The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-08
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necessitated stopping the first special
train about one mile from town. Moth
ing daunted. the visitors, headed by
superintendent Calvin and. Farley L..
Williams, and with the flank and rear
protected by Joe Young and Traffic
Manager Eccles. faced the below zero
weather and marched valiantly through
the snow and over ties to the Riverside
hotel where a warm welcome in the
shape of rousing cheers, waving flags,
warm handshakes by jubilant citizens,
a box of cigars and other good things
awaited them.
Serenade By the Band.
The st. Anthony brass band assumed
a serenading attitude and discoursed
ragtime music, while Superintendent
Calvin. Farley Williams. Traffic Man
ager Eccles and others got acquainted
with the prominent citizens. The re-
ception committee consisted of c. H.
Moon. A Lewis. r. J. Cosley. and all
the other prominent citizens of St.
Anthony. all of whom responded. About
800 residents of surrounding counties
crowded their way into town in every
sort of conveyance that runs on wheels.
Bridge street, the principal thorough
fare, was crowded with jostling per-
sons horses. wagons. men, women,
ternoon air with lively jig tunes, and
Eccles danced a hoe down on the hotel
veranda. while Farley Williams rubbed
his hands in great glee.
In the afternoon a public meeting
was held in Bartlett's hall. A. P.
AVeritt. a prominent citizen OF the
town. delivered the address of well
come. He said that it was an occasion
Of considerable Importance to the peo-
pie of St Anthony and to the neigh
boring towns and counties. 1t is the
first occasion of the kind. said he,
land il is not likely to be repeated for
some time TO come. Every citizen of
Fremont county is interested and is
here today to celebrate. / think it
pardonable if we throw few bouquets
at ourselves. 1t is to our perseverance
and our untiring energy that we owe
the incoming of the railroad company.
Our mayor has been promising us
railroad fer six years past, but we
never paid any attention to him, and
now we have it.
Mr.. Williams Responds.
Parley l.. Williams responded TO the
welcome for the railroad company. He
Congratulated the people UPON their
great work of converting a barren
waste into fertile valley. He con-
Cured with Mr.. Averitt in saying that
il was largely through the indefatiga
able energy of the people that the road
had been built. but the aid of capital
had much 10 do with il.
John Donaldson, a prominent citizen
of st. Anthony. spoke along the same
line. and Kenneth Kerr of Salt Lake,
said that the papers had helped the
project along in every way possible,
and wished the town and railroad
every success. ]. +. Flanner of the
Boise Capital, made witty speech. and
Governor Steunenberg congratulated
the town in the name of the state of
Idaho.
A banquet was rendered by the citi-
zens of st Anthony 10 Governor Steu-
nenberg. the railroad officials and prom
inent visitors a the Riverside hotel in
the evening. The tables groaned with
all the things that make mankind feel
good natured and merry. There was a
joyful din and clatter of china dishes
until late in the evening. when the en-
tire party attended the reception and
dance given at Bartlett's hall.
Departure of Special.
The private car of Vice Pres
ident Bancroft. superintendent Cal
vim, Dr., superintendent Young,
bearing Short Line officials in
vited guests and newspaper cor
respondents. pulled out of Salt Lake
for St. Anthony al S:45 Wednesday
evening. The Short Line officials on
board were Messrs. Eccles. Calvin,
Reeves. T. L. Williams. Bennett, J. II.
Young, Chief Surgeon Pinkerton. The
invited guests were superintendent
Jackson Of the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company ard General Pur-
chasing Agent +. Rhodes.
Pocatello was reached on time anc
the special left there at 1880. reaching
Idaho Falls at Z o'clock. There the
party was joined bys Governor. Steunen-
berg, State Auditor Sinclair. Secretary
of State Patrie of idaho and j. d. Elem
ner' OF the BoisesCapital. The train was
switched; from the main line to the ST
Anthony branch and backed up the
Branch :, The entire party saeeupied
loppes&s and Easy chairs and surveyed