The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-11-20


u Excursion. over 100 strong. headed
a splendid brass band, reached CC
|, lumbla last Monday at 10 O'Clock o
Its special train of four Pullmans an
remained for an hour ana half. TT
party was Let at the depot by a T,
ception committee consisting of
large numbe of the business men {
the city, and we're driven up town
the Bethel House, were they wer
welcomed by Mr.. John Trotwoo,
Moore, Columbia's distInguisbe
author and poet. Mr.. Moore spoke a
follows:
Mr.. Moore's Speech.
"Gentlemen of the Louisville Boar,
of Trade:
i at gives us great pleasure to NEE
and welcome you today, and in behal
of the people of Columbia and Maury
County, | extend to you our mos
cordIal welcome.
Kentucky and Tennessee have
always been twin sisters, bounC
together by the ties of common in
terest and destiny. Similar In climate
and soil, even IN The beginning, theiI
lines have run parallel When you
gave US Boone, we gave you Crockett.
When you gave us Henry Clay, we
gave you Andrew Jackson. You have
produced the greatest trotters and We
| the greatest PAGERS, and both of US,
having blue grass have proouJed the
most beautiful women, of course, IN
fair sprinKIIng OF mountain dew,
~ IL oh
orhard of apple blossoms.
"You are standing, gentlemen, IN
this hotel on the very spot where stood
the law office of James K. Polk; and
as proof OF the Tennessean admins
tratlon of the great Clay, loving Polk
as we did, this state, In that memoir
able campaign, cast Its vote for your
own Kentucky cnieftian. Loud
Applause.
s'It is true Kentucky has always
claimed she can produce something no
other State can make-an old fashioned
Kentucky barbecue, with gumbo soup.
a''I heard story of a Kentuckian
who was travelling abroad and was
entertained by Duke, who was very
anxious TO know the bill Of fare of the
old fashioned Kentucky breakfast.
''Well, Sab, If you must know, said
the KentucKian, ! order for my
breakfast every morning, Sab, a fine
old bottle of Kentucky whiskey, a nice
enderloin STEAK and a dog.
What in the world do you do with
the dogl' asked the Engllshman.
''Why, Sab, keep the dog to eat
the steak . Laughter ana applause).
And now, gentlemen, | want to
tell you IN what wonderful country
you nave landed. 1t would break onr
hearts if you should go away from
here and not know it ALL and you
after you found out what
you had missed would have the same
poignant grief that your own Porctor
Kuott pictured for the rest Of the
world that mad not heard of the
glorlos of Dulutn.
IF you haven't heard of 1t before, |
Will remind you that you have landed
in the middle Basin of Tennessee, the
garHen spot Of the earth and the
dlmple of the universe - Applause.
Il cannot tell you in the brief
assigned me IN this welcome,
all of the good things we have: that
we are the first county IN the State in
I've STOCK and the value of our farm
and that we are the greatest mule
market IN the South that IN the past .
eight years we have shipped from our
phosphate mines 2, 200. 900 tons of phos
lhate rock, which has brought back to
Is 81, 800, 900. (Applause).
That we are the greatest shippers
VI poultry, eggs and hogs south OF the
)hio,' that we raise in our county,
more Irish potatoes than all the rest
Il Tennessee, that we have just fin
shed our new Depot, the handsomest
,uilt on the L. & N. south of your
ity; that we are preparing to tear
own our old court house and will
,ulld a new one. in keeping with the
rogress OF our town, and last and best
f all, gentlemen, we have found out
he ruinous policy to any town of fight
ny each other and for the first time all
actions and parties have united in a
lean, business administration for the ,
God of the town" Applause II
"Coming down to county records, |
lmost hesitate to tell you all that every
ivil district in Maury county holds
ome world record, running all the
ron from Star Pointer, the first horse ,
, 10 mile better than two minutes, to ,
ne female mule at Culle0ka that
reduced twins. Applause =
lin tact, we are so prolific here. :
nd our people are go used to selling :
,ams and pairs and doing things !,
ouble, that nearly all the first babies
orn are twins" Applause. q
This gentlemen, is the welcome :
and Maury County gives to y
)u. And in returning you again our n
Ianks for remembering us In your q
ip, express the hope of every one {
us when | say that ii will AID In
the bonds Of friendship
,tween us and your own progressive
ty. And hereby voice the upanl-
Gus sentiment OF the entire town
hen add that IL you will stop over
18th us for the next meal In honor Of
o Kentucky idea of good bill Of
re, I'VE will agree also to order a
". Loud Applause. J.
Mr.. Moore's ADDRESS was responded i.
by Hon. Edward j. McDermott, OF
representing Mayor Grain
r, who could not come; and seldom Il
we Columbians mad the pleasure Of u
'tening to q more eloquent, enter Q