The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
THE ONO EDITORIAL ExCUR-
a. sIONISTS


THE ONO EDITORIAL ExCUR- 4
4 sIQNISTS
Artlved in Kansas City on the evening
of t6e 2Sd, and onthe morning of the
24sh we're conveyed 10 carriages around
the city. getting out to visit the Chamber
OF Commerce building, in the large hall
Of which they were welcomed in afsw
appropriate remarks by the Mayor, Pres
ident Of the Council and other gentle.
men ofthe city. After an agreeable half
hour occupied with speeches and respon-
ses, the carriages we're re.entered and
the excursionists were landed at the de.
pot. The hurly-burly of getting on the
train, checking baggage, ETC., consumed
half an hour or 80, when the train'
at IL a. ni.. started for Denver, 659 miles
away.
The Kansas City Times Of the oath had
the following:
AN EDITORIAL OPINION. u
The following resolution and verses
have been prepared as expressing the
Ohio "idee" of Western railroads, and is
compliment which will find apprecia'
ton:
The Ohio editors now on their travels
desire to express through the press OF
Kansas City their high appreciation OF
the generous treatment received bythem
from the managers of the Chicago q AL
ton new line to Kansas City. After hav'
ing made arrangements with the com
pany for transportation oyer the road we
expected no further conrtesies, but to Our
surprise, J. Carlton, Esq, the General
Passenger and Ticket Agent, came to us
at st. Louis and took formal charge of the
party. A special train was placed at our
disposal and the run from 81. Louis to
Kansas City was made in ten and halt
hours. We rode, dined, and wined ON
board and no pains were spared to make
the trip a pleasant one in every respect.
To General Passenger Agent Charlton. to
| Col. J. II. Woods and Col. A. M. Rich
ards, Division SuDerintendents, to Con
ductor Thomas Hughes, and to caterer j.
II. Bradt, we are under lasting obliga-
tions for their faithful and Considerate
attention.
Aswe have poet among us, an order
was issued that he place in verse our
opinion of the = fa'o q Alton line to
the West, and the resul, is labors il
the following:
A FEW LINES
| Written By an Ohio editor on the train
I'd often learned by reading, and from travellers
out west
There was line by Alton, about the very best;
1t took Its guests so speedily could feed them OF
the way,
And, II they wished, could sleep them well by Ell
ther night or day.
We've tried the route BY Alton, from st. Louis'al
along,
And could we speak Its praises we'd ring 1t out II
| song.
Old Solomon to sheba thought he had wonder
shown,
But nothing like the present in ancient times wal
known,
So will we, with full gratitude, the present tint
| embrace,
Expressing satisfaction we have seen them face t
face,
Behold the march OF science and invention sweep
ing on,
Embracing earth and races within Improvement
z)De
We far prefer our present though brief may be oul
day
Than ages of the ancients that SO sluggish passed
away
80 try the route by Alton II you would see th'
West H
And realize the wonders Of improvements Of tn
best ..u.
See progress lead to cOmfort--see speed with safe
ty blend,
All unto mans advancement with happiness th
We read of distant ages, Of skill In other climes
But when snd where's the eras to compare will
these our times. .