Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-09-15
peIuae of oratory

me literary exercises opened al
1:30 with prayer by Rev. Warren
Cochran, Congregationalist, and con.
tinued for two hours and a half, thir.
teen speeches and responses being
made and very admirable toasts'
prepared by Editor William Hill and
Rev. Fred May Holland, Unitarian
pastor, being read, as well as songs
rendered by Joseph Hawes' glee club
of fifteen members, and music by the
Madison band
i Terrill Thomas made the eswelc looming
address, asking the guests to accept
the most generous and confiding hos
pitality" that could be offered. This
floral exhibition, he added, "this Orna.
mentation of evergreen and roses and
every flower of the season, trimmed
and interviewer by the fair hands of
our wives, our daughters and our
sweethearts, is as expression of their
approving smiles" He deemed this a
proud day in the history of the peo-
pie of the Baraboo valley, and should
be kept as time honored event, dat
ing from it their growth, prosperity
and power"
1t may be observed that the company
beginning the agitation for road to
Baraboo was known as the Airline,
and Mr.. Thomas alluded to the fact of
it being absorbed by the Northwest
ern within the year just past.
Howe Speaks
Gen James H. Howe, general man
ager of the Northwestern and later a
Milwaukee judge, expressed the hope
that in all transactions of the future
"equal and exact justice should be
meted out to all the good people on
the route" He regretted that Col. John
EB. Turner had not lived to see this
day, that President John F. Tracy
was absent in Europe and that w B.
Odgen. was not here, since it was he
who "early realized that by the con-
struction of this road Chicago could
best find direct connection with the
Northern Pacific" He paid high COM
pliment to Terrill Thomas ''for his
earnestness and zeal in this enter
prise"
J. c.. Gregory, Madison attorney
and later postmaser, explained that
the charter for the Airline was pass
ed by the legislature only winter be-
fore last" and that consolidation with
the Northwestern was but year old,
yet today, 10, see the result" He, too,
gave to Mr.. Thomas chief credit for
what had transpired, also eulogizing
James L. Hill of Madison and express
ing regret for the death and absence
of Gen. A w. Starks.
George B. Smith, capital city lawyer,
dwelt especially on the services of
General Manager Howe and Superin-
tendent Gault, but assigning first
place to Thomas.
Nelson w Wheeler, husband of the
first white child born in Madison, 1897
and who lives today in Delton, spoke
briefly, humorously, saying "had he
written his speech no human being
ever could have read it, no gathering
understood it," the experienced editor
feelingly adding, "and, unwritten, no
reporter could report it."
Justice for Railways
Gov Lucius Fairchild urged that
justice be done all railroads and he
hoped that Baraboo nigh become
lone of the most beautiful, villages
of the union"
Gen. E. D. Holten of Milwaukee al
luded to his dear and esteemed
friend, Maj. c. H Williams 1t is 25
years." he added, 'since he and an
other gentleman before me, Mr.. F'lan-
ders, met to discuss the proposition
of railroad from Milwaukee to the
Mississippi; and then had the proud
satisfaction of making the first sub
scription in behalf of the first railroad
in this state-one third my fortune
signed upon Maj Williams table and
that signature followed by those of
these two gentlemen What difficult
ties had we not to contend with? but
we succeeded as have you"
Joseph Mackey of Reedsburg, vice
president Of the Airline, said that "at
the last interview we had with Mil
waukee men they didn't believe we
needed railroad, but Chicago did" ;"
Reedsburg interests he added, were
allied with those of Baraboo, where
at the concourse cheered.
Sattelee Clark of Horizon spoke on
behalf of his cousin, Mrs Roseline
Dcx0lr h1ef III cl hnI sv<n1ln1 tn
call upon her son-in-law IN. w.
Wheeler) yet "he already had made
one speech today and she was asham-
ed of it." He added that he had come
to the Baraboo region before Devils
lake was completed, - in fact, had