St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-10
LETTERS OF REGRET.
Absent Friends and Well Wishers
Send MESSAGES To l. i HILL

| tee, The Aberdeen, ST. Pau Minn.-Gen-
! tlemen: l regret exceedingly that other
! engagements w ii prevent my accepting your
| very kind invitation to the dinner to be given
! to James j. Hill. president of the Great
| Northern Railway company. to celebrate the
| opening of the line from St. Paul to Puget
| sound, on Friday, June g.
If it were in my power to do so, nothing
| would please me- more than on such an occa-
| sion to render, by my presence, some tribute
| to the admiration have for the tact and con-
summate skill with which he has brought
| this great undertaking to successful COM
| pletion, that is TO say, il railroad can ever
| be called completed. Doubtless much re-
| mains to be done, but the line is open and
will forever remain a monum ont of Mr.. Hills
ability as manager and hnancier.
Believe me. very sincerely yours.
STUYyEsANT FISH.
New York, May ID, 1893
John w. Cooper. Esq. ST. Paul. Mimi
Dear Sir: am this morning in receipt Of
your committees kind invitation to attend a
dinner to be given TO jones j. Hill, in st.
Paul. on the 9th or June, 10 celebrate the
completion of the Great Northern Railway
company's line TO Puget sound.
/ exceed ngly regret that my duties and en-
gagements here absoIu ely preclude my at
tendance upon this occasion. .
should deem il great privilege to be
among the number of those who will assem-
bic to honor Mr.. Hill and to recognize the
splendid WORK he has achieved in the adj
yancement of not only the interests of the
great Northwest but OF the whole country.
That you and your friends in ST. Paul are or
ganiZing for the purpose of paying so we'll
merited a conn iment to MIR. Hill will afford
all of his warm friends here the keenest sat
lsfaction. aud among the latter claim the
privilege of being one.
Win renewed regrets that am unable 70
be present and requesting you to convey my
thanks and compliments to your associates
on the committee, remain, yours faithfully.
j. KENNEDY TOD.
New YORK, May 8, 1871
Messrs. Jason w. Cooper, Charles w. Bum
and Others Committee. etc, ST. Paul. Mimi
Dear oirs: ain in receipt of your kind in.
vitation to the dinner to be given to my
friend and old associate, James j Hill, TO
celebrate the completion of the line of rail-
way from st. Paul to Puget sound, and l re-
greet extremely that it will be impossible for
me to De present with you on that occasion.
regret this the more owing to my former
close and intimate relations with Mr.. Hill in
the conduct of the great work i'll which he
has been engaged, and which he has now
brought TO a successful completion; for 1t
would have been great pleasure to me to
have united with the citizens OF st. Paul and
Minneapolis i'll doing honor to one who has
been such benefactor TO both those cities,
10 the state Oh MINNESOTA ana 10 inc entre
country tnrougn a. ms inteIllgent cohceptio,ii
Oh lLe heeus ol tle Northwest ana His raplu
compe ion OF the great niSh"ay tnac nus NOV
only gwen IL sucn Vailaple auultionai trans
portttloh iacliltes, out mas at tlie SANE tllne
opened up sucn VAST extent ol aGultIoIi i
territory ana maze IL tributary 10 the IWln
Clter. louis very truly,
JOHN D. hENNEDf'
New YORK. May 10, 1879
j. ". Cooper. Esq. and Others Commit
tee, St. Paul. Minn.-Dear Srs: Please ac-
be present at the dinner to be given Presi
dent Hill, of the Great Northern company,
in celebration of the completion of that line
of railroad from ST. Paul to Puget sound.
regret my business engagements preclude
the possibility OF my being present on SO i'm
portant an OCCASION l thoroughly sympa-
thlZe with the idea and the spirit eylnced by
the people OF st. Paul IN thus expressing
their appreciation OF Mi. HIS great
achievements. nile III business aHalTs we
nave necessarily been al variance, nave
never failed 10 recognize ana pupncly &C.
knoWlelge my appreGlatioHIo1 the great
agility eVlmceo by MT. Hill III all MS uhuer. d,
taklngs. He Is deserving OF every honor tnat
can De EXTENDED 10 MIN 1or opening up 70
the Northwest new channel OF trace, when
sincerely nope may IN results meet MS .
most sangulne expectations. very truly
yours T. f. CAKES,
New York, May III, 1898,
Jason w. Cooper and Others, Committee.
St. Paul, Minn.--Dear Sirs: l am in receipt
of you invitation to attend dinner to be
given in honor of President James j. Hill on
the 9th proXimo | regret that imperative
duties at home will prevent my acceptance.
By his colossal achievements Mr. Hill has
placed his name among the foremost of the
great men and the great minds of our nation
and of our generation. The Great Northern
railway is monument to his ENTERPRISE mis-
courage his sagacity and his genius
The citizens of st. Paul and the country
honor them selves in doing honor TO him. /
feel personal honor and pride i'll his
friendship Thanking your committee, /
am, very truly yours. H. MELVILLE HANNA
Cleveland. o.. May 9, 1893
Jason w. Cooper Charles w. Bum. Albert
n Iiudeke. f. Howard Murphy. Stanford
Newell Elbert A. Young Committee. Gentle.
men: have YOUR Kind invitation to be
present at the dinner to James j. Hill, presi-
dent Of the Great Northern railway 10 cele-
hrata the comnleiion of The line from st
Paul to Puget sound Friday evening. June
9 M the Aberdeen. ST. Paul.
II would give me the greatest pleasure to
ioin in YOUR concentrations to Mr.. Hill for
The great work he has accom- plished in
hringino his oomnanv 10 so imn0rtant n no a
sition in the railway world. | regret to saw.
however, that nv business engagements are
snch thot I cannon he IN ST Paui Mt the time
namad
With nv sincerest appreciation of YOUR
kindness in sending me the invitation and
INV hest wishes for the success of the oc-
casion in every way. | am Very truly yours,
FRANK THOMSON.
PHILADELPHIA. May 10, 1893
Jason " Cooper ESQ. and Others. Com.
miltee. ST. Paul, Minn-Gentlemen: / have
vour rourteous invitation 10 q dinner to be
rendered ON Friday evening. June O. to Mr..
James j. Hill. president of the Great North
ern railway. to celebrate the completion Of
the line from St Paul to Puget sound.
IL has been my good fortune to become
intimately acquainted with Mr.. Hill, and
believe i am competent to Judge of his rare
onoIi,iac which. nor nauv pn9SaSs like him