The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-05-06
UNITED |
The Marriage o. Lake Charles
mad AIexandrIa.
IL TWO CITIEs UNITEp
ny Bands OF steel Fastened By
a Golden spike.

Thursday morning, April 28th,
through the kind invitations Of the
officials Of the x. O.. W. 4 g. railway
aud the Alexandria Board Of Trade. q
merry party Of t@enty-one persons
boarded d special train 81 two magnia
cent coaches, drawn By engine No. 2,
for The purpose Of going 10 Alexandria
TO participate IN The ceremonies Of driy-
ing The golden spike tho last ones
completing the Kansas City, Wat
kins a Gnlf railway 20 that point,
and joining the Gulf city and Queen
city, Of Louisiana in unity and love.
The party was composed as follows I;
Prof A, Thompson, (vice,president Of
the roadj ana wife; Miss Della Neil.
neice Of Mr.. J, B. Watkius, the presi-
dent Of the road; J, X. Lape, supt.
John 2. Mccoy, Trafe Manager Z. L..
Palmer, Of Watkins Banking o., and
W. r. Palmer. The Lake Charles
Board Of Trade was represented BY A.
IA. Mayo, Secretary Capt. ]. W. Bryan,
s. ] Fenton, s. Kaufman, G, A. Four
net. q. Bunker. d B Gorham, .. II.
Poe. D, p. Massey, @. Miller, D, Reims.
The press was represented by w. ",
Mcclanaban. editor Westlake Mems, 2
Il, Everett. editor american, and Henry
A. Wipfrse Of the Eoao,
The train left the Broad street depol
a little after 8 a. NJ, and the sugar re-
fiuaTy At ? o'clock. After leaving ths
refinery we went steamipg along iol
about seYenty-hye miles at the rate o
forty Or more miles an hour, stopping
at the several stations on the road
The scenery was beautiful ell along thl
line, the road passing, as II does
through cur vast pfairies, grand AMI
magnificent pine foFests, and thel
through hills and daies. The track
for some sixty on seventy miles, is q
solid and smooth as could be desired
but tho balance, owing to the newnes
Of the road, has not had time TO becom
well settled and Hrmi work, however
is constantly being done upon i en-
IN very short time the z, O., w,
! q, Railway will be the best made Foa
ii the state.
/ Az 80 O'Clock p. % sharp, the trail
arrived at AlexandTia and our party We
received and welcomed with open arm
| by q large number Of Alexandrianl
headed By the AleEandTia brass ban
/ In their neat unifoFm, AT 2 o'oloel
with the band il lead, the precessio
moved to the front Of the train and 81
ceremonies Of the day we're commence
by Mr. Kennedy, contractor Of II
road, christening the track and engir
by breaking Q bottle Of champagn
spriukling the delicious beverage oFf
them and pouring coed portion
IL In ons Of his pockets Miss M
then drove the golden spike, holding q
siedge ii her fair hands with stead
. cIasp and welding Il with force Of
accuracy astonishing to the beholdeF
which numbered about Aye hupdre
A large platform had been built %
decorated under 4 bequtifll sPreadl
oak tree near the raiiFohd and after y
{, spike had been driven, speaking !
> gen. MF. John Q. Ryan, promiRe
1 young lawyer made Che welcome 4
d dress, and Judge FourRet respond
q on be half Of our citizens, MessEs.
( d. Welch, The i'bustlerH and preside
of The Alexandra Board 81 Trade,
B. Gorbam, Of our city, B. P. Hunt
ex-membeF Of the Legislature frs
2 Rapides, and q o. Watts, Of Alexa
dria, all made short speeches on I
2 great benefits 20 Be derived from
Y building Of the Kansas City, Watki
Z q Gulf railway. The speaking bel
over, the visitors were taken the ArliE
II ton hotel where q good dinner await
tLem and To which 81 did full iusti
Dinner over carriages were anpounc
" ana procession formed for q ride q
~ The city. during which We noticed ms
Ii enc store buildings and elegant r.
denceg. The reception and enterta
2 nept Of our citizens was grand {
Indeed. The traip With its passepR
y returned 10 Lake Cherries &c ABOUT ~
y q. 10, and everybody expressed the
Pc selves highly delighted with the :
d. and the fEeatment they received &c
AZ hands Of he railroad officials and 8
zens 81 Alexandria