The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-07-01
Editorial Correspondence
En- Route for Colorado.

DEAR NEws:-The Editorial Excur.
sion to Colorado, rendered to repre-
sentatives of the Press of Ohio, In.
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and
I Missouri, by the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe R. r. Co., reached this
thriving place, in the southeastern
part of Kansas, this evening (Thurs-
} day. about 81 o'clock, after a very
pleasant ride from Atchison. the
northern terminus of the road, which
place we left this morning after
breakfast.
The editors from Southern Ohio
rendezvoused at Cincinnati on Tues
day, and left that city via the In
dianapqlis. & Lafayette R. r. at ]
past 2 o'clock P. III. We arrived at
Indianapolis about z o'clock, stop
ping only long enough for supper.
Of course we could see, but COM
paratively small part of the city from
the cars, but enough was visible to
show that it is very large and pop
ulous town, and is growing very
rapidly. 1t is claimed that the pop
ulation is now nearly, if not quite,
100000.
At Indianapolis our party was
joined by number of the brethren
from that city and from other parts
of Indiana. Reaching Lafayette about
10 P. NJ. We were transferred to
to the Toledo, Wabash & Western
R. R. and proceeded on our journey,
reaching Quincy, Ills, next morning,
about 10 o'clock. By this time the
editorial party had increased to over
100, by accessions at Lafayette, Dan
vile, and other places during the
night. After a stop of about an
hour in Quincy, we crossed the Mis-
sissippi on the fine iron bridge, and
took the Hannibal & st. Joe r. R. for
Atchison, where we arrived about
midnight of Wednesday, crossing the
Missouri river on a steam ferry boat.
Our party by this time numbered
over 200, including several ladies.
They were divided among the several
hotels, but their accommodations
proved insufficient for so large
crowd, and a portion of the excur-
sionists slept in the elegant sleeping
cars of the Pullman Co., which were
provided for their use by the A. T.
& S. F. r. r.
After a few hours rest we took
breakfast and started for this place,
where we arrived about two hours
ago, as before stated. By the time
we reached here, the number of repre-
sentatives of the "third estate" had
increased to about 260-the largest
gathering of Western editors that has
ever been got together.
Of course it will be impossible in
the compass of a single letter, to give
any particular description of our trip.
Suffice it to say, that it has been one of
uninterrupted enjoyment, thus far,
and will long be remembered with
pleasure by all who have had the
good fortune to participate. The Of
ficers of the various railroads over
which we travelled extended the court
esy of a free pass to our whole party,
and spared no pains to render our
trip pleasant one. Mr.. N. r. War
wick, the polite and efficient General
Agent of the A. T. &. S. F. r. r:
at Cincinnati, accompanied the ex-
cursion from that city, and will re-
main with us throughout, giving his
personal attention to all the arrange
ments for our comfort and pleasure,
which have thus far proved so COM
plete and effective.
On arriving at the fourishing city
of Emporia, 110 miles south OF At
Gibson, our party were received as
the guests of the town, and partook
of an excellent dinner at the various
hotels. Here we had the pleasure of
meeting Mr.. Stotler, of the Emporia
News, formerly of Clinton county,
Ohio, who is publishing one of the
best papers in Kansas.
On our arrival here this evening,
the excursionists were met at the
depot by a brass band, and after a
handsome reception speech by the
Mayor of the city, Mr.. Harris, which
was briefly and happily lyrespondedto
behalf of the editors, by Clark Wagner
Esq, of the Toledo Commercial, the
whole party were taken into omnibus
es, carriages and other vehicles, and
driven in procession through the city,
headed by the band.
This evening after supper there is
to be a formal reception at Eagle
Hall, when there will be more speech
es, winding up with dance for those
who are fond OF that amusement.
Tomorrow Friday) morning, at
4 o'clock, we start for Granada, Colo
RADIO, the present terminus of the A.
T. & S. F. R. r., we expect to arrive
about dark. Meantime I must try
to get some sleep, and will there
fore close. j. L. B.
The Columbus Journal says that