Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-19

communion, but will benefit alike all sections
which can be reached by wisely arranged
schedule.
The gentleman who is now at the head of this
service understands the Importance of such
service. He has had a wide and valuable ex-
perience, and has worked very earnestly to
secure a restoration of the "fast mails" and
when success seemed within his grasp he ar
ranged schedule, which would. have made it
vastly more effective than the old one WAS.
Among others, it contemplated fast mail to
st. Paul, which would have shortened up the
time between New York and st. Paul twenty
and a half hours, and five hours between Chicago
and the same point, certainly such a saving of
time, representing, as it does, the saving of
thousands of dollars in business transactions,
should not be permitted to fail for want of ac-
tien on the part of those most interested, and
the nest, northwest AID southwest should clasp
hands and work unitedly and earnestly to secure
SO great business blessing.
These successive changes from slow to fast
trains have been of greaJ benefit to the general
public, and they have also increased
the hazardous nature of the service
In which we are engaged, and
as congress has not deemed it expedlent to enact
laws providing for even partial maintenance
OF those who may be permanently disabled IN
railway accidents while discharging their diff
cult and dangerous duties, or made any provision
for the families OF those who may be killed at
their Post OF du Y, it beco nes necessary for Us
to upnold and perfect the Mutual Benefit as
sociation" of which you delegates.
This association has done much good in the
past, has kept want, suffering, and sorrow from
the families of Or comrades who have been
killed or died with t. harness on,'' aud every
one connected with this sergice should give it
his hearty support.
1 trust tins meeting viii result in great
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very pleasant and erioyable time
The welcome extended to you by Minnesota and
the citizens of st. Paul, is such as mig t
have been expected from the great-hearted p9o-
! pie of this boundless northwest. The progress
and prosperity you see on every hand is an indi-
cation of the energy, intelligence, courage, and
patriotism of this people, and the greeting you
/ have received to day comes from their hearts,
and indicates their appreciation of the labor you
perform, and the difficulties and d,ngers which
surround you in the discharge of the same; and
in behalf of us all l thank them earnestly for
! the same.
In recognition of the welcome extended
to the association by the authorities of S..
Paul, President Baird paid high compli-
ment to the State of Minnesota, by saying
that since the delegations had entered its
I borders, the revelation of its thrift and en-
| terprise had been to them a constant
source of wonder, surprise and delight,
while the sight of the grand beauties of
her natural scenery had enlarged their
hearts with the contact.
| He further added that the time was COM
| ing when the railway mail would be the
most i'm portsnt branch of the government
service, and cited thu fact that this depart
ment was the first to adopt and bring into
notice the requirements of 'civil ser
vice. which had brought it to its present
high standard, and which the government
was now adopting in many of its proni-
nent branches of service in other depart
ments except the postal.
After these acknowledgements and obser
vations he said.