The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-25
FEALrY TO A CHEF.
sol Haas Receives a solid silver Del
eratiOn-Taken by Surprise.
Ter Del


epaffon-Taken by Surprise.
r-obablv no man was ever taken more
- su-Drise nor more overcome with emo
- man was Mr.. Sol Haas. formerly the
s-siz-ant TO the president Of the Southern
-snway. at his beautiful home on New
Iierfshire avenue yesterday Immediately
a- v1tiT- ne was surrounded by his family
1arrv Of ladies and gentlemen. constl-
-,ii1e- a representative commute from
81 oIf southern railway ranks, appeared,
e-F simultaneously wagon drove up and
four porters, bearing heavy burden,
~-e~eI the hall and deposited II IN the
-r-sr of the reception room. Some OF
~ party opened the package and there
Stood revealed a massive chest OF quar-
80 oak and brass standing three and
bsIf feet high. Whef- this was opened
+i-sr. was displayed one of the handsOm-
est sets Of MASSIVE SILVER IN repousse OF
blauriful design, consisting OF a complete
c,ffee and tea service and an eXtraOrdi-
1arv assortment Of SIlVerWare CT all kinds
for the table. This princely gift had been
tr,ught TO be presented to Mr.. Haas as
en- afTectionate testimonial from his old
associates and subordinates in the rail-
Tba official committee representing all
+be other men consisted of Capt. w. II.
Green. general superintendent; J. NJ. CUP,
traffic manager; w. A. Turk, general pas
eastern agent: F. B. Price. agent, Phila-
delnhia: L. S Brown, general agent,
Washinet0n, and S. Fl. Hardwick, assist
ant general passenger agent, Atlanta. Mr..
HardWick had been selected to make the
presentation address, which he did, as fol-
lows: = CT. - =
the most lofty and most majestic, as well
as the most familiar, peaks is Mount Pts
eah dominating a scene as fair as the
sun shines upon. Grand and graceful, it
delights the eye; great and glorious in it's
noble outlines, IL inspires the mind; Sc
rene and restful in its strength, it COM
forts the soul.
Pisgah.
and widespread the regret among all the
surrounding peaks, the lesser hills and
Iowlands, were they to awake some morn
ing to find that Mount Pisgah had disap-
peared from their midst.
"In the railroad world there was a ia
miliar figure of towering strength, an in
telleCt of Hottest hight, soul of noblest
mold, and heart of most gracious affec-
ton; a man whom all his associates de-
lighted to honor, and to whom his sub
ordinates, near and far, looked and lean
ed as upon a father. A man of wisest
counsel, of infinite patience, and Sympa-
thy: man of most resolute courage and
strength. Such man lifted his head in
thai world, and for well nigh a quarter
Of a century dominated the immense traf-
fc interests of the faireSt property in all
the south. Great was the surprise and
great was the regret when it became
known to his associates and SubordinateS
that this great man had concluded to re-
tire from his long-accuStomed place. But
soon we realized that our regret must
SAVIOR largely of selfishness; that, indeed,
We should really rejoice in his good for
tune in being released from all the Vexa-
tious cares and burdens of che Office, aud
10 enjoy that rest and diversion he had
so well earned. And so now with all these
pleasant memories and most grateful re-
gard for the favor we have enjoyed all
these years, and as a slight evidence of
our ever-enduring fealty to a great chief.
we have come, as the representatives of
some of your old men, to ask you to re-
ceive for yourself and family this testi-
montal, which is offered with glad hearts
by some OF the men who count themselves
among the most fortunate of men in haV-
ing known and loved Sol Haas"
During the delivery many an eve was
molstened, as there was doubtless never
chief who was more loved by his asso-
GATES and subordinates than Sol Haas
his record being that for a period of TWEEN
ty-tour years in the railroad traffic no en-
ploye ever voluntarily left his service. He
was greatly overcome by this display of
aHecuon, but he succeeded in making a
noble response in happy vein, saying
mat Whatever success he had met with
was mostly, If not altogether, due to the
answering loyalty and reliability of the
oIsanIzaton IN his department of his as
soclates.- Washington Post = 49,
MI. HardwiCkS speech was a harlpv ex-
preston Of the esteem of the Solfthern's
men for Mr.. Haas and it was in MIR.
HardWlck S happieSt vein. No one could
nave performed the duty of presenting the
taste.