Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-11

ATTENDS EDUCATIONAL coNvEN-
TIoN AT DENVER.
VISITS MORM0NDOM

hiNniliug NinRarus
After spending u full week in
attendance upon the N, Il. A., the
largest gathering OF this association
ever convened, and considered the most
important meeting In its history uhere
being registered 1924 members In
actual attendance). the writer with
thousands of others, felt a natural de-
sire to see some OF the wonderful mani
festations OF nature. and also the la
Dor, the accomplishments Of man. or
combination OF the united efforts Of
nature and art. of creator and crea-
lures. The Shushoue falls was the
first natural manifestation sought. In
order to reach this spot a trip OF over
800 miles had to be taken. This over
Union Pacific lines. Shoshone station
was reached the second day. This dis
lance extended over the main line Of
this great highway, over the Divide, as
1t IS known. the highest point, Sher-
man, S.2i7 feet above the sea.
This to me. however, Is the most
interesting spot on the whole line
made 20 by the monument-the sentl-
mel built by the Union Pacific TO per
petuate--to commemorate the unself-
iah action OF the Ames brothers
While IL is true the inception OF this
phrase,
THERE is THE EAST, THERE is
INDIA"
was due theoretically to the brain
power of Thus. H. Benton. still, the
completion OF this gigantic enter
prise this glrdling our continent with u
railroad, found Its successful support
in the Ames Brothers, with other
financial friends.
The necessity was realized afterwnrd
by the government OF this road 10
hold the Pacific coast In the Union.
The road became a military necessity,
and hence then the cheerful endorse
ment OF the project by the govern
ment.
Among the huilders-those who took
their lives In their hands, as II were
lighting the Indians on one side and
the natural barriers, desert and disease
and starvation on the other. We're APP
pleton, Brown, Blickeusderfer. Dey.
EDDY. Maxwell. Hudnut, House.
Hodges. Mccartney, Morris. Reed,
CLARK. HoXie and Dodge OF these the
last two only are known to the writer.
For Texas no one did more while living
than Col II. NJ lloNie; for Texas no
one Is doing more nt present than
Gen c. NJ Dodge While these men
We're working their way to the West,
Judah. Montague. Clements, Ives.
Gray, Town. Brooks, stanford, Hunt
ingtun. Hopkins and Croker were
equally active coming east, 80 that
ON May ., 1862 at Promontory summit,
! To- the wonder OF the world. to the
| utter astonlshmcnt OF America her
| self. those lines met completing the
| whole. or the first transcontinental
| railway. and that. too. seven years
before the limit allowed by the govern
| ment, II VIII be observed that the
completion OF this road was twenty
| six years ago. There are now five
| transcontinental railways, linking
binding together the Fast ana the
| Weat The North and the South are
bound by the mountain chains and
both bridged and tunnelled.
However. the tombstone OF COM
merce II the true test
Let us see how the facts corrohornte
the statement. 1t appears that during
| the decade ending with 1890. the as
sessed value Of Callforna's real estate
! Increased So per cent; Colorado, 100 per
cent; oregon. 800 per cent; Montana,
| 900 per cent, Washington. 500 per
cent; North Dakota, 1000 per cent, and
South Dakota, l,l00 per cent 1t Is true
that these gains are not to be credited
wholly to the Pacific railroads. This
! was new country-virgin soil, forests,
mines, everything to attract capital
| and labor These railroads have made
tho markets and does the carrying for
the peoplc--for the government
But to return TO the monument--to
the sentiment even In railroad build
| ers, operators, owners The Union Pa
clnc built the Ames monument to COM
memorate-to perpetuate--the good
( deeds OF the brothers. to show that
even among these men accused OF all
sorts OF motives for their actions, there
We're those who had sacrificed their
| fortunes. their good name, and their
financial standing rather than see the
1 great enterprise fan, II "a reported ~
MIR. Oa6es Ames that when Il seemed
almost impossible to raise money to
meet the expenditures, that he wrote:
Go ahead. the work shall not stop.
even II II takes the shovel shop" These
brothers We're the manufacturers OF
shovels and tools, their fortunes were
| Invested In that business. Later on,
| when the day came that either the
! Union Pacific should stop or the Ames
fail, Cakes Ames said Save the cfed-
| II of the road, | will fail"
He did fail. To him this was worse
than death, and II was this blow. fol-
lowed by others, that put him In his
| grave.
Upon the monument solid granite.
with base 6Oxe0 aud 65 feet high.
there Is but one oritlcism-it shoiiid
have been ono thousand feet high
eleven feet higher than the Eifel tower.
A6 higher than the Washington monii-
ment and $50 than the Bunker Hill
monument, of s.2i7 feet above the sea
Then truly would II commemorate the
I victory OF science and skin. steam and
steel. over the foreea and harriere of
nature. Then. verify. would "thc earl.
lest light Of the morning gild il
aud parting day llnger and play upon
It's summit"
THE GREAT sHosHoNR FALLS
\ four-houfs' drive from tho sta-
ton shoshone on the Oregon shari
line brings YOU 20 these 70 me The
most wonderful manifestation Of ethe
morning Of creation =, a ,t.s. n
Here there are three distinct fails
I The hcight from the upper To the lower
| water level * $50 fei, the lower or
continuous fan Is 10 feet Bridll N.il
] tall the falls have bridal veiln 20 f.et
The Volume Of water at Niagara "a
much greater than Shoshonr. as mueh
grcater as the volume az shissanl IA
greater than that OF Yosemite Tho
| lattrr during certain seasons OF M.
year. being so small tNrt there Il nsiS.
! gilyer thread NJ Il were. Eat na 20