Terre Haute Daily Gazette, Volume 3, Number 57, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 August 1872 — Page 1

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Oraysville via Prairieton, Prairie Creek and Thurraan's Creek— Closes Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 a. Opens Mondays and Thursdays at 6 p. Nelson—Closes Tuesdays A Saturdays at 11 a.

Opens Tuesdays & Saturdays at 10 a. WEEKLY MAILS.

Jasonvillevia Riley, Cookerly, Lewis, Coffee and HewesvllJe—Closes Saturdays at 6 a. m. Opens Fridays at 4 p. m. Ashboro via Christy's Prairie—

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Gereral Delivery an 7 a. to 7:30 m. Lock Boxes and Stamp Office open from 7 a.. m. to 9 p. m.

Money Order and Register OSice open frotn 7:39 a m. to 7 in. Office open on Sundays from 8 to 9 a. m.

Wo money order business transacted on Pun days. L. A, BURNETT, P. M.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1872.

OPENING OF THE C. & T. H. R. R.

Spppclies l»y Prof. W. Foster, General Pleasanton, Governor Fletclier, .Tndgre Carter, B. TV. Hanna, John Hough and

John Lee.

The Excursion and Banquet.

Yesterday was a great day in the history of Terre Haute and Clay county. It was the day fixed upon for the opening of the Terre Haute Division of the Cin cinnati & Terre Haute Railroad. Invited guests were present and participated from all the principal cities of the Union. Among others were noticed: Prof. J. "W. Foster, of Chicago, the eminent geologist ex-Governor Fletcher, of Mis-

General Alfred Pleasanton, of York, President of the H. line, late Commissioner Internal Revenue President Lee, the Logansport & South-

souri New fc of of western road, a new one just opened to business, and with which our readers are familiar: Judge Carter, of Cincinnati Hon. John Hough, of Fort Wayne C. F. Betts, Esq,, of New York General Pease, Superintendent of the I. & St.L.R. R. B. W. Hanna, of Terre Haute, Attorney General of Indiana Chas. Mack, of the I. & St. L. R. R. General Small, of Bloomington, and General Frank White, of Gosport. President- Tuell, of the T. H. & 8. W. R. R., and, in fact, very many of the substantial business men, railroad and otherwise of the country. The press abroad was represented by William Wyeklioff, of the New York Tribune H. "W. Kendall, of the Cincinnati Commercial, and others.

Many of the above distinguished gentlemen were accompanied by their ladies. They, together with some eighteen hundred others,'embarked on two magnificent trains of the C. &T. H. line, of ten coaches each, on West Main and First streets, about 11 o'clock, and by two mammoth engines were rapidly hurried along to the classic shades of Middlebury, thirty miles distant, on an air line, in the direction of the great city of Cincinnati, over a splendid track, the first rail of which was laid one cold stormy day last March, but which has rapidly progressed ever since until now the first division of the great through thorough-' fare is completed so as to admit of being used for the development of the rich mineral and agricultural territory through which it passes. Over this trains were hurled rapidly through space for about an hour and a half, when we reached a point about half a mile of Middleburry, whee they were soon vacated, the passengers hurrying on to the cool and inviting shades of a gorgeous grove beyond, inspired by the scent of savory viands previously prepared for them.

Arriving at this grove, which is adjoiuing the little village of Middlebury, we found a speaker's stand erected there, and another for Toute's band which bad accompanied us. While some wandered through the grove, others listened to a short welcoming address from Rev. Henry Grim, who said

REMARKS OF REV. HENRY GRIM. MY FRIENDS AND FELIXJW-CITIZENS I am happy to stand before you to-day for the purpose of welcoming Superintendent Wood, of theCiuciunati & Terre Haute Railroad, and his dixtinpuisbed guests to the uenerous hospitalities of this people. For the last twelve months we have alternately cursed and blessed but to-day I am happy to say, we are ready and willing to "beat our swords into plowshares and our spears into pruning hooks"-and extend the arms of our embrace to hasten forward this enterprise which has brought a railroad into our midst and given us communication with the commercial world. [Applause.]

We look forward to rapidly increasing prosperity because of the success of this enterprise and now we bid you welcome, thrice welcome to, our hospitalities. You will fiud our tables supplied with the substantial and delicacies of the season, prepared especially for you, the guests of the Cincinnati & Terre Haute Railroad, to which we owe so much in return for the development of the boundless resources of our county. We join hands and hearts with you on this eventful occasion, and may we all go hand in hand in prosperity. [Applause.]

