas; offered by Mr.
Wright; responded to by Judge Barksdale
6lb. The engineering corps OF the Chicago
Texas Il Mexican Central railroad; Offered
| by MIR. John Il. Elliott; responded to by
Mr.. w. G. Waite.
9TH. Our lady visiting guests; offered
by Mr.. Moroney; responded to MIR. John f
Elliott.
9Th. The Texas Trunk road and Other
roads centering in Dallas; offered by DAME
Hale; respondedto by General w. l.. CAbell
o. The ladies of Dallas; offered BY Mr..
Robb, of Chicago; responded to by w. d.
Wylie.
10. The press Of, Dallas; offered by Mr.
Wright responded TO by b. B. Paddock il
liew OF Mr.. w. q. Steritt, who was alb
, sent.
IL. The United States; offered by DR.. f.
II. Hughes; responded to by W.J. Better
ton.
After the sentiments and toasls had beer
duly offered and responded to, there was 4
) recess taken, when the wines, tina liquors and
sesars passed around most freely, and the
gentlemen made themselves happy in tn,
indulgence of lie's good things, and b,
converse with the ladies'. The recess over
Capt Veal entertained those present witt
description Of that part OF tho state through
, which this proposed limo will run.
Speeches were subsequently, made by Col
y onel Leske. Governor Crockett and others,
n 1t was an occasion long to be remembered
and all those present enjoyed it to the full
!, BY the time the meeting adjourned, the mel
. from the great west and each fair "lady o
: the lake" felt that great strides had beer
Is made toward better acquaintance, and tina
the railroad ties had generated some ste
that bind" and promised the transfer o
many an inhabYsnt from the north TO tn,
d pralries Of Texas.
The MnyOralty lmbrOgliO.
rom an interyiev with tho citv attorne,