Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-08-14

which come and go at the bidding of
genius and capital-to enlarge the vision
to crowd down prejudice and permit
magnanimity to guide their pens in what
! they may have to say after these scenes
havetaded from material view. To know
to realize, ono must see. To see one must
| travel. It Connecticut to me once was
large, it is fly speck now on the great
map OF the continent; and if some of you
imagine you have seen it all, take down
the blinds of the door ofyour intellect; let
IN the sunlight of reason and sense and
intelligence, and so expand that you may
not only burst all the buttons from your
clothes but split even the soles-of your
shoes.
The press Of this city, the proprietors
OF this magnificent hotel, the railroad
companies, the lake scenes, the grand un-
salted sea which holds the golden KEY of
commerce, all extend to you a hearty, a
sincere, generous welcome, for, remem-
Der,
| ~, nNo pent up Utica contracts orr powers,
Inc Whole boundless continent is ours"
| TOAsTs OF THE EVENING.
| The following toasts and responses
were then given:
"Ihe Pioneer Editors-where are they?'
response by Col. E. A. Calkins of the
Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph, and form
erly editor OF the St. Paul Pioneer.
1.-THE Newspaper Press" Response by
James S. Mills Of the Hastings New Era.
"Our Wheat Fields they give US
an abundance Of bread and butter" was
the toast next in order, and Miss May
Newson responded.
'fhe St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad"
response by Henry A. Castle, of the St.
Paul Dispatch.
''The Press as an educator" Response
by s. S. Taylor Of the Still aters Messen-
ger.
''The st. Paul & Duluth Railroad, and
Mlnnesota's only lake port" Response
by r. c. Mitchell of the Duluth Tribune.
The Country Editor Response by
R. P. Crawford of the Elk Kiver News.
''The Ladies'" Response by Henry
Kinds of the Shakopee Argus
"The Metropolitan-a name which our
hosts, Messrs. Belote & Linsley, worthily
sustain" Response by j. W. Emery of
the Pennington Press.
Wednesday,
The Minnesota editors we're up bstimes
Wednesday morning and INDUCED in a
5 o'clock breakfast at the Metropolitan
Following this the tram on the ST. Paul
q Sioux City railroad was boarded, and
the party spun away for a l47 mile ride
to Window. The morning was cool and
pleasant, and the weather the entire day
all that could be desired. The trip up
the valley afforded an opportunity for re-
newing old acquaintance and making
new ones, and right worthlly was If i'm
proved.
The train was in charge OF Conductor
F. D. Abbey and the general manage
ment was in the hands of General TICK ct
Agent Dixon. Right royalty did they
discharge their duties and not jar was
visible.
After delightful run Window was
reached at few minutes past twelve, and
the party repaired to the Clark house,
where dinner was served fit for a king,
but merely in keeping with the entire
house. 1t contains thirty two rooms fur
nished equal to any hotel in Minnesota,
not excepting those of St. Paul and
Minneapolis.
The party were indebted to the railroad
company for supplying this repast, and it
VAS no wonder that everybody was in the
best of spirits, and showering praise up
on the enterprise Of John CLARK.
BARDEN-BARDEN.
Bidding Window adieu the return trip
was commenced, and in less than ten
minutes the train was halted three miles
this side Of Window at the model farm
OF r. Barden. Esq, of this city. Mr..
Barden was present to welcome bis guests,
and he did it in manner which set ev-
cry lady and gentleman at case in mo-
ment. Mr.. Barden has justly earned the
title of the model stock farmer of Mime
sofa. Notwithstanding it is called a
stock farm he has 2,100 acres, over 1000
of which are in wheat, and will have an
average of twelve bushels of No. 1 hard
wheat to the acre. -.
In stock he has splendid variety of
horses and cattle. His horses are Justly
the pride of the State and no one man in
the State is dong SO much to improve the
stock of this region as R. Barden, He
has here a horse barn 1O0x4O feet, two
stories high, most admirably arranged
and excellently ventilated. His cattle
barn IS 60x40, two stories high, and his
horse barn 20x80, one and half stories
high. He has in addition sheds 2Ox14O
feet in extent. The barns are all we'll
painted and enclosed within substan-
tial fence. The party went through these
buildings, after which Mr.. Bardcn cx-
hibited in the barn yard the splendid
stock he is producing, showing horses
ranging from one thousand to twenty-five
Thousand dollars in value. His short
horn cattle were exhibited with pride,
and he has reason to be proud of them.
He has five hundred head of cattle of all
grades.
After inspecting the animals, Mr.. Bar
who is the prince of entertainers, set
forth refreshments in manner and stvle
which fairly overwhelmed his guests.
st. Paul was reached on the return trip
a few minutes before nine in the evening
A halt of five minutes to pass train
and the party were whirling away to Lake
Elmo, where, a few minutes later, thew
were seated in the spacious dining hall of
the hotel enjoying first class supper.
The intention had been to arrive at e.
mo at P, NJ, but the party were an hour
and twenty minutes late, and hence the
attentions, which Messrs. Flower and Gu
thur, the proprietors of the hotel, desired
to extend were necessarily limited. At
ter supper the electric lights ere inspect
ed, and short sail taken upon the lake,
The St. Paul, Saltwater & Taylors Falls
railroad kindly delayed the return train
tor half an hour to afford time tor stroll
about the buildings, and every moment
was largely enjoyed. Of course Elmo was
pronounced success by, every one.
There were three or four hundred u;s;t.,rs