The myriads of guests then did more than justice to the repast spread out on the long line of tables situated in the beautiful grove. When they had satisfied their hunger, allayed their thirst, or exhausted the supplies, they returned around about the speaker's stand, on call of Tout's band, which rendered several very excellent selections. The vast assemblage was called to order by L. A. Burnett, Esq., Terre Haute Director of the line, who said

REMARKS OF DIRECTOR BURNETT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN We have met here for the purpose of celebrating the opening of the C. fc T. H. R. R. In behalf of the company, I tender you their sincere thanks for the cordial hospitality extended us to-day. I b$ve tbe ...... .. pleasure of iutrotiueing to yon prof, J. moire t-ban many of you do forthfe/bM

W. Foster, of Chicago, the eminent geologist. REMARKS OF J. W. FOSTER.

MR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: It is my impression that there area great many people here to-day. I can hardly express to you the gratification I experience upon this occasion in returning to this region, after an absence of a few short months, to notice the great change that has been wrought in this region. Thirty miles of railroad built and equipped and opened to trafic almost through the very heart of 4he block coal region of Indiana. [Applause.] Numerous colleries have been laid out, vast manufacturing establishments and other works projected, indicating the dawn of a new era, an era of progress, which shall result in large accessions to your population which shall ebhaiice the value of your farms which shall give ycu a home market for your farm products, which shall bring yoii into close commercial relations with the great cities of the West, and which, in five years, shall revolutionise your do* mestic industries. Ten years of successful prosperity will Work Wolldttffu! changes in all this vast Region. The topographical features, it is true, will re main unchanged and unrevolutionized streams will continue to flow in their ac customed channels, but your forests will be levelled, your area of cultivation will be enlarged, populous cities will spring up along the line of this road, and your waters, instead of "flowing on unvexed to the sea," will first be compelled to render tribute to the furnaces, founderies, rolling mills, machine shops and factories which will spring up npon every hand.

Three years ago, some of you will recollect, I wandered through this region with my geological hammer and note book. And when I investigated the range and extent of your coals, and their quality, I predicted that before^he lapse of another decade, this region would be come the seat of vast manufacturing industry. Assembled as we are to-day in this beautiful grove and under this pure sky, I have the assurance that my predictions will be fulfilled. Your stoue quarries, your fire clays, your limestones, your iron ores, and ail these crude materials, which, from the very settlement of the country, up to the present hour, have remained comparatively worthless and unemployed, are now to be brought into active requisition. I tell you, gentle^ men, old King Coal is about to assert bis supremacy over this region. He will play many pranks. Although I do not mean to talk profanely, tie will dam your rivers [laughter] he will blast your rocks, and by thunder and lightning he will know what is going on in the outside world he will begrim your houses with soot he will light up your midnight skies with lurid flames he will disturb your midnight slumbers by the shrill scream of the steam whistle his powerful engines will puff and blow like a wounded leviathan he will cast iron in moulton streams like lava from the lips of a volcano, [applause] and he will shake the ground as with an earthquake, as his heavily laden trains roll over it. If you will look into the midnight operations of steel and iron works, especially by the Bessemer process, you will imagine that you are in pandemonium.

Now, gentlemen, I return to your enterprise and will allude to it briefly. I regret that Mr. William Frazier is not here to-day he has been one of your numerous and able coadjutors. ^General Pleasanton, here, a man who has rendered important services to the country, both in a military and civil capacity, is the President of this road. [Applause.] His active coadjutors in this region are Major Wood and Colouel McDowell, and the worthy postmaster of Terre Haute, I regret to say, has been deep in this conspiracy. [Laughter.]

Now, gentlemen, with regard to Gen. Hunter and Gen. Small, I shall not particularly speak on this occasion, but I hope when this great enterprise shall have been extended to Bloomington, I may speak in suitable terms of their service. [Laughter.]

I am glad to see so many people here present to-day. I need not enlarge upon the benefits an enterprise of this kind confers on a community. Terre Hauteowes her first substantial importance to the Terre Haute & Indianapolis road.

Now, while we are rallying here the politicians are rallying at Brazil, [alluding to Hon. Henry Wilson's mass meeting], and I think I may venture, as a Chicago Mayor once said, to heave in a little side remark. [Laughter.] And that is this fact, that such men as Chauncey Rose, Riley McKeen and Josephus Collett have conferred more substantial favors on Terre Haute than all the politicians ever born and reared in the Wabash Valley. [Great applause.] This is my "private opinion publicly expressed." [Laughter.]

It was a remark of Dean Swift that he who gets two blades of grass to grow where but one grew before, was a public benefactor.

I say, gentlemen, that he who opens a great line of communication through an unoccupied region, and brings that connection in direct commercial intercourse with other parts of the world, making use of crude materials hitnerto unemployed, aud making those materials subservient to human want and convenience, is equal to a public benefactor. And in that connection I will remind you that you should ever bear in grateful remembrance the name of William Frazier. [Applause.]

