The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-06-26
Editorial CORRESPONDENCE.
Appleton, Wis.-tune 22d.

We need hardly give space to com
plete report of the proceedings of the
Kansas Editorial convention, especially
Of its business meetings. In fact We
doubt very much that they hold business
meetings. All seem to have gone to
Topeka, bent on pleasure and fun. Mr.
Hudson opened the ball seriously
enough, but d. X. Anthony and Geo
Martin turned his war cloud into fun
mingled vapor." From that incident
on to the end Of the convention we saw
no disposition to combine serious bust
moss principles with pleasure. On
Thursday evening l.. ID. Thacher Of
the Lawranoe Journal delivered the an
nual address before the convention. Mr.
TEACHERS addresses are always models
OF refined expression and elegsn,
thought, and the one thore delivered
was in keeping with tho reputation OF
its author. Mr.. Reeds poem WAS also
we'll received. Following these exercis-
os, the Capital Guards gave grand re.
oeption and ball, and Representative
Hall was thronged with elegantly dress-
cd ladies and gentlemen until tho morn
ing light neutrslized the rays from the
great chandelier, and the bright coiorA
of the party dress became dull and IN
enchanting.
Friday morning the citizens invited
their guests to ride ovsr the city,
visiting points OF interest in their beau
tiful capital CITY. We were entertained
during our stay in Topeka at tho ele,
CANT home of Mr. and Mrs. J. l.. Sheila-
bsrger, and our stay in the city was
rendered delightful through the efforts
of that refined and interesting family.
Mr.. Shellsbsrger is one of the proprie-
tors OF the Shawnee Touring mills, one
Of the most successful manufacturing
enterprises of the State. Although the
mill is run to its full capacity night and
lay, the proprietors fail to supply the
demands for their -four. They will
,oon replace their mill with the very
Attest improvements and greatly in
,resse their capacity.
At 3 o'clock Friday afternoon we
'tarted on the long excursion to Macki-
lac, leaving Topeka on Q special train
,ver the A. T. & 8. F. Railway. From
Topeka to Kansas City there are few
tations. The road runs along the Kaw
liver much of the way, making an in
erestlng outlook on that warm day.
1t Kansas City We were transferred to
he Chicago & Alton road and found an
throng On their long trains.
dany were taking advantage Of the low
ates, and there were between 700 and
100 passengers on board. Ii was evil
ent from the crowded Alton cars that
he st. Louis roads, with their half
Tiled cars must soon recognize q tho
ew limo as competitor. and humbly
ok hor to divide with them. Railroad
aen predicted that single engine
7ould not stir the long train, but when
he signal came the p0ndOrous passen-
or engine moved out with apparent
ase and soon brought the train into
Here We were delay cd
y . ditched freight train until two
clock, when the train was made up in
70 sections and again started. We
ere fortunately in the first section and I
,und asleep in the La Fsyette, when
corning csmo. At Mexico We break
Isted-the Railroad company having
'lsgrsphsdshead to the proprietor of the ,
lingo house to furnish our party break
at at tho expense of tho g. 4 A. Rail i
~. Thus they sorvod US all the way I
trough. Every omplOye Of tho com
any with whom We came in contact {
% courteous, and endesvored to pro-
ote tho comfort Of every passenger On G
,srd. We have been over tho e. 4 A.
I'D six times and have always found :
10 employees of tho road gentlemanly |
ID courteous % passengers of all !
,ades. S
As We stood on the track at Indspen- {
,ace We took occasion to look over the Il
,mense passenger engine, Of which il
is road has three. 1t WAS in size in e
'oportlon to the ordinary engines 4
'out % an elephant is tOa horse. h
very thing about it WAS in perfect or. |,
u. and We are sure we detected IN the
jineer pride which he endsav Ored q
vain to suppress. But there was no RI
ed Of it,fOr We believe We would have p
It like king to have had control Of 81
at grand iron horse. On the follow Ii
8 day We were given some specimens h
its power. Over one smooth stretch C,
track thirteen miles in length the k
~ train Of eleven cars was pulled in t.
70 than thirteen minutes. And this al
v on the road that could not compete "
; st. Louis trade. At Road House We b
re obliged to wait tor the second sec p,
n, which had unfortunately been de- B
ned BY . hot box. Hero the party u
X dinner in the dining room car Ut OIL
, expense of the railroad company. is
o officers must have been acting up q
the principal Of reaching q man o,
ID will through his stomach, for til
tain it 10 they gained tho good will Of Q,
the editors. Notwithstanding the to
Avoidabls delay, we arrived at Chi "
% on Tuesday morning and wero "
rried into Frank Parmalee's transfer VI
sses, and driven to the dock of the d
kes Michigan and Superior Trsnspor- "
ion Co., where the propeller Peer TO
. Was waiting to take the party TO W
cinac. The lake WAS still rough, from tn
eavy storm which prevailed on the tn
es on Saturdsy-but not disAgreably nc
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