The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-01
Served in the Windsor Hotel on Be-
half of the S. A. L.
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTYCOVERS
On the Menu Were Fruits and Vcsc-
tables That VIII Not Be in Sea-
son at Northern Terminus
Until the Middle ofJu,y.
Many Toasts and
Responses.
fStar Correspondence.)

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, May ol--iH Hs
extent of the programme at Tampa de-
ayed the arrival of the S. A. L. specials
at Jacksonville. When the trains pulled
into the depot the guests were met by
delega ton from the Jacksonville Board
OF Trade and the entire party preceded by
the Seaboard band. were taken IN car
riages to the Windsor Hotel The hotel
lobby was crowded with prominent cltl-
zens who had assembled 10 welcome Mr.
John SHELTON Williams, Mr.. e. St John
and the guests OF the S A L.
On behalf of the S. a l.. a mashinceL.
banquet was served in the Windsor Hotel
dining-room. Covers were laid for $50
In addition to the 1S7 members of Mr.. VIII
lians' party, the Jacksonville Board OF
Trade, one hundred in all, were invited
The menu was delicious and had Vesetao!es
and fruits that the Northern terminus
will not see until the middle OF July, be
sides the fish and tarrapinS Tor WHICH
Jacksonville IS so famous.
THE TOASTS.
With the coffee and cigars came the tol-
lowing toasts:
Toastrnaster, Hon. John c. Cooper.
Toast, Seaboard Air Line Railway, Hon
D. U. Fletcher. Response by President
John SHELTON Williams.
The Board of Trade, JacksonVllle,s COM
nercial representative, Hon. J. H. smith
President Chamber of Commerce, Bait
more Md. Response by President I. Il
Garner.
Virginia and Florida, Hon. j. E. Hart
ridge Response by Hon. l.. R. Y ats
Jacksonville. the Seaboard's gateway to
the land of flowers, E St John, Nlce-presl-
| dent Seaboard Air Line Railway Response
Hon Frank Clark Our country and IT'S
prosperity, Ex-Governor Francis F. Flem-
ing. Response, Col. w r. Trisg, President
Trieg Shpbuilding Works, Richmond, Va
Tue party then went back to the tram,
which goes to Savannah, arriving there
at Z o'clock Friday morning on It's return
trip to Richmond
On reaching Tampa after pleasant
run over the T., C. and P. the first sec
rio,, waited so minutes for the second sec
tion. and .on arrival the entire party went
through Tampa aud visited the tampa
Bay Hotel.
This establishment has over nine hun
dred rooms, and the grounds are OF ofleh-
tai splendor From the hotel the party
went down the Bay on the 'Marsafet'
A magnificent lunch was served aboard
at which many guests' were present III
addition to the visitors.
Before sitting down Il blessing was
asked by the Rev. ]. G. Anderson AT the
table which was preserved for freSiuellt
Williams were seated Mr.. T. b. Anderson
President of the Board of Trade OF ram
pa; w B. Mcfarland. Collector OF Gus
toms; and Messrs- j. w. MiddendoTf, /.
w. Leary. President Southern Express
Company; c. E. Cell Gabbett, General
Manager and Vice-President, OF the Geor-
| gia Railroad.
FINE TERRITORY.
A telegram to j. S. Williams was read
| bv ]. B. Anderson, from Richard II. Es-
| monston, editor of the Manufacturers
! Record, OF Baltimore, setting forth the
| unparalleled advantages in climate anc
! resources of the territory traversed by
| the Seaboard Air Line and the certain
| prospect of an ever-extending trade for
! Southern railroads Mr.. Anderson then
| spoke, himself, very eloquently of the
/ great revolution in the South brought by
| the DEVELOPMENT of the Seaboard Air Line,
| which from its beginning, has had the
undivided cooperation and hearty assist
| anca OF every man, woman and child IN
| Tampa.
The extraordinary growth Of Tampa is
| shown by the fact that ten years ago
| there was not a cigar factory in Tampa
| to-day there are 135. Four years ago the
| streets were not paved, nor was there any
| sewerage system to-day the streets are
| paved and the city drained And where
| 1000 people dwet ten years ago 5000 peo-
| PIE are here to-day TO pledge their sup
| port and wish all prosperity TO the Sea-
| board Air Line and 10 it's President. Mr..
| Williams, whose energy and force enabled
| the South to finance and build this great
! system. now propose the toast Of all
| health, wealth and prosperity to Mr.. VII
/ lams, on whom 1 now CALL
/; PRESIDENT WILLIAMS RESPONSE.
| Mr.. John s. Williams, amidst great ap-
| piause. rose 10 respond and thanked the
city of Tampa for its friendship and the
whole-soued reception which had been
! given the party on the initial train of the
| Seaboard Air Line from Richmond 70
| Tampa. Mr.. Williams was loudly applaud
| ed when ne said Cuba. is ours. By ties
CT a common purpose. by our endeavors
| in the past, by our care in the future for
! her welfare by mutual trade. we are
! bound togather.' The building of the in
| ter oceanic canal, the shortness Of the line
! Of the Seaboard system, the increased
facilities fer handling the trucking inter
| est, all combine 10 make TaEnf,a a great
terminus for so great system.
Mr. St Jonn was then called for, clam
orously. Mr.. St John spoke very briefly,
and alluded to the desire of the Seaboard
| Air Line 70 do all it could for Tampa.
| Mr. J. W Afkidendorf was called on. and
! in replying he said that he did not num-
bar after-dnner speaking among his ac-
comDhshments, but that he did attribute
such powers to Mr.. S. Davies Warfield-
| In responding Mr.. Warfteld said that the
delay of the train was due 20 the fact that
| they stopped TO eject the mayor of War
| field, and upon his honor. the mayor, Mr..
| ". A. Marbnrg, late of Baltimore, he
! called Mr.. Marburg acknowledged the
/ honor but said tha t he feared he had been
| elected mayor Of the wrong town. How
! ever. said Mr.. MaChurg, I propose the
| health OF the four great stars Of the Sea-
hoard ystefn-Willian1s, st. John, Midtie.-
t1oef and Warfielti. The toast was heartily
/ drunk.
/ CREATION OF SOUTHERN PEOPLE