Mr. Burnett then introduced General Alfred Pleasanton, President of the road, and late Commissioner of Internal Revenue. General Pleasanton was received with applause, and said

REMARKS OF OENERAL PLEASANTON. FELLOW-CITIZENS AS President of this road, I thank you for the very deep interest which you have taken in its construction.

When I was invited to become President of this road I was not a stranger to the citizens of Indiana. Some of the truest and best men I ever saw in battle, came from this State. [Applause.] There was a regiment—the Third Indiana Cavalry—that was second to none in the Army of the Potomac, or any other army in the United States service. [Cheers.] These men were loyal, true, and devoted to their country, and whenever they said they would do anything, they always did it when ordered to do anything, tbey executed it. I felt that the people are the same throughout the whole State and that as the enterprise in which I was asked to join, was a proper one, and was in proper bauds, and for the benefit of the people of this State, we would receive the support and encouragement of the people. I have felt no disappointment since I took tbe position of President. I have lately been abroad, and am glad to say to you that I found the feeling in Europe, with reference to the State of Indiana, as satisfactory as of any State in the Union. [Applause.] I find that this Cincinnati & Terre Haute RaHroad enterprise stands as. high there to-day as any enterprise in this country. When I went there I was greatiy surprised to find that they knew a more of your State than I did myself, and I expect a great deal

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statistics of your coal and iron, and soil and climate, and had it mapped out as the connecting link between the East and the West. [Applause.] They were then conscious that yours is a great interest based on immense wealth. The English look upon this enterprise entirely without prejudice. They go where they can make the most with the money atia where the money is the most secure. Now our organisation is complete and I can see through with proper enterprise. The steel interest if properly developed in this State, will scatter manufactories all along the road, and make this region around about, the largest manufacturing interests of steel in the world.

But I did not come here to make a speech. We haVe prepared for that emergency as well as all others, aud have an orator on our Board but at thi3 time, We haVe given him a furlough. Gen. M. C. Huhter is our orator, but he is desirous of becoming a member of Congress again, and we excused him from duty to*day that he might prosecute the cam# paign. Missot^i has bloat generously stepped forward. and will address you in the person ot my distinguished friend, Governor Fletcher, who is not only a gallant soldier in war, but an estimable citizen in peace. [Great applause.]

Governor Fletcher came forward, amidst great enthusiasm, and said REMARKS OF GOVERNOR FLETCHER.

LADtES AND GENTLEMEN

I am really

rejoiced to be with you on this occasion, aud I am glad of this unexpected pleasure of meeting and remarking to you. This is not the first time I havo»ff»und myself under the orders of General Pleasanton. [Applause.] It is not the first time I have gone forward at his bidding, but always to do what he believed to be right, to be good, and that, too, which I believe the people of this whole country approved as being good. [Great applause.]

I wish I had the voice of one of these iron-lunged and brass-throated locomotives down here to enable me to make all these people hear who are this day gathered. As it is, I can only make a portion of tbe people hear me. Of course I cannot speak of this particular enterprise, or that which is local about it. I know but little about it, though we St. Louisans have had an eye on th'is enterprise since you broke ground. We have looked with no little interest, in anticipation of the time when it was to become the great connecting link or through line that should bring trade and travel to our great city. [Applause.] We knew a railroad was being built here. We knew that when friend Bagnell was engaged as a contractor, Indiana dirt would be made to fly around about until a railroad would be built around about you somewhere. [Laughter and applause.]

When I heard that General Pleasanton was President of the road, I then knew that the people of Indiana could not prevent him building the road if he had his mind made up to do it.

It is a grand thing to be an American citizen. [Applause.] It is what we used to call in the army, "a big thing." [Laughter.] Think of it. Though leannot rejoice with you to-day as a eitizen of Indiana, oyer the accomplishment of the construction of the first division of your railroad, I came to rejoice with you as a citizen of the Republic. [Applause.] I feel bound to-day, as a citizen of the broad Republic, standing here upou what am informed is a coal field, embraciug four hundred square' miles, yielding the purest coal for the manufacture of iron and steel, and in the largest quantities to be found, perhaps, in the world [applause], free from sulphur, free from all impurities that would prevent its being used in iron manufacturing. I stand here and see this great broad coal field, almost in sight of the mountains of iron, which tower up in my own State—mountains from which you may take ten millious tuns per annum for the next three hundred years. When I contemplate these facilities in iron manufacture, then I feel something like we used to feel on occasions like the 4th of July. [Laughter] We would get together and make a regular business of talking about old England always felt a desire that something would turn up which would give us an excuse to whip her on account of our Revolutionary fathers. [Laughter.] We don't want to do that now, for this idea of shooting people, and destroying nations by war, is rapidly giving place to the idea of a settlement of difficulties among men in a more rational and a more humane manner.

