Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-10

Dooy rights preserved, and Jaw Cooke.
as we all rejoice to know, came too, out of
bankruptcy, and is to-day swelling a new
fortune.
The faithful friends of the road stuck
fast to it in it's adversely, put up more
money, and after awhile the work was
again started on both sides of the CON
tinent. And then, when later the skies
frightened all round, outside capital once
more took courage, new life and new blood
came, and at last we are here.
1t is great day. 1 look back to the
time when you could count the friends of
the Northern Pacific almost on the fingers
Of your two hands, and now behold the
triumph of their faith. Now everybody can
come and see this is the best line across
this continent, unequaled in its variety of
resources. With magnificent wheat fields,
with cattle on thousand hills, with mines
In its mountains and raYines, with an as
founding wealth of timber, as yon will see
further on, on which in time this whole
country will have to depend, who can doubt
the futuref Everything in these respects is
yet In the very infancy of development.
linen, as to scenery, you have had a taste
OF 1t. be prepared for still greater things
as you approach the Pacific coast. And as
for climate, bear in mind it is in the regions
where you have ice and snug winters
you will find the toughest muscles, the
most vigorous brains, and the most earnest
homes. So, putting all things together,
who can fail to see that this great new
highway is to be marked all along with
prosperous communities, with schools and
churches and high civilization? Who
can fail to see that it brings permanent
peace with the Indians; that no more Gus
ters are to be killed, no more regiments to
be wiped out; that new states are to come
here, new power and new wealth, and
new bond of unity to be added to our gov
eminent, and q new route opened to the
worlds commerce?
Things at the start are always, OF course
little crude, but all is coming that has
been prophesied. And wish all the friends
of the enterprise at the beginning, and all
who stood by it in the darkest days, and
all who have helped it on in the later
years, could be here to see the great cor
summation. How that railroad st. John,
who so early cried in the wilderness, "Pre-
pare ye the way" Asa Whitney would have
rejoiced! How, too, Governor Stevtns,
killed in the war, who surveyed this route
for the government in 1854 and 1855, and
on all occasions and everywhere
was its champion! How, too,
the first president Josiah Per-
ham, who labored hard and died without
the sight of even the first spike! How,
too. the first engineer, Edwin T. johnson,
and the second engineer, W. Minor
Roberts, both men of the very highest
ability, and whose devotion to the enter
prise knew no bounds! But I cannot go
through the roll. From first to last,
whether here or absent, whether living or
dead, all should be gratefully remembered
who, as officers or privates, have been in
the long fight which sees complete victory
to-day. It is a roll of honor, and l cannot
forbear saying that at the head of it
should stand the name of Thomas Jeffer-
son, who in 1884, sought to have the
Columbia and its sources explored by Led
yard land as president of the United States,
at the beginning of the century, organized
the world renowned expedition of Lewis
and Clarke, names never to be forgotten
with the purpose of opening by the Mis-
souri, and Columbia rivers North Ameri-
can route to India.
But 1 detain you too long. If, in con-
clusion, l may be allowed to allude to
myself, to whom this enterprise was for so
many years my work by day and my dream
by night, and had, and always will have,
my faith and love, beg to say that 1 am
profoundly and devoutly thankful that my
life has been spared to this great occasion.
So grateful am 1, so grateful do believe
we all are for what it is for the rast as
history, and for the future as prophecy,
that wish great multitude of those to
whom the completion of this Northern
Do Sa ir -
day, and that we all could lift up cur voices
with one accord and make these mountains
echo back to US, "Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow"
Mr.. Willard said that as they had pres
ent distinguished guests from England and
Germany, he would give those
present an opportunity to hear
their sentiments. Mr.. Willard introduced
Minister Sackville West, of England, who
said that Sir James Harmon would speak
for the English guests. Sir James Harmon
said the English visitors were filed with
wonder and admiration by the sights of
the magnificent country and its institu-
tions. Henry Willard was person of &C
count who had their warmest sympathies
and gratitude for this splendid spectacle
about which we could we'll cluster. We
have had the happiness of seeing the
manner of man he is. We have been able
to see in him the abilities which earned
him the confidence of those who have been
associated with him throughout his life,
and all here will carry back the recollec-
ton of having known a real man.
1t was happy thought
that the representatives of the
countries which have contributed the pop
ulation to the American nation should
be present on this most extraordinary oc-
casion. 1t fills me with wonder and awe
to see the prosperity which has advanced
with such rapid strides, and which has at
once reached the highest development of
civilization. The German minister, Won
E. Eisendecker was then presented, and
expressed the hearty good wishes of his
fellow-countrymen for this enterprise. We
are sorry to have lost Mr.. Willard, but as
he has come to country which has always
been closely allied to my own, here he
may remain.
DR.. Kneiss, of the Berlin university, was
introduced, and spoke at length on behalf
of the German visItors,l and expressed
the hope that the Northern Pacific
would be the new highway and the main
line of all northern colonizations of
America and Europe. May it be forever
tho in honor of ba ,obla so,,