The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-06-21
EDITORIAL EXCURSION.
ARRIVAL AT HUNTINGTON.
A HEARTY WELCOME.

The Maryland Editorial Association,
under command OF Major \. II Hotch-
kiss, accompanied by delegation from the
Cincinnati Board of Trade. arrived in this
city on Tuesday morning at II o'clock, a.
IN, according 10 programme. A committee
OF our citizens went TO Barboursville to
meet them and escort them to the city,
On the arrival OF the train. the citizens
locked to the depot to greet them The
eXcursionlsts were conducted inside the
depot where they were introduced to Nav.
or Burlington Ivy Major Downer, who well
coined them to the Inequalities ofthe city,
IN few appropriate remarks as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Maryland Editorial .dsso.
citation ant Committee Of escort from the
city Of CiHcuHdti
Custom, aud u generous cor fidence on
the part OF our ciuzens, confer upon me
the highly esteemed privilege of tenderin,
to You all in their name and behalf, a most
cordial welcome TO the inequalities of the
city OF Huntington.
Scarcely two short years has ELAPSED
since the foundation Of the first house was
lain within our corporate limits, and vet to
day we may safely claim = population OF
from 1000 TO 1900 inhabitants, represent
ing, perhaps, almost every State IN the
Union.
In the absence of surplus capital, we
have done but little in the way of nrna-
ment and consequently have but lew ol-
Jects Of interest to the mere transient viz.
tor, but to such as come among ~ Tor H. p
Of
assured that An impartial investigation OF
our numerous advantages will cause them
At once, to cast their lot with u. aud now
gentlemen IN conclusion, permit me again
10 bid you welcome will now turn YOU
over TO our committee Of arrangements
among whose members | see those. whore
experience ia matters Of this sort, will
enable them to entertain YOU much more
pleasantly than is possible for me to do
The invitation was acknowled ed and
thanks returned by their President Hon.
Geo W Wilson, in few preliminary re-
marks, after which he introduced Cruik-
shank. Of the Elkton Democrat Mr. Cruik-
shank 10 neat address, referred to the
early history ct railroad Enterprise. and
round up hy comparing the system i'm its
infancy aHd az the present time a. devel-
oped, by the completion Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Aaer Hr Cruikshank
had concluded the entire party repaired
20 Wares Hotel, where they rested until
- o'clock, when by invitation OF The Off.
GERS Of the G. & o r X they again board
ei the train and proceeded to the Machine
Shops Of the Com any, which we're min
ntely inspected and spoken highly Of by
The entire company.
Alter seeing the workings Of the ma
chlnery and visiting the coal tip. they re-
turned 20 the hotel, where through tie
kindness 81 our enterprising News Agent
w. jenkins, Eco, they found al the latest
Western Daily papers in the hands Of Ma
Jor hotchkiss Tor their perusal, while wait
ING Tor Their dinner, which was being pre-
Jared Tor them IN the spacious dining roam
oftne hotel, uuier the immediate .sp.r-
VISION Of our corpaleut friend. General G.
vs. Jones.
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