The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07

GERS and employees OF the Gotten Belt Rail
way company ana the business men of
Tyler should entertain the kindlest feel
ings toward each other, and 10 the cnd
that the ties % friendship may be made
all the stronger, II Is good and comedy
That they should come together 10 eat ana
10 drink and to make merry. Ana While
the business men have not killed and
brought hither the iatted OK ia calf would
be too sn0hl, on account oil their inability
10 procure the animal tho city not yet
having an oil mill whercat the OK might
he fed and fatttLVds-yet they have done
the next best thing and have prepared
this foast, to bu partakcl Of by US all
with the goodliest cheer.
"rhe city OF Tyler anl the Cotton Belt
Railway company arc. ana should be,
bound together by the strongest ties; and
/ know that our business people have long
since recognized the fact that the very
best Interests OF this city are dependent
upon tho upbuiding OF that railway Aud
they well know that those things Witch
are detrimental to the railway company
viii bring alike disaster TO them. There is
another cogcnt reason why the citizens OF
this city should take pride in the Cotton
Belt railway. and that is because mat
railway sprung. Es II wera, from the very
loinS OF this city. IT was here that its
first charter was prepared, and it's first
incorporators and the men who lrst pro-
joctod and begun to build 1t were every
one oltizcus of this city and OF this county.
And ] VIII hot say of these men tlat they
builded better than they ,new. because
believe that they, even at that early Cay,
looking into the future, gaw that con
tiuuous line Of railway connecting tho
city OF 81. Louis with tho state of Texas
was not only a consummation devoutly TO
lao. .tfia l.I ltff l.Yf "A
born OF the needs OF the people OF the iwo
sections. Then boy. | can well remem-
Der with what universal dellght the peo-
pie OF Tyler hailed the construction OF
tho old Tyler Tap railway. the inst oil
the several names tho Cotton Belt System
has since borne. shall never forget the
day given over az II was 10 fcastinS ana
merry making by our people, upon which
| til, nrst passenger train OH That read IN
! tered our city. The traln. II ~ true, Was
| not such an one as are the modern pas
serger trains tLat now pass through our
| city four times each day over the Cotton
| Belt railway but It was a source OF much
! qualification to- our people, In that they
| recognized In 1t tbo contamination OF an
| enterprise which they had single handed
/ undertaken. ] can yet hear Governor
| Hubbard the then chief executive OF the
| State, some younger, OF course. but no.
| hear so handsome as he now Is. telling
| the assembled multitIdes of Tylers fh-
ture greatness, and drawing a picture
equalled only by Proctor KNOTS famous
description Of the city Of Duluth" Mr..
| Marsh spoke of the encomiums heaped upon
| Major James r. Douglas who, lie hald.
should Justly be called the father of the
Cotton Bet railway, he having done more
| than any one else to- build the road from
! Tyler to Big Sandy, aud "rVaiing ! osf
| Bar In tho MilSado in the number OF fis
| official titles. no at tho limo ullng all
the Offices OF the company from president
| TO roadmastor" Ilo showed that the Cot
| ton Pelt company paid ont in the CITY ui
! Tyler annually nearly t60Oo00 ana thal
she had on her pay roofs more imam oo.
people whose homes were In ryler ana
who spend their earnings IN this city.
| Major James +, Douglass In a chnrac'
terisitic speech. related the early history
| OF the now great Cotton Belt railway sys'
| TEN. and how the promoters struggled e
complete tho first link Of the road IRON
here to Big Sandy
Senator Horace Chiffon, in responding u
the toast THE Athens OF Texas" had the
earnest attention OF his hearers. and was
many times interrupted with enthusiastic
applause.
Assistant Attorney General Mann Tric'
made q great hit In responding TO tht
toast Tho Offices, What Are We Her
For"
| Judge j. ~, HENDERSON OF tue court q
criminal appeals, spoke on the judiciary
"Polse the cause Ia Justices equal scales
whose beams stand sure. whose righttu
cause prevails" Judge Henderson deliyere
one OF the best speeches OF the evenln
and was generously applaudod.
Colonel W. s. Herndon made one OF III
finest speeches Of the evening on tn
age In which we live; the spirit OF tn
hour; our future" lie oaid that the spiri
OF the hour was warike. and referred I
the very recent war between the Greek
and Turks. the present trouble hetwee
Germany aud England, aud the Spanish
Cuban strife near our own shores. In
most element manner he described III
struggle being made by Cuba for liberl;
said the people OF the United States ar
30 per cent Of the people OF Texas were l.
favor OF aiding her 10 achieve It. His re
marks In regard TO the Cuban war wer
vigorously applauded.
Other speeches were made by prominen
citizens OF Tyler which .were highly en-
terbaining, and every one present SCENE
TO enjoy himself to the fullest extent.