The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-04-15
A GREAT STATE OCCASION.

II necessary.
A AGREATSTATE OCCASION.
Our eyes have long earnestly desired
to see the day when the chief ea-port
OF the State should have many fines of
railroad leading out from it throughout
the State, and when Wilmington should
De the shipping point for ali North Caro-
lima. The completion of the Cape Fear
& Yadkin Valley Railroad to Whining
ton is an event of such Importance 10 the
whole State that its value cannot now
be estimated. 1t gives Wilmington two
direct lines to the North and enables lis
wholesale merchants to supply the mer-
chants through the entire width of the
State-a territory which they have
not heretofore been able to reach.
1t is meet that the completion OF this
great railroad, projected and owned by
North Carolinians, should be celebrated
In such manner as TO signalize il as a
great and notable event. Wednesday
and Thursday of this week have beeu
set apart for the celebration, and the
people of Wilmington have arranged for
it on grand scale. Every preparation
has been made, and the guests invited
One of the chief objects of the
celebration is to bring together the
business men of Wilmington, and
all points along the line of the
Cape Fear and Iadkin Valley railroad
TO that end invitations have been issued
and upwards Of eight hundred OF the
good people along the line of that road
have accepted the invitation OF the Will
mington people and will be their~guests
on Wednesday and Thursday.(
The visitors are expected to arrive on
, Tuesday evening, and will be greeted by
salute of guns from the revenue
: steamer ColfaX. On Wednesday the
. party will be taken to Carolina Beach
: on the steamers Passport and Compton.
), Ga Thursday the visitors will be taken
u = on an excursion over the Seacoast road
to the Hammocks and Ocean View
= On Thursday night the visitors will Sit
= down to banquet prepared for $50
> guests besides the speakers. CAPT. g.
u !, H. ROBINSON will be the presiding officer
II and Mr.. JOHN H. CURRIE the master of
y ceremonies.
= The following is the programme Of
. 70 toasts for the banquet
F. Address of Welcome, by Hon. 4. NJ.
I. Waddell
Response, by Hon. }. a. tilner. 81
', Greensboro
First Toast.
Our Guests We hail Wi:h pleasure
~ and bid warm Cape Fear welcome tc
ie those whom this new link Of steel has
brought from the mountains to our sea
ID side city.
ID Response by w. F. Garter, Esq
10 Music-"Dixie.
D. Second Toast.
le The City of Wilmington Famed il
E. the past for its enterprise and hospital
IF ity, It proposes to be in the van OF com
Id mercial advancement, and to offer tn,
g, good old North State a metropolis o
j. which she may be proud.
ur Response by Mayor Fowler
p Music Home, Sweet Homr
OF Third Toast.
ar North Carolina: Her resources 10
re fathomed, with mines rich ana inCXLaus
r. tble, forests unbounded, aud ability I
l feed the world.
I'll Response by Governor kowie.
Music, '.Oid North Stale
Fourth Toast.
ID Inter State Commerce and keciprocit
of Trade.
le Response by A. Pope, ESQ.
or Music: Way down Oh ihe Swane
nd River"
to Fifth Toast.
Ills The East and West: United BY ste,
Id, Id, rails, may the union ever oe one ,
III hearts and interests.
'n- Response by Hon. G. NJ. Steadmtn.
Music "Red, White and Blue.
Sixth Toast.
raj Our Coastwise Ocean Steamship =
vice.
ing Respose by Theo. j. Eyer, Esq.
to Music: Columbia, Gem OF he ocean
tor Seventh Toast.
vas South Carolina: Her Garden of par
ue , disc lies in the Pee Dee section.
Aer A Response by Knox Livingston, Es4.
tne Music: America.
HIo Eighth Toast.
: oo Our Congressional Delegation: Abb
7Ai earnest in the service of our people, '
nal have unlimited faith in their loyalty
'A the best int rests or our State.
pea Response BY Hon. Alfred Rowland
teo Music: Star Spangled Banner
Ninth Toast.
tho Our Foreign Commerce: The Con
of nent is ours; the world OPT n 70 Us; 0
.ad exporters alive to their and our best
of terests
ans Response by H. e. McQueep, ESQ.
Music Life on the Ocean Wave. =
r at lehth TOAST.
that The Cape Fear & Yadkln Valley Ra
be- road: We hail this promoter Of the int
To- nal commerce of our State, the restoi
hall of intercourse with the City by the ST
they may it bind and cement Us ID frlendsn
nom commerce and trade.
will Response by Col. Julius A. Gray.
outh Music: $50 Say We, All of Us. A
ono Long Live the Queen