Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-07-24
THE HUB OF THE UNIVERSE.
The National Editors Make q Pill
grimage to the Mecca.
4 Pleasant and it is Hoped Prof
table Meeting Along the
Way-Many Scenes and Places
of Interest Visited.

WdT-AtQy 0CeuG5 dn4 E-aCG1
of Interest Visited.
During ngtheclOsing days of the past
June the National Editorial sssO-
ciation held its sixth annual meet
ing in that alleged effets and high
ly cultured city of Boston Being
a member Of that august body,
the writer, accompanied by his
spouse, started four weeks ago
to-day little esrly-with the
object of spending a Sabbath IN
Brooklyn, the town at the end Of
the great bridge, and hearing that
eminent divine, Talmage, deliver
one Of his noted sermons. Our
route from here was via the NJ,
X. & T. to Hannibal and thence
over the Chicago, Burlington K
Quincy TO Chicago. two roads
which make close connec-
tions and form the best route from
the Southwest to Chicago. That
the car service is complete will be
more fully understood when the
statement is made that
passenger at Galveston may board
a Pullman which viii land him in
the queen city Of the vest without
change, a distance Of over 200
miles. From Chicago to the east
we went over the Chicago & At
lantic and the celebrated Erie"
the New York, Lake Erie &
Western-which likewise have a
through car service extending
from Chicago to New York and
also to Boston, the latter point be-
ing reached via. the famous Hoo
sac Tunnel route. Almost every
mile Of tais road Is a revelation t0
the westerner, as astonishing as
would be a trip through another
hemisphere. To the old soldiers
Of the west who are soon 10 meet
in national encampment at Boston,
August 18th 10 18th. we can IN
qualifiedly recommend this route.
The road is thoroughly ballasted I
and is donbled-tracked most Of the T.
way; the time made is yery rapid.
and the scenery as grand IS the /
country affords. Two famous oil 4
producing regions, an industry /
new to all from the west. are tray-
ersed for many miles, while for
the eastern hundred miles or so a
canal in operation is Witnessed from /
the car window most Of the time /
the Delaware and Hudson-the 4
oldest canal Of note In the country. /
Leaving the Indian Territory with 4
the corn in tassel and passing in
less than fifty hours TO a section
Of country where il was in many /
instances less than six inches IN /
height, Is a strange spectacle and 4
left a feeling Of doubt as 10 what
the season had in store for our
eastern friends. The farmers were
not respondent, however, and
doubtless what looked 10 US like
a prospect Of utter failure, wore TO
them another aspect. AL the
towns passed bore a thifty ap-
pearance and gave unmistakable
evidence of prosperity.
On arriving Sunday morning in
we were disappointed to
learn that the great preacher was
absent on bis summer vacation,
leaving his d0ck for the time 10
work out their own salvation. As
a compromise we walked across
and examined the great bridge.
viewed. the BarthOldi statue and
the shipping. and spent the after
noon at Central park.
Monday evening found US aboard
one of the magnificent steamers of
the Norwich Ene, bound for the
Hub''-BostOn-which place was
reached early Tuesday morning by
Ihe New York Il New England
train from New London, running
in connection with the line OF
steamers. This Is the most popu-
ar TRANSPORTATION line of the New
England states ana reaches by its
most of the cities OF
importance east Of the Hudson
river.
Most Of the members Of the con-
Vention had reached Boston on the
evening BY rail direct,
md the arrival OF the contingent
rom New York. with the ladies,
swelled the number Of visitors 10
nearly 800 the largest gathering
lf the kind ever assembled IN the
United States.
For the first slime in the history
lf the commonwealth (there Is no
such thing rs the state Of Massa-
the house Of representa-
ives had granted the use of its
lall-it Of the great gilded
lome-for the purpose Of conven-
ion. AM Gov. D-ackeit in cordi
. eperci OF welcome tosk o.r.i-ion
10 again express his appravd