Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-03

f.bicaoo which we reach shortly after
dark and Swimming along the lake shore
stop in front of the
GREATEST TEMPLAR CAMP
ever pitched in these United States or per-
haps anywhere else since the Time OF the
crusaders. But stevenson CommanQery
and its friends are not at the camp and on
poinp into the dining room Of the Claren-
don where the Staunt0n party is stopping,
the familiar faces, but for the unfamiliar
surroundings, almost make US feel like we
are
IN A STANTON HOTEL.
First. there is a fair representation Of
city otficials, councilmen A. FL. Fultz, j.
A. Cochran, J. q: Marquis and G. w. May,
CitytCIerk J. F. Patterson, Deputy Treas
urer p. M. Cushing. and Deputy Clerks B.
F. Terry and Willie Hardy. Then there are
VIM. A. Burke and Mrs. Burke. Frank
Berkeley, A. A. Eskridge, VIM. L. Lush
baugh,. Samuel Lushbaugh, j. Howard
John W. Stout, VIM. B. McChesney,
Frank Alexander, Andrew Woods, John
Hardy, John B. Evans, A. s. Lara, Miss
Mary Lara, Mrs. Richardson, B. I. Bagby
and the Misses Bagby, B. Woodward,
Hol. Alexander. John Tllghman, e.
L. Weller, S. N. Bagby, Asher Ayres,
"A. A. Grubert, Miss Grubert, Mrs.
MARQUIS, Miss Emma Brown Tom
Burke and others / do not now remember,
all very much crowded and good deal dis
satisfied with their accommodations altho'
doing so much better than thousands who
had not where to lay their heads, that
they ought to have been thankful.
shall not attempt to describe this
GRAND KNIGHTLY AssEMBLAGE
which was a success only in the extent of
preparations, the beauty ana pro1uslon OF
the decorations, the immense crowd OF a
half million spectators to the grandest
civic procession ever seen in America, the
martial and inspiring music of 100 brass
bands, the extensive camp of 1,4O0 tents
with 5000 jewellers therein and the gorgeous
spectacle of 80 900 gaily dressed knights
and ladies in one magnifcently decorated
building, success 1say only in the grand
totals and failure in all the details which
90 to make up pleasure, comfort and gen.
eral satisfaction. AS far as entertainment
of her overwhelming crowd of visitors
went, Chicago had.
| "BIT OFF MORE THAN SHE COULD CHAW.' -
and the city papers were forced to make
CQaC Qumul6tluS COulCoolOu UoAoiO oAO
crowd left, Notwithstanding the proud
boastlng of the week before. In the next
place, the management of the $50 bodies OF
knights, which came and moved together,
was too much for the committee of civ
| ilians who undertook it, and had no ex-
perience in moving large bodies Of men. In
| the third place the temptation to make
money ont of the necessities of their vlsl-
tors was too much for the cupidity OF the
money loving Chicagoans, and in the last
place the managers did not understand
how to do the handsome thing in the way
of extending knightly courtesies or even
common civilities to their guests.
The great procession was thrown into
confusion again and again by the crowd
which pressed upon it, and was Wearied out
and broken down before it had completed
half its march. The most extravagant
prices were charged for everything. Here
are some of the prices, Is cents for shave,
SO cents for hair cut, 20 cents for glass
of lemonade, 25 cents for beer, 81 a day for
board, and so on. One commandery of 20
men paid $11OO for days at one of the
principal hotels. The commander of Ste
venson commandery did not receive the
slightest attention from the Chicago
knights, and when the last man had left, not
a single Chicago official or Sir Knight had
called to pay their respects to him or his
commandery.
But Notwithstanding all this, the Staun.
ton party enjoyed themselves, and after
the official programme was gotten through
with took matters IN their own hands.
HOW THEY SPENT ONE DAY.
To see the famous Chicago Stock Yards
and visit the works Of the no less famous
McCormicks Was set for that day. The
party consisted of thirteen and put them
| f1o Of ~
StauntOnian but now an employee OF the
McCOrmicks, Mr.. John McChesney, and a
most competent. intelligent and accommo
dating guide he proved to be. The party
organized themselves regularly into sight
seers association by the election of E. M
Cushing President, and the VINDICATOH
Reporter, Secretary, and unanimously
adopted the resolution that whoever be-
sides the President and guide should give
an order or ask question, must as pen
atty, pay the next street car fare. AS the
route being IL or IA miles led us over sew
eral lines of street cars and as orders and
questions would slip out unawares, every
man was caught before the end of the day
and great deal of amusement was had al
the expense Of the nnlucky questiOners.
The first halt was at the
MCCORMICK REAPER WORKS.
an immense four story brick establish
ment with large lumber yard and shops ad
kjacent. The flooring in the main building
measures % acres and still there is moi
room for the growing business of this
great Virginia firm. but an addition twice
as large as the StauntOn Opera House is
being built to it. It will give some idea
of the large stock carried here when
tell you that it took Mr.. McChesney, as
clerk, and % men two weeks to take stock
of the different pieces of machinery used
in the manufacture Of the implements
made here, which were left all over the
various departments of the building at the
close of the seasons operations, and after
the stock was taken, it took Mr.. McChes.
ney three weeks to arrange and sum uE
the different lists, then the mental strain
and worry sent him to bed ill. | can
not undertake to give any account of the
different operations carried on in the vari.
GUS shops, The building is full of men,
working in steel, in iron and in wood. Six
men for instance at six machines are en-
nuts about one-third the size of mans
thumb, one Of these goes into the MANY
facture of every machine. The whole ma
chinery is driven by huge 300 horse pow
or engine which moves almost nOiselessly
and the immense rubber belt of which
runs with such velocity as to draw streams
of electricity from the fingers when held
near it, producing singing sensation as
if the sinews were being pulled out at your
finger ends.
From the cCormick works the party
proceeded several miles further to
THE GREAT STOCK YARDS AND.
SLAUGHTER PENS,