The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-05
THE SEABOARD'S
COMING MEANS
MUCH FOR US
Besides a Great Through Line
it Will Cause Improve
ments Here.
SHOPS TO BE BUILT
AT AN EARLY DALI
An Immense Warehouse to Take the
Place Of the Present Cotton
Platform.
PRESIDENT ST. JOHN PROMISED
THESE THINGS IN A BANQUET SPL[CH
TIE First 1hr ugh Train From Richmond Of
Tampa Returns. The Party on Board Stops
Here Tor Breakfast. Welcomed by
The CIV, rnor in Behalf Of the
People Of the State and
Its Capital City.
It's Capital City.


Marlborough House yesterday morning
Mr.. +. St. John. vice-president Of the
Seaboard Mir Line. used these words:
among other improvements that
we will make in Raleigh will be the
removal Of the cotton platform and
the erection Of 4 large warehouse en-
that square. We hope to do much
more for YOU. We are with YOU IN
heart and love. The fair City of oaks
is one Of the most important. as it is
one Of the most beautiful, points on
onr map. And it gives me pleasure.
gentlemen. to propose to You as a
toast The City of Raleigh.''
Later Mr.. St. John said to a re
porter Of the News and Observer:
"Yes we will build the big ware
honse-and at an early date. AS soon.
in fact, as the directors make their an
nual appropriation for improve
mentS."
And the ShopS??
..They 90 will he rebuilt. The
walls of the old shops are still intact
and will be rooted over and the shops
retitted up.
But to do this. and establish a suit
able warehouse and give Raleigh the
service it is entitled to, now that it
is on &; through line. we will need
more tracks here. | hope when the
time comes well have no trouble in
getting them"
The two sections of the train
bringing the president and directors
Of the road and their distinguished
visitors arrived in the city at $40 and
3 O'Clock. The visitors were met at
the depot by Il committee from the
Chamber of Commerce and taken in
carriages to the Marlborough.
The time here being limited the
party could not be given even a brief
glimpse ct the city. and they were
taken directly directly to h hotel.
Here informality vas the rule: in
Productions were waived. and the Wis
itors were greeted and welcomed
without preliminaries.
1t was $50 before the dining room
was thrown open. Near the door,
stood President Williams and Vice
President st. John meeting and cor
daily greeting their Raleigh guests.
some 200 in number.
The tables were arranged in three
long lines. stretching east and west
from the head OF the room. 1t this
was seated President Williams. and
at his side Mr.. .Alf. T.. Thompson.
master of ceremonies and postmaster.
Governor Daniel l.. Russell. including
the visitors. the Chamber Of Com
mercc and the specially invited guests.
325 sat down to the tables.
The speech making came first,
POSTMASTER Thompson starting it in
a few we'll chosen words Of welcome
and then introducing Governor Rus
sell. who. he said, would extend to
the party the freedom and the wei
come of the good Old North State
and its capital city.
Governor Russell began by saying that
considering the circumstances and de-
lays of the breakfast, he was impressed
with the wisdom and discretion of the
invitation he had received to speak.
which read: Say a few brief words, with
the accent Oh the brief daughter and
applause).
THE people of North Caroline and all
the South are proud of the success that
has attended the efforts of the syndi-
cate to reOrganiZe and consolidate the
SeabOard Air Line. We feel that you are
not strangers but friends, not enemies
but benefactors. 1t has given us an en-
~terprise that is and must remain one
of the monumen of our growth and pros
perity. (Applause).
Your success is a matter of congratu-
lation to us. We want you to know thai
we shall always rejoice in your joys and
sorrow in your SORROWS. But your sor-
rows, we hope. will be few and far be,
tween (Applause).
The Governor then referred to thu
fact that the SeabOard runs through
the heart of Dixie and spoke Of tn,
i~neXhaustible resources of this region
adding:
"When.we consider the beds of coal ant
iron waiting to be transported to fur
mace and factory, when we consider thu
10, 1000 to i, 900 bales of raw cotton an.
nually with its short haul to the factor.
and the long haul to the consumers, Whel
we consider that your line runs from
the chesapeake on the north to the Gul
of Mexico on the South. it is for me t,
remark that it should be easier to fOa
Seaboard bonds now at $40. 900 a mile thai