The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18

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TO stand by the road which Ind done
so much for them. The applause he
won attested the heartfelt regard OF
the business men of the city who had
learned TO know and love him well.
Ex-Mayor Stprgis, in response to
loud calls, rose aud for fifteen minutes
held the audience spell-bound by the
witchcry of his eloquence. We would
copy the speech but some of IL was
ust lite too forcible for the columns
of Waco's great religious daily. lie
delicately and deity alluded to the
difference between broad and narrow
gauges. lie was followed by Mr..
W. IL. Order in brici
speech, recounting the broad
guagc advantages brought to our
doors by the blessed little Narrow
Guage. Col. Parrot next gave the
press, and
MIR. A. II. M'CULLUM,
OF the Day, in brief but very happy
speech, recOuhted some of the advan-
tages the little Narrow Gaguc had
brought to Waco. Altogether, Macs
talk was very neat, and il was warmly
received by the.delightcd guests. MIR.
Clarence Hubby made some excellent
and sensible remarks on the theme of
the evening. In response TO loud aud
hearty calls, MIR. S. W. Slayden made
Il brief and pointed speech welcoming
the Narrow Gaguc people to Waco,
and said many kindly things of the
road which had held the other great
corporations down To their knitting.
Col. WIN. Cameron called for
MIR. W. W. sELEY.
and that gentleman recountcd
what had been accomplished in
the way of bnilding up a
direct cattle trade over the
Narrow Gauge with Cincinnati and
other towns on the same latitude. Mr..
SIS. remarks were listened to with
evident interest and were received
with decided favor. Col Ell. Sturgis
called upon Mr.. sam Sanger, and
that gentleman responded in one of
the most interesting and instructive
speeches of the evening referring to
aud deprccating the intention of the
parties in interest to change the
gauge to a broad or standard road.
lie was afraid of the temptation to
pool which would do away forever
with the advantage TO Waco which
the Narrow Gague had brought. The
temptation to pool would be too
great, and the Texas n St Louis
pooled with the Gould lines could
do nothing for Waco winch the other
roads could not do. MIR. :. said that
his house could not use the Narrow
Gague for incoming business from
New York but they gave it all of
their outgoing trade.
col. WOODLAND
rose to explain that the Narrow
Gauge wonld take New York bust
ness for Waco. lie also said that al
ter the first of next month bis Office
would be in the Adams Express
building, Chicago, aud that his Texas
friends would all be welcome to sit
with their feet on his table whenever
they could find time to pay him II
visit. Mr.. Bolinger spoke to the
toast of the legal fraternity.
col wM. CAMERON
directed some point-blank good feel
ing at Col PARROT, who had some
thing nice to say of the T. Il. A. and
why papa should "jine' it. Mr.,
Mike Guinan made n briet speech and
was very well satisfied with the Mar
row Gauge. A representative OF the
EXAMINER spoke against the proposed
change OF gauge, thought the Texas "
St. Louis railway would differ from no
other standard gauge after il had been
made TO that gauge. Mr.. Eikcl, OF
Eikel Il Brenstadt, hoped the gauge
would be widcned. MIR. Farley hoped
IL wouldn't. MIR. j. |. Moore
made a neat little speech and thought
the narrow was broad enough gauge
Tor him. Mr.. Fordycc explained the
reasons inducing the desire TO change
to a standard gauge. As it is now the
road could not exchange business
with other roads, ten or fifteen OF
which it crossed Oh its way to 1t.
Louis, these containing the volume
of its business. lie stated frankly
that he spoke from the standpoint
only of the
ROADS ADVANTAGE.
If the volume of business was not i'll
creased the road will be sold, and il
the present company buy il, IL will
only be done on the understanding
that the gauge is to be changed.
Col. PARROT called upon Prof Gal
laghcr, as representative of the
school interests of Waco, upon whicl
all other interests rest. The young
professor taught those present thai
all the wisdom of the world was no
found growing under gray hairs.
Here the banquet ended and thu
guests of the city and their enthusias
tic entertainers sought their couchcs
| Altogether il was one of the yer!
ncatest impronptu affairs OF the KIM
which has ever taken place iu Waco