St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-28
Mr.. Hill Presentedl

AT the call of order from the presf.
oent the guests TelapSed into silence.
ana Mr.: Rogers in a most graceful man
ner spoke as follows:
l have much pleasure in introducing I'd
you our honored guest President lanes T
Hill, of the Great Northern road fTond
cheers He has proved himself to be. i'm
comparison with Jay Gould or Henry Willard
tnelr equal. tor he is q leader of men in com
merce. by his untiring energy he has built
his road without the assistance of the gov.
ernment, for he has never asked for land
grants, and IN twelve months his locomotive
neaqllghts will flash upon the waters
OF me Pacific ocean. Applause James
D. Hill stands before you Tonight
as railroad magnate who has asked the as.
slstIhce Is.II OF no man, but has relied upon hia
oMn oe,, of perseverance rs and energy; He is elti-
zen OF ST. Paul Lcheersl, and, though | be.
neve he came to st. Paul years ago on foot,
3! 3ou can see MN traversing the streets any
udy on loot ILaughter.l He is the man
who conceived the idea of building the road
known as the Great Northern. ana | have
mucn pleasure in introducing to Won tnis
evening James j. Hill, president of that
road. Loud cheers.l
The rising of President Hill caused
the guests present to spring to their
ieel, ana, with filled glasses in hand,
TOAST was drunk, amidst thunders Of
applause, to the distinguished gentle
man who stood at the head of the table
Vlsloly affected bY the scene he was
Witnessing. After some minutes the
applause subsidized, and Mr.. Hill, in q
VOICE broken by emotion, addressed his
fellow citizens as follows:
MIR. Hill Responds.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Joh
bers Union: When | was asked n few davs
ago ny some members of your association 10
nA uay When could meet them at Il pleas
ant banquet, looked forward then to a most
ehJQyaGle evening. The jobbers' union OF
II. Paul is body of men | have more or less
associated with for many years, and | was
giad TO accept the invitation. When look
ABOUT me and see the friends who started
Ife with me. il is a greater pleasure
that can tell you l have no words
10 tel you how grateful feel TO meet those
who are associated with me in the work am
engaged In every day. Loud cheersl We
are all devodng our time to that work which
Is allotted to us, and we are sometimes ant 10
forget the things we are responsible for A
banquet Tor me here, while most gratifying
was the tarthest from nv mind The
Jobbers union of st. Paul embraces tho
men VINO are carrying on the business OF the
Guy, the men who are making the city.
lLOuo applause. can point back to the
dnerent main marking points or YOUR prog
resS, Tor L think my position is such that
nave been compelled to notice the work ac-
compliShed by the iObbers' union About
thirteen years ago they first took step
as body, and established the railroad SUI
premacy of the city of St. Paul in the North
west Many will remember the question OF
terminal points which was then discussed
and though they had not then secured the
control of the ST. Paul & Pacific road, they
controlled neaIly all the bonds. st. Paul
owes ner prosperity and supremacy as
q railroad center to the action
taken then by the jobbers' union TCheers
It has always been a pleasure to me to meet
the business men of ST. Paul, and / believe
that am tonight the Oldest salesman pres
ent, except Bruno Beaupre. Loud laugh
ter i see, also, Theodore Borup, and ! re-
member that i'll 1883 | drove "Old Turk " the
dray horse, for him, and the fartbest
point we went TO was New Ulm. Laughter.
all OF tdese "reminiscences are pleasant but
we must consider the present situation
ldstead of New Ulm, our outpost to-day Is
the ta.rthest lemits of this great empire. We
nave opened up to commerce an empire
which is imperial, equal in area TO the thir-
teen original states of the union. Loud
cheersl you have been placed In communica-
tlon win country which has room 10 sup
port as large population as your ambition
desires. Whether you will maintain your
position as distributing point, depends
upon the Jobbers union. [Cheersl Judging
from your past efforts, there is no doubt OF
your ultimate success
Mr.. Hill then reviewed at some length
the progress of the United States and
South America, and the action taken by
European powers to maintain their foot
ing against their Western competitor.
lie closed most able address, amidst
loud cheers. in wishing prosperity to
every member of the union, whom he
heartily thanked for the honor conferred
upon him that evening.
Acting Mayor Cullen and Hon. w. p.
Murray responded for "The City of st.
Paul. G. W. Hackett. 1.-The History Of
the Jobbers' Union;" Charming Sea-
bury, The Early Days" and Sam Hill,
OF Minneapolis, responded to THE
Twin Cities"
1t was at an early hour this morning
ere the assembly of business men repre-
senting capital of 5000, 600 left for
their homes, delighted with the even.
ing's entertainment.