The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-07-01
THE EDITORS AT wIHcITA.
AI,ist of Our Visitors.

representing the leading papers OF
elevcn different States, arrived on
time las Friday evening. The objects
, of this distinguished visit were fully
, exclaimed last week. The arrange
ments aud programme laid down by
the committee were carried out to the
letter, without hardly a perceptable
Jar. The party was met at the depot
by our Mayor, City Council and reccp-
ton committee and hundreds of citi-
liens in carriages, headed by the band.
After an address Of welcome by Mayor
Harris and response by the editor OF
the Ohio Farmer, Mr.. Lawrence, from
two to three hours were taken up IN
riding around and through town and
its suburbs. A few carriages drove
as far as i've miles into the country.
Eagle Hall had been decorated with
a profusion of cereals of the present
harvest together with vines, vegeta-
bles and roots, and after supper at the
Occidental and Douglas Avenue ho-
tells, the guests resorted there to enjoy
a few hours of social intercourse,
music and dancing. Between nine
and ten o'clock, the Mayor called the
assembly TO order and in response to
a short welcome made by Judge Camp
bell and w. Il. Stanley, Esq, several
short congratulatory speeches were
made BY representatives of the delega-
lions from each State, which speeches
abounded with bright savings, pretty
compliments and wonderful prophe-
sizes. The dance, which had been in
terrupted for a half hour, then went
on to merry music until late hour of
the night.
The EAGLE office was lighted up
and up till II O'Clock was filled with
editors, coming and going. Their
unanimous expression was, that they
had never seen so fine q country in
their lives. The size of the country
and its enormous crops seemed to
swamp them. They said if they
should attempt TO describe ii as it act
ually appeared TO them, that their
readers would think they were telling
untruths. We furnished everyone of
them with copy of the EAGLE and
an invitation TO send US their papers
containing their impressions.
The party left here OH Friday morn
ing, breakfasting at Newton. All
along the line of their route west they
were met by the people with exhibit
tons of their abundant crops.
At a meeting of the members of the
several States represented, held at
Granada, Colorado, the following res
olutions were unanimously adopted 1:
First-That we fully appreciate the
uniform courtesy of the Atchison,
Topeka s. Santa Fe road, in extending
an invitation to so large a number of
members of the press in the States
bordering on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. TO visit the yet undeveloped
portion of the Great West, through
which their road extends, and partic-
ularly do we appreciate the untiring
efforts Of the officers and agents of said
company and its connections, to make
this excursion SO enjoyable and in
structive.
Second-That we have been pro-
foundly impressed with the immense
agricultural resources Of the country
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Santa Fe road, the evidences of which
we have witnessed; that we are con-
WINGED that its capabilities for raising
cattle. corn and all the products neces-
sary To the sustenance and comfort of
human life can hardly be realized and
appreciated until they have been seen /;
and that in opening this delightful
country to settlement, makink 1t lnvit-
ing to the same from the overcrowded
and oppressed communities Of Europe.
Third-That having seen and believ-
ed we are compelled TO speak in earn
est what we have often quoted in de-
rision, the advice of a distinguished
man-"Go West. young man; go
West"
Fourth-That we hereby tender to
Governor Osborn aud other gentlemen
of the State of Kansas our hearty
thanks for the high courtesies shown
US.
Fifth-That the ladies along the line
have our warmest thanks for kindness
and distinguished courtesies which we
have received at their hands.
WHEREAS, Members of the press
representing local interests of ten
States from the Allegheny mountains
o. Virginia, to the valleys of the great
rivers of the West, have, through the
courtesy of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fc railroad, enjoyed the pleas
ure of ter-communication during an
excursion through the beautiful val
leys of the Cottonwood and Arkansas :
and
WHEREAS, The published reports
of the trip will be-of especial interest
to the western members; therefore,
be it
Rcsolrcd. That as far as practicable,
there be general exchange of articles
describing the trip, and particularly.
that copies of papers published east OF
the Mississippi river be sent to the
newspapers here represented, from the
cities of Atchison, st. Joseph, Kansas
City and Topeka.
The following is list of the names
of the entire party together with the
names of the papers represented.
INDIANA.
n. r. Overman, Times, Upton.
e. A. Overman,
| NJ yorUar Press Decatur
j. H. Holiday, News, Indianapolis.
Geo. G. Harding, Herald, g
E. White, Herald, Mooresville.
j. c. Sivey, Plaindealer, Wabash.
Z. NJ. Turner, News, Muncie.
J. J. Mills. Republican, Martinsville.
j. w. Jones, News, Hartford.
J. ii. Jessup, Gazette, Cicero.
E. S. Lenfestry, Chronicle. Marion.
John f. Moses, Herald, Huntington.
e. II. Williams, Farmer, indianapolis.
ID. p. Baldwin, Journal, Logansport.
S. NJ. Martindale, Advance, Upton.
NJ. Y. Todisman, Democrat, Anderson
NJ. o. Fishbach, Sentinel, indianapolis
j. f. Nought, Journal, g
II. j. Strickland, Chronicle, Centervl'e
TH.B. Mccain, Journal, Crawl willie
G. j. Langsdale, Banner, Greencastle.
r. Graham, Ledger, Noblesville.
A. l.. Kerwood, Times, Muncie.
W. Z. Wallace, Telegraph, INDIANAPOLIS
Enos b, Reed, People, SO
w. Z. Harding, Tribune, Gamble City
w. NJ. Watkins, Courier, Newcastle.
c. w. Ainsworth, Record, Plainfield.
J. w. Vestal, Citizen, Z"
j. d. Fullwillcr, Republican, Peru.
John Morgan, Union, Danville.
S. l.. Hamilton, Patriot, Lebanon.
John NJ. Lacy, Chronicle, Marion.