The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-21

One Hundred and Fifty of tho St.
Paul Gas Light Company Em-
DlOyes Present the Manager Who
Lis About to Sever His Connection
With the Company with a Beau
tifuI Work of Art,
The employees Of the st. Paul. Gas and
Electric company, to the number Of $50,
gathered on the main floor of the COM
pany's offices at Sis yesterday afternoon,
and presented Mr.. B. r. Ellison with a
handsome testimonial Of their kindly re-
gard.
Mr.. Ellison, on Jan 1, leaves the COM
pany, with which he has been connected
Tor fourteen years, and goes to West
superior. Wis, where he becomes general
manager Of the Superior Water Works,
Gas and Electric Light company. The
present selected by the employees was a
most beautiful work of art. a bronze
figure piece, over three feet In height.
representing Progress and Science.
Progress Is bearing Science on her should
ers, advancing forward, and typical of
the steady march of these symbolical
turns Of civilization. On a silver plate are
engraved the following words:
Presented to B. F. Ellison by the en-
ployes of>the st. Paul Gas Light company,
Christmas, 1895"
MIR. o. H. Manship made the presenta-
ton speech, saying:
Mr.. Ellison: We have assembled here
today to say goodbye to you, as you
are about to leave us for new and un-
tried fields Of labor, and before you &C
each one Of us has felt that we wanted
to take you by the hand and say how
more than brother you have been to us
and to express the great regret we all
feel in having to say this goodbye. Not
one Of us but feels he is losing a friend
and kind, considerate employer, to
whom we could go In our joys or our
sorrows, and find earnest sympathy, or
tender consolation. We have here a token
of their love, which we hope you will take
with you to your new home, and with the
lapse Of time may it recall the faces now
surrounding you, with pleasant memories
Of each one. They all join with me In
wishing you a prosperous voyage through
life, which, at it's close, we hope, may
be as calmly serene as the dying sunset
which throws a halo Of glory, bright,
ineffable glory, over the pathway 1t has
trod. God bless you and prosper you
in all your undertakings and give you
many returns Of the glad Christmas
time"
Mr.. ]. P. Crowley added few words
of kindly greeting to Mr.. Ellison and
when the latter rose to reply he was far
too deeply affected to proceed at once.
He said that he had in his life passed
through many vicfssitudes and faced
many dangers, but never before was he
so completely unnamed. He freely ad-
mitted this, and with tears in his eyes,
he thanked the men and ladies around
him who had gathered to pay him such,
as he expressed it, unmerited tribute. He
hated to say goodbye, and would not on
this occasion. Adieu must be sufficient
for the present, and he assured each one
that If ever the time came when he could
be Of service to them, they might call
upon him freely.
Not an the employees were present on
this occasion, as many of them were
attending to their duties in various parts
of the city. But the room was filled with
people, and at the conclusion Of Mr.. Eli
sons remarks the office rung with three
hearty cheers for their late head and
general manager.
The new head of the department has not
been permanently selected.