River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-08-01
THE EDITORIAL OUTING.

it has been the custom of the editorial
fraternity OF this state to meet an
nually in convention for the considera-
tion of questions pertaining to that
calling, such meetings being followed
by excursions affording recreation for
| those who are so fortunate as to par
ticipate Many of those who assisted
in forming the Wisconsin Editors and
Publishers Association and who were
its early members have penciled their
last leader submitted their final
"revise, closed their life's work and
passed on to the Great Beyond, leaving
behind them ali imperishable record
of good deeds well performed. The
Association lives on, however, its
ranks being recruited from year to
year, serving well the purpose for
which it was organized and in various
ways promoting the interests of the
fraternity as well as those OF the
prosperous commonwealth which it
represents.
The convention of this Association
for 1889 was held in the city of La
Crosse, on Tuesday, July 23d, attended
by about two hundred representatives
of the press and their friends. The
proceedings of the convention were of
the character incident to meetings of
its kind and of much interest ~ those
present The hospitable people of
La Crosse accorded to their guests
most cordial welcome. leaving nothing
undone which would contribute to
their comfort and enjoyment, taking
just pride in exhibiting thriving
city which gives ample evidence of
substantial growth and prosperity.
After business session the mem
beers of the Association enjoyed drive
about the city, visiting the points of
interest, including the Washburn
Library, the elegant new Opera House,
the beautiful Cemetery, probably the
finest in the State, the lumber indus
tries, etc. In the evening pleasing
program was given at the new theater
which was completely packed. Mayor
Dengler welcomed the visitors in an
appropriate and well-worded address,
to which Geo. W. Peck responded in
his inimitable manner. The remarks
of Mr.. Peck were frequently APP
plauded, especially so his reference to
La Crosse as the second city, in the
State. The orator of the evening, Hon.
Ignatius Donnelly, was next intro
duced and spoke with his usual elo-
quence. He spoke some truth as well
as poetry as the following specimen
evinces:
II don't wish to flatter you. You
are no better than other men; perhaps
little worse; and yet perchance, no
worse than others would be in your
position. Mankind in the aggregate IS
honest--in detail it is a scamp There
is more pressure put on an editor than
on his fellow citizens generally. You
might paraphrase Falstaff ard say, As
L DANt 4tAOlE HbF0A AAAtAAA tAAA1bLNA AaittAA
have more frailty,' Frailty is com
mensurate with temptation. Let no
man boast until lie has undergone the
pressure. As Burns says:
What's done we partly may compute
We know not what's resisted
You have greatly improved of late
years. There is a higher tone among
you"
A poem by Mrs. A. w. Moore CON-
pleted the literary part of the exer-
cises,
For the excursion a special train was
provided consisting Of one baggage
car and five elegant Pullman sleepers,
Of which the excursionists took
possession at the close of Tuesday
evenings festivities, and retired for
an homeopathic dose Of mature
sweet restorer. balmy Sleep" awaking
| to find themselves in the hustling city
of Eau Claire at 1870 on Wednesday
morning. The people of that city
| greeted the pilgrims with a hearty
welcome, and after providing them
| square meal to which ample justice
was done the visitors were taken by
train upon tour of inspection of the
Industries OF Eau Claire which, al
ready large and varied, are being con
stantly increased by the active and
effectual efforts of her enterpTising
citizens. At the close of the inspec-
ton of Tie manufacturing interests
carriages were furnished for pleas
ant drive about the city, after which
a reception and banquet were rendered
the party at the Light Guards Armory,
where the guests were formally wei
coined by Mayor Shaw who gave them
the freedom of the city" TOasts
and responses followed, and at the
close of the exercises an interesting
exhibition of the workings of the Fire
Department was witnessed, when the
visitors, with many good wishes for
the continued prosperity of their en-
tertainers and delightful remembran-
cCS of the day, boarded their special
train for the head Of the "Unsalted
| Sea''-Lake Superior, reaching Supe-
riOr at O'Clock Thursday morning
and breaking their fast at the
Euclid. Tie program for Thurs.
day embraced an inspection of the
great advantages possessed by the city
of Superior which is undoubtedly
destined to become the metropolis of
Wisconsin if not of the entire North
west, but the weather clerk was a
little 'off his base" and gave us an
unpropitious day, the rain tending to
prevent so favorable an impression
upon strangers visiting the place as
would otherwise have obtained. Not
withstanding the inclemency of the
weather an excursion on the bay,
which forms one of the finest natural
harbors in the world, and an inspec.
ton of the mammoth docks, elevators,
mills, railway yards, and other eviden-
ces Of a broad and enduring foundation