The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14
EDITORIAL EXCURSION.
The Minnesota Editors Enjoy Trip Through
the Promised Land.

There were present ut the banquet, ant
at different stages of the various trips
the following editors:
ROLL OF HONOR.
| L. Bixby and wife, Owatonna Review
H. S. Barker, lsanti county Press.
| H. 0. Bassford, Austin Register
H. d. Brown, Lake City Sentinel.
Chas. Brom y ich, Curric Pioneer.
j. NJ. Broome, Minnesota Beobachter
Joseph Bobelcter, New Ulm Review
G. 4. Cressc, Wykof Dollar Weekly
A,nmi Cutter and wife, Anoka Herald.
W. G. Bredenhagen, Carver Free Press
ii. f. Cultiss, Minneapolis Evening
Journal
| j. W. Cunningham, st Paul daily News
| G. A. Cannady and: wife, Tay lors Falls
journal.
II. P. Crawford, Elk River News.
! L. E. Crane, Winona Republican.
H. A. Castle, st. Paul Dispatch.
| W. r. Chapman, St. James Journal.
Col. E. A. Calkins and wife, milwaukee,
Sunday Telegram.
| Chas. L. Davis and wife, Red Wing
Argus.
E. S. Doolittlc. Pierce county wis
Herald
F. Driscoll, st. Paul Pioneer Press
A. N. Dare, Elk River Star.
| j. W. Emery and wife, Farmingtou
Press.
F. H. Ertel, st. Paul Hotel Reporter
Ed. Il. Fisher, Wright county Times.
W. A. Poland, Swift County Advocate
E. G. Fellows, Lanesboro Journal.
II. Gillette, Hastings New Era.
l. Gutzs lller, Delano Eagle.
W. W, Hartley, Brainerd Tribune
A, NJ. Hutchinson. Pine Island News.
II. p. Hall and wife, st. Paul Globe.
Henry Kinds and wife, Shakopcc Ar
gus.
B. b. Herbert, Red Wing Advance.
Cliff. F. Hall. Glencoe Register.
0. X. Jones, Lake City Leader.
Alex. Johnston, St. Paul Dispatch.
Soren Listoc, Fergus Falls Journal.
Henry A. Lawrence, Dundas News.
Frank Matchctt, Scott County Advo-
cate.
A. W. McKinstry and wife, Faribault
Republican.
Hans Mattson and wife, Minneapolis
Stats Tidning'
James S. Mills, Hastings New Era.
c. r. Morse, River Falls Journal.
WI. Martin and wife. St. Paul GLOBE.
Z. G. Mitchell, Duluth Tribune.
T. NJ. Newson wifc,a daughter, Fire
side Companion.
Fl. E. Newton. Minneapolis Farmer.
E. r. Otis, ST. Paul Dispatch.
D. Pickit, Sibley County Independent
E. Peterson, Litchfeld Independent.
II. P. Robe, Rush City Post.
j. D. Reeves, Hastings Gazette.
William B. Reed and wife, Prior Lake
Times.
Ed. A. Stevens and wife, lcnncpin
County Mirror.
]. II. Sheets, Todd County Argus.
&c Stowe, Wykoff Dollar weekly.
l.. $. Story and wife, Sauk Center Her.
aid
B. T.. Sanborn, Madclia Times.
l. G. Stearns, Zumbrota independent.
s. $. Taylor and wife, Saltwater Mes
W. r. Todd, Lyon County News.
scnger.
A. Dc Lacy Wood, Breckenridge Free
Press.
w. S. Woodbridge, Duluth News
Chas. l.. Davis of the Red Wing Argus
was chosen President, and A. Dc Lacy
Wood Of the Breckenridge Free Press,
SO ttay.
ADDRESS Of WELEOME.
After doing ample justice to tic SUP
per MIR. Davis called the guests to order
and introduced the veteran editor, Major
T. NJ. Newson, who made the following
address Of welcome:
MIR. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN: In 1854, twenty-five years, or a
quarter Of Il century ago, there were sew
en- editors in the Territory, now State Of
Minnesota, viz: John p. Owens, of the
Minnesotinn, David Olmstead, of the
Democrat, Earle S. Goodrich, of the
Pioneer, myself, Of the Times, a MIR. Lud-
wick, OF German paper, Judge At
water, Of the st. Anthony Express
and John Holland, of tho Shak,
opee Argus. Of these, three a:c dead;
four arc living. Then St. Paul had Il
population of about 1000; Minnesota not
to exceed $4,000. Now there are about
$50 editors in the State; St. Paul has
1000 people: and the Commonwealth
100000. At the time speak Of there
was no Minneapolis; St. Anthony was the
big town outside of st. Paul on the north
and 1tasca-nov with ono housc-thc
next biggest city. Shakopcc loomcd up
in the Minnesota valley as the leading
city, while St.Petcr was plain Manka-
to and Wlnona were in swaddling clothes;
Faribault was dream; St. Cloud exist
ed in the brain Of George r. Brott, while
saltwater, was laying claims to the
third large city in this, their almost un-
known Northwest. Great have been the
changes and rapid has been the march of
civilization in the past quarter century.
Minneapolis has grown to rival the capi
tai city. Mankato, Winona, Red Wing,
Saltwater, st. Cloud, Rochester and 9TH
or places are looming up into mctrepoli.
tan life, counting their O,O00 and / 1000
population. Minnesota has gro" n from
an Importing people of the necessarics Of
life to an exporting people of millions of
bushels If wheat, and still the march of
destiny IS onward.
came from the little State of Con-
nectlcut, where I was educated, in the
year 1858. Connecticut, you know, is.
or was noted for its wooden nutmess and
wooden oars. and sometimes think,
since I have been iu the West, for its
wooden men. Now had never been out
side OF the limits Of this little State,
and to nc it was Il big institution :
but fate pressed me beyond its narrow
limits, and took passage in the cars on
the broad guagc Of the Eric road, and the
almost boundless country which the Wis.,
ION swept, sent my beart humping and
humping inside Of its easement. I ar
rived at Buffalo: took passage on the
Michigan Southern road for Chicago;
drank in the glorious prarlcs; walked the
streets Of the growing city; and every
minute Connecticut grew smaller; my
heart grew larger and larger, and If it
were possible to realize that an editor
had soul mine, must have become cle-
waited in the immensity of ofcountry, which
for the first time met my vision. There