Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-06-19
Visit Of the Maryland Editorial
Association.

they visited Richmond, Staunton,
White Sulphur SPriRgs and Charles
ton. They spent last Sunday at the
White left there Monday morn
ing reaching Charleston soon after
noon, where they were carried to see
the salt works, coal mines &c. and in
the evening were Toasted at the Hale
House. On Tuesday morning they
left Charleston for this place. They
were met at Barboursville by dele
CATION of citizens consisting Of Messrs
Warner, Wallace, Chase, Yerlander,
EDslow, Simms and Downer, to whom
the party was turned over BY Mr..
Hotchkiss. On their arrival at the
depot, they were introduced BY Maj
". s. Dowuer to Col. Burlington, the
mayor, who welcomed them in short
address, as follows:
Gentlemen Of the NoryIaad Associa-
ton, and Committee Of escort from
Cincinnati
Custom, and 4 generous confidence
on the part of her citizens, confers
upon me the highly esteemed privil-
eye Of rendering to you all, in their
name aud behalf a most cordial wei
come, to the Inequalities Of the city
Of Huntington. Scarcely two short
years have Ella sed since the founda-
ton Of the first house was laid within
the corporate limits, and yet to-day
We may safely claim "a population Of
from 2.JO0 20 5000, inhabitants rep
Teserting perhaps almost every State
in the Union. In the absence Of sIr-
plus capital We have done but littlein
the way of ornament, and conse-
quently have out few objects Of inter
est 10 the mere transient visitor, but
to such as come among Us for the
purpose Of seeking future home,
We feel assured that a partial inveSti-
CATION Of our numerous advantages
will cause them at once 10 east their
lot with us. And now gentlemen, in
conclusion, permit me again to bid
you & welcome, and | turn you over
to our committee OF arrangements,
among whose members, | see those
whose experience in matters Of this
sort. will enable them to entertain
you much more pleasantly than is
possible for me to dc.
Geo. W Wilson, esq, replied briefly
70 Col. Bufhugton's address aud then
called on Mr.. G.. ". Cruikshank
editor Of the Democrat, Easton, Md,
for a short address. Mr.. Cruikshank
made a very pleasant little address,
giving a description briefly, Of the
old New Castle & Frencbtown r. t.
the first passenger road in the l. S g,
and contrasting it with the mighty
work on the Chesapeake & Ohio line
At the close of his address, the
visitors were invited to the hotel,
where they refreshed themselves with
in aud without, aud at u O'Clock, by
the courtesy Of Mr.. Ysucleye, they
we're invited to take a special train,
and visit the coal slope, where they
sas the operation Of the train in
transferring coal from the road to
barges; theace past the Ensign Man
ufacturing Cos car wheel works, TO
the round house; where they visited
the shops and were greatly pleased
with all they saw. Soon after their
return to the hotel, the Fleetwood
having in the meantime arrived, and
brought the band it was announc-
ed that dinner was ready
The guests were marshalled into the
dining room, Col. Burlington taking
the head Of the table, supported on
his right by Mr.. Wilson. President Of
the Association, the members Of the
committee taking charge Of the differ
ent tables, all under the direction of
GeD. J. II Obey. The guests we're
seated, aud dinner proceeded with.
The difficulty under which the com
mitteo labored vas that there was no
dininS-roon IN town large enough to
accommodate the crowd. consequently
our guests were somsvhlt sfrai;enel
for room to ada 10 the difficulty.
]Ir Jones tried 10 put a heap more
on the tables than they sould hold,
ami things were so crowded that the
folks could hardly eat But the din
ner was dispatched, and its digestion
aided by some very fne Catawba
wine, which was very generously fur
uishcd by the Central Land Com
pany.
After dinner. the regular toas.s
we're announced by Maj. W. S.
Downer, who had been put in charge
Of that part Of the business. The
toasts were as follows:
First" The State Of Maryland,
one of the Goblest Of the old thir.