The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-02

cured In n start, from WHICH every
thing should be excluded which does not
tend to accommodate and facilitate rail-
road business. This is Col. Whitcombis
theory. He says we now talk about our
immense railroad business, but another
generation of men will smile at the in
significance of business compared with
what it must be a few years hence. Then
the Col. would rattle away with 4~statisti-
cal evidences of natural growth ano IN
creased productions until you really wish
he would hire a hall and give the public
the benefit of the great stores OF know
ledge and dreams of the future which are
in that c~apacious, active brain of his
But l did not intend to say SO much about
him. Should you ever, Mr.. Editor, come
to Indianapolis, call at Col. Whitcomb's
office in the southeast corner OF h de
pot, and he will tell you enough about
railroads in thirty minutes to fill up your
paper, and if you don't say, before you
get away from him, he is II of the most
whole-souled, genial gentlemen you ever
met, why then don't you let me even
have one sip of your famous spring when
l come to Eaton next summer. o
l might tell you something about u
men of national fame who reside here.
VIM. H. English, who only failed OF be-
ing Vice President from a lack OF votes
Gov. Hendricks, who has long been a
central figure in this State 4; Senator Nc
Donald and others, but they have been
SO long before the public that nothing I
could write would be of special interest
now. Gov. Williams, who used to be
here, with a face said to resemble that
of President Lincoln, is seen no more
Only a few weeks before he died l met
him in his public office, and l shall never
forget how the kind old gentleman placed
a chair for me to sit down, and said, 81
am not busy and want to talk" and how
he told me about his southern trip, and
how Just before he was to leave the city
of Mobile, a little girl sought an inter-
view and gave him a beautiful boouet,
with many thanks from her invalid
mother, to whom the Gov. had once ex-
tended a courtesy on a railroad train
and how the old man ordered a hack and
took the little girl to her mothers door,
even against the protest of distinguished
friends who said the Gov. could not get
back in time to start on the train APP
pointed to take the company homeward, |
and here it seemed to me a little of the
old Jacksonian fire and fidelity Of friend
ship shone upon the old pioneer Govern
or's features as he. said, 81 told the COM
pany l would see that child sick mother
il 1 missed two trains" As fiinty granite
glitters in sunlight, like sparkling gold
upon SUBMITS where the lightning's red
hammers have playedupon the towering
cliffs, so the rugged virtues OF the pio'
neer age glow and sparkle in the slant
beams OF the sun, as the lingering steps /
of the. few who remain pass from their
life's evening to the brighter glories OF
their immortal tomorrow. few weeks
later I saw the remains of Gov. Williams
lying in state at the Capital, and heard
men of all political parties eulogize
the life and deeds of the sturdy, lncor-
ruptible man who had such a hold upon
the hearts of the people. |
l had no thought of this depression,
but here it is. If you wish to print it, do
SO. 1t NAV be amid the rustling activi-
tives of these whirling, busy times, we
soon forget such men as Gov. Will
Jams was, and it may be good for our
moral natures once in a while to realize
the fact THAT. THE ZEAL GREATNESS OF
LIFE CONSISTS IN THE OF THE
PLAIN VIRTUES WHICH R ALWAYS THE
HIGHEST ADoRNMENT OF CHARACTER, PUB
Lie OR PRIVATE But enough of this, and
I fear your readers will say too much.
We have an early spring, and already
new buildings are in process Of erection
in various parts OF our city. We are now
growing steadily and our returning pros
perity seems to be upon a sound and
healthy basis. l intended to give you a
description OF some of our business en-
terprises, but have already drawn my
letter out to an unreasonable length and
will reserve these matters for my next.
Should any of my Eaton friends come to
Indianapolis, call upon me at the Occi-
dental Hotel and they will receive every
courtesy due to transient VISITOR.