The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-12-27
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With tho ohio Editorial Association.

On the frosty morning of Thurs
day, Dec. 9TH, 1882, about IS or 80
Of the members Of the Ohio Editorial
Association, a number OF them ac-
companied by their wives, daughters
and other ladies and children, re-
gretfully turned their backs upon
the pretty and attractive city Of
Dayton, whose hospitality had been
SO generously extended to them and
SO heartily enjoyed by all, that they
fingered, till Z" all aboard rang out
on the wintry air. Then the merry
crowd hurridly filed the special train
that was in readiness to take them to
Cincinnati, where they became the
guests of the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad, which also had a special
train to take them southwark, via
Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Savannah,
to Jacksonville, Florida.
Too much cannot be said in praise
of the gentlemen who planned and
perfected the arrangements for the
Excursion, and the thanks of the
whole party are due the President,
Hon. Theo. Cook, the General Man
ager, Col, John Scott, Mr.. E. P. VIII
son, General Passenger Agent, as
well as the officers of the other roads
that extended courtesies. Mr.. lay
F. Durham, Of the passenger Depart
ment of the Southern, went with the
party to Jacksonville, acting as es-
cort, and doing the honors of the
road in most creditable manner.
The history of this celebrated road
is too well known to need repitition,
1t was built by the city of Cincinnati,
tthe enormous expense Of $24,oep,-
900, and has opened vast territory
that lay comparatively undeveloped
and uncultivated, till the building Of
this road carried with it that enter
prise, which has made the wilder
ness to blossom as the rose" 1t has
opened up trade in the valuable
timber that abounds, and increased
many fold the mining interests. The
road runs through the beautiful blue
grass region of Kentucky, crossing
at the famous High Bridge the Ken.
lucky river, where the train stopped
few minutes, giving an opportunity
to look down, down, hundreds o.
feet to the river below.
At Point Burnside, the party were
given a complimentary dinner by the
Railroad Co., to which they did am
pie justice, their fast having beer
prolonged many hours by delay OF
the way. Dinner over, Presiden
Mack, Of the Editorial Association
returned thanks to the r. R. Co.
and we.again boarded our train anC
went
Singing through the forests,
! Rattling over ridges
Shooting under arches.
| Rumbling over bridges,
Whi2zing through the mountains,
Buzzing DER the vales,'
until we reached Chat tanooga, bu
at so late an hour that the public re
ception and banquet prepared TO
us by the citizens had to be given up
Next morning found the part
ready for tour around the city, t,
visit the extensive iron works an,
other manufactures, after whic
some made the ascent Of Lookou
Mountain, others going to the well
kept National cemetery, where, lyin
beneath the green turf, 5000 of tn
country's brave, true men are sleepin
their last long sleep almost in tn
shadow of Lookout" as it stand
out in bold relief against the clea
blue sky and OMISSION Ridge" an
the Cameron Hills, these places Of hi
toric interest that have witnesse
such ghastly seems and whose name
will live forever on the pages of hi
tory,
On our return, dinner awaited u
after which the travellers turne
towards Atlanta, becoming the CUES
Of the Western and Atlantic R. R.
which U. S. Senator Brown
Georgia is President. Here we wei
/ met by Mr.. B. W. Wrenn, Gensr
Passenger Agent Of the road wh
acted as its host
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