Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-19
" ALL ABOARD.-
The Chesapeake and Ohio and the Haeia-
mos.d and York River Railroads.
Excursion Of southern Editors Major
n. II. KOfehlxiss, the lightning
KatIrOader.

Commend us, above all other classes
of men, to your whOlesodied railroad or
steamboat manager. He knows every
bodS, knows everything, has seen She
world. kifUTs its ways and the peculiar
tiles Of those W1.3 make it, and is there
fore tolerant, if not Pstient, and the
best of travelling cOmpanIo7r'' such
men always Glitch" with the press and
are therefore invaluable TO the lines
they represent. Here for instance is
Major y. H. Hotehkiss, transportation
agent of the important roads whose
names form part of the caption OF this
article. he has travelled everywhere. Is
genial, kind, affable, and knows
the value Of the press as well as
the railroad, and runs both by an offset,
one against the other, that Is agreeable
to the fraternity, that inures to the bene-
fit Of his companies, and that ultimate
ly must insure an immense imm1gYa-
ton into old Virginia, the land Of the
gallant 'StOnewall, on whose staff his
brother served as chief engineer. Major
Hotehkiss has just now on his hands
the organization Of an excursion for the
editors of the leading papers Of the
South, with a view to their meeting
their brethren of the press, who last year,
under his auspices, visited Virginia and
the CarOlinas, taking home with them
and printing impressions that, we be-
lieve, had much TO do with bringing
about the great change in politi-
cal sentiment, that makes it pos
sible for the people of the South
to support the great jOurnalists-HOrace
Greeley and B. Gratz BroWn-fOr Presi-
dent and Vice-President. This eXeur-
sion of Southern editors to the most
beautiful points in the North and Can
ada is to be the counterpart of that so
thoroughly enjoyed at the South by our
Northern brethren last year, and from
what we know of the patriarchal-loOk-
ing Hotchkiss, will be quite as enjoya-
BILE. This Is the programme:
The party will leave Richmond on Satur-
day, June 18th, at three p.m-- by the York
River route and arrive in Elmira Monday
morning, the nth; leave Elmira on Tuesday
morning, the 18th, for Buffalo, where they
viii arrive about noon; leave Buffalo Tuesday
evening. the 18th, for Niagara Falls; leave Nj
agara Falls Wednesday afternoon, the 18th,
for Rochester; leave Rochester Thursday
morning, the 10Th, for Canandalguaf leave
Canandaigua Friday morning, the 2lst, for
Watkins Glen; leave Watkins Glen saturday,
the I'D, by boat on Seneca Lake for Geneva;
spend sunday the 23d, in Geneva, leaving
there for syracuse on Monday, the 18th. AT
Syracuse they will join the New York Ed
itorial Association party en- route for Water
town, and will participate in the entertain
ments to be given there to the New York
Editorial Association, and also in the exeur-
sion to Montreal ria the Thousand Islands,
returning to Watertown Friday afternoon,
18th. The Southern party Will leave next
morning for BinghamptOn but by what route
has not yet been determined, From Bing-
hampton the party will go down the cele-
brated Wyoming Valley in Pennsyl ylvanta,
stopping at Scranton, Wilkesbarre and North
cumberland, and from the latter place go direct
to Baltimore, and from there return home"
Can anything be more delightful than
the two weeks of pleasure to be devoted
to seeing all these notable places? We
think not. And in advance of enjoying
it, we feel like thanking the gallant
Major and the road he represents
for the opportunity afforded for hard
worked editors of the South to refresh
themselves by sights that are among the
most charming in all our great coun-
try We shall have the pleasure of
making one on this interesting Occa-
sion, and shall travel on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, running through the
widest, most rugged and most delight
full part of Virginia, passing as it does
all the most celebrated of the Springs
that are to make the "MOtherOf Statesn
as noted for social as she used to be
for well-earned political ascend
ency. Then We shall run north of
the York river, and so by leading
routes return home. The only regret we
have, in this connection, is that want of
time viii prevent US from stopping over
at the noted watering places where the
intelligence and culture of the South has
for years found summer resorts, and
made them as famous as those of the
continent of Europe. To these springs
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad carries
passengers who cannot fail to enjoy the
scenery through which this famous
route passes, and to have their hearts
elevated by the sublime grandeur of
nature, who here has left her noblest
impress. Besides the two railroads-and
the New York Press Association-this
busiest of railroaders also represents the
principal springs Of Virginia, notably
the White Sulphur, the Healing and the
Warm Springs. To all of these favorite
watering places he has arranged for
through tickets at reduced rate. which
can hereafter be had of Barney Hughes,
at the Charleston railroad ticket 5ffice.
Major Hotchkiss will be in town until
Monday evening.