Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-08
Chamber of Commerce.
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thought; and it will build for the education
of its millions of sons and daughters institu-
tiens of learning that shall have as great a
power in developing its intellectual character
rs has ever been displayed by the universities
of the East.
It is to this West sir, that I CO. called
thither without any solicitation on my part.
Thirteen hundred miles will be between you
and me. But separation is not matter of
miles or of geography. Men may live side
by side and yet be as far as possible apart;
men may be separated by paltry thirteen
hundred miles more or less, and yet be as near
together in regard and affection as if the
same beams of the morning sun awakened
both. And SO. sir, going from you shall
still be of you. The friends of b lifetime,
the dear ones with whom have wept and
rsjoiced aud who also have stood by me in
Joy and in SORROW, the people of this city OF
all creeds, and nationalities, and parties, and
grades, from whom, when needed it. have
received the most comforting expressions of
sympathy, can never forget them no mat
sun, nor how clear it's sky, nor how
glorious its fields of plenty. And
may not ask that the city in which have
lived SO long, and which by thousand asso-
citations and memories will be endeared to
me,-nay that will be sacred in my memory for
reasons that cannot bring myself ever to
alluds to in this place,-may not ask that
this city will as I go bid me God speed to my
work, and in my absence remember me as
one who, whatever may have been his mistakes,
always meant to stand on the side of right?
At the conclusion of his speech Prof. North
rep was given three hearty cheers and i'm
mense applause.
AN INVITED GUEST.
Mr. E. N Shelton. of Birmingham, was
called upon to speak on the Derby railroad
and its western connections. He said that
if New Haven would give it's assistance the
road could be extended
MR.. BROMLEY ABUSES THE GUESTS.
1.-THE Old State House" was the toast which
brought Mr.. Isaac II. Bromley to his feet.
He made a pith5 speech, full of witty
thrusts and rollicking hNmor which the
Chamber hugely enjoyed, and the members
| sat tilted back in their chairs smoking good
cigars and looking entirely contented. Mr..
| Bromley then closed his speech by very
| humorous poem which he said was written by
| the author of Beautiful Snow" andin which
the characteristics and deeds of Mr.. Potter
and his horse were recalled by witty touches
HENRY B. HARRISON SPEAKS.
''Our City's Centennial Year" was the
| toast to which Hon. Il. B. Harrison respond
| ed. The speaker referred to the fact that CEN
fury ago there were g. 800 inhabitants in the
| city and they were genuine Yankees. Now
| all nations every race in the civilized world,
were represented among US. One hundred
years ago if this thing had been thought of,
it would have been said that this would be q
city of confusion. Yet we find everything
harmonious and before the next century is
half over we shall find the races homogeneous
superior to any of the races whose blood has
mingled together to make it. 1t is necessary
that the science of government should evolve
some scheme for city government. believe,
however that there is no city government SO
far from corruption as that of New Haven.
The speaker spoke at some length eloquently.
| RESPONSE OF MR.. WHEELER.
sour Manufacturing Interests" E. s.
| Wheeler responded as follows:
You will notice an important departure and
| one apt to be commended In the arrange
ment of the responses tonight to this toast.
| Ninety ears ago when the chamber was Or
| ganized it was agreed that this topic should
be forever treated by Gov. English or Mr..
Sargent, and those of you who have attended
| faithfully the dinners up to this know how
| well the early resolution has been adhered to.
Better selections could not have been made
| one the complete success of the town born, and
| the other weighted indeed with the stigma OF
| having been born elsewhere, but manfully
overcoming that disgrace for which
| indeed he was in no way responsible.
| You will remember a description of the
merchandise and manufactures of ancient
| Rome which describes ''the merchandise of
| gold and silver and precious stones and of
pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and
| scarlet and all thyme wood and all manner OF
vessels of most precious wood and of brass
| and of iron and MARBLE" and the long list
| ends with ''souls of men"
So in describing the manufactures of New
| Haven it should not be forgotten that it is
/ not alone the buildings and machinery and
| immense variety of our produce of which the
| city has reason to be proud, but of men who
like English and Sargent having reached the
4 - e. -
| into every city in this country and not few
| in other countries the name of New Haven.
| We lave an occasional complaint that the
| city is not attracting new manufacturers as it
| ought, but we overlook the great increase in
those already here. The Winchester Arms
| Co. are reported to have made some kind of
| a combination with firm in Lowell, and
| they are apparently intending to extend their
buildings through that city. Sargent q
Co. are cultivating trade in South America
| and extending their works in such manner
| as to reduce the distance between them and
their customers in that country. Had We
| received a new establishment as large as
| either of these additions We should have held
a special meeting of the chamber Nbetween
meals to congratulate ourselves. There
has never been a time when SO many men
have been employed in New Haven as now,
never time when the average rate of skilled
wages was SO high as now, and never time
| when the manufacturers were IN BuCQ gOOQ
position to make their goods at so low a cost.
II our harbor is not crowded With the hun
dreds Of ocean-going steamers that the break
| water is expected to bring us, if some portion
of our commerce still has to pass through
the port of New York, we need not despair
When our tariff laws are SO modified as to
permit us to seek more of the foreign trade
it can be depended that the proud position
| which New Haven msnufRctures occupy
throughout the United States will be fully
maintained abroad.
| OTHER SPEECHES.
M.F. Tyler responded to 1.-THE Public
Library" and made an able plea for this
project.
'sTomlinson's Bridge" wac responded to by
James ?. Pigott in q very happy manner. HI
kept the Chamber in good hnmor during his
entire address.
Clarence Deming responded for '.Ths
Press in very pleasant and interesting
wey.
L President Dawson, of the New Haven Wa