Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
IN BEHALF OF THE STATE.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DAVIES VEL.
COMES THE VISITORS.

The Objects of the Organization ExtoIled-
Tuenty-Seven Years of Good Work Re-
viewed-A Motto Declared Worthy of
Being Closely Lived Up To.
At this point Mr. Andrew Carnegie and
Mr.. Leishman entered. Mr.. Carnegie who
was received with burst of welcome, was
shown to seat next to Mr.. Depew, with
Mr.. Pitcairn next him. The orchestra
played a pleasing selection, during which
Mr.. Depew and Mr. Carnegie exchanged some
pleasant sallies-it their subdued laughter was
an evidence OF the fact
Mr.. Adams regretted that Governor Camp
bell was unavOidablv absent. He then intro
duced Lieutenant Governor Davies who SAID:
In behalf Of the Commonwealth of PennsyI-
vania' representatives of the brotherhood of
locomotive engineers representing as you do
and the Dominion OF Canada. il is my cheerful
duty to bid You cordial welcome to our midst.
Men who have distinguished themselves in any
walk or pursuit oflife are frequently welcomed.
and the gates oil hospitality opened to them. Ir
You 90 50 TO single individuals so much the greater
reason should the gates be opened TO welcome the
representatives Of an organization that has ex-
lsted Tor = years and which during its existence
has accomplished so mucn for the good of the
brotherhood. and by doing has rendered a
With your motto Kept before you. a daily in
structor. ''Sobriety. truth, justice and moral
uy, and its teachings lived on; in your daily
lie, you cannot but advance and prosper. the
character Of your order elevated and improved
BY 50 doing you give il character and stability.
BY the character you have already attained dur
ing your existence AS an order. by the good you
have accomplished 10 yourselves aud TO the world
bid you welcome. Thrice welcome. to this, YOUR
twcnty-seyenth annual convention.
Organized to bring about a closer touch between
employer and enpiuyc, and which only De ac-
compnshed when man is willing TO recognize our
common brotherhood and to respect each Others
rights: TO bring about between capital and labor
that harmony which should ever characterize
their conduct, each heing dependent upon the
other. on are united for the purpose of raising
vour standard Of ability to perform your WORK
well. The eh 2ucer Of TODAY must NOT only be 4
man OF iron nerve but man of the highest intel
lIgCnCe, good Judgment and good faith. In YOUR
efforts for the accomplishment of your purposes
You have beer exceedingly successful. You have
elevated the tone of morals. Of snbriety and of
truth in your midst: and in looking over the last
= years Of your existence do realize how much
You your chief: Wherever in the civilized
world the locomotive euE Einecr is known the name
of 2. VI. Arthur who has led vou during that pe-
rlod with most consummate wisdom aud tact is
also known.
o say that vOur daily labors are arduous and
dangerous i 10 utter words that are universal II
passes almost calculation the work performed by
tile engine. guided hv its engineer, in this age of
ours. A man 10 properly appreciate YOUR yici-
lance, your courage, and the services YOU render
should take a seat in the cab-keep still and he
uiloted 10y yOu, past cornfields meadows wheat
helds over mountains, and through the valleys,
through gulfs, ravInvs and tunnels. past waking
ana sleeping villages. to get some faint idea of
what YOUR real work is. Again. | saw. welcome
to PENNSYLVANIA. welcome to ats hills and valleys
its mountains, plains and rivers; to its varied and
diversified interesis-and especially and over all
10 tie hearts Of our thinking, active, working
people, who appreciate your worth. how well YOU
meet every emergency fApplaUsc.l