The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-23
COMlfERCIAL TOURISTS.
The Excursion Yesterday Was
q Grand Success.
Sedalia Business Men and
Commercial Travellers
Visit Warsaw.
The Business Relatio ns Between
Sedalia and Warsaw are
Cemected Tog ether.
The Princely Welcomed Grand
Dinner-Speeches, Resolutions.
Letters Of Regret on Ac-
count Of Absence, and
Notes by the
Wayside.

Notes by the
Wayside.
Yesterday vas set apart BY the husinesa
men Of Sedsiis and the commercial travel.
ere of s dzlis, ss . day TO WRIT Warsaw
AID interchange pleasant and friendl.
greetings With the bu-inees men ami cili-
gems of Warsaw. The completion Il the
Sedalia, Wsrssw & Southern, better known
., the Narrow Gauge, 10 Warsaw, has
created . feeling between Wasxw and
Sedsiis thst they have common interest
10 the success of this portion Of Missouri in
the future. Both towns IikeWise have .
kindly feeling toward the Narrow Gauge,
and TO see it succeed is the earnest wirb OF
the people.
THE TRAVELLERS ASSOCIATION.
Tie Sedslia Commercial Traveller A.
eocistion wss recently organized, aid the
excursion yesterday to Warsaw wa one Of
the associations FIRST public scts, and il
demonstrates plainly thst this organic alton
will be one Of great benefit To Ssdaiia in
the future. 1t numbers about thirty men,
hers. Its officers at present ere: K. w.
Wiley, travelling for ID. H. Smith. hard
ware store, prrsident; H. W. Allen. Of
John q. Allen 4 Son, 6r.t sice-preeident !;
L. A. Ros-, of Brown Bros book and sta
,ionery etore. second vice-President; Dan.
| q. HurIbut, Of D. H. Smiths, treasurer ;
:. s. Sherman, of Louis Deut.ch's whole
sale liquor store, secretary. lis metDbs ~
belong to the best clsss Of SedalIs'. citiz Ems,
snd are . jolly lot of enterprising busi-
ness men, While the Traveller Asso-
cistion insugursted the excsreioD. il
was not exclusively . Commercial tourist
affair, a. many of the prominent business
men and cirisens Of Sedali. joined the party
to take q fret look At Warsav aud the
famous Usage hills, and TO form acqu.int.
ance with the business men OF WARSAW.
THE EXCURSION PARTY
copgregated at Sichers' hotel yesterday
morning at 8 o'clock, where the SeGaiis
Silver C0rnet Band assembled the crowd
with appropriate music. The tourists form
ed in procession, and headed by the bsni,
marched to the Indiana street crossing,
where the cars Of the narrow gauge we're
found waiting. One coach and three box
cars constituted The train. The band occu-
pied the box car next 20 the cOash, and
Lincoln with excellent music when the tram
stepped at those stations. The train left
Sedaiia 1t $40 and arrived at Warsaw, Q
distance of foriy-ihree miles, ut ll:S0 .. m.
The track was in excellent condition until
Lincoln Was reached. and from Lincoln 10
Warsaw the track il good, considering il
was recently completed. The bridge over
Flat creek il q large. substantial bridge,
made Of iron and wood. The country for q
distance of four or five miles south Of Flat
creek is skiried with timber, alter which
the road passes through beautiful stretch
of prairie country, gentle undula,ins and
dotted with the Improvements Of thrifty
farmers. About four miles from Warsaw
the railway enters the timber OF the Usage
The train stopped 10 the edge of the
little city on the Osage. The excurrion
party alighted from the tain, where they
we're met BY the reception committee of
Warsaw. formed in procession, headed BY
the band and marched TO the court
house.
The CITY Of Warsaw IL eiiua ted on an O.age
hill, aud ~ skiried around vita hills Of
! smaller dimensions. Ii ID bounded on al
sides except one with plenty of timber.
and on the excepted side q ,ws ma jes.icsily
along the old Usage river, who~e opposite
banks rice high up into romantic hills not
unlike young mountains.
Warsaw's Reception.
| The crowd assembled in the hall of the
court house at ll:30 a. M. Mr.. Z w.
richardson, formerly . Jolly tourist, bot
At present engaged in mercantile business
in Warssw, called the meeting to order,
and introduced Mr.. 8. w. Smith, msyor
of Warsaw, who welcomed the S~dsliaps
to Warsaw.
Mr.. SMITH SAID:
BY request Of our citizens. have the
honor and it Ia my pleasing duty, ~ veil,
to bid you cordial welcome to the embryo
city that il nestled here. the object Of your
fostering care. among the grand old hills OF
the Usage. Ii We fail to meet your ex-
pectstions while trying to initiate your no.
bic examples of hospitality. let u ., least
make stonement by the warmth of our vel
come. We do welcome you. and extend
the freedom Of the city. over whose desii.
nies it is nv highest honor to preside. !
can assure you that You are surrounded BY
those Who have in their heart Of hesris .
warm place for the denizens Of your proud
city, where it will not be long, We trust, ere
the shining dome of . magnificent capitol
building wIll be seen from afar, and be re-
gsrded in future ages ss a monument Of the
iiberslity and fine taste Of The people of the
grand old state of Missouri. We will share
your triumph when people look back over
the beautiful state through which they
paced on their trail to~ ard the setting sun
and mutier the wailing sentiment:
"Of all aad words of tongue or pen,
The ssddest of all-it might have been"
Gentlemen, your visit here to-day il tia,
of harbingers and heralds of glad tidinss
The hirsiDg pony with nerves of iron AID
joints of steel, has borne ecu across the
prairies, and after the lspee of few hours
time will return you in c0safort TO your
homes. after journey which only . short
time since Was made 1t the cost If DAYS
of weary toll. For sharing With YOU, aud
resping the lions share of The adv snisgee,
We are 10 great extent indebted 10 your
libersiity aud public spirit. We look to-
day upon the consumm alton Of the grand
dream of our lives, for We can shout in
tones of real exuilatiou:
"6eI out OF the way, old X X. bose-
Clear the way for the snortiss ho.e!'
do not care to detsin you, and will say
just word or two of commendstion to the
members Of the association represen;e here
to-day. SedalIa Commercial Travellers,
your profession IL noble one-as much 20
~ that Of any of the soldiers who are fight
ing on the battle fields Of destiny. The
mission Of one lie to build up-thst of the
other to destroy. You are entrusted With
the duties Of pioneers, 10 clear away the
distractions ia the march of advancement
in commercial intercourse, a veil - thoee
which lie across the track Of civilized re-
form. Sad indeed was the. thought ihat
profession 40 noble Was once diehonored By
men iu lite ranks Who failed TO become i'm
pressed With the sense of the responsibili-
ties resting upon them, and before they
we're found out aid incalculsble dsmage 10
the cause it should have been their ain
and purpose to build ID Bot God b.