Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-08-10
The ReceDtiOll.

There is but little oe casion for the TRIBUNE to
say word regarding our distinguished editorial
visitors Of Friday. They came-they saw
and they left delighted with Bismarck and
with her picturesque surroundings. 80 little
time was given our people to prepare for our
visitors that our reception to them may appear
crude, yet we feel that each member OF the
party stepped aboard the train feeling that he
had spent an hour among friends. No details
for their reception were arranged-no published
programme mapped out The train came, and
when the elanking wheels ceased to revolve, our
distinguished visitors were quickly transferred
to carriages and whirled away to view the
myriad attractions presented by our fair city.
From capital hill our guests looked down upon
the busy town and the outstretching plains
which lie beyond, and the only words they
uttered we're words of wonderment and praise.
They looked with wondering eyes over the
broad expanse of country laid out like nat
ural panoranoma before them-the broad Mis-
souri, bottom, the vernal. green, undulating val
ley through which Apple Creek winds its way to
the great muddy stream in which it loses its
identity, and all we could hear from our visitors
were words of praise and congratulation that
our Ines had been cast in such pleasant place.
After drive to the bluffs overlooking the
bridge and view from the site of Dakota's
capitol the visitors were returned to the town
and at Mckenzie & Coffin's Office ithey alighted
and were asked to pledge the health of the great
metropolis of the northwest in a glass of wine.
As the sparkling bumpers went round our citi-
zens were afforded an opportunity to converse
with our visitors and to fully post them as to
the resources OF our country. In response to num-
erous calls MIR. Alex. Campbell, of the visiting
delegation mounted chair and paid high
tribute to Bismarck and her enterprising citi-
zens. Other speakers voiced the same senti-
raj Passenger Agent Barnes announced that sup
per was awaiting them in the dining car. To the
train the party repaired, accompanied by large
delegation of our people, and it was not with
out regret that hands we're shaken and adieus
spoken as the train pulled out for the west.
From Bismarck west special train had been
provided for the excursionists-a train
that would bear them to LlvlnRston where
the branch road will land them in the northern
border of the great National Park.
To say that our visitors were pleased with
Bismarck is putting it but mildly. The ex-
preesions of praise they dropped as they viewed
our beautiful town and her unsurpassed sur
roundings, was no fulsome fattery. They saw
here location for great city, and they did not
hesitate to express their belief that here would
grow up great metropolis, to which all the
northwest would look as a natural center for
trade and power. Eminent journalists who
WELD great influence in the busy marts of trade
in the east, assured the writer that had rhey seen
nothing of the northwest but Bismarck, they
could not but speak in glowing terms Of the
city and her lovely location.
We are glad they stopped WIN US: s SO much