The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-24

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Soon aitef the Arrival Of Vics.Presi-
dent Hoxie, Of the Missouri Paeihc. in
his special car, Monday night. 4 large
numl,er Of citizens accomplished by
the Grrmanis BAND went 20 pay their
RESPECTS &, the distinguished railrnad-
81 THE upening TemaTks. which
were approximate ia every rspeci ,
were made hy Hon. q. +. Faulkner
Mr.. Hoxi.. responded la liappy way.
coup lIuieniIng THE taWH and the
',anl-and expressing his surprise
tlitt Ee had such a line t4inntry aud
: splendid towns in this paFI 81 th-
State. Tie assured uur citiz-ns that
the rad would be huilt. 10 The aid
was voted. Mr.. Hoxie Introduced
Col Everest ~ the talking uan % the
expedition. aud he m vie n eleaI-cut.
telling speech. ~ he invariably dus-.
Il was = pleasant little visit. aud the
officials and the citizens were PLACED
upon the best 81 terms with zach
other The next morning after the
visitors had been driven about the
city. aud 10 the Highlands east Of
town-they were brought 10 the
Opera House where n large audience
was assembled to hear what they had
o. say. After the rendition OF some
good music by the Germania Band.
Hon. e. F. Faulkner arose and gave a
sueeinet, elear-cut history Of the trials
aud tribulaiiOns OF the Topeka. Sail
ma 4 Western, aud it's final victory ia
becoming part and parcel of the great
Missouri Pacific system-wlth its
100 miles Of rSad. He closed with a
graceful Introduction OF Col. HOKie,
who in a plain. clear aud pleasing
way, showed wat the Missouri Paci-
fie Railway hal determined to do
abOut bailiing thrnugh this country.
He assured his audience that he had
authority from Mr.. Gnuld TO complete
the line known ~ the Topeka. Salint |
& Western, which his company had |
purchased, through to Saliua.- aud
from thence north West-prOvided the
aid asked for was grahtei by the
counties through which the line Is to 1
run. He told them that when Salina
was connected with the great MlssOu-
ri Pacific system, her flour would be
taken to Texas aud Louisiana, and
she would receive in return coal from
the Indian Territory next in quality
10 Pittsburgh e9al). coal FROM VI lssOu-
ri aud Eastern Kansas, pine lumber
A. guOd as the Michigan article from
Texas, aud flushing lumber
from Alabama he promised such
cheap rates As competition always
brings. He said he came 10 acl-nOt
10 talk. Col. A. ). Everest was then
he spoke in bis usual
elegant way. and put his audience On
the best Of humOr. He pledged them
that his company was la earnest
about the construction of the rUad,
aud had the money to do Il with ;
that they do not ask for the aid until
The road is built; that they are not
buying property aud building towns.
but putting the road through the
country TO catch its legitimate carry
ng trade /; that they do not propose to
BUY out any paper roads nov on the
market, which are being built on
Wind aud buster. He promised that
he graders would commence work ia
he Lincoln Center direction the fol-
owing morning. and show by mikes
" grade construction that the MissOu-
4 Pacific was backing up its words
With work. The audience Dispersed
n the happiest mOOde. aud with = de-
90 work hard and ell
for the bonds.