Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-30
IMMENSE DINING ROOM PRE-
= "ENTED A SCENE OF UN-
EQUALED ePLENDoR.
ELICIT DELIVERS ADDRESS

ELLIOTT DELIVERS ADDRESS
FITTING END TO RAILWAY PRES
,oENr's DAY At INDUSTRIAL
EXPOSITION.
After Partakino Of Appetizins Menu
Guests Listened to Splendid Ad-
dress by Elliott and Several Excel
lent Toasts-Governor Burke Off,
eiates as Toastmaster.
A most pleasing feature of the en-
tertainment in connection with the
Industrial Exposition was the ban
quet at the Hotel Mckenzie last
evening in honor of the officials Of
the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern Railways and other promi-
nent citizens of the Twin Cities and
Duluth, who made up the party on
the "Hil Special which arrived In
the city at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
At precisely 8 o'clock the doors OF
the main dining room Of the Mcken'
zie were thrown open and within ~
minutes more than 200 representative
citizens from all section of North Da-
kota were seated at the banquet ta-
bles to do honor to the distinguished
visitors from our sister state.
The large dining room, with its
beautifully arranged tables strewn
with cut flowers, the myriad of flash
ing lights reflected from the plate
glass mirrors which entirely sur
round the room, the soft music float
ing from the orchestra balcony, all
combined to make the stranger feel
that he was indeed guest Of the
most progressive state in the Union
and the best little city In the entire
northwest AS Mr.. Jackson, prom
inent wholesaler of the Twin cities
put it. zone might think upon enter
ing g.this magnificent dining room that
he was being banqueted in Chicago,
or at the famous Waldorf-Astoria."
A table was arranged at the north
side of the room for the speakers and
more prominent guests. At this table
were Governor Burke, President El-
liott of the Northern Pacific, Justices
Fisk and Spalding Of the supreme
court, Secretary Macdonald Of the Du-
luth Board of Trade, Judge Luske OF
Minneapolis, Kenneth Clark, presi-
dent of the Merchants National bank
Of Minneapolis; George A. Bracket
of Minneapolis, who was one Of the
trail blazers of the northwest in the
early SOS; A. H. Lindeke of the
Lindeke, Warner & Sons Of st. Paul;
Alexander Mckenzie Of Bismarck, c.
L. Kluckholn Of the Gordon & Fergu-
son company Of st. Paul, and J. N.
Jackson of the Lanpher & Skinner
company of st. Paul. These IL gen
tlemen flied into the big dining room
first and were escorted to the speak
er's stable; within ten minutes the
entire banquet party of nearly 300
were seated, and then commenced
the feast of choice viands and the
flow Of good fellowship
The Mckenzie had prepared an ap-
pstizing menu, and the neat and we'll
directed service was a source of
much comment from the banqueters.
AS soon as the "cafe noir" was
served and the cigars had been sup
piled, Governor Burke, toastmaster OF
tho evening, introducing the speakers,
expressed the appreciation felt for
the great interest that the railroads
aond business men present were TAX
ing in te development of the state,
and that it was to their interests to
do 20, as it was to the people Of this
great territory, because St. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth are our mar
ket towns, and said that it was not
%hard to see what the final develop.
ment Of all our 100000 acres of
rich agricultural lands would mean
to our sister state. We can not do much
developing without the assistance
Of the railroads. They are great de-
velopers and great civilizers. You
will find civilization pushing out Just
a little in advance of the railroad,
and the railroad following, bringing
in supplies.
There is one railroad in this state
that has been very friendly to the
state in helping US. with this exposi-
ton. They all have done a great
deal in assisting in the development
of the state, but there is one road in
particular that has been very helpful
to US in this exposition proposition.
1t has rendered the old Northwest ho-
tel for an Exposition building, and I
am going to say to President Elliott
here tonight what I said behind his
back the other day, and that is to
thank the Northern Pacific railroad
in the name of the people of this
4 state for what they have done in
helping US with this exposition
President, Elliott delivered an en-
tertaining address upon "A Mile of
Railroad and the Country Store 4 His
address complete is published on
page three of this issue.
Mr.. J. N. Jackson of Lanpher,
Skinner Co.. st. Paul, stated that he.
as we'll as Judge Lust, Mr.. Clark and
the other Twin City business men
present, had their money invested in