San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-17

roar of applause frequently drowning
the utterance Of some happy express
sion.
The following toasts were announc-
ed and responded to, in the
order here given, by the gentleman
whom the chair called upon for that
purpose .. r
unites with the Alamo city in eX-
tending a cordial and sincere well
come. n-Gen. r. A. Cameron.
"The State of Colorado-Nature in
her beauty has made her soil alike
productive above and beneath It's sur
face, but her chief wealth is in the en-
terPrise, energy, perseverance and
"Texas-Neither conquest nor pur-
chase linked her fate with the Union,
but love and affection engrafted her
"star" on the flag of our country and
the devotion and patriotism of our
sons will keep it there. "-Ex-Gov.
Ireland.
Getty of Demonstrating beneath
the shadow of the Rockies wonder
and an admiration of all her houses
are the abode of culture and refine
ment. u-Col. J. d. Cornforth.
"The Great Northwest and South
west-Destiny has ordained q unity
and the links of steel are now being
moulded to bind them by a common
interest, and deep water at Arkansas
Pass will weld the chain so firmly that
time nor tide can weaken or sever."-
Col. U. Lott.
1.-THE Army-The record of their ell
durance, fortitude and valor has been
the admiration of the world in peace,
our reliance, and in war our de-
tenders. Gen. Smith, U. s. A.
"The Press The preserver of
thought, the avenue of Intelligence,
the chief promoter of industrial enter
prise, the pioneer of civilization and
the guardian of the peoples rights. ~
w. S. Messmer, San Antonio DAILY
LIGHT.
THE SPEECHES
1t is not possible to give anything
like an approximate idea of the spirit
and temper pervading the banquet
from the speeches delivered, even
were it possible to reproduce four
hours of consecutive speaking in a
newspaper article. The one word that
expresses the situation is Glove feast"
The feeling that cit is good to be
here" was universal. There was no
taffy about it. The feeling was genu-
inc. Colorado found herself at home
in the Alamo City and said so, and
the Alamo City felt as though she was
receiving lot of long lost brothers.
Gen. Cameron was most felicitous in
his remarks concerning the relation of
Colorado and Texas, as were also
Messrs. Cornforth and Sprague. The
keynote of the whole of their speeches
was the mutual benefit that must flow
from close commercial relations be-
tween the two sections. 1t was not a
matter of sentiment, but of sense.
The cold logic of facts and figures was
the basis of all the sparkling gems of
oratory that scintillated around the
board. The speeches were broad
guage. What Texas had to offer Colo
RADIO was as freely conceded as what
Colorado had to lay at the feet of
Texas. The resources of both, the pro-
ducts of both, the climatic conditions
of both, and the necessity of deep wa
ter to both, were the ever recurring
theme. If mighty prophecies were
made concerning Texas by Gov. Ire
land, Statistician Cornforth astonish-
ed the listening ears with his marvel
Gus figures. Cameron, and Sprague
and Gallup were warm i'll their
praises of San Antonio, and Arkansas
Pass railroad was not switched
off the track when U. Lott
was called to his feet. There was a
deep under current of business felt all
through the banquet. 1t was bust
ness in dressing gown and slippers,
taking it easy after the tolls and
fatigues of hard labor, but it was
business all the same. San Antonio
was proud of her guests and her
guests seemed to take to the old
Alamo city like a lost child to it's
mothers arms. Seldom have the
representatives of two communities,
so thoroughly dissimilar in some re-
spects as these, so thoroughly assim-
Hated. Colorado and Texas came to-
gether with no thought but that Of
deep water between them, and the
general conclusion seemed to be that
the deep water problem was to be
solved at the Gulf terminus of the
S. A. P. road. Not one sectional
word marred the pleasure of the even
ing, not one word inimical to Calves
ton, or any other Texas port. The
meeting was too large minded to be
caught in so small an eddy.
Following the regular toasts i'm
promptu speeches were called for; q
vote of thanks rendered the ladies,
and last, but by no means least, the
fine banner at the end of the banquet
hall:
COLORADO-TEXAS.