Applause.] But I Want to rejoice to-day, not as I used to on the Fourth of July, but from the fact that these great coal fields spread out over Indiana and Illinois, and the mountains of iron piled up just over the ether side of the "Father of Waters," aud just about where we are going to get our new bridge done, that you have heard about, and it is said that it will not be done in another century, but which is a mistake, as it will be done in another year, linking us of the East and West. [Applause.] Then, here in the Mississippi Valley, there will be such iron manufactories as will make our Republic tbe master iron interest of the whole world. Over yonder, in England, just nt»w, their coal fields are ber coming exhausted their iron mines are failing to a large extent, and coal is becoming scarce. The fact is, ten little mines, in Leceistershire, have contracts for compact hemetite ore, of which Prof. Foster could tell you all about, but of which I don't know anything about, laughter] although I was born and raised under the shadow of tbe Irou Mountains of Missouri. Isay these mines h&ve standing orders which will take more than a year hence to fill. Then there are Internationale Societies demanding higher wages and reductions in the hours of labor. The workingmen of England are standing up to-day before the world, demanding that their rights be respected, and declaring that they will not be the mere slaves of capital.

These combined circumstances are taking tbe sceptre which has so long and so heartlessly waved over the whole world, from Great Britain as the master iron market of the world and that scepter is to be transferred into the hands of our young Republic, to be waved over the whole world for all time to come, [applause], and to be waved about over here in the Mississippi Valley. There lies whole mountains {of hemetite-specular ores, and coal for hundreds of miles. They will build up the industries of this country aud bring power, and wealth and prosperity, that will astonish tbe whole world. [Great applause.]

We in St.vLouis look over here. You bave heard of St. Louis that little town Chicago advertises in her papers. [Laughter.] If you get on the top of one of your tall sycamores of the Wabash, you can nearly look over beyond the great "river and see there great clouds of smoke rising above our city of three hundred thousaud inhabitants. [Applause,] They are your co-laborers, my fellow-citizens, and they are intimately connected with you in everything to develop your resources and augment your health as a people.

Now, I understand, you have under contemplation the construction of a railroad to the Iron Mountains, which, will bind Indiana and Missouri more olosely together than heretofore. Then atn you manUfabrure Bessemer steel at and about TdrreHante, bo that no other

TERRE HAUTE, IND.: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 7, 1872.

country on the face of the earth can begin to compete with you. Then will Terre Haute be a smoking city like St. Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.* In St. Louis we are all engaged in iron maufacturing, or expect to be. [Laughter.] The old town is smoking with the coal from Clay county and all this section of county. It is becoming so smoky there now, that when a woman loses a child on the streets, she gets a white cloth and washes the faces of all the children she sees, until she finds her own. [Great Laughter.]

My fellow-citizens, I say to you that the great commercial city of St. Louis, which I represent on this occasion, or I believe I represent the State of Missouri, according to the proclamation of Gen. Pleasanton. The State of Missouri then, through its representative, comes today and shakes hands with the State of Indiana in common fellowship, and bids you God speed in the building of your road, by whichymi will connect Cincinnati With St. Louis through the city of Terre Haute, and will build up tbe whole portion of your country penetrated by this road, until it shall be benefitted in every respect that popula'ion and wealth added unto it can benefit it. [Applause.] I hope that the effect of the building of this road over the Slate of Indiana, will be such as Benton described, as being the effect of building the Pacific Railroad.

But, my fellow-citizens, forgot to tell you that I did not intend to make a speech, and did not come to Indiana for such a purpose. I thank you for the attention with which you have listened to these remarks.

I only desire to say in conclusion, that whenever you have in Indiana another such an occasion as this, where a poor Missourian may come to look upon your prosperity aud rejoice with you, I will take delight in being that Missourian. [Applause.] Whenever there assembles in Indiana a finer assemblage of people, people who are entitled to be called "fair women and brave men," then may I be there aud see that assemblage. [Longcontinued applause.]

Judge Carter, of Cincinnati, wa» next introduced. He said REMARKS OF JUDGE GA.RTER.

MR. PRESIDENT In looking over the hotel register on my arrival in Terre Haute to attend this beautiful celebration I found people from tbe North, from the South, from the East aud from the West—all parts of the Union represented. [Applause.] I am glad, therefore, to address you as my fellow-citizens from the North, from the South, trom the East and from the West—from all parts of the United States. I wish to pay my especial respects to Indiana, the sister State of my native State of Ohio. I feel more particularly like a brother of her's. [Applause.] Boru and reared in the city of Cincinnati, as I have been, and having been over tbe State of Indiana a great deal, it has been my misfortune never to have visited your beautiful city of Terre Haute before. Before I came here, I was told that I would see a city worth coming to—a city to be looked at as a city among the cities of the country. [Applause.] I see the beginning for that in her manufactories, and with the help of the railroads, extending their arms to the different cities of the country, Terre Haute will, one day, become one of the most important cities of the Union, [Great applause,] central and inland as she is. The reason is very obvious. She has in her power, as Prof. Foster aptly remarked, "old king coal," and situated as it is on the Pacific coast, will become the great Western city of the world. [Applause.] Therjfore all our railroads that touch tbe great main lines that run between these great cities will prosper, and the cities located on them, as well as those located on the main lines, can but prosper.

