The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-05
sEABOARD's FIRST CELEBRATION.
1t Was in This City Just 80 Years Ago and
Lasted Three Days.

Just sixty years ago the Raleigh and
poration and backbone of the present
Seaboard Air Line System, was completed.
About the same time also the present
State capitol was finished, and the COM
pletion of these two improvements of
State Importance were Jointly celebrated.
This celebration began on Wednesday,
June 10th, 1910, and lasted for three days.
Following is the very interesting account
given of it by the Raleigh Standard Of
that date:
The morning of Wednesday, the 10th,
WAS ushered in by the discharge of can
nom; business was generally suspended,
and all gave token Of the existence of
those kind and generous feelings. which
so eminently prevailed during the festi-
val.
a procession comprising about 1000
persons was formed in front Of the Court
House under the superintendent of Gen.
eral Beverly Daniel as Marshal and Col.
Birdsall and Col. Wingate as Assistants.
1t moved. about 3 o'clock. to the Depot
OF the Rail Road, where a dinner was
prepared. in very handsome style. in a
large building designed for a Ware House,
and fitted up for this occasion.
The order of the procession was as fol-
lows: Music; /. Governor and Council:
.. Heads of Departments: 3. Judges of
supreme Court: 4. Judges of Superior
Court; 5. Members OF the legislature;
e. CITY Authorities; Z. Clergy; s. Com
missioners for Rebuilding the State Capi-
toll; 9. President and Directors of the
Road; 10. President, Directors and Off
GERS OF other Roads. I rripo o,l
Officers of the Road; II. Stockholders; IS.
Artisans of the Capitol and Rail Road:
IA. Invited Guests: Is. Citizens.
The following were the officers of the
day: His Excellency Governor Dudley.
President, and the following Vice Presi-
dents: Judge CASTOR, Governor Ir+dell,
Governor Branch, John H. Bryan, Charles
L. Hinton, George w. Mordecai. General
S. F. Patterson, Dr.. Joseph w. Hawkins.
DR.. J. O.. Watson and Bernard Dupuy.
Toast-Master, Weston r. Gales.
The following were the Regular Toats:
!. The American Union-The brightest
hope of human liberty. EMusic-Hail Co
lumbia.
2. His Excellency Edward D. Dudley
The Jealous advocate, the tried and faith
full friend of those great blessings IN q
State-lnternal improvements ana Uni
versal Education. [Music-Governor's
March.
Governor Dudley returned his thanks
in a neat speech, in which, with his char
acteristlc boldness and ardor, he en-
larged upon the great subject of Internal
improvements, and the imperative duty
| of a State to prosecute a liberal system.
In conclusion he gave the following sen
timent:.
Internal Improvements-The distin-
gushing characteristic of civil from saw
age life. The nation that neglects the
one deserves the miseries of the other.
,. North ~Carolina-Like her Loco
motives, her steam is now fairly up. and
the cry from every station is. Co
ahead lMusic-''Push along"
4. The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
May it soon be in fact. what now ;t<is
only in name, the Wilmington and pei
eigh Rail Road. and thus connect tho
Head Quarters of good feeling with tho
heart OF the Commonwealth. 1Mnsic-
haste to the Wedding"
3. The Capital of the State and o,,r
state Capitol-The former the boast and
! PRIDE OF its citizens-the latter :, ,non,,
ment OF the munificence of the OF, \orh
state lMusic-Star Spangled Ranner