Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-04
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gst. Paul Pioneer Press, Sept. Oath.
President Wizards section of ths
.,snscoutinental excursion train rolled
INTO 81. Paul yesterday afternoon about
so'clock. The train was composed of
ssveu coaches, including the baggage
car and the private cars of Presidsn.
Willard and OF Charles l.. Colby, Presi-
dept of the Wisconsin Central. The
narty included, beside Mr.. Willard and
his family, about a score of the guests
American, German and English-who
had found it inconvenient TO stay ont
longer ON the line. In President Col
bv.s car, beside Mr.. Colby's family.
we're Rev. DIR. Bartlett, of Washington: |:
ex-Goyernor Lucius Fairchiid, of Wis
copsin; George Hoffman, of New York;
and other friends of Mr.. Colby; aud
among the other excursionists upon the
train were Mossrs. Harris. Cheney and
StackpooI. Northern Pacific directors:
Mp. Hallowell, director OF the Oregon
q Transcontinental Company: Gen.
Won Xylander, Mr.. Wizards brother in
law; Otto Braunfels, banker of Frank
fort, Germany; MIR. Wordsworth, gen
eral western freight agent of the Erie
Railway; Mr.. Bruce, of London. Vice
President of the Royal Association of
Engineers. and Hon. David A. Wells, OF
Connaoticnt. Assistant General Man
aoer Odeil, Who met the party out on
the road. returned bythIs train, and was
the only st. Paul man In the party.
The train was met on Its arrival by
General Manager Haupt, w. T. Clough,
connseI. and nearly all the general Off
cars of the Northern Pacific, with their
chief clerks, az we'll as by various other
office EMPLOYEES. ii. G. Davis, of the
Manitoba road, who drove the last spike
was also there. As the train was not
generally expected before 6 o'clock,
there were but few others present to
welcome the returniny guests. As soon
as the train had stopped, President Vii
lard was ont on the platform shaking
hands with his friends. A batch of let
tsrs and kilograms was handed him, the
contents of which he hastily devOured.
in the meantime debating replies and
giving distractions to MIR. Spofford, his
secretary. He also held brief confer
ences with ths Il cials of the road, and
in this way his time was chiefly occu-
pied, although he occasionally found
time for little social chats with his
guests and those who had come TO meet
him. A reporter, who had been watch
ing his chance, requested of Mr.. Willard
a few miautes OF his time for brief
interview. but the latter said he was
very busy and didn't want to talk to tho
reporter; and so whatever was in his
mind regarding the results of the trip
had to be obtained at second hand from
other sources.
Several of the guests, while the t-ain
WAS waiting, came out upon the plat
form. They said that Mr.. Willard had
frequently expressed himself AZ more
than satisfied with the trip, and were
enthusiastic in praising his hospitality
and the muniticent manner in which he
had provided for the wants OF the par
ty. They we're also very much pleased
with the attentions they had received
from the various officers of the road
during the trip, and these matters were
the chief theme OF their conversation.
The train left Portland last Monday
afternoon. The principal stop was at
kivalla, from which point the exour-
sionists went out to visit the Mission
mountain range The trip into the
mountains they regarded as ono of the
pleasantest features of the excursion.
ln this range they found scenery which
one of them compares with the scenery
Of the Yosemite valley III some of lis
features Mr.. Hailoweil. ON being in
terviewed, said that the party had been
filled with astonishment, at various
POINTS tn she trip, by the resources of
the country which the road passed
through. They had been favored with
fine weather, and the hospitality Of the
entertainers could not he exceeded. The
foreign guests were equally pleased with
the Americans. and the Germans were es,-
pecially delighted with Eastern Washing.
ton and Oregon. seeming to think that
that section of the country presented
characteristics that would attract the
German farmers.
The Rev. DIR. Bartlett, ON being asked
bow he had been impressed during the
trip. said that the journey had been a
series of surprises. He liked the com
pany he had been in. The excursionists
we're gentlemen and men Of brains and
character, he said, and 1t was a pleasure
10 be associated with them. When
asked what opinion he had formed of
the road and the county, he said:
There is "a property here which is =
kingdom in itself. The whole country
impressed US by the variety and extent
Of its resources. The grain, the mining
interests, the cattle, and the timber
form an inexhaustibie supply for rail-
ro ,d traffic IL draw from, and will su9.
part an enorsnous tsopnii,iou. The
miidness the climate also linpTers-ti
me, and on the whole we had an exceed
ingly pleasant trip. The excursionists
ought to get together and pass resOlu-
tions thanking Mr.. Willard and the rail-
road officials for the royal manner in
which the former has entertained
them, and they would do 1t If they
could.
The conversation with Mr.. Bartlett
was interrupted by the conductor shout
ing "All aboardr' Mr.. Willard, standing
upon the platform of his car. lifted his
bat TO his friends on the platform, and
the latter returned the compliment. A
moment la'er the train was on its way
southwark, out over the Milwaukee and
Sc. Paul road. having rested in st. Paul
about an hour. On the arrival of the
party at Milwaukee this morning. Presi-
dent Colby's car will be detached, but
the remainder of the train will 60 ON to
Chicago, from which point the ladies
aud gentlemen will return To their
homes by various routes. President Vii
lard's car will keep on 10 New York by
way Of the Lake Shore route. Most Of
Mr.. Wizards English and German
guests are in the Yellowstone Park,
where they arrived Saturday night.
They will remain there four days, and
then come ON east. The party Of ionr-
nalists, in charge of Il. Y. Snialley. -
on its way east. but no definite tidings