The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-31
Briefly Entertained at Kansas City with Views
of Farm Products, Look at the Smelt-
ing-W orks and Ride on Cable Cars.
Dinner at Which the Delegates Talked
Freely ofthe Future ofthe Americas.
Enthusiastic Speeches by Senior Castellanos
Hon. J. B. Henderson and Others, Over
flowing with Fraternal Sentiments.
DELEGATES AT KANSAS CITY.

Southern Visitors Impressed with the Great
West-A Look at the Smelling Works.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 3O.-When the all
Americas international delegates awoke
this morning, rain was falling. 1t was the
first rainy day since the journey began.
The compensation for the bad weather was
the absence Of the dust while travelling.
Because of unsuitable coal for the engine
the train had lost time all the way from st.
Louis. Instead of starting on the rounds
of observation in this city at o'clock the
travellers were arising at that hour. and
breakfasted at leisure. They had slept
long and well because of the easy run
from st. Louis. Governor Francis
was upon the train, and. while
breakfasting. remarked upon the rich
soil of Missouri, and of her great agricult-
ural resources, as of the Western country
further on. 1--WE have heard So" ex-
claimed Minister Zegarra. of Peru. "ever
since we started on our journey. that we
were going to the West. We have been
going West now two weeks and more. but
at every onward step the people are yet
speaking of the West as away and beyond
where we chance to be. 1t seems this
great country has no western boundary"
The Kansas City delegation that boarded
the train at st. Louis had with them pho
tographs of Missouri products, which they
submitted to the visitors this morning. By
seemed to be filled with one ear of corn. In
another photograph fine potatoes were
made to appear in such proportion to the
farm-wagOn as that there was no room
for another potato upon the load.
The strangers from the south looked upon
these pictures with amazement. and then
at each other to observe II the photo
graphic story of Missouri farm products
was believed. Upon explanation of the
distortion of parts of the pictures, the for
eigners were in turn almost equally inter
ested in the photography that had de-
At exactly noon-three hours later than
had been dosigned-the train arrived here,
and the party was carried to hotel fol-
lunch. After that they started on the
refining-works located here were visited
first. The concern receives most of the ore
product of Mexico, and also much from other
ore-pr0ducing countries south. The plo'
cess seen is what. is known as the dfy
process, in which heat is used to work df
the impurities from the precious metals, Al
distinguished from the wet process~--j
which the dissolution OF gross. matter Il
effected by acids applied with knowledge
of the affinity of metals. Before leaving
X. s. Towne, in behalf Of the company
which he designated as most of any inter
ested in reciprocal trade relations with oul
Spanish American neighbors, presented a
silver medal souvenir to each of the dele
gates. Upon one side of the souvenl r
which is the size of silver dollar, are
the heads of Presidents Harrison and
Diaz in relief, with an inscription oi
greeting. On the other side are the word.
"Reciprocity-the United Americas-C0m
merce." Minister Romero. of Mexico. re
turned thanks in behalf of the delegates
affirming that the Kansas City Smelling
Company had been instrumental in The in
auguration, development and maintenance
of the great commerce in ore of the precioul
metals now existing between Mexico ant
the United States, and had rendered val
liable services towards the establishment
of reciprocal commercial intercourse be
tween the United States and the Other
American republics. most of which wer'
large silver producing countries. Aresolu
tion of thanks embodied the same thought
Subsequently the party rode about tn.
city on n train of cable cars, after which
they attended dinner at their hotel.