The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-10-03
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A GREAT EXCURSION.

Delegates 10 tho lnternat ti0nal Congress
to BE Given An Idea 0f Our Vast Re.
sources in Tour Over Uncle sans
Domains rs Guests of the Government.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2s.-A train Of Pull
man cars will leave Washington on Thurs
day next. bearing the representatives OF the
American Nations to tine International con-
ference to be held next month at the Ma
tIonal capital The party, as guests OF
the Government. are to be taken
over a large section OF the United
States In order that they may see aud ap-
preciate to some extent the vast resources
of this country. The entire distance to be
travelled Is 5.4CG miles. and the Pcnnsyl-
yania railroad has n!cri AIKEN the task OF
arranging and carrying ont the details for
this Unprecedented trip The train will be
on the road fortytwo DAYS and will pass
over the main lines of thirty different rail-
road corporations and through twenty
States. The train will carry an ample sup
ply Of provisions and will afford all the
luxuries of modern railroad travel. Tho
train will be drawn BY an improved Penn
syivania engine in charge OF one of the
most trustworthy engineers of that roa6
crew OF twenty-six men will be require i
to run the train. which, as 1t stands. repre-
sents cost Of sl50OJa
Among the places to be visited are New
York City. Philadelphia. West Point. Bos-
ton, Lawrence. Mass. Manchester. n. H.,
Portland. Me. Worcester, Mass, Meriden,
Conn.,. New Haven. Springfield, MISS. Ifol-
yoke. Niagara Falls. Buffalo, Erie. Cleye-
land, Detroit Ann Arbor Grand Rap.
Ids, south Bend, Ind, Chicago,
Milwaukee. La Crosse, St Paul,
Minneapolis Sioux City, Omaha,
Des Moines. St Louis, Springfield, Ill, In
dianapolis. Louisville, Cincinnati, Eexing.
ton. Ky. Pittsburgh, Altoona and Harris
burg. Arrangements have already been
made for the proper entertainment OF the
delegates at each OF the places above
named.
The following partial programme has
b, en- arranged for the tour:
Thursday, Oct l1-Arr,ve 1t Detroit At a.
m; luncheon at the residence OF Hon. James
Mcmillan. United States Senator; leave DE.
tro.t tyia Michigan Centrai railroadD p. m
arrive ut Ann Arbar L. M; reception in the
evening by Michigan University authorities,
leave Ann Arbor 1T 10 p. m.
Friday. Oct. 1s-Ar-ive At Grand Rap 'ds.
reception AZ station by mayor and other
mu ical oil authorities; visiting manufacturing
establishments; review parade OF military
compan es fire department and bicycle club;
visit frot,ing races at fair grounds; reception
by mayor at city hall. banquet rendered by
citizens in the evening; leave Grand Rapids al
- p. m.
Saturday. Oct. 19.-Arr We ut South BeEd;
visit Stndebaker wagon mandatory, Wilson
Bros shirt factory. Oliver low works ane
the sewng-macIine case factory: lunch.
con at the residence of Hon. Clement Stuie.
baker; drive to Nosrc Dame univers. .ty: leave
South Bend at p. m: arrive IN Oh cago al
$3.50 p. m.
Sunday, Oct GO. Chicago-lO a. m., at,en6
church; luncheon; I:S0 p. NJ, drive throu h
the parks and pr ncipal residence streets.
Monday. Oct 81. Chcago-l0 q. m, v;si,
Board OF Trade: 1850 q. m, special train tc
stock yards: p. M, leave for Pullman:
luncheon on train; theater in the evening.
Tuesday, Oct. s2-ch cago, 10 a. m, visit the
Armour kindergarten and other institutions,
he Aud forum ard manufacturing establ sh.
ments; p. m, banquet te dered by the citt
zenS.
Wednesday. Oct. 23.-Leave Chicago via Chi
cage, Milwaukee s. ST. Paul railway 1T a. N.
ar i've at Milwaukee at f0.3) q. M: the parry
VIII be met al Racine Junction by q committee
from Milwaukee,: arrival ut Milwaukee
they vii take carriages and be driven to the
- GAL ery the watcr-worts and through
the res d ,nce ana business portion OF the
east sic, thence To the northern part Of the
cay, wLeae luncheon will be served; the car
rage ride will be continued through the ives,
de, visiting sons OF the larger mannfactur.
ing institutions and the Sod .rs' Home; after
dinner recenttcn will b. given Mt the resi-.
de .ce o. Hon. JolIa /. Mitchell; leave Milwau
Ace at II o clock m dnight.
Tauss..ay. Oct. 2i-At ST. Paul.
Friday. Oct. .5-At Minneapolis.
Saturday. Oct. 26-At Sioux City. leaving al
n n. m and arriving at Omaha at o'clock in
the after. oon, where they VIII spend Sunday.
Monda;. Oct as-At Des MONIES, leavlnf
there in time TO reach st. Louis at p. m.