Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-14
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of Savannah and the Central Railroad
COmpa ny-Scenes at the General As
sembly Headquarters Last Night.
Att O'Clock last night the individual
members of the Georgia General Assem-
bly,, who are present in the city as visitors
! to the Sesqui-Centennial celebration OF
the founding of the colony of Georgia,
assembled at the rooms provided for them,
and, on motion of Senator f. G. DuBignon,
Hon. James S. BOynton, the President
of the Senate, was called to the chair.
On taking the chair President
.Boynton explained the object of the
4 meeting to be for the purpose OF
| adopting suitable resolutions of thanks
| for the fnnumerable courtesies of which
! the members of the General Assembly
| have been the recipients during their stay
! in Savannah.
/ On motion of Senator James G.. Parks,
/ the following gentlemen were appointed
| by the President as this committee, VIZ.
! Senators Parks, DuBignon, Mandeyllle
and Oliver, and Representatives Nc
| Intosh. Raw. of COweta, Spence.
| Rountree, Bartlett, Brooks, Rus
sell and jenkins. The committee
! formulated their report (which is herein
after stately, and the same was unani-
mOusly adopted, as expressive Of the sem
timents Of every member present.
After the adoption of their report the
members babe each other good bye and
the meeting was adjourned, amid the
utmost good humOr and genial fellow
/ ship.
WHEREAS, Savannah, the seaport city of
! Georgia. has acted so we'll her part upon
the occasion of the Sesqui-C Centennial of
the settlement of our great state, and the
! hospitality of her people has been I'M
/ bounded and bestowed in that liberal and
unselfsh spirit which characterized the
founders OF our great Commonwealth;
/ therefore, be it
/. ReSOlred, That our thanks are due to
/ His Honor the Mayor and the Aldermen
of the city of Savannah, and to the cit-
zens of the Forest City generally. for the
kind reception and hospitable entertain
ment that we have received at their hands
/ We have been entertained in a style and
manner that has ever distinguished GeOr-
gia, and we have been made to feel proud
of the hospitality of this the leading city
and commercial mart of cur State. Our
social and business intercourse with the
I people of Savannah has been most pleas
ant, and will, we trust, result hencefOyfh
in closer and more proft4l le~T9lation-
ship than has ever marked II history in
\ the past.
> ReS0lUed further, our sincerest
thanks are gratefully nd are hereby
most heartily tender 20 the following
] gentlemen, who Constituted the Special
Legislative Committee that provided for
/ the entertainment and comfort of the
! me,nbers of the General Assembly, to wit,
Hon. p. w. Meldrim, Hon. Robert
Falligant, Hon. J. j. McDOnough,
Hon. Geo. ;. Owens, Hon. II. f..
Lester, Hon. w. :. Basinger, Hon. DC.
: ID nd
These gentlemen and hOnOred citizen $
of Savannah have been indefatigable and
unceasing in their kind attention to us
while we have remaiaed in their midst,
and we feel that their uniform and affable
treatment has contributed materially to
our enjoyment of this eyentful and aus
piciOus occasion.
3. Resolred tiqrther. That to the Central
Railroad and Banking Company, Il corpO-
ration which has become the pride of our
State. TO its President and various officers
is due an expression of thanks for their
princely hospitality and unremitting at
tentiOns, which words can but feebly eX-
press.
Visiting savannah to participate in the
cOmmemOratiOn of an event, rich in retro
spection. as the Representatives of
Georgia, we feel that the fondest hopes
with which the founder of this common
wealth looked to the future have been
realized in the magnificent success which
has crowned the policy of this road. From
every section of the State-from the cotton
fields of middle Georgia, whose tleecy fruit
each recurring year is borne to the mar
kets of the world through its agency.
from the mountains and the southwest
comes alike the same verdict that the
Central Railroad and Banking Company
of Georgia has done and is doing more
than any other person, natural or artificial
within its limits, in the advancement Of
the material interests of our State.
We know of no more fitting conclusion
than to congratulate the people of the
whole State upon the fact that the void
caused by the death of the late lamented
Wadley, is wOrthily filled in the person of
the energetic, the courteous and sagaciOus
RaOul. An apt pupil of a great master is
at the helm of this great corporation, and
the future seems as bright with promise
as the past has been brilliant in achieve
ment.
4. ReS0lred further, That these resolu-
tons would be incomplete did we fail to ten
der the various military organizations of
Savannah, whose sOldierly bearing has
added so much 20 the occasion, our
sincere thanks Tor courtesies and atten-
ton shown us in their respective arm0ries.
D. Res0lred further, That we have been
brought under obligations to the Obliging
officers of the Savannah and Florida
Steamboat Company for the kind favor
which was extended to us by them in
putting mt our disposal one of their COM
Portable steamers, and in affording us an
opportunity to enjoy brief trip on the
waters of the historic Savannah.
6. ReSolred further, That a copy Of these
resolutions be furnished to the city papers
with a request for publication in their
columns.
PAnctfulIv submitted
j. G.. PARKS,
+. q. DUBIGNON,
l.. p. MANDEvILLE,
II. w. OLIVER,
II. NJ. MCINTOSH,
l.. r. RAY,
W. n. SPENCE,
d. w. ROUNTREE.
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