The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-14
THE NATIONAL PRESS CONVENTION.

Var,
bis day Of the telegraph, railroads, !,
ally newspapers; &C., to give an &C,
cunt Of the recent meeting of the :,
National Editorial Association at :
Detroit, but the editor feels, In conn :
non with all other editors who at ),
ended the Meeting, under such deep :.
md lasting obligations to the good :,
people of the City of the Strait Is that he
forbear some expression OF :
gratitude to them and some kindly !.
words, however feeble, Of their great
This resume, therefore, will
be one more ofimpressions created by
tie country and people we visited
than Of the proceedings Of the National
Press Convention. The details Of the
meeting have long since been
given to the public through the
medium Of the great city dailies, they |
have almost forgotten the incident and
are vieiug each with the other In the
mad rush to supply the capacious
NAV Of the American public with
more news. Let them 60. We vii:
lset down In the writing room Of the
Russell House and say something |
about Detroit and Michigan and their
people.
In the first place Detroit is beauti-
tful city. Michigan is a great State.
The people Of Detroit and Michigan,
are the very personificatlon Of hospt-
tally.
Detroit IL Situated on the river Of the
same name and looks over into Canada
a monument of American push and
enterprise and with open hospitable
farms Is a beautiful standing Invitation
to the oppressed Of all chimes to come
to America, "the land of the free aud
home Of tha brave" It has popala-
ltion of 100000 souls and II there is
Imean one among them we never met
him. The streets are broad and well
paved and shaded, the business houses
and residences up In point of design
and architectural beauty to those Of any
American city aud 1t Is o perfectly
clean town. The tower electric light
system prevails and while not giving
q brilliant light, so high are the towers,
Sufficient light is given and the illuml-
nation of the city at night is beautiful.
Especially is ihis 80 when seen from
the river approaching the city.
The Detroit river is large and
beautiful one and barring the time
when frozen over in the dead of
winter there Is no obstruction to navi-
!. CATION whatever. 1t Is said, too, that
more tonnage passes before Detroit than
any other city on the continent. From
business point of view Detroit Is not
|. up 10 Chicago and some other Ameri-
can cities but she is doing thriving
trade and her people are :contcnt with
tho record she Is making. On tho 18th
9 of this month she will have her expo
. sition open and will show the world
. what Northwestern pluck and enter
r prise can do. Iu this connection We
@ will say that all who eau should en-
> OTdCe kho opVOiIuuty " NA9'S OolAoa'
: on that occasion.
r Speaking of Michigan. We have
/, said that it is great State. So it is
q Michigan has great governor and
( that may account somewhat for hel
y prosperous and happy condition. Shit
Is evidently has had succession ofgrea
# governors but none greater than he
J, present one, Gov. Luce. He is a Re
n publican but there are few II any
q Democratic governors better than h,
"a and that Is saying a great deal. HI
q responded to toast at our banquet
n "The Slate OF MIchIgan''-andt though
J. we had read somewhat OF Michiga,
II he told us more about Michigan
In a Is minutes after Dime
talk than We ever knew before
I, Michigan was the 18th Stat
D. admitted into the Union and when ad
Of mitted 1t was 18th on the list in popu
ID latton and wealth. Its now the III
b In both and Gov. Luce said that th
ID next census would place 1t third. I
r- is a wonderful country, rich In pre-
e. ductions and peOple and some OF tt