Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-17

FAREWErE TO MR WEfuot TIE
The Resiring Assistant superiutend.
eni Of the CsIum bsa & Paget sound
Railroad Company r. Teadered q
Banquet and Presented with SEINE
Handsome Gifts.
Eighteen months ago, when Mr.. Jas
N. Colman resigned the position OF As
sistant Superintendent of the Columbia
& Puget Sound Railroad Company, tie
Directors Of that road looked about for
some suitable person to take charge CT
the road and its various adiuneis- They
finally selected F. p. Weymouth, then
OF Kansas. and time has proved the Sc
lection iudicious and " Sc one. From
the time of taking charge of the road
down TO the present time, Mr.. Wey-
mouth hiss worked necessarily for the |
best interests of the railroad company |
bv carrying out broad and liberal pol
icy toward the public.
Some time ago Mr.. Weymouth Was |
rendered the superintendency of the |
Idaho division of the Northern Pacific |
Railroads. line 270 miles long. extend |
ing from Wallula FUNSTON to Heron |
siding. With Office AID residence in |
Suraeue, After considering the matter |
for some time, Mr.. Weymouth coz
cIulied to accept the position, and sent
| in his resignation 10 the G. d p. ). Co., |
| to take effect on the l7lh inst. As soon |
| az the employees of the company found
| they were gong to lose their esteemed
| SUPERINTENDENT, they arranged for a
| farewell banque. to be given IN honor
OF Mr.. Weymouth, at which they might
express TO him their feelings of respect
and esteem, and also present him with
some slight tokens OF their appreciation
Of his high, manly character and uui-
form courtesy and kindness toward
| them.
| THE BANQUET.
| At half-past 8 O'Clock the 20 employ
e.s and a small number of invite
guests filed into the spacious DINING
paI Tor of the new DC ,idental Hotel, and
sat down 10 a sumptuous repast pre-
pared under tue sareful supervision of
Mr.. Adam Cannon.
/ Mr.. Weymovth occupied one end of
the long table, with Mr.. n. Il. Martin,
Mr.. MCCARTHY ON his left. Mayer
strive occupied the opposite end of the
table, with ii. l.. Yesler at his right,
and Bailey Gatzert at his left. After
the entire party had partaken of the
bountiful repast and slipped the spark
ling wine to their hearts content, VT.
Martin proposed toast to the City of
Seattle" and called upon
| MAYOR H. G. STRIVE,
Who responded AS follows:
| When left my office few moments
| since, had no intlmatiol that such
demonstration as this would take place.
| | was informed that n few friends of
| SUPERINTENDENT Weymouth would spend
an hour or two at this hotel in social
and friendly converse and partake of
some refreshments, preparatory To his
departure for more extended field of
| labor in Eastern Washington. Instead
of this find myself suddenly projected
into the midst of a large and enthusi-
astic assemblage, who have come to-
Rether spontaneously to do honor to
noble hearted man and testify their re-
spect for his sterling qualities of head
and heart. l find here general out
pouring of all the general departments
| of the corporation, over whose opera
tons he has so successfully presided f
| the last eighteen months. find iere
cashier aid clerks, engineers and sur
| veyurs, the skilled africans from the
shops and the mills, the operatives of
the road, and the brawny work men, all
| uniting IN this testimonial of esteem
aud aft ction. Our honored friend
ought TO be proud of this demonstra-
| ton. It's heartlness and spontaniety
shows that II springs from the
nenrt of his frlehds and that II
Is fifty bestowed upon one worthy to re-
ceive 1t. Speaking for the citizens of
this city, feel that but echa the uni
versal sentiment of all who know hum
tn u the manly qualities which distin-
.uish him, his integrity and upright
ness, his intelligence, tue readiness with
which be identified himself with the
| growth and prosperity of this place,
| and his kindly, genial and generous
nature, have secured for him firm
Judgment in the hearts and affections of
our people. We part with him with
regret. We hope that his lines may be
cast in pleasant places, and that he will
| carry to his new home the most pleas
hing recoilections of his friends aud of
| this CITY and of this occasion. Your
/ master of ceremonies has requested
| tae TO respond to the toast given to the
| City of Seattle. Ia an assemblage like
this, composed of Its own citizens, the
| Queen City of the Northwest needs no
encomium at any hands. Sh4 deserves
| 70 be called the Queen city, because
no sovereign that ever graced the proud
EST ihrose of earth ceuid claim more
faithful, loyal aud devoted subjects
| Than the C,ty of Seattle, commanding
| the steadfast allegiance of her
twelve thousand industrious, thrifty,
law abiding aud intelligent peosle.
The few venturesOme pioneers who SET
lied IN wilderness on these shores
some thirty years ago, and who by their
courage and enterprise have given to
our city its present strength aud vitality,
lave nearly all survived to witness tue
fIuition of their hopes and the accom-
pils hment OF their purposes. am glad
that they are here tonight seated to the
| right aud left of mt, and express the
| hope that their declining years may be
bl, ssed with prosperity and health. and
| AID in establishing upon firm basis our
city's destiny, which believe to be re-
| spiendent with bright promise IN the
near future. And IN saying parting
farewell to my friend Weymouth, | ex-
press the earnest hope that his absence
may be only temporary; that in bis sb-
senee he NAV cherish the klndest re-
membranes of Sesttle and Its people,
| 4 "a that at some time or another his in
| clinatlun and his interests may lead him
| TO seek his home again in our midst,
where he will always be sure to find
many friends and a warm hearted
greeting and welcome.
The Old Pioneers" were next toast
ed and Hillory Butler called upon to To-
spond. He said that, With leave of his
hearers, he would make his speech in
the old time Language, Chinook, which
he did in the most approved styl,, aud
vas frequently interrupted with APP
plause. de tod hoS, very many years
| ago. be came 10 Seattle. At that time
| the land where the town now stands was
covered With forest trees. There were
many Indians and bot few whites.
| Among his tilacums then were Yssier,
| nau0r Aaynar.} Tha lad,