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

sy Of Mt. Gordon, agent of the line. and
WIN WY about 100 invited guests of the city,
le1t the docks at about two o'clock and
enjoyed a sail on the great lake for about
four hours. While on their delightful
san the president of the exclusion, Mr..
laws, OF the Red Wing Argus, called the
EDITORS together and the following reso-
lutlons offered by Major Newson. were
unanimously adopted:
1, fteso!oe0, That we are especially indebted to
the officers and managers of the st. Panl r.
SIOUX City railroad for the elegant coaches
which were put at the disposal Of the party
una ana wnlcn conveyed them to Window ana
TatA' n ana messrs General Assistant Manager
=; n: Drake, General Ticket Agent Dixon and
CONDUCTOR Abbey, who were untiring in their
eXertlons TO make the trip one of unusual in
terest: Neither can we forget the Kindness of
John +. Lincoln, superintendent, nor the hos
Pltallty OF the st. Paul & Sioux City company,
III furnishing an excellent dinner at that
especially John Clark
hesotoed, That the feast of reason and flow
OF soul at the stock-farm of Mr. Barden demon
stfatea mat nc not only possesses "horsc
sense" but is gentleman of the largest hos.
pitality. AVS
Resclyea, That the members of the editorial
lrater9ity OF Minnesota who have attended
this editorial excursion hereby express them.
selves as in the highest degree pleased with
the trip and of their full sense OF obligation
Tor courtesies extendended which have made
II one OF the most memorable events in the
history OF the newspaper press of the North
Star State.
Resolved, That VIC arc indebted to Messrs.
Belote & Lindsey of the Metropolitan hotel,
st. Paul. for an excellent BANQUET generously
rendered by them to the members Of the press,
and that VIC recognize in the Metropolitan
one OF the finest hotels this side of Chicago or
New York.
RESOLVED, That our thanks are due to aud arc
hereby heartily rendered to A. B. Stickney, of
the st: Paul, saltwater & Taylor Falls Railroad
Elmo and partake of a generous supper, wit
ness the electric light, ride on the lake and en-
| oy the scenery of this beautiful resort. Never
| can we forget the courteous attention of
| Messrs. Flower s. Guthurz the proprietors of
| the hotel, for favors extended
Itesolved, That our trip to Duluth was a
grand success, and a series of pleasures that
Paul & Duluth Railroad company, the pleas.
| ant and devoted attention of Mr.. Hair ticket
agent; OF Maj. Smith the superintendent of the
company, conductor, and everything else con-
nected with this deserving corporation-their
generosity is greatly appreciated by the mem
acknowledgement.
Resclved, that in the people of Duluth VIC
| recognize all the amenities which belong to
| the highest type OF civilization. We express
our hopes that their sanguine wishes may vet
be fully realized in the development of great
commercial city, and that this commerce
| may tend and no doubt will, to the general
benefit of the State at large, in furnishing an n
| outlet by water route of It's agricultural bro.
ducts.
RESOLVED, That the thanks of the party arc
due to A. De Lacy Wood, ESQ.,, for Organizing
this excursion, and to several st. Paul editors
who have carried the enterprise to success,
Eesolced, That we really appreciate the cour
tesies of the Lake Superior Transit company
of Capt. INLAND and Of John Gordon, ESD its
accommodating agent, for the elegant steam.
er Japan, which was put at the disposal OF
our company. May alf the owners and at
taches OF the company sail smoothly over the
river OF life and reach home of rest above.
Mr. Bromwich offered the following as al,
addluonal resolution, which was adopted.
Resot0ed, That the thanks of this excursion
party are heartily rendered second time to
Major Newson, H. P. Hall and H. A. Castle for
their never failing interest in our happiness
and enjoyment during the whole trip.
A string band, and the Duluth Glee
club gave excellent music while on
the trip. After the business meeting of
the editors, Mr.. Davis called meeting
OF all present, when Major Newson pre-
sented the following toast:
"Duluth," responded to by Col. J. B.
Culver, the first mayor Of the city, in a
very neat and telling speech.
''The northern route connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans" Hon. w,
L. Banning made very excellent re-
spouse, clear. logical, convincing.
The resolution which appears elsewhere
complimentary to the Duluth people was
very happily responded to by A. N. seip.
''The Press Capt. Castle. The cap
tain made one of his best efforts.
Maj. Newson made a few concluding
remarks, when he called for three cheers
fer the people of Duluth, for the railroad
company, for the Glce club, and tue
steamer and its excellent captain.
The return trip from Duluth to st.
Paul Friday night was productive of
much amusement. The sleeping car ac-
commodations were surrendered to the
ladies, and the gentlemen of the party
whiled the major portion of the night
away with song, joke and anccdote. At
each station serenade was rendered the
ladies in the sleeping car, which furn-
ishcd not only the party but the local
denizens an opportunity to hear the
splendid musical talent which still lies
undeveloped in the editorial fraternity.
St. Paul was reached at a. m. Saturday,
and the very pleasant and profitable Min
nesota Editorial excursion for 1879 was
at I'LL end. The morning trains took
most of the Editorial party to their. re-
spectivc homes to resume the ,abors and
realities of life.