Now what does the Cincinnati & Terre Haute Railroad propose to do? Make a direct connection netween Cincinnati and Terre Haute, and unite at iTerre Haute with the short routes to these great cities of the Western world. [Great applause.] Then will we practically be on the air line between the great cities of the Atlantic and Pacific. We can then go on ad infinitum to the Atlantic and Pacific, thence by water across the globe. [Renewed applause.] I say therefore that Terre Haute must eventually unite her interests with the vast interests of these great cities. [Great applause.] Can any one here prophecy what Terre Haute will become in time if she has all these facilities

One of your citizens surprised me when he told me that you can get first rate block coal in your city for five centa per bushel. If she can do tbat. there is foretelling the future prosperity of the city of Terre Haute, and I found that in the cars there wasa gentleman named Holmes, circulating cards. He knew a thing or two, a real estate agent, advertising by his cards, eight hundred acres of land to be sold in and about the city of Terre Haute. That real estate ageut was making hay while the shun shines, [Laughter] advertising his business and Terre Haute property with the people from all parts of the Union.

When I look over the length and breadth of my country, looking at ber commercial interests and resources of tbe different cities of the Union, though born and reared in the city of Cincinnati, it is my belief, and I hazard it as a prediction that the cities of New York, St. Louis and San Francisco will in time, be the great-cities of the world. [Applause.]

I think my own native city of Cincinnati will ever be a local center, but it never will be a general center of the length and breadth of the land. I sincerely believe that the great city of St. Louis, with its extraordinary mineral resources added to its agricultural and active resources will become in time tbe great central city of the United States. (Voices, "that's so," and applause.] Th« city of New York has got st far ahead, that there is no stopping or outstripping her in growth, and she must 'nevitably ever be the great metropolitan Ciijr atlhis country. The city of San Francisco, an its resources, too, are extraordinary. I would advise land speculators if they would invest inlands, toiuvestin lands about Terre Haute, for it is bound to be one of tbe great cities of this nation.

Judge Carter told an anecdote of "Gris, the Fat Contributor," who asked a loudly powdered ticket agent when the railroad left, and was informed that it would not leave very soon to the best of his knowledge and ability, but that he had better take the cars about three o'clock. To this Gris replied, that he guessed he'd not take the cars that time. The Judge then continued:

We shall show you how this railroad company—not the railroad—have been acting. [Laughter.] I will not make the same mistake brother Gris did. ]Renewed laughter.] In tbe year 1871 tbey promised us alia short route to Cincinnati. Npw look at the efficiency of its officers. Look at tbis remarkable report of Chief Engineer McDowell. [Exhibiting said report.] As this report was made by Mr. McDowell, it was no wonder that the energy of the officers of this institution were so excited, and in the. course of a year went to work, not boundless in capital either, but sufficient to fro

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pp with the work, and now look what Terre Hante, which we have^ beard eulo

great good tbey haVe accomplished for Terre Hante. See what Ah Office tbey have in Terre Haute, displaying wonuefful energy, as good as any office in your (turning to President Pleasanton) city, General Pleasanton.

General Pleasanton—Ye^ and better than many of them. The Judge, continuing: And what is better thau all that, they have done just what they promised the city of Terre Haute to do, completed the first division and opened it to business on the.6th day of August, 1872. [Applause.]

You have all been over it to-day and know what it is. You know it is a good railroad. Did any of you ever pass over a «ew railroad so smoothly ana safely? Why, I almost expected an accident in passing over anew road, just completed, unballasted, and hardly spiked. I presumed we should be "jolted" anyhow, but We were not. To be sure we did not come with the rapidity of lightning,for wedidn't want tosuch a hot day. [L'uighter.] We came very comfortably for thirty miles. But what else did the officers of the road do It would have been delightful enough merely to assemble in these wooda, where we could pass the day rambling about Under welcome shades, and along pearly brooks, but what else have we enjoyed through the unexampled energy and hospitable courtesy of these officers? They provided amply for our refreshments everything good and by the barrel, not only the substantial but delicacies, lemonade, vanilla and lemon ice cream. [Applause.] What do you think of it? Did you ever see such a general banquet? All tbis has been furnished by the officers of the railroad free gratis, for nothing. [Laughter.] I only mention this because it displays the energy of these gentlemen. What does it portend My fellow-citizens, it portends that this energy will be continued not only until this line will be completed from Terre Haute to Greensburg as now undei* contract, but that the through air line will be built from Terre Haute to Cincinnati in due time. [Applause.] And I wiil tell these gentlemen now, if they will take a word from me, thatitwould be far better for them to hurry up and build an independent railroad from Greensburg'to Cincinnati than to depend on the line running to Cincinnati known as the Indianapolis, Cincinnati & LaFayette road for you can depend upon it, every scrape that road gets into, and they certainly have enough of them, will iuvolve the railroad from Terre Haute to Cincinnati. Now, my fellow-citizens, I speak of this report of Geeeral McDowell—I am going to make McDowell a General for the reason that he deserves to be a general. [Laughterand applause.] I will just read you a summary of the report by Richard Owen, made to General McDowell, which the General incorporates into his report. Let us see succinctly what is the gist of this report:

