Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-18
CITIZENS BANQUET.
A Tribute to Superintendent
J. G. Robinson.
ELOQUENT RESPONSES TO ToAsTs
What 1t Cost to Place the Cable
Roads in Running Order in
Los Angeles.

Roads in Running Order in
Los Angeles.
Anum5sr Of prominent citizens showed
their appreciation of the good work done
by MIR. J. @. Robinson, the Superintend-
ent CT the Pacific Railway Company, by
rendering him banquet last night at
the Msison Dores. A long table was set
in the east room of this welI-known
resort, and an elegant dinner was served.
The menu was printed upon white silk,
and the decorations of the room were in
excellent taste.
Among those present were the follow
ing:
Hon. 8. M. White, Hon. H. T. Hazard,
W. H. Workman, E. F. Spence, E. w.
Jones, W. ]. Brodrick, F. @. Story, Dan
Mcfarland, Chas. Forester, O. F.
HeiDzsman, Fred Harkness, Baron
Rogniat, Q. L. Fisher, Rascon, LIE
paulois; ]. G. Griffith, 81. 2. Osborne,
Eapress; w. H. Clark, W. H. Goucher,
J. W; Green, A. E. Pomeroy, Hervey
Lindley, Meyberg Bros, 1. q. Polk,
John I. Gaffey, J. Cross, DR.. g..
J. Ainsworth, r. H. f. Variel,
g. w. Kimball, E. II. Eanderson,
Will Lacey. w. Pridham,. r. s. Baker,
Len j. Thompson. J. M. C.Marble, WE
Moore, Schroeder, johnston, II. W. Hen.
isch, X. Cohn, F. X. Ainsworth, g. j.
Denis, Joe Poheim, DIR. 1. H. DAVIDSON,
Sutherland Hutton, n. Siegel, II. j.
Woollacott, GA. Dobinson. Fred Harkness,
Major E. w. Jones, Colonel @. @. Allen,
Colonel H. G. Otis, Times; w. g. Mil
ler, Times; Colonel J. ]. Ayers, HERALD !;
N. r. Higgins, General R. II. Chap.
man, g. Gebhardt, L. Montgomery
Mather, Life; Gill, Tribune; Bennett
Crawley, Southern Pacific railroad; w.
A. Seymour.
The opening address was delivered
by Hon. w. HI. Workman, as follows:
GHNTLENEN-We have met here this evening
for the purpose OF showing our appreciation
sterling worth on many occasions. I refer to
Col. J. @. Robinson. the General Manager Of
the L, Los y. Angeles angeles Gable Railway company.
high honor of extending. my personal congrat.
ulations to you, Col Robinson upon the COM
pletion of an important branch OF your great
klG6E
pleasure then, but this feeling is intensified
when after looking over all you have done for
u.s. now have the opportunity to both congrat-
sees and the
great enterprise and high faith in
gse by tEe S0s nt has
way it has laid down in this city. 1t is this
recognition that makes us all SO proud Of you.
Ropr company, n whose worthy head is Mr. 2.
Coast for Investments, singled out Los Angeles
snd proclaimed to the world that. in their
opinion, the City Of the Angels offered the best
field into which to put eastern capital. You
then went further, and at an immense cost,
laid on the streets of this city the grandest and
best equipped cable system Of the world at the
present day. But to you, COL Robinson, are
the thanks of the community in the greatest
part due, since to your skill, your vigilance and
your executive ability is owing the perfection
Of today
Mayor Hazard, in responding to the
toast of the "City of Los Angeles" said
that in getting up the programme some
mistake must have been made. There
was time in former years when it
might have been true that the Mayor
represented the city of Los Angeles, but
at present this was not so. However,
he would attempt to do his best. He
referred to the trouble experienced in
former years by residents OF the suburbs
across the river in travelling to and fro
across to the city, and compared with it
the present system of conveyance.
The President stated that Governor
Waterman, whom he had hoped would
be present to address those present, was
unavoidably detained, and in his absence
he would call upon Mr.. Hervey Lindley.
That gentleman briefly said that though
he could not speak for the Governor he
could speak for himself, and he felt
much honored by being called upon.
After speaking in general terms of the
object OF the meeting, he concluded by
saying that If the next Governor was
to be chosen from the Democratic ranks
he knew that Lieutenant Governor 81 M.
White would be the chosen one, and he
was satisfied that the Republicans would
be suited by such choice. [Cheers. !
He would therefore give way to tho next
Governor of California.
Hon. s. M. White, in responding to
the toast of "What the Cable System
has done for Los Angeles" said that the
question might be answered by each one
present every hour OF the day, as it sug-
gested for itself what had been done.
In response to toast, "Our Honored
Guest, Dol. ]. G. Robinson, - Mr.. s. q.
Hubbell responded as follows:
Some men are born great and inherit thrones,
principalities and powers. Some men are
made great by the force of cumstances over
which they have no control. and were it not for
the circum stances that took them up out of
the mire and clay and placed them upon the
rock of fame, would have died the easy death
of some lowly cottager. Others have made
themselves great by using the tndomitable
pluck. energy and good sense which they inher-
tied from their parents and by sizing the
opportunities which were passing by that have
led them on to fortune and to greatness.
Ny friend James Clifton Robinson became
acquainted with George Francis Train when he
1860, and saw the riot which was caused by
putting down a street railroad In London,
| whose rails were torn up by mob az being an
institution OF the devil, and he fell in love
with the institution and very properly dis
l carded the devil. which he had q right to do,
His railroad career win be found set forth To
| some extent in the Daily Tribune of November
I'd. to which would refer you gentlemen fol-
details and facts. It shows that my friend has
had great experience In street railroads, tram
ways and cable roads; but 1t takes more
than experience to make . successful General
or railroad 6uperinteDdent, or even q lawyer.
Angeles generally, and for the Gable Company
In perhcular, that the services of so eficIeni
and competent q man az Mr.. Robinson have
been secured. In San Francisco, with one Of
the best cable plants in the State, outside o!
Los Angeles which has the best in the world
| some poor unfortunate victim is made a
subject for cremation every week, and the