San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-03-05
New Orleans Via. Galreston.

New Orleans Via. Galveston.
Althongha little out Of date, we hay
yet something further to say OF GU
trip 10 the Editorial convention a
Galveston and the Worlds Fairat No'
Orleans. As to the proceedings Of tn
former body, we give on our first pag
an account from the Dallas Mercury
which makes il unnecessary that W
should add much on that subject
Wenotice however, one rather remark
able omission, and that is with re
rpect 10 tho visit Of the editors Il
the Galveston News. This was ont
OF the incidents which most interest
cd US, and we doubt not tho visiting
members OF the fraternity generally
Since our former visit TO Galveston
in the spring OF SO, the News hai
erected n splendid building ofits own
which it now occupies. 1t is three
stories, and constructed nearly entire
" Of stone brick and iron, so as TO be
proof against fire We made two
visits TO the Office, and were politely
shown through all parts OF the build
ing, seeing the press in operation in
the morning and the editorial and
composing rooms sin operation" at
night A new press has been put in
since our former visit. 1t is indeed
the perfection of mechanism, and it is
worth a trip TO Galveston to see it in
operation. II prints both sides OF
the papers and cuts pastes and folds,
turning them out completely ready
for mailing It's full capacity is 1000
copies an hour, but it is not often that
80 high a rate Of speed is necessary.
The former system Of stereotyping has
been abandoned, and the paper is
printed directly from the type. They
buy their paper in large rolls, and it
is printed as it is unwound.
MASHED Of MARDI GRAs.
The regular time for the annual
reunions of the Press Association
has heretofore been in May, and we
were decidedly in favor of adhering
to that time this year, and then tax
ing in New Orleans. This would
certainly have been much better in
ali respects. Our stay both at Gal
weston and New Orleans would have
been much more enjoyable. But SO
infatuated was the general Texas
editorial mind with the idea of being
present at Mardi Gras, that the date
of our usual meeting was anticipated
three months in order to take it in.
AS consequence tho weather was in
the main wintry and disagreeable.
There was even snow in Galveston,
the first time it was said in many
years. Travelling, too, by rail, as it
always is in that sort of weather,
was very unpleasant The bad air
of closed crowded cars, and the habit
of smoking, which no longer respects
even the ladies' cars, were among the
worst of o host of other nuisances.
We were for q while in doubt whether
we had not better "wait little longer,
but finally concluded not to part
company with the majority of our
editorial brethren. We, therefore, left
for Houston on Friday the 18th ult.,
and thence took the cars the same
night for New Orleans. Most of the
travelling editors went round by
Longview and Shreveport, but we
were not so much in love with winter
railroad travelling as to spend time
unnecessarily in that way, and so went
direct by tho Huntington or (as it is
known in New O:leans) Morgan s
Texas road
Daylight came several hours be,
fore we reached our destination
revealing n forlorn looking region, 9
good part under water, mostly grown
up in thickets, with an occasional de
serted sugar plantation. About ter
o'clock we were ferried over the
Mississippi, and entered the city
After preliminary visit to the Elk
position and securing quarters in the
city we proceeded to "see what We
could see.
THE CITY.
This being our first visit, we Of
course could not fail of being interest
ed in seeing the city, albeit our pr
mary object was to SEQ the Exposition
The two pursuits conllicted good
deal, and we were often reminded o.
the lovers complaint in the old song