Tbe Judge read as follows 1. It forms part of the great thoroughfare between Cincinnati and St. Louis— two of the largest commercial cities of the great West. 2. It passes through several counties in which the best of coal is found, and large beds of iron ore. 3. It traverses a good agricultural region, which ships wheat, corn, hogs and cattle, besides stone aud lumber. 4. The route has abundant supplies of timber and water. 5. There are no heavy grades, sharp curves, or expensive bridges along the route. 6. No other route runs parallel to it, except at a distance which would no interfere with the carrying trade of the counties passed

through,

yet would preclude

all probability of any intermediate road ever being established. 7. A region is opened up by this road which has hitherto had no available outlet, and will doubtless now rapidly develop.

The Judge commented on the above, paragraph by paragraph, at some considerable length, then produced a map, with which he illustrated to his auditors the railroad connections between Terre Haute and Cincinnati, and their connections, showing to the satisfaction of all that the C. & T. H. line will be much shorter than any other in fact, will be a "B." line from Terre Haute to Cincinnati. Passing on from considering tbe question of local railroads, tbe speaker reviewed tbe history of monopolies of this character, and expressed himself in favor of the building of many railroads and the keeping of tnem out of the hands of soulless corporations like those presided over by Tom Scott, Commodore Vanderbilt, Garrett and others of the railroad kings of the country.

He favored keeping railroads out of their avaracious grasp as much as possible, and keeping them in the hands of men more directly interested in tbe regions through which they pass. He lauded the State constitutional amendment to the Constitution of Illinois which disqualifies capitalitalists from other States holding office in tbe Illinois railroads. He defined his position clearly as in favor of the suppression of all monopolies, especially those of railroads, finally closing his remarks as follows

My fellow-citizens, it is your duty to encourage tbis enterprise. It is our duty as Cincinnatians to encourage it. The officers of tbis road have brains and enterprise and if you encourage them they will go on with tbis work to a successful and rapid consummation. I will close my remarks with this sentiment: Cincinnati and Terre Haute: Loving each other already, may they be tied tighter together now by the stoutest bonds that can be made. [Great and long continued applause.]

Attorney General Hanna was then put forward amidst applause and said REMARKS OF GENARAL HANNA.

R. PRESIDENT, LADIESAND GENTLEMEITTI will have but a very few words to say to you to-day. I wish I bad words sufficient to express my feelings at tbis splendid collation. It is a wonderful item in our progress that here to-day, in Clay county, this magnificent wilderness has been for the first time pierced by tbe scream of tbe locomotive, signalling tbe advance of commercial prosperity here. [Applause.]

What has brought tbis intellectual audience into your midst? Prof. John W. Foster, one of the most learned men in the United States, is in the midst of the wilderness of Clay county. Why is this? It is because, at tbe end of long centuries, we have learned that here in Clay county exist mineral mines of untold wealth. [Applause.] My fellow-citizens, it has been but a few years since the march of railroad progress commenced in this broad, aud now wealthy northwest. I remember, in

first.railroad

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years

in Indiana.

It was the first railroad built in the State, extending from the citv of Indianapolis to Madison, on the Ohio river.

afterward I had the pleas-

nre, the high honor, of carrying the rod, by which the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road was leveled across' your State. caste to the beautiful Qity of

giged to-day in such flattering words, in 1857. At that time there were but two or three railroads running into the city. Now we have railroads running to the North, SoUtb, East, West, Northeast, Southeast, and will have one to the Southwest in time. [Applause.] Only yesterday, I enjoyed a ride, for the first time, over the one to the Northeast, the Logansport, Chicago & Southwestern. The President of that road is here to-day. He was ray schoolmate in my boyhood days, at the place of his present home, the beautiful little city of Craw-fordsville—-the coming Athens of the Northwest. Speaking of progress, letme remind him, now the sagacious and popular President of a splendid line of railroad property, that I have not forgotten the time when I saw him spelled to the foot of the class ou the word bilious. [Laughter.] He will pardon the digression. He spelled It with two "I's" and he Wanted to top it off with "yus." [Great laughter.]

