The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-06

Fargo, OAK, 4.-The first sectlon o.
Wizards excursion train arrived here 81
IL O'Clock and the last one st 1880 All
of the Northern Pacific buildings IN thli
city were gaily decorated with wheat,
eVergreens and bunting. Five carloads
of eVergreens and forty-fVe acres or oats
and wheat were used in the displays.
Besides the stars and stripes, the nags OF
France, Germany and England we're dis
played. Arches extended over the rail-
road track; immense vegetables were
shown; bands of music we're out and
several thousand people filed the plat
form steps and the park, $50 school
children being on the grass IN the park.
Speeches were made by dozen or more
Of the excursionists. PRECEDENT Willard
Unlisted this part of the programme
with the following remarks, made from
the pavilion, which were greeted with
prolonged hurlahs and cries Of hear, hear
81 thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for
your hearty q Getting and line display
to- day. 1t you will allow me, | will
replace my hat, am very subject TO
cold. / know there is no town that is
better illustration OF western enterprise
than Fargo; am glad that the friends,
the guests, which 1 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.
1t shows them the enterprise Of the belt.
There is more to come. l tell you you
have done we'll, and I understand that
many of the decorations were made and
planned by your fair ladies; that the
Wresths and gsrIsnds were made from
wild flowers of lh3 prairie. l can only
say you have exquisite native material
and you also make good use Of it. take
pride in showing these foreign guests of
the load and Of mine, this game, these
flowers, this fruit, this grain, and l tell
them that this is what the valley of the
Red River Of the North can and does
produce. / also tell them that this is but
the beginning, and one that you may be
proud Of. Believing in Fargo ana its
ultimate come ,tions with the prosperity
Of the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
psny. l thank you for your attention to
myEguestssand myself"
General Grant had arrived on the Sec
ond section by this time, ana in response
to q call appeared and spoke as follows:
II came out here to be impressed, but
see greater evidences of enterprise in
your city and prosperity in your country
than I anticipated and all promise great
for the future. Although l have crossed
the United States much and visited
nearly every Territory, SO we'll as State,
it is the first time l have ever set my
foot in Dakota, and am glad to be on
so solid and substantial a foundation.
would like to make speech, and /
would like to shake hands with all of you
but the time is too short. tits but a
few years since it seems as if
shook hands with every man, woman and
child. Thanking you for your kindness
/ beg leave to retire."
Among those who followed we're Carl
Schurz, Secretary Teller, Elk. President
Billings, of the North Pacific; Governor
Rush, of Wisconsin; George Pillsbury,
of Minnesota; Senator Oonger, of Michi-
gan; Governor Fairchild, of Wisconsin,;
Judge Wright, of Iowa; Congressman
Kssson, of Iowa; William NJ. Evarts,
and Mayor Harrison. The late section
did not leave until 2.30. 1t drew out, fol-
lowed by the most demonstrstive exhibi.
ton possible, the good will of all. The
excursionists to witness the completion
of the Northern Pacific will have con-
tinuous ovation all through Dakota. At
every little station, as well as in the city,
there are decorations, bands of music
andSthe populace waiting to welcome
and speed them onward.
jamestown, OAK, 4.-From Fargo the
trains sped westward right into the heart
of the great wheat belts. The scene on
either side OF the road was enough tc en-.
thuse every one. At this time of the year
most Of the wheat has been cut and the
ground go fer as the eye could reach wss
covered with golden shock. The produc-
ton Of wheat this year is sort of dis
couraging. The rate per acre is stated
generally to be twenty bushels. The
whole country appeared to have donned
its holiday attire in honor of the oc-
eaeion. Crowds were at every station
and all buildings, be they of high
or low degree, were more or less
trimmed with flags, banners and other
tokens of welcome. At Sanborne, a new
city started and now controlled by young
men, one Of the best displays of the
bountiful gifts of ceres yet seen was
made. Alongside of the track was i'm
provised an exposition of agricultural
products and on the opposite side were
two threahing machines busily employed.
Governor Rusk took possession of one
and by his dexterity showed that he
could run thresher as we'll as g State.
The address Of welcome was made by G.
A. Van Wormes and the responses by
Willard, Schurz and Kssson. A Chi
cagoAn by the name of Cooper has 10, 600
acres in wheat near here which averages