New-York tribune., 1889-10-19
PRICE THREE CENTS.
A DINNER TO NJ. E. INGALLS,.
HoNoRED BY THE PUBLIC MEN OF GIN.
CINNATI
cHAUNcEY NJ. DEPEw AND CORNELIUS VAN:
DERB1LT AMONG THE GUEsTs-CELEBRAT.
ING THE PROGRESS OF THE CITY.
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CINCINNATI, Oct 1S.-At the Queen City Club
tonight Melville Il. Ingalls,, president OF the
cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago and s.. Louis and
chesapeake and Ohio railways, was the honored
guest at dinner give by one hundred prominent
professional and business men in recognition of the
great services he has rendered the city in deyelop-
ing and extending her railroad facilities and max.
ing Cincinnati one of the points on the railroad
map of the country. In the city at present. az
Mr.. Ingalls, guests, III. Mex Twombly, c.. F.
Cox Chauncey NJ. Depew, Cornelius Vanderbilt
and Vice-President Webb, of the Wagner Car
Company. Those gentlemen were driven through
the beautiful suburbs to-day, and with number
of prominent Cincinnatians were guests at lunch
con at Mr.. Ingalls's home Beechwood, East Wa.
nut Hills. Tonight they were guests at the din
ner 10 Mr. ingalls,, Captain w. H. Anderson, q
nephew of General Anderson, the defender Of
Fort Sumter, presided, and after elaborate and
elegant menu had been served, addresses, there
being no fnrmal toasts, were delivered By Mr..
ingalls,, Judge George r. Sage, of the United
States District Court, William Ramsey, Chauncey
NJ. Depew and Murat Halstead. Judge Sage said
in part:
Thirteen years ago the first of last August, the
United States Circuit Court in this city appointed
the honored guest of this evening receiver Of the
Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad.
and started him on his career as a railroad man
He lifted the road from insolvency, set it on its
feet again, developed a new line connecting the
cities of Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland and st.
Louis, and, rising rapidly to the front rank in
railroad circles, has taken his place at the head
of of the trunk lines of the country str etch-
ing out from the seaboard to the Central States
and cities and on toward the Pacific one OF tho
Nations great arteries Of trade and travel The
recognition of this great work here tonight, SO
wortbiy bestowed and so well deserved, is an
honor to the city of Cincinnati as much as to the
recipient"
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Halstead said:
When Cincinnati had put in S3O, 900, 900 and
solved the railroad situation in her favor and
entered upon Of development 10
was not matter of prophecy, but
of calculation, that might have been worked
cut like an astronomical problem, that we should
have a railroad man who could be railroad
master. He comes TO Us now in NJ f.. Ingalls,
whose name needs no decoration. lie has given
testimony that he was the man wanted
W. NJ Ramsey closed admirable address
the advance made by Cincinnati with these
words: Through the activity OF Mr.. ingalls,
tine attention of great capitalists, men who wisely
and useiully weld vast amounts OF
active wealth, is being directed TO
our city. All honor to the courageous,
public-sprited and forceful man in whose homage
we have met. May he have length of days. May
the wealth Of which he regards himself as only a
trustee for mankind be continually augmented:
and may all Of us and all of people be inspired
by his example to do what we can for the general
good.
Mr.. Depew spoke extemporaneously, and deliv-
cred of his characteristic addresses, we'll re-
ceived and highly appreciated by his auditors.
Mr. ingalls, in his response briefly narrated some
of the local enterprises in which he had been inter-
ested, taking none Of the credit TO himself as an
agent for those interested in the general welfare
of the community. Mr. Inga.s's guests the Van
derbilt party, start tomorrow morning for tour
Of Inspection over the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi.
cago and ST. Louis and Michigan Central roads.