Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-07

FARoo, Oak, Sept. 5.-Ths first Sec
ton of Wizards excursion train arrived
here at ii O'Clock and the last one At
I'D. All of the Northern Pacific
buildings in this city we're gaily deco
Rated with wheat, evergreens, and bun
dies Five carloads of evergreens and
forty-tiye acree of oats and wheat were
used IN the display. Besides the stars
and stripes the flags of France, Ger
many and England were displayed.
Arches extended over the railroad track.
on which immense vegetables were
shown Bands Of music were out, aud
several thousand people filled the plat
form steps and the park, SO school
children being on the ground. In the
park speeches were made bv a dozen or
more of the eXcursionis.s.s
President Willard enliveued this pr
tion OF the program with the following
remarks, made from a pavilion in the
park. which were greeted with prolonged
hurrahs and cries Of shear "hear."
Il thank You, ladies and gentlemen.
for your hearty greeting and the fine
display today. Ii you will allow me.
will replace my hat; am very subject
70 cold. know there is no town that is
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terprise and push than Fargo. | am
glad our friends aud guests which |
have gathered up from this country and
across the water. have the privilege of
seeing your city, as they first enter upon
the Northern Pacific territory proper.
IL shows the enterprise of the belt, and
tnen There IS more to come. l tell them
you have done well, and / understand
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were made and planned by your fair
ladies, who made wreaths and gsrlands
from the Wild flowers of the prairie.
can only say that yen have exquisite ma
tive material, and you have also made
good use of 1t. take pride in sho wing
these foreign guests of the road and of
mine, the game, these flowers, this fruit.
this grain; and / tell them that this is
what the valley of the Red River of the
North can and does produce. l also tell
them that this IL but the beginning, and
one that you may we'll be proud of. Be-
Eeving that Fargo is ultimately connec-
ted with the prosperity of the Northern
Pacific railroad, / thank you for your
attention to my guests and myself.
GENERAL GRANT SPEAKS.
General Grant had arrived on the sec
ond section by this time, and in re-
spouse to call appeared and spoke as
follows: II came out here to be i'm
posed on, but zee greater evidence of
enterprise in your city aud in your coun-
try than / anticipated, and all this
promises great things for the future.
Although / have crossed the United
States much, and visited nearly every
Territory as we'll as State, it ia the first
time have ever set my foot in Dakota,
and am glad to be GU SO solid and sub
stantial a foundation. would like to
make speech, and | would like to
shake hands with all of YOU, but time ia
too short. 1t is but few years since it
seems as If l shook hands with every
man, woman and child. Thanking you
for yodr kindness, beg leave to retire"
Among those who followed were Carl
Schurz, Secretary Teller, ex- President
Billings of the Northern Pacific Rail
road. Governor Rush of Wisconsin,
Governor Pilisbury of Minnesota. Sen
Iator Conger of Mississippi. Governor
Falrchild OF Wisconsin, Judge Wright
OF Iowa, Congressman kassOn of Iowa,
WIN. Nj. Evarts and Mayor Harrison.
The last section did not leave until
2:U. The excursiOnists will have n
continuous reception. All through the
little stations, As well as the cities, there
are decorations, bands of music and
crowds OF people waiting to welcome
and speed them onward.
THROUGH THE WHEAT BELT.
JAMESTOWN, Dakota, Sept. 5.-From
Fargo the trains sped westward right
through the heart of the great wheat
belt. The scenes on either side of the
cars were enough to enthuse every one.
At this time of the year most Of the
wheat has been cut and ground. and, 81
far as the eye could reach. the earth was
covered with golden speok. The pro
ductien OF wheat this year is very large,
The rate per acre is stated generally to
be twenty bushels. The whole oonntry
appeared to have donned its holiday
dress in honor of the occasion Crowds
were at every station, and all the build
ings. be they of high or low degree, wer @
more or less trimmed with flags, ban.
ners and other tokens of Welcome
At Sanborne, new city started and
nov controlled by young men, one of
the best displays of b0untiful gifts of
cereals yet seen Was m,de. Alongside
the track was improvised an exposition
OF Agricultural products, and on the op-
posite side were two threshing machines
busiiy engaged. Governor Rush took
possession of one. and by his dexterity
showed that he could run thrssher AZ
we'll rs a State. An address Of welcome
was made by G. A. Van Wormer, which
was responded to by Willard, Schurz and