The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-05-18

pile of Weiser and referred 10 the
wonderful resources Of the country
tributary to the town
Then, addressing his remarks to
MIR. Bates, he said generally people
could not comprehend the great
amount Of labor involved in the pros
eculion OF an enterprise Of the scope
of that pushed successfully through
hy Mr.. Bates. He was promoter
himself aud knew something of the
trials and trihulations of the bust
ness Then, pushing bis way through
small crowd that stood between Mr..
Bates AMI The speakers stand, Mr..
Reed grasp ped Mr.. Bates by the hand,
congratulated him and then, pulling
him out so all could see him, pro
posed three cheers for the father OF
the road They were given with -
vim. Mr. Reed rou ,ed the crowd to
a high pitch of enthusiasm and with
very few words.
After singing America amid cheers
and fluttering flags and with the in
terest Of the on-lookers wrought up
to the highest, Mrs Herman Haas
reminds us again Of the purpose of
, the gathering; stepping to the front
, of the ,la frrn and facing Thomas
w. Bates, Wee President of the p
& l. N. Hailr,al Co she iloids aloft
in full view the copper spike and
p hammer with which it is to be driven
, home, each gally bed,cked with the
2 company's colors and presents them
to Mr. Bates with the following we'll
+ chosen words:
A ''It is, indeed, very pleasant
: duty that falls to my lot this morn
q ing, of presenting to you in the name
of The people of Idaho this copper
spike and this hammer When you
have driven that spike, that act will
officially inaugurate an enterprise that
will be Of The highest benefit to not
only this section but to the entire
tate. In selecting YOU for this cere-
mony we desie TO publicly attest our
appreciation for your services to the
people of the state; and now that we
witness the fulillment of your long
cherised hopes, we trust you will be
amply rewarded. y
Agnin The welxin rang with cheers
d, rs Mr. Bates. after thanking Mrs
Haas and wishing our state and peo
pie many more similar celebrations
10 steps down from the platform, hi
- grizzled evidence of the man,
- - anxious years devoted by him to thi'
r enterprise before its final materializa
i, ion-barcd to the brcoza, places tn
:; spike in position and with manl'
:. strokes drives it home and the frs
r., act in an undertaking that means ev
;, eryihing to the people of Washingto
-. County is completed. Even as i
-. Years past with tireless persistenc
= and unfaltering courage, he ha
' facts to dive home in the minds Q
-, eastern financiers the knowledge @
~ Washington Countv's undevrlopc
H. wealth, so now he rivets the first rai
:; ~ over which will flow in increasin
: volume the stores of wealth hidd,'
"a in our hills and lying latent in ou
i, fields, to all the markets'of the worlo
~ We always knew Tom Bates was
-, brave man but it was the courage {
- desperation only that snsteined hll
-. for the next few minutes, while kt
~ daks were leveled on him from all d
w rections; gruesome black cloth ON tc
=, of tripods seemed to conceal in sab
-, folds instruments of ominous col
- strnction: the anxious look in brigi
~ ewes must have heightened the e,
va M pectancy of immediate annii Hate
~ as some member of the fair sex he
aid a kodak at arms length and focuss'
,,a him within the field OF the operation
w. gladly would he have flown bat III
-. m the still watchful throng hemmed hi
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