Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-20
PASSENGER AGENTS.
ALL OF THE LEADING ONES IN THE
COUNTRY COME TO ST. PIUL.

ALL OF THE LEADING ONES IN THE
COUNTRY CONE TO ST. PIUL.
A Very Pleasant Excursion Party--They
Are Happy Themselves and Make Every
Body Else SOFA Presentation Which
Was Sweetness Long Drawn Out--Home
Again.
Our city and onr neighbor, Minneapolis,
were visited yesterday by distinguished ex-
cursion party. They came from all parts of
the country. Flowery Florida and the Gran
ite and Green Mountain States had their
representatives. The joyous party was COM
posed ofmembers of the convention of general
railroad passenger agents. The convention
was held in Chicago, and after its adjourn
ment the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad rendered the convention en- masse a
free ride to the Northwest. Thirty three
avalled themselves of the opportunity ssto
come West,'' The excursion was
placed under the management of
Messrs. J. M. Everest and A. Hoppy, of the
G. M. & ST. Paul r. r. AS hosts, they have
nobly acquitted themselves, is the general
verdict. Wednesday night the party passed
through our city, and commenced 'sto do''
Minneapolis in the true excursion style. The
open mouth wonder of these far East and
far down South people continued yesterday
morning.
LEAVING MINNEAPOLIS.
At ILLS o'clock A. M. they were gotten to-
gether from all corners of the compass, and
in body boarded the special train for St.
Paul. Arriving here at 1:15 o'clock P NJ the
inner man was refreshed by well served
dinner at the palatial hotel of tie Northwest
the Merchants.
DOING THE CITY.
After this, what next? was the inquiry
which had an answer in long line of car
rlages drawn up in front of the hotel. You
I'm ride or you can walk, see the city and its
environs, if you want to. And they all
wanted to-ride.
Some went to the suburbs, others took ir
the city. Lake Como was visited, the scenery
admired, and several tested the beer. The
water in the lake, the scenery and the beer
were ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The beer il
the city received it's due amount of praise
as did the sights and scenes made
by nature or moulded by man. All returned
to the Merchants hotel about o'clock, ready
and anxious for the next feature of the
pleasure jaunt. The hour of o'clock came
and the important feature of the days pleas
ure, "supper," was announced. And the
caution was given, you haven't got a weel
to eat in.''
owe are railroad men and can do the iot
in twenty minutes,' was the answer.
Col. Allen had prepared an elegant supper
for his guests. The scene at the supper ia
BILE was a lively one. It was eat ant
talk. Everybody seemed equal to the
occasion, in doing justice to the meal, ant
in frequently giving expression to their ex
IRENE satisfaction.
THE DEPARTURE.
After supper there was hurry to catcl
the train, and the gay party got away at IA
O'Clock. The excursionists had made man,
friends here, and before the trail
drew out there was a grea
amount Of handshaking, and the return O
thanks for hospitality generously extended
AS the engine steamed up, and the specia
cars moved along in front of the depot, tn
excurslonists favored the assembled citizen
with an impromptu song, the re
frain of which, vigorously expressed, was:
| we've mad bully good time.
WHO COMPOSED THE PARTY
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pau
management extended an invitation to tn
whole convention. The invitation was &C
cepted by thirty three members, and the
added to the party numerous guests, maxim,
the number reach the figure of half hun
dred in all.
Among those who took part in the CRANE
affair were the following:
Gen. Passenger Agent George l.. Connor O
the Fall River steamship packet line; F. 8
Fowler, Northern Pacific; j. G.. Everest, c., M
y st. P; W. R. Danley, N G. & St. L.; W. G
Coleman, A. g. & W. 1. T. r. w., Jacksonville
Fla; A. O. Mcdonald, Fernandina, Fla; Eu
gene Allen, Fernandina, Fla; s. w. Manning
Wor &c e., Mass. ). A. Kingsbury Marietta, o.
W. +. Emerson, Worcester, Mass; John Clark
Jacksonville, Fla; M. @. Smith, New York
a. Hopper, G. M. & St. p, Chicago; L. M
Cole, B. &. D. R. r.; E. Fl. Talbot, Raizava
age. Chicago; G. 3. Follett, Vandalia Route
st. Louis; 7. F. Allen, Official Guide, Phila
delphia; D. M. Zimmerman, Camden & At
lantlc railroad. Philadelphia; G. 7
e.. A. Kimball, Boston and New York Air Line
John I. Sawyer, Portland, Me-. Nat. G. Ray
Burlington, Ia; Ed. A. Ray, New Haven, Conn.
y. w. Thomas, Dr., Chattanooga, Tenn; T. r
Tannatt Oregon Steamship line, Portland
Oregon; L. w. Venneman Evansville, Ind; E
"A! "A; Ford, Iron Mountain road, st. Louis
Thomas B. Barry, B. & o. r. r.
John J. sproull, Illinois Central r. r.
s. W. Cummings, Central Vermont road Mont
pelier, VT; l.. Little, Fl. P. & f. r. R.: Theo
II. Lee Continental Bank Note company, New
York
Last but not least, the ladies who graced th
prolonged occasion with their presence. an,
| added GREATLY tn ba ,,1o 80 ~
We're: Misses M. Davis, Philadelphia, ant
Blanche Abel, Evansville, Ind; Mrs. l.. NJ
Cole Baltimore; Mrs. Talbot Chicago: Mrs
Charles E. Fallett, st. Lnuis; Mrs. Dadmun
Philadelphia; Mrs. G. F. Spaulding, New Lon
don d Conn; Mrs; Kimball New Haven; Mrs
M1 Nm! Philadelphia; Mrs. Kingsbury
Marietta, o.; Mrs. NJ. E. Shipman, Mrs. Hoppy
Chicago; Mrs. E.. A. Ford, St. Louis Louis
Mrs. John Clark and Miss Lizzie f, Clark
fernandlna, Fla; Mrs. Tannatt, Portland, Ore
gon; Miss Emma j. Cummings. Montpelier
VT, and Mrs. Ray. New Haven, Conn.
INCIDENTAL OCCURRENCES.
These merry folk assembled for gooe
time, and had it most effectually. Mr.. Geo
B. Hall, Northern passenger agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee g. St. Paul road. wa,
untlring in his attentions. He accompanied
them to this city, and bade his host of new
friends adleu at the depot. They were pro
fuse in their good words to their genia
friend.
At Minnehaha the excursionists were
greeted warmly, and were begged to get off
The refusal came hard, bnt it had to be
done. A happy and amusing incident hap.
pened here. Several of the Minnehahs
ladies, who had enjoyed the luxury of 6
nights trip on the Fall river line of steamers
between New York and Boston, called Mr.
George 81. Corners, the agent
out. He came smilingly to the
front. MI. Talbot, Railaoay Age, stepped
towards him, with his hands behind his back
Some of the Eastern ladies shuddered, hav.
ing heard of western revolvers hung to the
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