El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-18

The spa cal train, comprising the
general managers private car "Ahu-
NADIA and four other coaches, st bod at
the Juarez station OF the Rio Grande,
Sierra Msdr-, and Pacific railroad yes
erdsy morning. awaiting the arrival
Of the many guests who had be n
vited 10 join in the inauguration of the
road uIder the auspices of his excel
lepcy, Sr. CJronei d. Miguel Ahuma-
da. C Institutional governor Of the state
of chihuahua. AS the hour set for the
departure of the train drew near, and
most of the distinguished party had ar
rived, the appearance of the governor
was anxiously awaited. Finally he ap-
pea-ed, and shortly before o'clock
the train pulled out.
The Cover nOr's visit meant much to
the MeXicans along the line of the
road, and at each of the section camps
the party was saluted with firing and
eiiDg. On the train every body was
having good time; champagne cOrks
were popping merrily, and some other
kind of stuff was passed around in
thimble glasses. Cigars, too, were
free to all, and before long everybody
was on the best of terms with every
body else, AID reserve was laid aside
In the Mexi:au fashion, the governor
was kept busy embracing those present
ed to him, and receiving their hugging
aud pattiDg.
After the governors health had been
drunk again aud again, il champagne,
whiSkey. cOgnac, be +, soda wat err, and
wind. Mr.. George Rowlaud, secretary
of I'll e railroad company, who lad come
from New York as representative of
the corporation, rose to address the
governor. He spoke as follows:
Governor: 1t is with deep emotion
that l come to express to you some of
that great respect and sincere regard
10 which you are held by the corpora
ton which 1 have the honor TO repre-
sent. No one can have a bigher sp-
probation than | of the inestima BILE
services you have rendered my assO-
ciates in the successful completion of
this new highway of commerce. No
one is less able than 1 to reader fitting
thanks to you for your many kind
deeds aud thoughtful assistance. Mr..
Higgins, the president of this COM
psny, is unable to b, present with Us
on this suspicious occasion, but he has
commissioned ME to represent him and
his associates today. In his name,
therefore, and in that of the company.
I thank you from my very heart for all
that you have done.
81 have been through Mexico, in the
north, in the south, in the east, and
gre at state of chihuahua, from begin
ming to end. My one thought is, that
chihuahua will one day be the banner
sts tie of a great republic It's resources
are limitless. its fu ure sure. And
when it shall stand a. the pinnacle of
it's fame, then will men join with me
and those | represent. in saying, it is
to the great hearledDess, the liberal
mir dedness, the kindness. the states
in fine, the greatness OF its present gov
ernOr, that Chihuahua owes its present
high pleca.
To You, tLen, governor, our good
friend, L bear a lett from Mr.. Hig-
gins, our president, which | now have
the honor to place in your hands. 1
am sure it will convey to you, better
than any poor words of mine, a sense
of our great love and esteem"
To the foregoing the governor re-
sponded as follow:
My honore d friend. Mr.. Row land ::
Reserving for another time my answer
TO the lette' you have just handed me,
from my good friend, Mr.. Higgins, [
wish that you would convey to him my
heartfelt sorrow that he could not be
with US today on this important Occa-
sion, so meaniugfu( AMI au spiciOus for
the future great ess and welfare of the
state [ have the supr me hOr or to
represent. l wou that he were here,
first, so thst l could rel proc at, in my
mean, small way, the numb rless kind
acts h. perforne ed in my behalf when
I recently visited his city: second, SO
tat l cou exp 'ess 10 him personally
the high appreciation l have of the
great work rs rom Dan has done in
succe s-fully concluding this enormous
u dertakin9.
81 am glad that l am permitted to
have part in this Celebration. You
ace p most he tily As Mr.. Higgins
representative, and t. you, p rsonally
and Cfficis llv, l desire to xrress some
what of the great interest have in t. e
present and future success of tbi- rad.
From this time on 1 shall do all in my
mower 10 advance the interests of this
new enterprise, so pregnant with great
possibili les. For [ recognize the fact
that with thu com pleiion of this rail-
road a vast territory. hitherto almost
unknown aud pcofitless, Is opened to
busy traffic. Further than that, I do