Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-10
President CoDkIin Of CON-
merClal Club Delivers Ad.
dress Of Welcome
Officials We're Taken Over
Capital City IN Automobile
Trim
Neiqhbors at Mandan Show
Friendly Spirit While Visit.
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Thus Tar today has proven the req
letter day OF the week and second
only to pedlers't day In attendaoce
for the two weeks. 1t II Northern
Pac fic and Msndan day. Both the
Northern Pacific railroad company
and the Man0an peopis are we'll rep.
resented.
The day broke fine, genuine brac.
ing atmosphere, with conditions good
over head and under foot. Everybody
seemed in good humor and there was
naught to mar the pleasure Of the oc.
casion.
Shortly after 9 o'clock this morning
a special from Mandan arrived bear.
.ns two private cars containing N. p.
officials. They were: j. NJ. Hanna.
ford, second vice.presldent. st. Paul:
J. E. Spur ing, general agent, st. Paul;
Prof. Willard, development agent:
Johp Rapelje, general superintend.
ent; G. r. Allen, general master me.
chanic: b. E. Johnson, master me-
chanic Yellowstone division. From
the east came G. A. Goodell, general
manager, St. Paul; A. Tinling, assist.
ant general freight agent, st. Paul,
w. H. Strachan, superintendent.
Jamestown; Mr.. Lantry, superintend.
ent. Glendive; F. c. Huntington. Man.
dan.
At 10 o'clock representatives Of the
commercial club, headed by President
Conklin, escorted these gentlemen
through the exposition building, show.
ing them the exhibits of the various
and giving them al idea Of the great
development which is taking pace In
the city.
A train Of automobiles were then
provided and the distinguished guests
were shown about the city, visiting
the many points OF interest.
Upon their return an informal re.
ception was held at the Mckenzie ho.
tel, followed Immediately by lunch.
con in one of the banquet halls. The
luncheon was snlendtd affair, serv.
ed with all the grace and in all the
delicacy of the art. The tables were
beautiful, banked as they were, In
flowers, presenting q very inviting ap.
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In recognition Of wee President
Hannaford, President Conklin Of the
Commercial Club said:
President con<Iin's Address. 81 I.
With extreme pleasure Bismarck
greets Mr.. J. NJ. l1annaford, vice
president OF the Northern Pacific Rail
way company who has spent = most
useful lifetime In the development OF
the Golden Northwest Many old-tim-
ers here remembsf Mr.. Hannaford @
q very young man In the seventies
and early eighties as an official Of the
"Old Pioneer Line" the Northern Pa
cific which in its infancy was q vsry
short line. IN those days the terrors
of winter and the billiards drove lit.
tie railroad locomotives along with
the Missouri river boats into winter
quarters about the middle Of Noven,-
Der to remain until the early spring.
The company operated only two
sleeping cars and no diners IN those
days and buffalo was the principal
meat diet. In those days Nj. Hanna
ford was the friend of Bismarck; our,
city greeted him when he va asso-
ciated with General Mead; General
Rosser, Mr.. Willard. Mr. Cakes, Gen.
eral Anderson and other officials AZ
the Northern Pacific. through the
driving Of the Golden Spike ID 1864:
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