The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-06-19

Island over the 0alvestoa d West.
srn Ry. Company's road 70 tie
Pirate La Elites Grove, where
sbout the early part Of the century .
famous or Infamous pirate and free
bostsr named La Fitts had . rouB-
dezvous Ter his gang Of cut-throats.
There are three trees standing there
which are said 10 have been planted
By him.
On Me return trip the party stop
ped at woslam's Lake and we're
treated to Ash ehowdsr bake. The
shcudsr was something nsw 10 the
most Of ne and We enjoyed % i'm
msnsely. J. @ Royse, Of the Smith
Center Bulletin, got the prize for be.
ing the champion ehowdsr eater.
There seems to be no doubt but
that he fairly won it.
Bat what We enjoyed most vas
the Walt 10 the Carte Vsrsln,a beau
tiful park laid OF IHto walks and
drives. and with gay and many sol
orsd flowers which only the tropical
south can grow. As We saw the
park nc up by electricity IL was q
fairy land. We especially thought
% when In the large dancing pavil-
ion We saw the young boys and
girls dancing. The girls were the
fairies dressed In white, pretty aud
graceful without an exception.
The beach 10 Q beautiful place,
over 30 miles In length and no finer
place for surf bathing in the world.
Galveston In . nut shell" IL the
title Of o little pamphlet, distributed
among US, the compliments Of
Hutchss q Porter, real estate agents,
which gives Q very good Idea Of what
kind Of business place Galveston
10. The population In lss2 was g.
l55, In 1880 81 ,5i3, . gain Of 24,3sI In
the last eight years. There are four
national banks and four private
banks with aggregate capital Of
over $1,000, 600 and with clssrlngs
annually Of about s75, 900, 900.
It IL the third shipping Point for
cotton In the United States. The
export grain business has not as Jet
assumed very large proportions.
One elevator, though, can load .
vessel Of 900 tons In . single day.
A new elevator with capacity Of
400, 900 bushels has been recently
constructed. The salt atmosphere
IL favorable 10 the preservation Of
grain aud wheat has been stored for
nine months without damage.
There are manufactures OF almost
all kinds with an aggregate capital
Of u, $50, 600. The Galveston Wharf
Company has q capital stock Of 81
81, 800. The jobbIng sales amount
TO about $50, OOO, 900 annually.
Saturday morning we started for
the north, sorry TO leave such . de-
lightful place a. the beach. About
four o'clock In the following after
noon we arrived at Arkansas City,
and found her citizens In waiting for
us with carriages and were immed-
lately driven to the hotels. Those Of
~ who were fortunate enough to
find themselves at the Fifth AvenBe
Hotel, experienced, for the second
time, the strange sensations OF . |
HIst-elsss meal. The nrst sensation |
was at Houston, Texas. Arkansas |
City 10 = thriving place, and her
fins stone business blocks impress
Q stranger very faVorsbly. We
were driven ever the city and shown
her fine water supply system, her
schools and mills and parks. As
our train pulled out that evening
our party gave three hearty cheers
for the kind and hOsPitsble people
Of Arkansas City.
Thus ended one OF the pleasantest
trips the association has ever taken.
We had seen much and learned
much. At various towns along the
route we were entertained In . most
manner. Much credit
Is due Mr.. Simpson Of the Santa Fe
for the very able manner In which
he took the eIeursiea through.
Although we nearly bothered the
life out OF Secretary Vaughn, he
didn't even once loose his temper.
But the chief pleasure Of the sxcur-
zion, at least Il occurred that way
10 . new member Of the assooia-
lion, was In the acquAintanees he
made.