Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-30
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PACIFIC.
I. Is expected that the tracks of
be Northern Paniho, advaAciAg from
he two slopes Of the continent, win meet
,ear the western portal Of the Mulles
Tunnel, ON The Main Divide Of ths
Rocky mountains, about the 10th II
September. The event will be wsrthily
An oration viii be d.
lived BY Hon. VIM. N. Evarn, ex-ssese-
Eazy Of Stase. Exeuz.ioa parties vil q
from New York and huu PosthAd ~
gop, 10 witsen ~ eersnoalA Many
distinguished gusses will BE- present. tn
President Of tho United States has dg,i-
fed his intention TO be present, Il hh en-
gagcmenss viii permit. Several menu
beu Of the Cabinet and other oik0als
holding high station under the Govern
ment have accepted invitations, . veil
As the Governsn Of the northwestern
states aad territories and the mayors Of
the great cities. The party viii also in
olude lot Of foreign ministers resident
in Washington, many eminent guesls
from Europe and representatives Of the
leading American, English and German
newspapen.
The last spike will be driven by Hen
ry Willard. under whose management, q
Presideut Of the Northern Pacific Com
pany the last Of the tzanscondnentL roads
projected by congress in 1863, has bean
completed. Although the last 70 be
built the Northern Pacific Is the bsse Of
all the roads to the Pacific Coast; l. op-
ems more valuable country to settlement
than either Of the others; it, tributary
territory IL more extensive, more produc-
tive, and Of more varied resources.
i The completion Of the Northern Pa
ci6c Is an event Of national intezesG. 4
links tho Great Lakes with that mot -
|pacious and beautiful Of the WORLDS Aar-
bors, Puget Sound Il joins together BY
the steel arteries Of commerce, the vAola
tnorthern tier Of States and Tesltaiea
from Sake Supcrior to tho PaaiAs. h i
building up new communities, develop
ing new industries. and opeaing new
homes to hundreds and Thousands Of peo,
pie. Il shortens by six hundred .ilea
!, the route from New York to Japan end
China. It furnishes new ohanael Sos
, the trade Of nations.
A generation has passed away Aaee
, the idea of = railroad along the route tel-
lowed by the Lewis and Clarke Ant osss.
pied the public mind. How many sasr.
. ageous and devoted men have hbored foa
, the realisation Of this grand enterprise
D Honor to the memory of those Who havs
r passed from the stage Of action-to Ass
!, Whitney and Josiah Perham, who urged
the projsctrupon tho attention of esa
} gre~; to Edwin +. Johason and "
0 Minor Roberts, the great engineers; X
j. Governor Isaac !. Stevens, the paoass'
o surveyor and explorer, and to nany
t morel Honor, too, to the living.
\ the whole line Of former presidents q
, the Ooupany-Smith, Cass, Wright
= Billings and Barney. to president Heas.
. Willard, whose genius for organisnaio'
o and finance has provided tho meaas b
}; complete road, and given it an extanv
+ system Of feeders and branches; 70 II
% Cooke, who in 1870 raised thisty mi1im
/. 10 begin building the rod; 70 the o2ss
% Of tho company and particular - -
It +. Oakes, the vice-prsGdent, and Al
:. Andezsoa, the chief engineer, who hss
,e directed the construction Of over 200
,. miles of tzaok q the main line -
,e branches in two years time; to Geaa'
,e Sherman, who gave to the enterprise q
10 invaluable support Of the army, and
Is his subordinate officers who swept q
D. savage from the pathway Of the rcsd
" Honor them all \ May they stand on u
OF grassy slope Of the Main Divide, a
X bright September day, listen to the 4
e- quent words Of the great orator and n
vn ness the contamination of thoir hopes
be the driving Of the Last spike on :,
lie Northern Pacific Railroad l-Nep Yov
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