The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-28
PRIEST. SARGENT
H0NORED GUEST.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS VERY
MUCH PLEASED WITH
RECEPTION GIVEN
THEM HERE.

President Sargent of the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad who with a
large party of officials of the North
| western line, the Duluth & Iron
Range, the Duluth. Missabe &
Northern and other railroads leading
to the Arrowhead Country, the Du-
luth Commercial Club, the Arrow
head Association was the guest of
the city Wednesday on his tour of
this section of the state, expressed
himself as more than pleased with
the reception rendered him and his
party since their coming to Duluth
on Saturday.
The Duluth Chamber of Com
merce had acted as host to the party
in Duluth the fore part of the week.
Wednesday morning in cars of
prominent Duluthians, the party
were taken over the Lake Superior
International Highway through Two
Harbors, Beaver Bay and other
places along the North Shore to Fin
land and then on through to this
city over the Ely-Finland road.
A delegation of Commercial Club
members under President Richey,
James Moonan of the Duluth & Iron
Range, Superintendent Trezona and
Strachan of the Oliver company, in
three ears drove to the Birch River
dam to welcome the visitors. The
cars came through on schedule time
and the party arrived in the city at
80. A luncheon had been pre-
pared for the visitors and members
of the club at the Community Cen
ter by the ladies of the Presbyterian
church. After the long auto trip
from Duluth to Ely, the guests were
possessed of appetites before which
the tempting dishes prepared by the
ladies were given the best attention.
With the passing of the smokes,
President Richey who acted as toast
master asked the guests to arise as
their names were called and be in
| troduced after which he called May
or E. w. Hanson who welcomed the
guests in his usual happy manner.
Wednesday being the birthday of
President Sargent, Mayor Hanson
| on behalf of the citizens of Ely pre-
sented the guest with token of APP
probation in the shape of small
| birch bark canoe filled with native
| blossoms.
The next speaker introduced was
President Horace Johnson of our
own Duluth & Iron Range. This
was the first visit of Mr.. Johnson to
| the city since his ascension to the
presidents chair and he was tend
! cred an ovation. Before intro
ducing President Sargent, Mr.. john
son gave a brief history of Ely
since its founding; shipments of ore
from the individual mines and other
facts of an entertaining and in
structive nature. He told of the
publicity work being contemplated
by the Northwestern in connection
with the range roads and said the
ultimate aim would be the running
of through Pullman trains to the
Arrowhead Country to accommodate
the constantly growing list of tour
lists from the south and east. This
could not be done without the CO.
operation of the people of this sec
! ton. He told also of the railroad
fares and stated that tickets could
now be securtd for return trips at
i the rate of two cents per mile with
extras for Pullmans. Mr.. Johnson s
talk was to the point and his hear
ers were duly impressed. He con-
cluded by introducing Mr.. Sargent,
the honored guest of the party.
/ President Sargent is an impressive
I peaker using fine language and a
well-modulated voice. His appear
ance is all in his favor, pleasing,
healthy and possessed of fine sense
of humor. He opened by expressing
his appreciation of the birthday re-
), membrance and assured the hearers
j that it is such favors that count in
the scheme of things. He compli-
mented the ladies on the luncheon
and its service and then for half an
hour RECALLED the listeners with a
word picture of the Arrowhead and
its relation to the rest of the coun-
try. He spoke of the railroad
business and what the intentions IF