The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21

ane portion Of tho. state, and al this fms city
Of Dallas.
Mr.. w. q. Sterrott, OF tho Dallas Times, In
response TO vociferous call, jumped from a
comfortable carriage seat, where he had
sought TO hide himself away, In his known
tmidity, but no WAS brought out, and said
that he was glad to SOC this demonstration,
this beginning of an event so auspicious in
the history OF our city. He promised that so
far as no was concerned his moral Influence
should be given with hearty will TO 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 a
lavish hand floods with perfume and beauty
her teeming surface of foods of infinite
variety, and holds locked beneath it in her
dusky vaults, with miserlike tenpcity, a
mineral wealth that shamed even the stores
of the forty robbers and Ali.babbi, but which
would come out to pay obeisance 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.
He humorously said he did not see why
he should be, called on TO help to.buld rail-
ROADS for Dallas; that with the moral sup
port of his friend Hall, of the HERALD, and
The putting of his shoulder to the wheel by
his friend Sterret of the Times, and the
scrapers and snovels, ETC., of General Cabell,
of the Trunk Line, he thought this Chicago,
Texas g. Mexican centiped" railroad would
go on; that this might be an occasion for
Dallas to glorify, but that the people of
Fort Worth were 30 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 as 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
late unplessantness." Others of the Off
cials initiated the example, threw dirt, and
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
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| AT NIGHT.
At o'clock last evening very large meet.
ing of ladies and gentlemen of this city and
from Chicago. assembled at the board OF
trade rooms to participate in banquet
rendered the officials of the Chicago, Texas 81
Mexican Central railroad.
The meeting was called to order by the
president of the board of trade, Mr.. Nc Ennis,
who introduced to the audience MIR. Daniel
81. Hale, president of the aforesaid road.
After few appropriate remarks in regard to
the progress and prospects of the road, and
this splendid work, the following sentiments
were offered:
LIST. The Chicago, Texas & Mexican Cen
trail railway; offered by Mayor Good; re-
sponded to by the president of the company
d. Fl. Hale. !,
81. Chicago, Texas and Mexico; offered
by Captain w. G. Veal; responded to by
Major John Henry Brown.
Sd. The state of Texas; offered by +. w.
Peck; responded to by Mr.. John r Elliott.
4th. The president and officials of the
Chicago, Texas 81 Mexican Central railroad;
offered by Mr.. Wright; responded to Colonel
j. b. Simpson.
9th. The city of Dallas; offered by Mr..
Wright responded to by Judge Barksdsle.
9th. The engineering corps of the Chicago,
Texas & Mexican Central railroad; offered
by Mr.. John f. Elliott; responded TO by
Mr.. w. G. Waite.
7th. Our lady visiting guests; offered
by Mr.. M oroney; responded to Mr.. John f.
Elliott.
9Th, The Texas Trunk road and other
roads centering in Dallas; offered by Daniel
Hale; respondedto by General w. l.. Cabell.
9. The ladies of Dallas; offered by Mr.
Robb, of Chicago; responded to by w. ID.
Wylie.
10. The press of, Dallas; offered by Mr..
Wright; responded to by B. B. Paddock in
lew of Mr.. w. G. Steritt, who was abb
sent.
III. The United States; offered by DR.. F.
E. Hughes; responded by WI. Better
ton.
After the sentiments and toasts had been
duly offered and responded to, there was a
recess taken, when the wines, fna LIQUORS and
SCARS passed around most freely, and the
gentlemen made themselves happy in the
indulgence of life's good things, and by
converse with the ladies'. The recess over,
Capt. Veal entertained those present with
a description of that part of the state through
which this proposed line will run.
Speeches we're subsequently, made by Col
onei Leake, Governor Crockett and Others.
1t was an occasion long to be remembered,
and all those present enjoyed it to the full.
By the time the meeting adjourned, the men
from the great west and each fair "lady OF
the lake" felt that great strides had been
made toward better acquaintance, and that
the railroad ties had generated some sizes
that h;ndO and nroniaed the transfer of
many an inhsbitant from the north to the
prsiries of Texas.
The drawing for the fine Studebsker
wagon takes place May 18th, at John 5