St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-11

well us by day, in the binding storm as
we'll as i'll the pleasant sunshine. over
the desert plain as well as through the
fertile valley, along swollen streams.
over glddy heights, down mountain
slopes, through perilous tunnels, rush
great trains of precious human freight.
safe only when your trained hands are
at the throttle valves. The value OF
yuur services Is read and seen in the
fact that all OF us. whether high or low,
rich or poor. wise or simple. entrust
our lives, and all we hold sacred in lite,
to your care and keeping, with the
unQueStioning faith and coincidence OF
the prattlihg infant in its mothers guild
ance. The engineer must never tail III
duty. We read the assurance i'll his
manly face, his thoughtful eye. his
noble record. Others may. and indeed
do 0fti.nes. fail us. Bank presidents
may wreck their institutions Nv gigantic
steals; guardians aud trustees may
squander the funds intrusted to them.
and beggar widows and orphans, ana
even bank directors may side-track
millions of the capital of their corpora
tons; butthe locomotive engineer must
never fail. lii his lexicon there is no
such word as fail; and it Is high
encomium upon the character of
those whom you represent that
they have won for themselves
by integrity of purpose and high regard
for duty the unbounded respect of the
travelling public. not only i'll this coun.
try, but Of the civilized world. eIhe
soldier in the heat of battle, facing shot
and shell. may prove himself a hero:
but. when human actions shall be
weighed i'll the scales of impartial JUS
tice, there Will be found no higher
heruism than that @: the engineer who,
perhaps in the darkness of midnight.
Gncheered and uninspired by comrade-
ship, tortured. it may be. by the hot
breath of escaping steam, menaced by
Impending deaIh, regardful only of the
hundreds of lives entrusted to his keep.
ing, stands manfully at his post until
death III its mercy interyeneS.
The object of your organization, If
have been properly advised as to its
purposes. is to secure the improved con-
dition and efficiency of your member
ship. 1t is tenet of your faith EVIL
denced by your organic law that man
hood and sobrieiy are requisites TO q
safe and reliable locomotive engineer.
! our cause is,therefore, noble one. and
deserving the godspeed of all right
always take deep interest in whatever
welcome you to Minnesota.
THIS was succeeded by Song of We'll
come" by engineers children. Pre-
liminary to this, the drop curtain was
lowered. and the little folks were get
ting ready. The boys-embryo engi-
neers-manly little fellows. seemed to
feel the:full responsibility of tine occa-
sion, and their sisters. in their dresses
of white. no less felt the dignity of the
occasion. Then up went the curtain,
revealing the bright crowd of children.
ready to lift up their voices in wei
come. Miss Addie Lewis acted as ac-
companists. The first chorus was the
Song of the B. l.. E." and this was
followed with arise With the Lark"
A buzz of applause went up
as Mayor Wright was introduced.
He made the address of "Welcome to
the City, in the following words:
MAYOR WRIGHT SPEAKS.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
When boy about seven years of age,
in my native town, Pittsburg, it was
my delight to watch locomotive. 1t
seemed to Inc thing of life. and the
man who managed it something more
than human. Much of my spare time
was taken up In standing by the engine
of train ready to start, and watching
with eager eyes the engineer 10 see him