The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-04

wh'ch means so much for the South, would
become impossible.
Airy Tongues.
The Virginia Press Association has returned
from ats prolonged jaunt through Tennessee.
Arkansas and Texas. Everywhere on the
route the Association was warmly received and
royalty entertained. The cities of the great
Seosh-west,icd with each other in doing honor
TO what they thought was a representative
body Of Virginia gentlemen.
At Memphis The Association WAS entertained
by the Appcal-Avalanchc which Justly ca;,ns
to be'o of the great papers of the South. 1t
was III the editorial Offices OF thc Appcal-Ava-
lanchc that the Association had the honor Of
being received by Mrs. Jefferson Davis. The
visitors were shown through the splendid es-
Enlistment Of The AppealAyalanche and
opportunity was given them to observe the
workings of the linotype machines which does
work that onc would think it impossible for a
machine to do, that OF setting, justifying and
distributing type automatically.
A, Little Rock, Ark, the Association was
rendered complimentary dinner by the press
and prominent citizens of the city 4 w2rm
! welcome to Arkansas and Little Rock was OK
tended by the Governor of tie State and the
Mayor Of the City. The freedom OF the city
iod lta u Crn,
gifts members were honored everywhere and
as passes on Tic street cai' lines.
The He; Springs, Of Arkansas were also
taken 1t by .bc cxcursousts Here a banquet
and.ball had Dceu prcpafcd in loaol Of tie ASSOC
cha ton bu { an accident on the Iron Mount
ain route hadso DELAYED the trains that the
Association did not get into lloi Springs until
| a late hour Saturday night. Great regret was
expressed by the citizens Of that prosperous
city tia, they were enable 20 entertain the
virginians, kpt The Association after a quiet
Sunday, at magnificent lqsel, was compelled
| to move on 10 Texas.
Monday morning brgll; and early the spec
ial cars Of the Association rolled into Dallas.
Here the reception committee had arranged a
delightful programme Of drives and walks
through. a..d aeoGnd thc city. In Tie evcning
splendid banquet WAS scssea aEd thc news
papcr men proceeded to fill themselves Mi,h
Champagne The next day was also >Nen! in
Dallas seeing tl,e sights o! this great rcxan
metropolis.
Wednesday morning found the party IL
Austin, The capital Of tio great State Of Texas
| Here the Association was quarierod at tue
| Drisiill House, which is by far the finest hotel
J in Texas. The proprietor Of this great hos
| telry is J. NJ Day, one of Che largest stock
| raisers in the United States. He conducts
a modest li:l!r farm W in The Pan handle OF
$50 900 acres. and owns about 500o0 head Of
cattle and is withal one Of The finest ana uost
modest and unaSsuming gentleman ever met.
| To me the most pleasant incident of the trip
was the meeting with tive such men rs doe.
Day. n, he is familiarly called, and Col. John
| C. Lewis, Of Austin. Two more sociabie men
could scarcely be found, doc" Day with ali
his wealth is & plain blunt. hearty man whom
to know does one good. Col. Lewis is the
travelling passenger agent Of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad had The pleasure Of tra'-
cling scvcra! days with him, and foIaG him
one OF the most companionablc OF men, and 1t
will be many day before forget this Prince
Of GOOD fellows and McGayock will carry
through life the name Of "I.engthy" given him
by Col Lewis.
Wednesday evening another banquet in the
Driskill was laycd before the Association and
| we were welcomed to Texas and Austin by
Governor Hogg and Senator Reagan.
The next morning about O'clock tllc Assoc
citation arrived in San Antonio and was cordi-
ally welcomed to the city Of Che Alamo. 4
pleasant, instructive day was spent !mvlsiting
| the sites of this historic city. a Thanksgiving
dinner was served at the hotel by !lc Cham
Der of Commerce. and at the rcqueS! Of the
| Association the usual banquet was dispensed
with so as TO give the party time TO rest Ill
PREPARATION for The long trip back honlc which
was to bcgih the next morrfng.
W. Bulli;t Fitxhngh, Isl vice president Of
the Association and manager 0: this excursion
is one Of Tie most energetic men ever saw.
AL Dallas he was presented with 4 go!d-hoaded
cane by the party in appreciation .: lis ser
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