Turning to Mr. Lee, who*e manly face was suffused with deli'-ately-iinted blushes, Mr. Hatinasaid: "John, can you spell bilious now

President Lee—I can build a railroad, which ii better. [Long continued laughter.]

Mr. Hanna, continuing—Ye.*, you can, aud you have built a good railroad, which will be an enduring monument to your energy, patience aud abilities, and I am glad that you are here to speak for it today. 1 am a railroad man myself, and have been for the last five or six years. We once opposed this enterprise. Railroads are like men they dou't like counter movements in their line when they can prevent them. But to-day, Gen. Pease, (of the I. & St. L. R. R.) one of the best and most prudent railroad men in the country, together with his young assistant, Charley Mac, are here, and rejoicing with you on this culmination of your enterprise.

Ladies and gentlemen, the progress of our country is universal. Perhaps we but little yet understand its extent. Let me make one or two statements, which seem to be startling. Talking with Dr. Dyer, of Chicago, some time ago, he told me that less than twenty years ago, a friend of his at Chicago begged him to buy a lot. He offered the lot for $250. The Doctor said he did not have as much as $250 of money Which he could command. His friend said, "Well, you need not pay any part of the principal now pay $25, or ten per cent, interest, in advance, and I will make you a deed, and you can give me a mortgage to secure the purchase money, and pay that when you please." The Doctor told me that he did So that he paid his interest up for four years, had never paid a dollar of the principal, and then sold his lot for $58,000 in cash and quite recently it was sold to its present owner for more than $200,000. [Applause.] I remember another remarkable instance. The State of Indiana some years ago owned something near ten acres of land then lying north of New York city. I believe the State unwillingly took it on a bad debt. The Legislature, something over twen tyfive years ago, organized a commission to put this land upon the market* Col Dowling, of Terre Haute, was on this commission. It sold at something near $26,000. The people of the State said it was a good sale. But how short-sighted. To-day Fifth Avenue runs through it, Cbapin's Church stands upon it, and it is worth millions upon millions of money. These are only specimen cases. They will tend to show you how greatly our country is developing. Railroads are the chief cause of this splendid development, and although unpopular in some respects, they ought to have the credit which belongs to tbem. [Applause.] You have seen almost as wonderful developments here in Clay county. The railroad system has brought it about. When I first came out here to live—about thirteen years ago—you knew little of your wealth. Lands could have been bought for ten and fifteen dollars an acre. Now you don't know their value. I predict that within twenty years, Clay county, Indiana, will be by far the richest county anywhere west of Pennsylvania. [Applause

Perhaps I might even go further than that. Let me say to you men Jiving right here. Keep your lands don't fool them away to money jobbers. Every foot of tbem will be worth every cent of one hundred dollars an acre to you. Gov. Fletcher has told you of the great iron mountains that ore will be brought here. It is less bulky than your coal, so that ore can be brought here cheaper than the coal can go there. Your coal will smelt their ore without cokeing, and the time is not distant when your skies will be dark with the smoke during the day, and red with the flame during tbe night, in the great process of making iron and steel for every market in the world. [Great applause.]

Pleasant things bave been said about Terre Haute. These remarks have been pleasing to our ears. Terre Haute is a splendid city. The people love it, and they stand by each other. They sometimes quarrel among themselves, but they don't allow other people to abuse anything that is a part of Terre Haute. [Laughter.] I love Terre Haute, her girls and her boys, her men and her women—all of them—and I am proud of them all. [Great Applause.]

I thank you and will not detain you longer. I want, before I sit down, to, introduce you to an old friend of mine, John Hough, of^ Fort Wayne, who has felt so deep an interest in our cause, as to come his long distance to see and bear what we are doing.

REMARKS OF MR. HOUGH. MR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN It is an old proverb, "how shall a beggar come after a king." [Laughter.] How shall a man, unusued to speaking to public assemblies, to venture to appear before you after the eloquent remarks of Prof. Foster, Governor Fletcher, Judge Carter, and the other distinguised gentlemen, who bave addressed you here today? I will tell what I have seen of tbe prosperity of Indiana since 1843, when We then had a dense wilderness our minerals were not developed, and in consequence, immigrants from Ohio and other Eastern States went to Illinois and Michigan, and Indiana was left in the background. She undertook a system oi internal improvements in canals, in which she failed, and instead of building up her prosperity, she merely built her debts. Now we bave a different era. Railroads have taken the place jf' canah?, and our prosperity is insured for all time to come. [Great applause.]

Mr. Hough then went on to compare the advancement made in manufactories

and

nay-youngerdays,

and I don't claim to be very old now, when I saw. the

other other enterprises, concluding bis remarks by predicting theultiinate consummation of the construction of tbe C. & T. H. line. *.

