Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-08-30
Excursion to ,Raontszur,a.

August 18th marked another one Of those mem
erous victories by which, inch BY inch At tmeA
and mile by mile at other times, eoufhwestern
Kansas is developing her resources. The OCCASION
was the completion of the Dodge City, Aontesu-
ma j. Trinidad railroad. The day before party
OF gentlemen interested more particularly In The
enterprise rode the line by special train aAd
expressed their decided satisfaction with the com
pleted work. On this day, upon invitation OF the
citizens Of Nontezuma and the omcials OF The
ion depot in South Dodge, and boarded the wait
ing ample special excursion train provided By the
management, for 3 trip TO Montezuma- They
were Joined by an equal number OF fr1ende iron
further east and from surrounding countiee: II
was q bright, cheerful confident company, all re-
joicing in this substantial evidence Of the sure de
velopment Of the country which they mad learned
10 love. Rain fell at times all day long; but that
mattered nothing. Every drop that fell was only
promise of future bounty. Everyone enjoyed u,
not excepting the man who had lent and lost his
The ride 10 Montezuma lie one full Of interest,
the gently rolling prairie. interspersed with broad
expanses Of level plain. awaiting only the careful
times beautiful to look upon. No finer prospect
can be found anywhere than along THE line.
Twenty-six miles is quickly traversed and the
company is landed in Mon ssan This town
one knows how or why, far from railroads and
water courses. The wisdom OF those who arc
fostering this interesting place Is evident when
one looks about upon the country, in the midst Of
which it finds place. 1t lie the center Of . vast
tract Of country which is eventually bound to be-
come unequalled for fertility and productiveness.
These facts were doubtless had IN view when the
management Of this road decided to make II an
objective point IN the construction OF their line.
The prosperity and hospitality Of the citizens Of
Montezuma was attested by the whole company
being conducted to . bountiful dinner provided
for their refreshment. II was elegantly served BY
the genial proprietor, g. b. Farrell, who EVIDENT
ly knows how properly to provide fSr the hungry
jectors of this hospitality, the assembly was call
ed 20 order by II. X. Hudson, general superintend-
ent Of the road and E. j. Clark, register Of deeds
of Gray county, was elected chairman, and W. A.
Granger was made secretary. G. X. Graham WAS
called upon to the object of the meeting. In
doing so he stated clearly and concisely the his
tory OF the enterprise from inception to compile
ton. Then the orator Of the day, General Taylor,
OF Hutchinson, was introduced. In the course Of
his remarks, which were heard with marked At
tenton, he spoke vigorously and confidently con-
corning southwestern Kansas. He is full Of en-
thusiasm concerning its marvellous Development.
the richness Of soil and salubry Of te climate
One who heard his words is struck with his con-
yiction that this is on the whole, the finest coun-
try in the world.
A. W. Stubs, of Haskell county, was the next
speaker. This gentleman states that he has 2
farm, developed by his own labor, that he will
willingly match against any eastern farm. He has
been at work. and stated that he has great returns
for labor bestowed and money expended. He
strongly advised the farmers assembled TO stick to
their farms. With proper management they will
become, he said, second TO none in any country.
the president of the road, Hon. K X. HudtOn,
of Dodge City. made an eloquent speech, In which
he Justly attributed the success Of the enterprise
to Hon. A. T. Soule, Of Rochester, n. Y. This
gentleman, unfortunately, was unable to be pres
ent. Perhaps no surer indication OF the great fu-
in store for this country can be had than the
interest taken in it BY this clearheaded, shrewd
business man OF the east. No heavier invest
ments have been made anywhere more confident
ly than those which he has made in Ford and ad-
joining counties.
Mr. Richardson, CT Santa Fe, 3. F. Milton and
John Goodwine, of Dodge City, were listened to
with pleasure, rs they added to the confident
words already spoken.
Mr. Williams being then called upon, spoke up
on a subject which seems, whether justly or not,
to always come last. He spoke in behalf Of the
bestowment of the ballot on women. He Is con-
vinced that none have deeper or more abiding
interest in the development Of western Kansas
than they. They should have the power OF the
ballot.
This closed the exercises of the day, and all re-
turned TO the train and were pulled back to the
city. Everyone was jubilant, but none more so
than the brave men of Montezuma, whose pluck
and patience is amply rewarded by the CHATTER OF
railroad train in their midst. All united In say
ing that Dodge City is destined to become the
great railway and commercial center Of south
western Kansas. Many times it was called the
Chicago or Kansas City of this western country.