Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-04

reEpond-"She is the eastern terminus OF
the Northern Pacific railroad which will
pour into her warehouses not only the
trade of our own northwest. but the rich
trade of the islands of the Pacific and the
Indies.
THE GREAT NORTHERN PACIFIC.
will weary you with no more statistics,
but ! cannot close without a few words
about the Northern Pacific railroad and
the brave men who have built it. Through
all the ages of the world God, in his Wis
dom, has raised necessary men for great
emergencies. Noses, the great leader and
lawgiver, came at the appointed time.
When in the fullness of time the Suez canal
should be built, DeLeseps appeared, and
amid sneers and jibes and predictions of
failure, completed a work the control of
which now excites the envy OF nations.
The great Lincoln was given in our hour
of need, and Grant and Sherman to fight
our battles seemed the gift of special
Providence. By the side of these great
names posterity will place that of him who
began and him who completed the great
highway of the world-the Northern Pa
| ciic railroad. 1t is with pride that st. Paul
can point TO her course toward this great
| work and toward those who built it. Size
has ever been its friend and in prosperity
and adversely, amid the sunshine and the
storm she has stood by its projectors, ap-
proved their wisdom, admired their cour-
age and defended them whenever assailed.
It has been the custom of mankind
to perpetuate the names and
tame of heroes and benefactors with
earth mounds heaped up by the savage.
with rude heaps of stone on the plain of
Shinar, and in latter days with costly
monuments of marble and granite. It is
good custom and we should follow it..
Now that this great work is completed. let
there be built on the shores OF Lake Su-
perior monument OF enduring granite,
let it be massive, and let it stand where the
first rays of the morning sun, as he rises
from the lake, may fall upon it, and dis
pei the damps and dews from it's surface,
and on that monument inscribe in deep
letters the name of jay Cooke" Let
another no less imposing be reared on the
waters of the Pa3iic. Let It be placed
| where the last rays of the >3etting sun may
fall upon it as he daily sinks to rest in his
'wigwam behind t. Western waters" and
on that monument inscribe the name of
Henry Willard, and may these monuments
remain unscathed by the hand of time, IN
deseorated by man, and endure while the
long train of ages glide away"
HON. E. NJ. TELLER.
secretary of the interior, was called upon
by General R. W. johnson 10 respond to
the toast, "The United States Government
In commencing Secretary Teller called at
tention to the benefits derived from the
opening of q transcontinental route, which
confer more especially vast benefit upon
Minnesota, Dakota, Oregon, Idaho and
Washington. Aside from the fact of the
completion of the road, it brought in re-
lations of direct communication the citi-
Zens of these commonwealth, which was
of far greater importance than mere
financial bereft. It centralized ideas,
and no nation could be a
unit in sentiment unless the
people were so situated as to be afforded
| an interchange of views. Such thing as
unity of sentiment among people q thous-
| and miles and two hundred hours apart
was impossible, and ii was the facility for
| an exchange of views that this great rail
road opened up more than ali else that
constituted its real value. It amalgsmated
the interests of the farmer, the tradesman
and the mechanic, and to just this extent
it perpetuated the best interests of the
Union and the States. In conclusion he
referred to the immense extent of fertile
territory traversed by the Northern
Pacific railroad, which opened up
to the commerce of the world a vast and
golden empire; and reference was made to
1. L,,1 -
the Northern Pacific Railroad company,
and to the admirable use which had been
made of the munifcent gift.
The next toast was: "Our foreign guests.
the representatives of nations whose peo.
pie are becoming the strength and glory
of the great Northwest" This toast was
responded to bY Hon. L. Sackville West,
minister plenIpotentiary from England to
the United States. In responding to the
toast, Mr.. West referred to the rapid
! growth and expansion of the country.
and to the development Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad He
said that while such an enterprise was of
vast importance to the commerce OF the
country, it also united the sympathies OF
the people in common bond and did
away with the curse of war. Nothing, he
thought, could equal the opening up OF
such a vast and fertile country. Such an
undertaking was benefit to mankind ani
it was an honor to its supporters and pro
moters.
DIR. Hoffman responded to the toast
'oUR GERMAN GUESTS
He said that he fully and en-
tirely sympathized with the grea
undertaking just completed at tn
head of which stood one of his own coun
trymen, Mr.. Willard. Many OF his coun
trymen had found here second home, ant
he was proud to say that when he ha,
come here he had felt at home himself
He thought that his German friends woult
agree with him when he said that what ha
been done was accomplished by hart
labor and perseverance. In concluding
he referred to the vast interests openet
up and predicted that ST. Paul would b
the center of the greatest commercial dis
trict of the world whose interests would b
magnifed one hundred fold.
"THE STATE OF MINNESOTA"
To this toast Gov. Hubbard responded
as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen:
The official notice sent me by the con
mittee on toasts of my assignment thi
evening invites me to respond to the sen
timent "The Governor of Minnesota.
That would have been an easy duty +
perform as it presents a subject readil