St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-10

full half-century, replete with marvel
Gus triumphs in material and CONNER
cial undertakings. The fortunate
writer of history who looks down
through the vstas of time from the
peak of the twenty-first century to
chronicle
All the Marked Events
of the worlds story, will recount in
glowing terms the incidents pertinent
to the golden age of the great Augustus,
when literature and art fiourished as
a result of the milder influences OF a
complete cessation from war. lie VIII
picture the age of chivalry, when brave
knights fought for their cOuntry'S honor
and chanted songs of love to their fair
ones: of the mighty deeds of prowesS
accomplished by the gallant defenders
of the faith, when they fought to Wrest
the Holy Sepulchre from the hands
of the Saracens He will give III
detail, the names Of the brave soldiers
and mighty men of war who made Eu-
rope famous for centuries. de Will tell
of the conQuests of the great captain OF
France and his brilliant achievements,
and of his mighty downfall at Waterloo.
when his empire passed out of exist
ence. and the world was rid OF the most
ambitious nero of its history. Or the
wonderful era of letters and literature.
when England's greatest queen reigned,
the epoch made memorable by the
kpoetry of the great bard and the golden
intellectually of Francis Bacon. or the
mighty forces that joined in combat TO
rid free nation of the terrible blot Oh
human slavery.
When he reaches the period of which
we are fortunate enough to be part,
he will tell of this wonderful age OF iron
and electricity, when the entire bent OF
mems minds was toward the accom-
piishment of large enterprises and TO
the upbuiIding of vast commercial IN
dustries. lie will point to the fact that
in all the wide range Of historic events
no counterpart has yet been noted that
in any sense compares to the
Massing of Material Forces
and to the wonderful inventive and me-
chanical genius of the latter half of the
nineteenth century. He will state that
it was an age of practical things. An
age devoid of sentiment A period
given over to the utilization of all the
opportunities requisite to the subjuga-
ton of nature and the accomplishment
of those ends which have for their aim
unprecedented material progress and
development. He will point out that
the genius of this century found its
highest uses in the management of vast
undertakings, and that the men who
made the most lasting impression upon
their times were those devoted to the
execution of the grandest public
achievements.
Let us add the belief that from this
era of iron and electricity, from this
y,nrin1 nf yunn1nrftil nYnpnSInn and
eXampled progress we may emerge into
the golden age, the gol0en life of Amer
lean history; for out of this accumula-
tion of vast wealth and this culmina-
tiOn of mighty enterprises must come as
a natural sequence the AuguStan age of
the republic, when art, music and liter
ature that delight the sense and charm
the mind must have full fruitiOn.
Wealth may breed decay, but not
necessarily 50; it may be the means OF
bringing US from the chaos of practical
deeds TO the period when life shall
prove moSt delightful. and when from
the raging ocean Of material cOnQueStS,
we may find ourselves Oh the placid sea
OF q more attractive national existence.
Let us bear in mind that there are more
desirable things in life than the mere
accumulation of vast wealth, or the
management Of colossal Undertakings.
and that all the refining influences of
life have their advantages and are not
to be forgotten in the mad rush for
commercial success. Let us remember
the words of Lowell:
II am not lnsensiDle to the wonder
and eXhileration of 4 material growth,
without example i'll rapidity and eX-
panSiou, but am also not inSensible 10
fha nnriic ofnnt n niUlii1q-
ton which allows its chief energies and
interests to be wholly absorbed in the
pursuit of mundane prosperity"
Great Land, Great Men.
Any thoughtful reader of history must
be impressed with the fact that environ
ments have largely to do with the pro-
duction of men capable of fulfilling the
destinies which await any locality.
Upon the highlands of America, COM
prising the Northwestern states, is
territory adapted by all its natural con-
ditons to produce type of man equal
to any emergency and fitted for any
conquest. And here we may look prop
erly enough for the man Of energy, en-
terprise, and of affairs Here we may
expect to find the uncrOwned king of
commerce. The man who by sheer abil-
1lyi Oy IOlSGs w y 0Ho
may carve out for himself the destiny
which is the hope and inspiration of the
eye.
And today we culmlnate in this pres
ence and emphasize by the events of the
past few days our admiration for the
man who has embodied in himself the
prevailing spirit of our tines. With
triumphant arch, with banners tossed
in the sunlight, with procession and
loud acclaim, our citizens have wed
with each other in paying honor to their
fellow toWnsman and their friend; not
only in token of their appreciation of
the vast advantages of this undertak-
ing to the states stretching from here to
the golden shore of the Pacific, but to
him, the man who has wrought these
mighty deeds.
1t is not my intention to dwell specific
ally upon all the incidents connected
with the linking of the shores of our
Northern lakes to the placid waters of
Puget sound: to narrate in detail the
long and arduous labor involved in this
work, nor to speak of the unceasing toll
and drain upon the physical forces nee
eSsary to the fultillment of this
Colossal Task.
All. or many of you, are acquainted
with what has been effected and to
whom the credit is due. L may, l trust,
be permitted to speak few words of
his personality, and. in doing SO, | shall
endeavOr to restrain myself from t.X-
pressions that SAVIOR of fulsome fiattery.
1t is enough 10 state of any man that
his neighborS are the ones who are pay
ing him this tribute. His generous
deeds, the continual evidence of his de-
size to assist those less fortunate than
himself, his constant aid 10 public as
well as private enterprise; his broad
and comprehensive conception of his
duties as a citizen; his natural SIM
plicity of character, as we'll as his high
appreciation of the grave responsible
tiles incident to the accumulation of
more than ordinary wealth. serve to
stamp him as man Of enlarged and
generous ideas.
His belief in the advantages of educa-
tiOn may be found evidenced in the
brick and mortar being placed in the
buildings in the western side of our
city. Generous, kindly and sympathetic,
he has gained for himself the high.
est honors which can come to good clti-
zenShip. Tonight this gathering is in
honor of the man who has impressed
himself upon his great enterprises.
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