Source: Sault Ste. Marie Democrat
Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, a
September 22, 1887 Thursday

The DSS&A Directors Arrive

About 1:30 Tuesday, a special train conveyed a few of the
directors of the DSS&A to the Sault. The party consisted of
Hugh McMillan, president; Hon. Peter White and A. O. Jopling
of Marquette; W. O. Strong, land commissioner; A. Watson,
general superintendent; J. A. latcha, chief engineer; W. L.
Webb, engineer in charge of construction and General 0. Me
Poe. ‘he party on arrival were driven to the Iriquois, for
dinner and then visited the various parts of the city.

The gentlemen expressed themselves as much pleased with the
progress of the work on the line and at the round house, and
surprised at the growth of the Sault until about 7:30 yester-
day and then returned to Marquette. ‘The gentlemen were re-
ticent as to their plans saying that the trip was solely one
of pleasure and inspection. Thus came and went the directors
of a corporation to which the Sault owes much, and not a cit-
izen was present to extend to them a welcome to the Sault.
While men of the stamp of these gentlemen are not susceptible
to flattery or attention, yet politeness it seems to us, ought
to have required that some committee of citizens should have
waited upon them and showed them around the Sault, and it
would have been greatly appreciated. "by. them." While the time
of their arrival was not known until about 11 o'clock, yet be-
tween that hour and the hour of arrival. there was certainly
time enough to have met them in a hospitable way. The Sault is
no longer a slumbering village but a wide awake city, with every-
thing that nature can provide, but this wealth alone can mean
nothing, we must be glad to see our visitors, and extend to
them the hearty hand of welcome. Industries must be invited,
they will not come unsolicited. Derelict courtesies often
create an adverse opinion to the most worthy objects. That
the directors of the road feel this slight, we will know,
they came prepared to be received by the citizens, whose
guests they were, to their car, where they had already pre-
pared to receive them.

Basu

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