President Lee, of the Logansport & 8. W. R. R., was next introduced. He said:

REMARKS OF PRESIDENT LEE. GENTLEMEN AND FELLOW-CITIZENS: I would have been pleased to have spoken to you & few words upon the great subject that you Oome here to celebrate to-day,butIwHl not detain you at this late hour.- ,I "will say a tew words in confirmation of. vrb at lias jb'ee'n skid.

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After the eloquent speeches you have heard, it will not be necessary for me to say but little. But, let me say to you, my fellow men, we live in the most important period of the world's history. [Applause.]

There never has been a time since Adam's dust was fashioned into man, when there were so many and so great interests in the country, as at present and we are making more rapid and gigantic strides forward as a nation and a people, than any other ever did, since the world began. [Great applause.] We have accomplished more in the last one hundred years, than was accomplished in the previous thousand. [Renewed applause.]

Here is Gen. Pleasanton, to whom I extend my hand, iu tho great work of railroad improvement. Two years and a half ago I quit farming and went to work to build a railroad, and to-day over one'hundred and twenty miles of that road is in succesful operation. [Applause.] I feel that I know something of the magnitude and importance of the9e great coal fields. They first attracted mv attention, and induced ine to go to work in good earnest to secure an outlet for them. I hope next year to have one hundred and fifty miles m're of track laid, thus giving you an outlet for your coal to Cleveland and Toledo, and further if you want it.

Prof. Cox and other of your geologists claim that no humau mind cau contemplate the vast resources of your coal fields. It has been said that there is more than six thousand million tuns of coal in your mines, which at three cents per bushel would pay off the national debt and leave three thousand million tuns. [Applause.] Then I say to you down here in the wilds o'Clay county, the time is coming wheu you will have one of the great counties of the State. [Great applause.]

When General Pleasanton and his associates finish this C. & T. H. road, ifc will'be one of the great trunk lines of the country, and will carry over its main line aud branches the great mineral resources of the country to the marts of Uie world. It will build up and enrich Indiana, and the Pittsburg of the West will find its location-in the Wabash Valley. [Continued applause.] Then I say to you, hold up General Pleasanton's bands in this enterprise. He is worthy of your confidence, and as he has been successful on many battlefields, so will he he successful in this enterprise, thus adding not only to your prosperity, but to the prosperity of future generation. Stand by and encourage this enterprise and you will never regret it. It will do more for the material wealth and commercial prosperity and success of your people than anything else you have ever done. [Great applause.] I thank you, gentlemen, for your attention.

Director Burnett, who, by the way, very much of the success of the occasion was due, then announced that the speaking was concluded, and that the trains were waiting for the masses to return to Terre Haute and immediately there was a stampede for the train and home.

The assemblage consisted of at least five thousand people, who took a deep interest in the inauguration of the grand enterprise.

When the guests of the raad, from abroad, had returned to this city,, which they did as smoothly and safely as they excursed out.

RESOLUTIONS.

At a meeting of the citizeus of Decatur county, Indiana, held at the city of Terre Haute, on the 6th of August, 1872, on motion J. S. Scoby was appointed President and Irvin Rabbins Secretary.

The following resolutions were presented and adopted unanimously: 1st. That we have full confidence in the ability aud management of the Directors of tbe Cincinnati & Terre Haute Railway Company, and in view of the success alreadj' attained in the permanent building aud equipment of thirty miles of the Railrotd, we express our entire confidence iu the early completion of the whole line. 2. That having seen the railroad already built, and passed over it, we express our entire satisfaction with the work, regarding it as well done—indeed, better than we have ever seen in a work so new and so hastily executed. 3. For the hospitalities extended us by said railway company and the citizeas of Terre Haute we acknowledge our obligations, and hope soon, ou the completion of the road to Greensburg, to return to tbem, each and all, like hospitality at our city. J. S. SCOVEY, President.

IRVIN ROBBINS, Sec'y. The Columbus, Indiana delegation consisted of the following gentlemen who, desire to return thanks to the management of the Cincinnati & Terre Haute Railway for the hospitality rendered them during the day: E. G. BonDuvant, Assistant Superintendent. J. M. & IIW^ Rev. Eugene Cally, Samuel Hege, Sen. Chilton Terrall, B. B. Jones, Charles Hamilton, John Burnett, George Penie, Calvin Blume, J. Vanskike and Wiai. Beeler.

The history of this enterprise we b%ye given our readers from day to day, as the events have transpired, and we will not repeat it here. As we published a fe days since, the following are the OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE ROA

Alt red Pleasanton, President. C. F. Betts, Secretary. John D. Scully, Treasurer. A. B. Quackenbush, Auditor. jw Matt P. Wood, General Superintendent L. T. Brien, Paymaster. S W. S. Grant, Assistant Paymaster. N. M. McDowell, Chief Engineer. Wrn. Frazier,

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