The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-30
THE EDITORIAL ExcBRsION.

with the late editorial excursion to Colorado
having separated from the party in that state
was unable to recount the events Of the tIE
. from Pueblo homeward, and therefore copies
: by way of rounding up the narrative, the fol
: lowing account of the ride hcmeward from the
St Louis Republican, for which it was pre-
pared by Mr.. BeRedict, who represented thai
+, journal on the excursion:
About nine o'clock on Thursday night
June IA, the Ilinoisans left Pueblo over the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad fol-
! Kansas City. While en- route east the
KANSAS EDITORIAL PARTY
Was met going to Colorado, near Dodge City
on Friday morning. Both parties got out OF
their trains and assembled in dress review
line on the prairie and exchanged courtesies
and saIutes. In behalf of the Illinois editors,
1876 persons, onethird ladies, Mr.. Bailey,
the president, addressed the Kansas editors,
ninety in the party, one.thrd ladies, Col. ID.
r. Anthony of the Leavenworth Times, and
| Mr.. John A. Martin of the Atchison Cham
pi0R, president of the Kansas association,
made congratulatory addresses. Both parties
of eXcursionists Joined in chorus in singing
America in an enthusiastic style. A scene
occurred here in the recognition of one OF the
Kansas editors of lady relative in the Hi.
nois party, neither having seen each other for
twenty-five years. a number of old acquain-
tances long separated were recognized in both
parties.
At noon last Friday the Illinois party stop.
ped at Larned city, Pawnee county, Kansas,
to accept the Inequalities of the city which
was formed by large colony that came from
central Illinois four years ago. Mayor Nc
nd Mr. Tn1nu In hpb off nj
Larned, gave the party a cordial reception
and ushered them INTO church short dis
lance from the depot where the citizens had
spread a bounteous dinner for their guests,
and also had beautifully decorated the room
and tables with prairie flowers. The great
peculiarly of this dinner was that
ROAST ANTELOPE AND BUFFALO
Meat was served instead of the ordinary meat
vands. The younr ladies of Larned waited
on the guests in pleasing manner and after
wards presented beautiful bouquets TO several
young men in the editorial crowd. After din.
ner the party were taken carriage riding
through the city and were given an opportu.
nifty TO examine an exposition of the agricul-
tural products of that section of Kansas,
which was especially collected tor the intor-
nation OF the party. Before the eXcurslohists
left they purchased a dozen live prairie dogs
and four young antelopes, which afterwards
Occasioned much amusement on the train and
were brought tC S. Louis alive.
Most OF the editorial party found acquaint.
ances and relations at LarRed and thus three
hours passed in "A very sociable way.
Through the kindness Of Col Anderson
and Mr.. Pettibone, superintendent of the rail
road, the train was stopped at Hutchinson,
tor one of the ladies with the eXcursionists to
meet two of her sisters with their families
who had not been seen for five years. The
atiectionate greeting with which the sisters
met caused several of the ladies on the train
to sympathize with them in tears, and the men
gave them round of applause.
About sunset the eXcursionists arrived at
the city of Newton, in Kansas, which was
largely settled by persons from Ohio and Ind.
ana, with a few Illiuoisans At this place
Judge Muse, Mayor Ryan and Mr. Pcttibone,
superintendent of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad received the party IN behalf
of the citizens, and ushered them into a hall
where an excellent supper was spread for the
guests Hon. George A. Harlow, of the Chicago
Iter.OcedR and Illinois secretary of state,
addressed the citizens in behalf of the eXcur.
siOnists.
At nine O'Clock Saturday morning the ex,
curslonists arrived IN
KANSAS CITY,
And were received by Mayor Slevan, Mr.. &.
Is. Lord, general passenger agent Of the ST.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern railroad,
and citizens reception committee, of which
Messrs Mumford, Ford, Hasbrook and Van
Horn, of the Kansas City newspapers, were
members. The party were taken in omnibuses
to the 81. James hotel and given o hearty
breakfast, and afterwards the guests were car.
ried in omnibuses through and around the
city, and given an opportunity to inspect the
business features of the city. In the evening
the mercantile and newspaper interests of
Kansas City gave the visitors banquet,
which was presided over by Mayor Slevan.
Speeches In response to toasts were made by
Hon. AIR. Twitchell and Hon. Mr. Van Horn, !
of Kansas City, and Mr.. Bostwick, Hon. d. l..
Phillips of the Springfield, H., Journal, and
Hon. w. X. Sullivan, of the Chicago JOurRGl. |
After ten hours spent in Kansas City, the !
excursiOnists left for St. Louis. The party |
we've the guests OF the ST. Louis, Kansas City |
and Northern railroad, but as this road was
under water near Kansas City and not in
passable condition, owing to the late overflow |
OF the Missouri river, The superintendent of
the Missouri Pacific railroad coureously al.
lowed Mr. Lord to take his guests over that
road and thus the editors were enabled 10
arrive in ST. Louis yesterday morning at ten
o'clock after making a round trip OF 1910
miles.
The entire programme and arrangements
for this excursion were made by Mr.. 5. A. |
Hynes, the ST. Louis agent Of the AtchiSon,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, and in his
plans he was seconded by the officers of the
roads passed over. The party paid out $4,000
for hotel bills, carriage hire, meals, and for
the use of Pullman cars. The railroad com.
panies gave the party free passage over their
roads. An equal assessment Of The expenses
was estimated before the start, and every one
had TO pay into the pool in ad.
vance.
The los editors in the party return well T
Informed of the pecularities of soil, climate
and inhabitants of the sections traversed by |
them and were fully posted as To the railroad
projects in progress Is Southern Colorado, by
which II is intended to extend the A,chison,
Topeka and Santa Fc Ia meet the South Pa
cItic road of California, and the extension OF
the Rio Grande and Denver railroad 10 the |