The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-04
resentative copied the register in full.

IL. 5. Trout, A. J. Hemphill.
R. s. Brock, y. l.. Terry,
5. w. Jamison, a. C. Hippy,
H. e. Gerhard, e. II. Stewart,
U. r. Boyce, Henry Fairfax,
Charles IL. Mellon, Clarence Coleman,
Eppa Hunton, Jr., Frank Huger,
Lucien II. Cooke, Herbert j. Browne,
Jos. A. Gale, w. III. Taylor,
w. II. Taylor, David w. Flickwir,
R. II. Soule, A. u. Koiner,
Jos. L. Doran, j. Allen Watts.
Considering that none of the party
brought any baggage they were treated
with remarkable consideration. The
hotel will be managed by L. A. Lewis,
of Pennsylvania, to whose experienced
oversight the successful outcome of yes
terday's entertainment should be
credited. A regular coach will shortly
run between the city and Rockledge and
the city will flee to the mountain for
relief
The party explored the building and
grounds. The neatly furnished cham.
bers above looked cozy and inviting. at
2 o'clock General Manager Rawn
sounded the "tocsin," a large bell on
the rear veranda. lie explained that
it was called the "tocsin" because it
talks in" to their meals the waiting
guests.
The dining room was broad and cool.
The two long tables were beautifully
decorated, and the following attractive
menu was served:
Blue Points
Celery. Olives. > Manpoes
Sherry Cobbler.
Chicken Salad. Lobster Salad
Turkey. Beef. Tongue.
Sardines. Russian Caviar. Smclts
Saratoga Chips.
Now TOMATOES cbomn,rD, cucumbers.
Assorted Cakes Bon Bons.
Fruits Foreign Nuts.
Strawberries. Vanilla Ice Cream
Sliced Pineapple
Wiz, Tarbcll Cheese. Edam Cheese.
vienna frctIcls Waters Biscuits.
Coffee.
Havana Cigars.
With tho coffee and cigars, Mr.. p. l..
Terry, the host of the occasion, called
on President Kimball to respond to the
toast of the Norfolk and Western rail.
road. Mr.. Kimball laugAingly declined
and said the road paid j. Allen Watts
to do their talking, and called upon
Mr.. Watts to rise to the occasion.
Since an called upon in my repre-
sentative capacity" said Mr.. Watts, 81
will talk briefly. writer in the eigh-
teenth century set forth the remark
that he who m ade two blades of grass
grow where one had grown before de-
served moro of his fellow-men than he
who conquered battles. No sophomo-
rlcal orator, no visionary ever thought
that would be applied to railroad
company. The Norfolk and Western
has been and is different from any road
in Virginia.
ut was my fortune to aid in getting
the road into Roanoke. We looked
forward to ordinary benefits. We could
not believe the pictures of progress
q tn l.. .
the road. 1t was all so far from what
we knew, we could not appreciate or be-
lieve in their reality.
Net every promise has been carried
out three fold Every prediction of de-
Velopment has been more than realized.
l, like all good Nirginians. admire Vir-
ginia's noble hills and valleys, her
men and women, and will do all can
TO aid the State to regain it's prestige
and The greatness OF ante bellum DAYS.
take pleasure in responding to tho
toast
Henry s. Trout in response to re-
peated Calls rose and said:
The greatest sin is that of iugrat;
tude. III the people of Roanoke and
Southwest Virginia are not grateful to
the Norfolk and Western railroad, they
arc great sinners indeed When the
Shenandoah Valley road was talking OF
coming here, we got up $1,000 su&-
scriptio2 and Thought we were doing a
big thing. We knew nothing abort
booms- and had no real estate men Or
lawyers TO tell us about them
Vixen we heard that the road
wanted forty acres of land to put their
shops On we thought it as absurd ss
the ide& that there would be 5000 peo-
pie here in ton years. Whom President
kimball proposed to build Hotel Roa-
noke aud put the station where it is, we
sent delegation to him to urge him
not to, because IL would draw trade
from Franklin road"
Lucien H. Cooke made what President
kimbaR called fora combination
speech. 1t was success, and he brought
down the house when he aired his griey-
ance. lie was attorney for the Roanoke
and Southern and just as he had got
comfortably fixed in the idea that he
conid ride On free pass the Norfolk
ana western came in and assimilated
the road.
%. II. Stewart spoke of the unparal.
leled developtu mt of tho Sor Invest and
his remarks were so we'll received that
President kian bail felt constrained to
ask II he were not Virginian, as .all
Alrglnians arc Such good takers"
Joseph |. }bOran was crowded into a
ooe minute speech his Longest on rec
ord. II regret to say" said he, that
my little private arrangement with Col
onel Boyce has fallen through. Colonel
Boyce agreed to do my talking for me.
can only say that the energies of all
who are connect ted with the road are de.
voted in one direction. They are all
directed to developing the region in
which we now are"
MIR. Doran's remarks about Col. Boyce
resulted in bringing that veteran 20 his