The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1883-09-22
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Ciacinuati Enquirer 18th.
The party Of Mississippi. editors
visiting the city past few caysleft
last night for Niagara Falls. 1899
Yesterday they were dined at the
Burnet House by Colonel Scott,
President Of the Cincinnati, New
Orleans Texas Pacific Railroad and
OF the Erfanger system. The din
Aer was an elegant affair. Colonel
Scott was unable to present himself,
but was ably represented by Y. Z.
Wilson, general superintendent OF
the road. He welcomed them in a
neat address. On behalf OF the Ed
it0riAi Association Colonel +. C.I
MoreheAd replied to Mr.. Wilson,
THANKING the read for the hospital
Iity extended to the party. Mr.
M0rehead ia the Commissioner
GeuerAl Of the comiAg Worlds In
duStrial and Cation Exposition. to
J DE held at New OrleaAs ~ 1884
lle referred to the libsrality of the
Exlangsr System OF railroads, of
which C0Ionel Scott has charge.
aad said that though the company
had as yet no liMe rlMniHg iNto New
/ OrleaAs it had contributed $l5. 900
towaxl helping on the Exposition
Il . then offered the lOll0wlgg res0-
luliOAS, which were adopted with a
lnrrah:
Whereas, Oar Association has this
day been the recipient Of extraprd j.
nary cOurtesieA at the hands Of tn
SfIicerS of the Cincinnati, New Or
lsaAs aud Texas Pacific Railway.
Resolved, l. That we tender our
bthanks individually and collective
~, to President John Scott, {. z.
Wilson and their courteous assO-
ciates, who have cordially received
aM4 entertained us; and, while max
iIing our Acknowledgements for
these cOurtssies, VIZ take advantage
OF this occasion TO resolve furth er
i 3. That the thanks ut the press
and the people Ofthe State Of Nj, sis
,Isippi be tealsrsd to the manage
mont Of this road for the great COED
liz has accomplished during The pas
few years BY wise and liberal
policy ih reducing rates Of trans
porta,iOn; for it's enterprise in de
yelOpiGg MississipPis resOurce'
I aud in Svety way promoting her ma
Iterial'prSspcrlIy.l Dooy u.i hiuur
/ 3. That these resolutions be prin-
J ted in every paper Represented in
this ASsOciation, and that the city
papers Of Cincinnati be request ed
\ to publisR the same. 'rrteat
i A number OF tOasta were ofFerSC
and repiIed'to by the members Q
the party A.H b" % .brHai
AniOugth who spoke was the
veteran Colonel Tyler He said h'
was born in Massachusetts, edaeat.
ed in Cincinnati and adopted in
Mississippi, He was glad to ge
back TO his I'D home, aud Fpok,
fsellpgIyWfthe pleasant relation
now e&istiag between the maputac
turefs Of the North and the proiu.
GERS Of the South, and hoped they
!, wOaldeonliale and grow together
Mrs, 'Besworth, proprietor Of th'
Canton ((Alss1 OiuzYn also spoke
Az the conclusion, Of The dinner
Mr. Morehe4,i WAS presented with
&. 4 . +
gold headed cans by the memberI
OF the association rs a mark Of thei
appreciation Of his efforts to MAKE
, this trip . pleasant OnS. There
|. wereeoSsr one hundred present y
the dinMsf, s..re
, In'this age ofgreAt enterprise tbs
! fact that 10, 900 lneA5prs digging
r ship canal across Panama ssdis
! nlssediA 4 brief newspaper para
i graph By and by, perhaps, n sim
4 liar paragraph vii! appear sbon