Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-26
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS SATURDAY, NOvEMBER e6 1904


OF the work which is luaugumted In
front of the capitol of the department
Of Junln Long I'VE peru'
Upon finishing he delivered over To-
Mr. Buoktord an artistic and beuuti-
ful card of gold ln The name OF the
city, which contained this inscriptions
The city Of CerrO dc pascO TO the
engineer ~ w. BHckford superlu-
tcndent of the Cerro de- pdsco Rail-
way company On homage VI rec0gni-
ton of his directive work M the con.
stwction OF the railway from Oroya
to this capital July2S 1906
Mr. Blackboard responded Ia English,
as follows i thank most sincerely the
members % this committee and the
citizens Of Cerro de- Pasco for this
handsome souvenir of this occaslon
shall always cherish 10 as am emblem
OF work done, on something ace
COmpllshed / also thank The citizens
of Cerro de- pasco in behalf of the rail-
way company and of Messrs Haggln
ana McCunc. whose enterprise and cap.
ital made this work possible for this
enthusiastic demonstration. and / fur
Their take this opportunity TO thank the
employees OF the railway company from
the highest TO the lowest. for their in-
dustry and capacity. for without their
brains and muscle, nothing OF this kind
can DE accomplished
After the driving Of the silver spike
Mr. Blackboard from the pilot Of tho
engine spoke as follows His excel
lency, the president Of the republic of
Peru has signed the decree which
opens this railway 10 public traffic. Tho
silver spike which concludes the work
OF construction, has been driven. The
railway rs therefore now a servant Of
the public, and we hope IL Will be a
good and faithful servant for many
years To come
Mr. Denegr chief Of the commits
sion Of engineers of the state, In the
name Of the youth Of Cerro de Pasco
made delivery Of gold medal to the
constructing engineer w. H. Harrison
with this inscription. The city Of
Cerro de Pasco to the engineer W
II, Harrison, for his important collab-
Grafton In the construction Of the rail-
way from Oroya to this capital-July
rs, 1904,
Mr. Harrison acknowledged such am
honorable distinction IN Well-conceived
terms
IN w. name Of the commission Of
engineers, MI Velarde read this dis
course;
Ladies and Gentlemen The engi,
neer whom the municipality has been
pleased 20 designate 10 speak I'm this
sympathetic ceremony cannot do less
than return thanks for such honorable
distinction, az well as for the oppor-
tunity which he has been given to re-
call TO you a name which figures on the
first line In scientific aud Industrial his
tory Of the past century Ricardo
Trevlthlck WAS this illustrous English
engineer who IN 1904, launched the
first locomotive, which perfected later
by Stevenson, left England and the en-
tire world, astoinshed by Its frightful
power No one up TN then had mag
ined that one could journey as COM
modiousy and with such sWlftness
from one point to another
Gentlemen, II the powerful whistle
OF that locomotive has caused through
our organism 10 circulate a living cur
rent giving us more energies 20 con-
tinue the struggle for existence, la
dies, II you have felt your heart beat
at the compass Of that piston, serene
and majestic. which brings us COM
modify and progress, accompany me alt
I'm saying, Long I've Peru, Long live
peace Long I've the American COM
pany,"'
Finally Mr. Wilson, encharged by
the superintendent, read te following
telegram from the American minister;
90 Nh Blackford. CerrO de PascO,
The most hearty congratulations to the
company and the progressive town on
account Of the significant double cele.
bration of today. DUDLEY,
Minister Of the United states, Lima
July 2S,i00i.'
after an animated meeting all the
guests retired bearing the most pleas
ant remembrances Of such an agreeable
celebration
"rhe honorable municipality distrib-
uted profusey elegant commemorative
medals OF silver, with this inscriptions
on the face, II. Console Provincial dc
Pasco, Is Julio 1901 reverse, lnaugu-
raciOn del ferrocarrll de Ia Oroya al
CerrO de PasCo.
THE staff OF American ana Peruvian
engineers which, with perseverance and
activity has carried through the con-
struction of this railway is the follow
Ing. Chief engineer, +. W. Blackfordi
division engineers, w u. Harrison, A.
Benton and A. Schneider; assistant
engineers Royal p Turney dead, j.
A. Richie, Dave Lowensohn aud Carlos
Weber transtmen, Jose r. Chamber
I'm and Jose W. Fleming leyemen
Pete Oren and Fritz Schumacher
dead, draughtsmen, r, Chocano. j.
Hohagen, A, j. Malpartlda, Pedro La
graver, Carlos MognasChl and many
others