New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-17

,,. Inn, ,bac must cause a thinking man TO wonurr
,yhv in this the metropolis OF the UnIeu civ
in rledged most enterprsing aud progressive ciJ
in The world things are "a they are , "a NOT far
dist M when the ten Inilcs Of the shores oi t
island will be studded Sh warehouse WIN el@antc
ami with convenience Tor 49, which IL now
Insn,ss nj a cost much less than thaI WIFI Lii
exacted from your patrons tn as She did under
the reign OF excessive terminal cnarges' 81
Understand me- that have no ntehtS1n " cr,oisng
rejecting upon your commercial msln0us Va man has
your business On the contrary, ~ me- i'm
higher regard a more firm and lasting ih
,bs ftnre of Ney-York YOu have made y0urselVesGI"
greatest commercial community DelleNe III tno
remebor that there are cities and there are
in country anxious ana untlGhg III ich giyes Won
so great a preemnence. When the opportunity P pr
sents itself to so thoroughly YOU
Are moi SO big and mighty that you can aHoru 10 @
IT. nv Without thought The injurious effects on com
eT,e Of was eul methods and insufficient resources Oh
transportation and storage cannot Do Iueuiod,s ~
more than the people DO kept from akno"ious'O'
'' Genemen venture to the prediction here TO-
Island to the harbor Of New York will DO second only 10
Manhattan Island Applause oo.od hr,dc. over the
Arthur XIII, will reduce the excessive terminai eHaakeS
I,anS has hitherto been inaccessible from the main land
by rail There been little ind1cement Tor te Com
siructon Of warehouses and the development Oh PP
ertv n ia question now presenting itself. to be con
sdered broadly and without reference 10 sPcoa VI Tbe
resolutions unanimously adopted bv the Senate ana As
seMby tho State of NewIork refer TO TINS means "a
standardization as making accessible by railway mlieS
GO b acT front Of New-York IIarbJr greatly needed
for storage and terminal facilities ana winch nus II
main unavailable otherwise than for these purposes AZ
must DO borne in mind that the water front referred 10
possesses tho great advantages OF being simultaneously
reached by shipping and railway connection. .,, h
senator OF the United states writing upon TINS sun
cct recently has stated In reference to Mr. Wiman, tha
he NOT alone deserves the reward OF great personal
success the promotion Of very important anu UNI ,
cult enterprise but the thanks OF tho whole Shton O
an essential enlargement OF home and foreign COM
mereial facilities OF the American people no, will
In this sentiment, gentlemen. am sausueo you VIII
most heartily concur. Cheers and loud APPLAUSE
! MR. LATRoBE's SPEECH READ BY .iR CoWEN.
| After Mr. CARROTS speech John X. Cowen' general
counsel Of the Baltimore and Ohio, explained that John
II. f. Latrobe's advanced age prevented his coming
| and read Mr.. Latrobc's speech. as follows:
| Mn Cu,IRMIS; In the month Of May. 1928 the late
John v L. MacMahon and myself were employed by the
Baltimore and ohio Railroad Company to obtain rights
OF way the Potomac River, IN anticipation OF con-
test with Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company lor
the route in tho narrow passes where there was not
room for both works between the river and tho noun
talus and my first experience an attempt to DEM
onstrate TO the OF the Point OF Rocks the value 10
his property OF the proposed scheme Railroads were
| myths in those days America; and If drew on my
imagination IN my description "@S III HO u'"h'' " vs.
This was in the first decade OF the road when Mr.
| philip T. Thomas was president shrowd and far-see-
Ing member OF the society OF Friends, OF an abiding
MIN I'm The work and OF yondrous perseverance,. Mr
rhorass decade was distinguished by Peter Coopers
/ demonstration with sort OF Tom THUMB locomotive,
/ OF the practicabIity OF using steam on the abrupt
cnryes then thought to inoeparsbo from railroads in
America. It very that his locomotive iallol,
when his blowing apparatus gave oht moueuthtly anu
most inopportunely IN the crisis OF contest Win u
horse ana car ona parallel trnch ana Dr. No1P,r d 1n
the ilAuxhtrrI But the victory was ~ va n,r
onstration the Afforded the results OF whch
- is32 had progeny ~ giants which fast obtain
ing the mastery OF tho world u was IN Mr. lhoha' =
Of America and during me same decade tay
contest with the canal COMPANY for tne rlght OF WY
brought the courts OF NarylAnd fancy anu Wen
sJcT avn nn tc fIcTney in the court cf chan
a N.it-f who
was appointed Attorney Gchera, In tho Court ot Ap
meals webster mts,ivc, grave and rencutlousi Writ
one OF the hauI.o men OF the day, graceful ana
rrnurd Walter Jonas, with no personal advantages h
ouickc.r brightest ana prob tby the acucs lawyer OF
Inc four and johnson the youngest on his way To the
cmincuce that hc a'ter"ar reached u Wa eomri.
