Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-22
S. S. G.. REED, I
PORTLAND, Or, Sept. IS, 1883. }
Especial to the Glope.I

Especial TO the Glope.l
When l last wrote thought the goal OF
our Journey was reached, and that the
programme arranged for the guests was
only the generous effort OF the people OF
the Portland terminus of the Northern
Pacific to entertain and make pleasant the
few days stay of the Willard guests among
them, but Fridays and Saturdays pro-
ceedings have undeceived me and
AoDED NEW WONDERS
to those already experienced on this most
memorable trip. But 1 am anticipating.
ana before proceeding with the events of
those two days I should state that on the
evening of Thursday 18th by invitation
the members of the press attended a per-
Torrance by the Spanish Students" which
was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Port
lander speaking to the GLOBE correspon-
dent remarked that hitherto the city had
been supplied with everything by Cali
forril, even to their entertainments.
''Those men, for instance" said he, "pIay
at the Atlantic garden, New York, and
charge nothing for admittance, and at
San Francisco their price is two bits, but
here they charge dollar, but now, sir,
that is all played out. We shall for the
the future ge. our entertainments with
everything else from ST. Paul."
That the last days of the jubileee at
Portland was at hand was evidenced by
many of the buildings being dismantlsd of
their gorgeous holiday trappings and the
papers spoke of the celebration as
THING OF THE PAST.
On Friday we were up in time and on
board steamers by z o'clock for our final
trip to see those places which are by river
or rail connected with Portland, the ter
minus of the Northern Pacific road. We
had been right royalty treated and fetsd in
princely style and some of the party were
so 10th to leave that they missed the
steamers and were left behind. The Wide
West had on board the ''press gang" from
which the GLOBE correspondent severed
himself) and proceeded 10 Astoria; the G..
Reed went on to Kalama, where the guests
were received with an ovation equal to
that greeting them at any point of the
Journey. The trip down the river to this
point was made doubly interesting By a
distant view OF
VENERABLE MT. HOOD,
whose snowy head pierced tne lofty CLOUDS.
We took the cars at Kalama and were
wheeled away through magnificent pine
forests and broad lands, looking for all
the world like an ancient immortal park
with its ancestral trees and delightful
strawberries; we caught sight too, at inter
walls, of chaste st. Helen rivaling in
snowy purity the famous Mt. Blanc. Old
Adam, too, more ancient than his. pri-
meval namesake, showed his snow crested
giant form. At Tenino momentary halt
was made when an instantaneous photo of
the train was taken, together with the sta
ton decorations, triumphal arch and i'm
mense concourse of people. The stay,
however, was only the briefest Of
brief ones, not giving the large mass
of eager people time even to glance into
the cars in their anexiety to see the great
and distinguished ones of the party and
amid tremendous cheer the train passed
on. 1t was a happy thought to get the
train photoed, for now the good people of
Tenino will be able, to gaze atItheir leisure
upon at least half a dozen of the hand
soonest, if not the most distinguished of
the Willard guests, for the windows stand
ing directly in front of the camera at the
time the photo was being taken were &C.
cupied by st. Paurs great orator, Albert
Scheffer, his friend, Hon. p. V. Deuster, Of
Milwaukee, w. G. Harding, of Philadel-
phia, DR.. Corson, of Philadelphia, Mayor
Ames, and last but by no means least the
GLOBE correspondent.
Before reaching Tacoma we saw, among
the clouds, and as if part of the armament
itself, the grand Tacoma mountain, tower
lug its lofty summit IA, 800 feet above sea
level. 1t was soul-inspiriDg sight, that
old beacon clad in its icy garment,
which has resisted the fiery rays
of blazings suns since time began, and
whose stupendous mass has been the watch
tower of the continent through all the
ages, older even than the vast Pacific.
The sight was wondrously beautiful, for
the clouds in snowy pillows rolled around
its base and divided like a curtain showing
its steep sides with snow filed ravines and
glacial valleys shimmering and scintiia-
ty like some silver world away buck beyond
the spheres.
At TACOMA.
Another great surprise awaited US.
From the tram we were escorted by a COM
mittee of citizens headed by band through
the main street all festooned and tagged
and hammered to the theatre which was ap-
hops and con and roses and fruit. The
theatre itself was splendidly decorated,
the fnest hops 1 have ever seen anywhere
outside of Kent in England, being most
conspicuous. From "pocket" of hops l
took sample which I intend to send TO
London as sample OF what can be done
here to produce that which the English
fondly believe cannot be grown
anywhere outside her border approaching
to perfection. The fruits here displayed
were splendid---plums, grapes, peaches,
equalling those of CALIFORNIA;; apples is
good and immeasurabiy larger than
those of Michigan, melons almost equal
to those of Minnesota, and almonds not in
ferior to those of Italy. There were also
exhibited smelt salmon, trout and other
fish, deer and bear. A most excellent
'-lunch' was served and some equally ex
cellent speeches were made, General
Sprague presiding. In fact the best
speeches OF the whole trip were those de-
livered at Tacoma by Rev. w. A. Bartlett
of Washington. and Gen. II. Stevens. All
the speakers expressed themselves as fully
convinced that Tacoma and not Portland
was the terminus Of the Northern Pacific
road.
If the reception and entertainment at
not 0nn no Ea5H