The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-09

come He paid glowing tribute 70 the
te@ Coils T. Huntington aud his success.
a. .ue pleseut officers aud managers of
tnS property, Among other things he said:
rue great work about which we are gath.
sTcu to-day, the lines OF railway of whieh
~ is the deep water terminal, aud the Ncct
OF steamships their necessary and pp,yer.
tul supplement-. are all the products OF tile
muster mind OF one who, whatever mrn
may say OF him, was not a wrecker hnt n
builder was one who wrought, not along
marrow lines and only for Immediate nd
temporary results, but whose foresight vas
farreaching and Judgment almost unerriug
ana VINO cast physically and intellectually
~ nature most generous mold, wisely
planned and successfully executed great
and enduring works, which will stand
through the coming years as monuments to
ms marvellous powers Of conception cr-
ganiLation and execution.
To unite by rail- two points a few hrn.
dred miles apart, between which there are
no great physical obstacles to construction,
ana where sure and immediate profits OBJ
yiously await upon completion of the work
Is task wtuhin the limits Of the capacity
OF many men; but 10 biud and blend many
disconnected, Independent and Improbable
lines OF railway into one great. hatsaouiods
and profitable 81 stem. to combine with
thHt system other lines as arteries feeding
tile main body, aud extend the main Hue
over rugged mountain ranges and across
monotonous wastes OF burning sands, til
the Atlantic Is unto the Pacific, united by
links OF steel then to connect the whole
with the tides Of the MeN lean gulf, N, KING
here a port for the commerce OF tAlf a
continent, patiently looking through tho
passing years to tine future for returns upon
stupendous Investments, is a work Of wiioh
none bur a great mind could conceive, and
which only cousummate executive and con-
structive ability could carry % successful
accomplishment.
He who wrought this great work was an
illustration Of the truth Of the aphorism OF
Bossuet, that great men are like the noun
tain tops, which catch the first rays of tae
morning sun, long before they spread Into
the valleys below.
He beheld with the vision Of a prophet
the future greatness Of Texas; and with
the wisdom Of q sage pre- pared to reap the
rich fruits OF that wonderful development
which be knew would follow upon the
building Of railroad lines within and across
her imperial domain and while others, ny
the expenditure Of immense labor and vast
sums Of money, forced lines of railway
across the continent at right angles 10 tue
natural channels of commerce aud trans
portatlon, and on lines OF latitude which
nature necessary. he mapped out and build
ed along q lower parallel. and Ia moro
genial cline. looking constantly to the
coming OF that day when he could cheapy
and speedily connect with his own lines
IF steamships az Texas port, equipped
with facilities adequate 10 the demands or
that commerce which he knew would tax
,reasIng volume Citizens of Cal
7eston, millions. whose hearts In your hour
Df sore trial went out 10 YOU IN Instant,
profound and generous sympathy, re1oice
With you, because they believe that this
occasion heralds for your city the dawn
ng OF a brighter day.
The shafts OF III fortune have pierced her
through and through. Storm and tide have
beat upon her with fearful fury. The de-
troying tempest, followed loud and fast
" the wall Of tho mourner left In its
des0iation and deep darkness.
Want and suffering have here kept watch
md ward by many saddened bearthstonc,
,ut from the night OF sorrow which en-
hrouded her with tunereal gloom, hes peo-
10 have come forth With resolution up- {
iaunted and with their confidence in her
uture mistaken, and have met adverse
ortune with a courage which has chal-
enged universal admiration; and those
gho wept with you when you wept now
eioice with YOU while you rejoice and
lady Join you in greeting 10 yon avant
ourier OF line Of stately craft which Will
'low the WATERS Of every sea, and gather
lg and garnering tho products OF every
and VIII bring them to this shrine which
Fe today set apart and dedicate to the
ommcrco Of a new century
They VIII hither bring the gold OF Africa.
he silver OF South America, the pearls OF
ndia, the wines md the silken products
the looms OF sunny France. the spices
rom the sunlit isles Of the far~off southern
cas- and the rich fruits Of the art, and
lime, and lay them with loyal rejoicing
nd exultant triumph at the feet OF CAL
eston. the recrowned ana reenthroned