10 see An me co.e connection with Mr. Webster that
he mi brought about the inner action or tn grand
mental machinery which elibo aied the material "Hgn
" my function To Furnish from my cNpriehce ~ n
courts below into the great argument mat WAS ""1'
Wr rnoma,. decade closed with IN" road at IIhrper'
Ferry which lt permitted % 90 ~ MARY ann ~ -
Ihen TO owed tho .oconi decade under the pre'L
dcnry OF Mt Loui. hcLhn" siiic,n" ana gtAtoi 7rc.
Rotary of state Secretary ~ the Treasury, Minister 10
/ England. Taking ~ The road 10 larrr' Ferry win
land he made an othcfwl-c unavailable subscription ~
$4,000 600 ot tie CTS 81 "ltmor' the o',i-' nnting
'Uut Wbie Nr Thoua.'- dectir wa. distinguished IN
no way that In, been described Mr.. McIaues nd is
cIruark too. tougfc-s hal appropriated F'Ro'p To
enable Norc 90 test iu actual use. h. telegraph whose
demonstration, had 30 FAR been limited 10 Inc rams
ml..iuu Of mos.ases uom orc committee room In inc
capitol % another and ~ the washington br'tch oi
tic Baltimore aud ONO Railroad afforded the
most convenient opportunity he applied Tor
H'''''' question a, to the c6npauy's
nowcrIn mo premise. having arisen President
rr-'ed That should hnd oui 'm"thu% o tlr mater OF
which both ~ ~ ignorant. \ s'n-l' Interview
with the inventor Imnucl me with is enthusiasm aud
report 90 the PRESIDENT was iht' mum. anu ~
ntcI - haI beer the position he Ind held. hl- name
tI.ro..oIr m, age, or something 10 ths effect NJ.
N,Inlt now bccam enthusiastic himself anu "hrn 10.
rector, IN, only dissenting voice that OF member
who s'd That he could not cor .rir lousy De ptn u.
mhn 10 '1." ni-, , tt, me B,itinorc and Onto Raj.
,,nd company became Interested te"graphy IN the
Infancy of tho art and 70 now. after mAny years. mus
/ u.sGilue.- loud appliance
Tne Third decade OF the Baltimore aud Ohio Rall'
Tnoma, swami, afterwari Mayor OF Baltimore and
| Governor Of the state OF Maryland liy th., time
specie payments had been resumed, and the Siair
| subscription OF S3OOO.OOO had become available
and with the mean. now oh'a1cd tIe n%Gm'' ,n
patiently stryen for was reached on the bank. Ok ,ne
tonary during he decades here retnrtei 70 l"lt 1et
year hal been stretching further and further TOWARD
the setting sun and now tho waves OF the Pacific we're
sertrrmrst bound; AMI It was to connect this vast
Z fegiof with Baltimore that the energies on the sac
cc.or early presidents were hereafter to De ad
dressed while gave their time he, IN addition
gave and sacrificed Ms NE 20 tho work
| monument; and that the son. on whom the mantle OF
ONCE fallen. VIII complete what me father lef nn
nulsbed there be but little doubt and the day "a al
last hand whom, all dhcnlurs overcome. the bhltl
more and ohio Railroad viii ind an entrance into tn
heart or Americas commercial world ana place IN ~
affections Il already AT the threshold or the CITY
NewYork aud II Is certain ~ 'te that 1t Will be per
United TO cross IT, Long applause.l
WHAT GOVERNOR LLOYD SAID.
Then came the toast, " The Stae OF Maryland"
. .Do that good mischief which may make this islan
Thine own forever Tue Tempest y
In response Governor Lloyd said:
To stand In tho great city OF NewYork tho metropoli
OF Tho Western hemisphere. with her yet dnrealize
possibilities and respond to tho toast the State e
MARYLAND brings thrill Of pride TO tho breast OF ever
true Mayander, and the speakers expressions shout
SAVIOR Of ValngorOus exaggerated patriotism let n
devotion honor o. his state paiato his crime
Scarcely dark days of the American Revolution
>. marked ny patriotism that knew no tagging AMI bl
the bravery OF soldery that would have don
. credit to the legiOns of Cesar tn
~ ancient ues the GOLDEN