Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-03

tainej at luncheon at thc residence OF Mr..
Samuel Carson, Rivorton. while the pa
raiders were arranging themselves on
seats placed about the speakers stand.
Mr.. William r.. Carson. chairman OF the
Bridges Celebration Committee. presided
and introduced the speakers Mr.. n. G.
Carson, IN the name OF the committee and
the people Of the towns. gave the Celtic
phrase for zone hundred thousand well
comes"
Congressman s. s. Turner said: '1n
view of the depression existing In the
financial affairs or the country, the COM
plction Of such q work at this time shows
there Ia life left IN Virginia While there's
life there's hope. and where there's hope
will come the fruition. This is the heal
ing OF the last scar on the surface Of the
valley. left desert thirty years ago by the
war-cloud bursting over IT,"
Mr. George Settle. OF Flint Hill. Kappa
hammock county, said he spoke as a plain
farmer. with the signs OF honest toll on
his hands and brow" lie said: 81 hope
General Coxcy may prevail upon our ma
tlonal legislators 10 stop ilibustering and
70 10 work and pass the tariff bill 10
stop the country from going TO ruin"
Ills remarks were greeted with cheers.
SENATOR DANIELS SPEECH.
United States Senator John w. Daniel
WAS the next speaker. and said he felt
called upon to answer Mr. Settle. 1T Is
not the Virginia Democrats who have
bceD nllbustcrng at Washington" he
said. For six weeks ] have sat in my
seat ana not said a word in the nope OF
setting n good example to other senator's
who have been doing the talking. i have
wanted 10 vote on the pending bili' ana
IL The ladies present will excuse the ex-
IL
spcctrul. | have been thinking damn 1T
all the time"
Some one in the crowd proposed three
cheers for Cleveland. which were given
with n VIII. Senator Daniel seconded IT
bv saving: "Thrce cheers for Cleveland
and all Democrats who are with nm. but
II old Grover at the same time would put
"a little more free silver IN his l would
cheer louder"
Senator Daniel in his speech congratu-
lated the people on the opening OF 'he
bridges lie told them: IN TINS age OF
work Won now have the three requisites
of s.rcccSs-a fertile soil. adequate work
shops. and easy means Of communica-
ton" -...,.
THE BRIDGES.
Tho finc iron structures which span the
north ana south branches OF Inc Shehah-
doah river at Riverion, the formal open
ing Of which was celebrated on Monday
stand monumcnts-nfst, to the hrdEf
Committee. Mcssrs. Samuel Carson, II.
III. Downing. and Robert ,Brockcu' Sc
cond 10 the Board Of Supervisors. MesSrs.
Charles J. Maddox. ". H. Chiles' Charies
\. Simpson. ana Frank =. Cover; anu
fhird. 10 an apprcciative public. whose
cooperation and assistance made the IN
dertdk,ug a possibility.
The county entered into contract WIN
the wrought Iron Bridge Company, OF
Canton. o. for the construction oi TWO
handsome bridges at a cost Of >2'"".
TO secure them from any possible dain-
age from high water it was necessary 10
build them very high, and the distance
from the water 10 the floor OF TIE brldRe
was made 45 feet. So great An elevation
added much t. the expense. ana the ap-
pr,ochcs alone cost IN addition nearly
$1,000. The approaches were constructor
bv N,ssrs. Hrecn & Fecly, Of AleTandria,
Va. under the personal supervision OK
N1r Il. T. Fccly. The length OF the
%ortb-river bridge. with its approaches
is go feet. and the South river ana us
approaches 165o feet.