The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-08
HOW OUR VISITORS SPENT YESTERDAY.
The South American Delegates
Visit Lawrence and Lowell.
They See the Wonders Performed
In the Big Factory Buildings.
Then They co Back to Boston
and the Theatre.

LAWRENCE. Mass, October THE dele
gates to the Pan-American Congress, after
resting quietly at the Hotel Vendome in Bos
ton over night, recuperating from the sight
seeing of Saturday and Sunday, and re-
freshing themselves for to-day's trip to
Lawrence and to Lowell, breakfasted at the
Back Bay hostelry this morning early, and
at S.15 took carriages sent for them by the
city Of Boston, and were driven to the sta
tion of the Boston & Maine railroad. West
ern division, on Haymarket square, where
they boarded their own special train Of Pull
man cars which has been standing In the
pulled out Of the station in Boston shortly
after o'clock, and the run was quickly made
to Lawrence without special incident. Not
withstanding the gloomy weather the party
were all in good health and spirits and spent
the time during the "run" from Boston to
Lawrence In laughing, chatting and reading.
much interest in the country through which
they were passing and asked many questions
concerning 1t. The party arrived at the
North Lawrence station at 10 o'clock.
The party first inspected the print works
OF the Pacific Mills under the personal guild
ance Of the mill officials
All the processes were viewed with a
great deal OF interest by the visitors, who
had never seen anything OF the kind before.
As one of them expressed it. 1T Is all new
to us, for we have almost no manufacturers
In the countries from which we came; there
agriculture is everything and manufacturing
nothing" The visitors expressed great ad-
miration and wonder at the many strange
sights which they witnessed, and the beauti-
full cotton, worsted and rich prints ELECTED
their most pleasing comments. The hearts
of the foreign delegates were also gladdened
by the presentation to them while in the
prints works Of specimens Of campaign"
handkerchiefs. These were handsome
prints, gotten out by the corporation for cam
paign use In the last Presidential election.
Upon them were handsome prints OF George
Washington and Benjamin Harrison, the
first and last Presidents Of the United States,
and also the figures 1874 and 1889.
At 1045 o'clock, having finished their nee
essarily somewhat hasty. inspection of the
print works, the party re-entered their
barges and were driven to Saunders Hall on
Essex street, where they were rendered a
breakfast by the Pacific Mills Company. As
the barges whirled away from the mill the
mill windows were filed with hundreds of
operatives, who desired to tender them a
pleasant farewell. At the lunch in Saunders
Hall Mr.. Henry Saltonstall, president of the
corporation, presided, and there were about
fifty gentlemen present. The affair was a
delightfully."- informal one, and was thoroughly
enjoyed by all. The menu. upon the discuss
ion Of which the party entered at 11.05 was
as follows: Bouillon. fillet of beef, with
mushrooms, sweet breads and peas, pate de
fol gras. cheese, crackers. celery, olives,
fruit, claret, coffee.
Several other Of the city's manufacturing
enterprises were visited before the delegates
left for Lowell