, 1883-09-15
"oalyeH HOME"
An INTERESTING Pen PlCrIRE o. TuE
LAST sriKE CEREAesIEs.

How the Nsss BACK 1elenaises Aeted---
Their Apathy Na,seaiinx even - rheo-
.elve.-a. Impressive .ce.e4fAe Last
Of the missing Link"
HELENA, NJ. T., Sept. 3. lss5.
Tee last s,ike has been driven, and the
OCCASION, SO many in the nortaHes. have
looked forward to for 60 many yesrs, is
thing of the past. We may now confidently
expect to prosper and hourish # we ean only
keep up with the neS era that is upon u.
Toe fact that SO many distinguished msn
/ from both tue old and new world were pres
snt al the last ceremony, should be sufficiert
In the minds of al sensible men TO convince
them Of its vas. INF fortance bo,n politically
and in a commercial sense. Lake many OF .
/ era. can hardly realize the situation, but
travelling sround Of late as have with tie
idea Of taxing II all an, aud gaming the opln-
ions anu IDEAS of peopl1 IT to.z,iy different
sec'ions and employments, l beGin To see
that We srs upon the eve Il srevoiutlen.
Competition Will ariss. and for ttat We must
be prepared The days OF dollars are fa..
va ishlrg. and ere long the much drspi- eli
nIcsie cvinsss will take the place. OF TIE
pea, uae. Everything vii have TO he COS
! ducv.d on q business basis end everv leak
stopped in cur expenses. The wise msn
/ irom the east vii! invade Us, ard eudesTor
/ TO undersel! Us At cur own doors. o. tae
other hand, We are now within reach oi a
MAEkET ZOE OUR PRopCCE
ani manufactures thst nast, c: necessity.
bring much bus;Hess and money to oar va.
/ l=y, sad It viii be GU. o~u fsgl. II We 10
! not control the trade Of this great territory
f! in ,ruit aid early vegetables. Uplss, son;s
OF our Own citizens take hold of the business
and work it ~ without delay. some entire
stranger Will step in and profit by 1t. What
will our farmers think when tell them that
niiserahly poor watermelons. which they
would not feed 10 hogs, sre retailing here at
10 cents per pound, and that very moderate
sized ones have been selling for ESQ each !,
all this market is wasted, simply because
our people do not or will not understand the
situation. If some of our smart men We're
to study the interests OF our producers, and
be content with moderate profit. instead Of
wanting to double their money With every
lttie venture, it would make times much
better, and a constant stream OF wealth
would flow toward US. The STATESMAN is
always working Tor the interest of the people
as whole, and | hope that little OF the
plain talk have recently engaged In viii be
beneficial and not be taken s,ni-s. When
hear men on the street corners wagging their
Jaws. cursinc the country, the rsliIeads, and
p'amiug everything and everybody but
themselves fer the :" hard times, f.fl dis.
! gnst.d and always think OF that practical
| OLD adage "GOd helps those who help them
/ selves" A ,. ,ninens brewer here to-day
! told me that b. had, fol a ycaI past. heen
paying
SIX CENTS PER PoUSD
! for barley aud everything else 10 proportion.
| TIE fact Is the time has c0ms when our
people must study the necessities of othcrs.
! and avail themselves Of their needs; BY tax :
! in- the lad now they can easily retain 1t.
! What We waste others want and We must
supply l started in with this letter to
write up my Impressions of the drivirg OF tie
last spike. but, as usual, l wandered away
| from my subject TO one OF = more practical
nature, AID that, f-ncy, will be as inter
esting To some As the CEREMONIES will DO unto
| others. / will endeavor ~ tell "a PLAIN,
unvarnished tale" 0. what has occurred.
On Friday afternoon. Sept, ;th, the sec-
tions OF the trains containing Mr.. Willard
and his invited guests arrived at the depot
here, which. by the way, is nearly two miles
! FROM the city. Very little PREPARATIONS hid
| been made 10 receive them Dy tbs people,
! bnt LOT OF carriages were IN waiting 10 con-
| duet them 10 The Fair grounds TO see the
races. With the exception Of Gen. Grant,
| NJ. Schufz aud e few others. they renlained
| On the platform ami Rad to see all they
could III 70 minrtes. The city WAS NJ. dec
| Grated, and no one seemed to have gene t.
/ the least trouble n make cool inpre, sion
on the company. and. if may jadse, they
| do not feel very gooi over their Il! judged
economy. |. may be they feel tha; tie
FAT. FLvsH TIMES
they have enjoyed 30 long csnnot las. mach
longer. and therefore blame the railroad for
| it ANYHOW they feel ths. they have LETT
something uadone. 1t is Just the same feel
ing ths: We have oftines felt, when, hsv!rs
neglected to attend ball Or S PAry ard
| afterwards Iearaed wha. good time has
been enjayed by others, We feel that We
/ would Ike some one T. kick us. 10. as b."
papers arrive from the east containing glow
in accounts of the Sosp;tsiities rendered by
! other cities to the mast dlstingu!she'i guests
I that ever visited America, the Heienaites
/ feel ashamed OF themselves. They had
splendid opportunity to spread theniselr's s
and lost the chance. Mr.. Willard dad hot
: YiSlk Ilc place uStC L AnN - ~
press my ideas regarding this man whom l
look upon with admiration, but in no craven
or toadying spirit, hu. as one who hiss by
hls own inionitable energy. placed himself
/ N the front RANKS Of workers as tte sei'-
made man o, the age. In this alone lies the
true reason why have so often expressed
my sentiments regarding him and his works
The favorite work Of my younger days was
"Self Help" written by working nan
named Samuel SmIies. and the ideas there
I embodied have ever auce caused me to !e.
spect any man who has risen al owe the com
n,oa level solely by his own eIertions. In
ract,I look upon Henry VIll.rd as revoiu-
tion,st: sor, commencing lie IN this country
a nero by. with no knowled2e Of our ian-
gusae, and. in all probability, no friends, be
il now the peer ard entertainer OF the bluest
blood cf the world. But, again, this 10
NOT The LAST SPIKE.
Tie f!;h srd last section arrived at the