St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-03

large. / see all around me the enterprising.
public-sprited men who have aided in this
great work, and / see before me one man,
without whom and without whose abiding
faith in our city, it never could have been
accompliShed-Dennis Ryan. Applause.
| All praise to his liberality, all honor TO his
| judgment and well directed efforts.
In this superb feast which he has spread
before US tonight, the public can forecast
the future in store for them-abundance
and excellence combined with luxurious COM
fort. We will now change the menu from
physical to intellectual delights by an
| nouncing the first regular toast.
THE RYAN HOTEL.
At the conclusion of his speech, Judge
Flandrau introduced ''our young and
talented townsman. Mr.. Christopher ID.
| O'Brien." F" to respond to the toast:
The Hotel Ryan-In the palatial splendor
of its proportions and appointments il is
| worthy of the city il adornS, and will per
petuate the name of its enterprising founder
as the noblest monument. May il be always
filed with guest as he is filled with honors.
Mr.. O'Brien referred briefly 10 the
general pleasure of the evening
and said that the gentlemen
were more delighted than usual when they
see and find themselves placed in such a
| stately diadem as that in which they were
at present. 1t is always pleasure to look
upon man with either of the noble traits
| of honesty, integrity or generoSity-a man
whose life is respected among his fellow men.
But when we see one man with
all these virtues interviewer, he at once be-
comes endeared to the community in which
he resides. All think of him with respect,
and speak of him as an example for all. In
what magnificent degree are those virtues
possessed by the gentleman who has given
the city such structure as we see tonight?
Cheers. We can appreciate such d man.
de is proud and happy 10 present you his
regards and esteem. He loves this city. to
which no gift was ever more freely pre-
sented; none more worthily bestowed. and
in the appreciation of the citizens of ST.
Paul he receives his full and ample recon-
pense. lCheers.
ST. PAUL.
The next toast was responded to by Hon.
Z. +. Drake:
The City Of st. Paul - The heart of the i'm
perial new Northwest. Its Office as the great
distributing reservoir of Northwestern trade
and travel is now forever secure.
ST. Paul. he said, is a marvel. 1t is q
marvel in its growth, a marvel in enterprise
without equal in the history of the cotntry.
From city of less than ten thousand popu-
lation few years ago. ii has grown to that
Of 100000, as at present. 1t is now the
leading center of the Northwest. In speak
ing of ST. Paul L wish to be
understood as including our sister
city, Minneapolis. Cheers. 1t is the
commercial center of the West as il is the
center of population. The history of st.
Paul and Minneapolis has no parallel i'm the
| history of the world. Take Rome or any
country of the old world, take Chicago or
any country of the new, either city will
compare with any of them and both of them
Outstrip anything in history This is not
so surprising, however, for where is the
city so surrounded as st. Paul? ST. Paul is
| the great reservoir of the West. remember
| standing on the banks of the Mississippi
/ river few years ago, when the first loco
motive reached this country. What a
change! To-day we are the great distributing
reservoir of the surrounding country. And
| tonight we have another subject of COM
parison. Where on the whole continent has
| any man, single handed and through his own
! industry, with wonderful nerve and courage,
| built such a structure as this hotel.
| lCheers. When travelling in England,
some time ago, visited the birthplace of
Shakespear and strayed into the little chapel
in which he is buried. On the stone mark
ing his resting place is placed the following
words of the great man himself: Cursed
be the man that moves these bones.
Let US have on the corner of the building
inscribed the ''Ryan hotel, and beneath the
name let us have placed, ''Cursed be the
man that takes these stones away"
THE RAILROADS.
Mr.. j. j. Hill responded 10 the next
! toast:
The Railroads-The roots of the mighty tree
| OF Northwestern growth. st. Paul gathers
Its fruits. May the Ryan get its trunk.
We see a work tonight OF which we
have reason 10 be proud. We can con-
graduate ourselves on the manner i'm which
Mr.. Ryan has done his work. and that he
has successfully carried out that which he
attempted TO do. But am asked To re-
1 spond TO the question of railroads. Under
I the phrasing Of the toast have long and
! well-developed route and il will become
/ the fruit that our merchants
and citizens look forward to as their
! strength and prosperity, and railroads have
| done good deal towards the growth of
| the two cities about which Mr. Drake had
| spoken The cities will and have done
what was spoken Of But the citizens
have TO be awake; have to be to the front
| Truly the cities have made wondrous pro-
gress, but no greater than will hereafter be
made. Their work has only commenced.
/ If the railway is the means through
which the development was brought
about, it is for the business men to MAIN
/ tain a necessary confidence and be contin-
ualy awake 10 such interests. When they
think the city has finished its growth they
will find that it is not completed. They
must keep the eye on the gun barrel in the
future as in the past. Cheers. Not long
ago he saw report that of a county in the
Red river valley only Is per cent. was
under cultivation And that county is the
best settled county in the valley where il
lies. The country has hardly been touched.
1t is now developing and the important
question arises; will the business continue
TO come here or will it be drawn elsewhere
! This is question for you gentlemen TO de-
eide. The railroad is prepared TO carry
them where they will. II the route is
| wanted, it viii be as they desire, and If the
Ryan does not get the trunk hope it will
not get the carpet baggers.
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