The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-12
lHHIR IMPRESSIONS.
The Pan American Excursion
Practically Ended in
THRQUAKER CITY YESTERDAY
All the Delegates Delighted and
Were Deeply Impressed with the
Evidences OF the Wonderful
Resources fthis Country.

PHILADELPHIA, PA Nov, 1.-THE il
teruationsl excursionlsts started out q
10 o'clock this morning on round q
sight-sseiug, accompanied by the ladIe
of their party, who had come on irou
Washington and New York on saturda,
TO Join them. The fSt point visited wa
Wanamaker's mammoth dry goods ant
notions establishment, where the part!
was received by Mr.. Ogden, Wanamak
er'a partner, and escorted through thI
different departments Of the store, Thu
delegates next visited Sellers machine
shops and Baldwin's locomotive works
where luncheon was spread for theil
refreshment.
The journey Of the delegates to The
International American Conference praC,
tically ends here, In order that the
people OF the three Americas might
know what results have been accom-
plished during the trip, the Associated
Press representatives who have been Ol
the party during the entire round, have,
since their arrival In the city, sought
from each delegate from abroad express
sion OF the clearest and most valuable
Impressions afforded by the expedition
on and within the lines upon which the
international conference was projected.
Judge Jose Alfonso, delegate from
Chill, says; " have generally been i'm.
presstd by the development OF Ameli.
can industries, but particularly has my
attention been fixed upon those indus.
tries which produce the objects neCes.
sary To railways, such as locomotives,
cars and rails. This Is because we are
constructinga great many railwaysi In our
country and consequently everything is
Interesting To US which makes US know
the best and cheapest supplies In this
matter. The industry Of mills have also
attracted my attention because we have
a great deal Of wheat and We must know
the manner Of improving In the produC.
tion Of flour.
"The journey We have had suggests to
me that Chilli can probably use many
products OF American industry. be.
lieye in the possibility Of a railroad
through the three Americas aud con.
slider that its advantages should be con-
sidered."
Gen. Ballet Peraza, delegate from Ven.
ezuela: ~ consider our excursion
through an important half Of the United
States as preliminary session Of the 1u.
ternGtional Congress. We have found
practical solutions Of many commercial
problems between this and the countries
we represent. The wonderful improve.
ments Of machinery, the great skill Of
labor, the saving OF fuel by the use Of
natural gas and the practical push you
have shown In all your enterprises, are
elements that make you capable to pro.
duCe perfect goods at cheap prices, 80 as
to successfully compute with Europe,
even while you pay Us high wages as you
do. 1t is, | believe, a conviction 10
every mind in our body that the main
difficulty In developing our mutual
trade consists In the lacking Of good
Communications. So the explorations
we have made on that subject has been
Of great advantage to our purposes Of
larger exchanges"
MaLias Romero, Mexican Minister to
the United States, and delegate for Mex.
leo: II have noticed a wonderful pro.
gressin every aud all places We have visit.
ed, especially in Chicago, Kansas City
and Pittsburgh, which is IN evidence Of
the vitality Of the country. have also
been struck with the interest which the
leading men Of the places We have visit.
ed have shown in the subject which the
conference has been called on 10 discuss,
and particularly in the matter Of increas.
ing commercial relations between the
United States land its southern neighbors.
Whatever may be the outcomeof this
conference, / think a great deal has been
gained by calling the attention Of the
people OF the United States 10 the re-
sources oi the other countries OF this
hemisphere and their great possibilities,
and In making them personally aCquaint-
ed with some Of the representative men
OF Portuguese America. l think, too,
that the inter.continental railway 10 q
more feasible scheme than the general
public believes"
JhCGutu ShokoiNuult AOlVhhtp hVh
Salvador, through his attGche, Joaquin
Arrieta: "The time we have had for
seeing all your great interests has been
80 limited for each and so varied have
been the processes witnessed that II 10
difficult for me to say which industry
has impressed me most. AS 10 increased
communication for our commerce, l
wish to advocate subsidy by countries at
each end Of lines OF steamers TO carry our
mutual trades"
Don jerome sulaya, delegate from
Honduras: "The closing excursion has
been very instructive 70 me. The i'm.
preston have received on Waiting the
United States, like the one felt on see.
ing Niagara Falls, is that the reality
Htill surpassed what l had conceived. l
have been most impressed by the extra
ordinary energy Of the people. ! think
an International railroad from North 10
South America would help more effect
lively than anything else 10 establish
commercial relations between the Amer.
ican countries"