St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-22
st. Paul Appreciates Their
Enterprise in Building
a Railroad,
And Tenders Them a Conspic-
uous Ovation on Their
Triumph's Scene.
Great Feast of Reason and
Flow Of Soul Out at
Wildwood.


wood, in response to the invitation of a
committee to express this very sppreci-
alton. Messrs. Stone Il Morton have
just completed an enterprise that means
much to st. Paul, and especially much
to that class which is depend
ent upon the suburban resorts
for the open air and exercise
necessary to health. and even life. The
White Bear SElectrlc railroad is not a
trunk line, but it is the connecting link
between st. Paul and pleasure at the
lake, and its completion is special
credit to its projectors. The enterpris e
is doubiy appreciated by st. Paul, and
the committee referred to took broad
measures to convey to MeSSrs
Stone and Morton that such is the
fact. A reception was rendered
these gentlemen, last night, at Wild
wood, the lake terminus of their line, at
which much of the youth, grace and
business talent of the city was repre-
sented. All evening long, the electric
cars were filled to their utmost capacity
and their service was suplem ented by a
special train on the st. Paul & Duluth,
which ran to Mahte medi and there con-
nected with the electric road. At 9
O'Clock the pavilion was crowded
ard with everything in readi-
ness for the elaborate pro-
gramme that had been prepared. Hon.
Z. ID. OBrlen presided, and, with their
faces laden with maiden bushes, l.. K.
Stone and Walter Morton were brought
face to face with the expectant multi
tude. Seiberts' orchestra rendered a
dulcet strain, calculating to restore
their confidence. and Mr.. O'Brien de-
Hyered an address as follows:
Mr. O'Brfen,S Few Words.
Messrs. Stone Morton: / am commits
stoned stone by your friends. who are. assembled
various crowned heads of Europe who are
unable to attend, to express to YOU their
thorough appreciation of the good work that
you have done in providing pleasure
vicinity, We all remember that it
was Lane K. Stone. who said
in one of his impassioned addresses
to the legislature of the state of Minnesota
mat the man who causes two blades of
grass to grow where only one grew before
deserved well of his country and We also
remember that it is Walter s. Morton who is
the ca author IN OF that great saying, Let me
not who make their laws
we clearly see in this latest enterprise of
yours the endowlng evidence of the spirit
ana creative capacity which gave rise to
tnose two aphorlsms-se entences which have
become household words i'll the hearts and
minds OF The people. And we wish to say to
you that the work that you have done far
sulpasses our expectation.
You have provided pleasure ground and
breathing place for the people of St Paul
and White Bear lake which is unexcelled
i'll the state of MinBesOta--not only in facili-
tIes OF approach and transportation, but in
the conception of the enterprise and its per-
feet fitness for the purposes for which it is
intended. Here may meet the young and the
cid: the gay and the thoughtful the parents
and their children. For each you have
provided rest refreshment and amuse-
ment To you gentlemen. is due the honor
of having first in Minnesota provided for all
OF the people pleasure ground of this kind
ana Just to the extent that it is enjoyed and
appreciated 6y them will they ever bear you
in their mind. That substantial rewards will
follow this enterprise it is our sincere hope;
but II you reap from it nothing more than
the tender and pleasant recollection
Thafn reain OF al your and visitors ,n will & ever
our name will ever be associated
with. We know that you will be satisfied.
Tine young people are so busy in partaking of
the many enJoyments you have provided for
them that they have perhaps not time to
speak OF 1t just now. but we elder and more
mature ones can, even while we enioy it.
make some attempt to express our apprecia-
uon. Time will not permit. for it would take
altogether too long to do Justice to the
subject-that the many beauties of Wildwood
should be described in detail. 1t is enough
1or us To know that you have provided
place where modest merit may blush unseen,
locality that many of us seniors have been
looking for for 10. these many years,
The entire healthfulness of the situation is
among its chief attractions, and from care,
ful examination of the statistics we have as
certa1ned that since the opening of the casi.
no no accident has occurred to mar the fesi
uvltles. and The only mortuary record tina
we have came across is the sudden and unex
pected demise of Juvenile ''porker,'' who
alas, was blind and whose decease. still la.
mented, is attributed to some unforeseen ac-:
cident.
We hope to meet many of you often: we
assure you that you will always find us here
and when the browning leaves and cooIerl
breezes shall necesstate a suspension of fes1
tlvlles here we shall depart with great re-
gret, but with fixed determination to meet
you again when the buds are bursting andE
the blossoms opening, on each recurring
summer
When Mr.. O'Brien had concluded and
the applause was still ringing over the
lake, some one produced and had read
the following piece of strictly private.
correspondence, which was never in
tended for daylight:
WHITE BEAR LAKE, July 81. 1s92-My Dear.
O'Brien: Will you, if possible, arrange mat
49, 81 uAtOi Jul lTlcUQS are gil assem-
bled the railing can be put up and the pavii-
ion enclosed, with men stationed at the
doors so that none of them can escape, and
then have the committee ask me to sing
THE Heart Bowed Down. l have not
had an opportunity to do so for a long
time. The Island association has passed a
resolution forbiddiDg my singing on the
island or within radius of half mile from
it. The town council of White Bear have
made it misdemeanor, with fine of S1OO,
II shall be found singing, or attempting to
sing, within mile of the corporate limits.
Mayor Wright and Mayor Winston have
united In orders to their police to arrest
me II l shall attempt to uplift my voice
in either of the cities. The Yaching associ-
alton have passed a resolution that shall
be drowned if attempt to sing within mile
of the club house or OH any of the boats The
result is that nobody except myself has
heard my voice land you know what a good
tenor it Isl for the last two year, SO that the
present is the only opportunity shall prob
ably ever have. Playing the piano for dane
ing does not suit my musical ambition. The
plan suggest is the only way in which can
get hQld on an audience. Do this if you
love me. WALTER s. MoRroNSti
The shriekS of laughter and applause
we're terrific, and MIR. Morton tried to
escape. but he was secured and brought
to the front. He vigorously denied the
authorship of the libellous letter, and
then calmed down sufficiently to eX-
press himself as follows:
President Morton's Speech.