The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-24
|. HECuR0Eor0
over the New Reu&e f~om Chicago 10
Keokuk va. The. Toledo, Peoria =
Warsaw Railway.

E<ouR0EoN
over the New Res&s f-om Chicago 10
Keokuk Via. The Toledo, Peoria =
Warsaw n Hallway.
This excursion party left Chicago It eight
O clock q. M, dsy before yesterday, reaching
our city at four o clock yesterday afternoon.
under she geseralssp er;ntsndenee Of chas.
l.. Frost, Presidsst Il IN t. P. = ". R. r.,
aided by D. K. Smith, Esq, Assistant Su,
perintendent Of the road, who had the man
agement Of. the train. and A. B. Pullman,
ESQ.,, General Superintendent Of Pullman
line Of slsepise nass.sRho lad the care and
custody Of the guests, providing for them
sarnptuous rspasts On the roatsr and sleeping
apartm eta for thsm over the night q Psosia
in his palace cars "Clifton" and Omaha. =
The representative Railroad men in The
party arc;
Gen. Chas. l.. Frost, Presid, It of Toledo,
Peoria 4 Warsaw Railroad, Fl. F. Clark
General Superintendent Of Toledo. Peoria 4
Warsaw Railroad, D. &. Smith, I issan'
Superintendent of Toledo, Peoria l. Warsaw
Railroad, NJ. Hughiit, Esq.,, General Super.
| ntendentl Of Illinois Central, ]. T. Tucker,
Esq, General Freight Agent of Illinois Cen
trail, H. G. Wentworth, Esq, General Tickle,
Agent of Michigan Central, c. W. Gray
Pass Agent Of Michigan Central, s. ]. Hays
Mater Of Transportation Of ulissis Genital
w. X. Acksrman, Local Treasurer Of Illinoil
Central, A. Nallingford, General Agent d
Great Western Of Canada, A B. Pullman
General Superintendent Of Pullman's line o.
palace cars.
OF the Chicago press, Frank Gilbert, o.
the Journal; Chas. Wetzler, of the Zeitung
Mr.. Hickook. of the Tribute; J. G. Hunt
Of the Republican.
f. Emery, Esq, represented the Peoris
Transcript.
Among the guests are ex Governor Magoffir
Of Kentucky, W. b. Carter, Of the Board o.
Public Works Of Chicago, Col. Dodge, W.
Keith, OF Keith, Wood 4 Co., Wholesale
fancy goods and. notions, Peter Van Setback,
wholesale drug Edison Keith, Of Keith
Bros, Wholesale hats and caps, 8. D. Kim-
bark. Of Ha'a, Kimbark + Co., Wholesale
hardware, J v. Ayrs and Mr.. Benismin,
of the Adam House, e. K. Giles, of Giles
Bros, NJ. s. ',-',, Of Bacon, Ennis h Co.,
W. T. Allen, II Day, Allen / c., Wholesale
grocers, Clarence Aldrich, F. L. Reed, B. B.
Bottsford, with oGhsf lsAding Wholesale ner>
chants. P. L. Underwood, s. d. NcCres,
]. ". Preston, J. =. Chapman, Chr. 4.
Carroll, Lsvi Higgins aid 9th gentlemen
fiom The Chicago Board Of Trade.
The party was met 4 Peoria By Gen. Il.
". Sample, David ". Kilbourrs, President
of - ~ Aoiss Valley Rsiiruad Wn.
I<slEdn, 1ssee.sy Of that sosd, 4 Pete.
nack. J. B. Howell, Of the Carr CrfT, ssfi
with . dslegation Of representative men
whose names Ne did not obtain, from Peoria,
accompanied them y this city.
The soad from Peoria 70 this city il we'll
constructed and in 6ne condition. and the trip
NJ ID svesy respect > vs1 pleasant one.
From Peoria wsst to Bsshnell, the roed i
located through a old settled aud very pro-
ductive agricultural section, and the route is
lined with sone Of the richest coal fslds in
the West.
Tho most notable feature Of the trip Acu.
Peoria was Tie dinner prepared and sssvs1