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association. These meetings are not
only important to the newspaper IN a
professional and business way, but are
important to the country at large. They
bring the editors of all parts of the
country togethe- and are contributing
more than anything else 10 destroy Sec
tionalism AID bring about better un-
Outstanding of one another. They
show the boundless resources of the
country and the generous hospitality of
the people. At the st. Paul meeting
every state and territory was repre-
sented and the utmost good feeling was
manifest. We believe that if these
meetings had been held earlier in the
history of the country, sectional differ
ences would have been less intense and
civil war impossible.
The courtesies shown us began at Chi.
cago aud ended at Duluth. AT the former
city hotel rates were cut in half and the
entire delegation, numbering about
eight hundred, were taken in carriages
and shown the principal places of inter
est, and especially the grounds for the
great Columbian Exposition. From
Chicago to st. Paul there was continu-
Gus ovation. At st. Paul every car was
invaded and every delegate given tiny
souvenir bottles of beer. At Waukesha
a stop was made, carriages were in wait
ing, and peep was given us of the
beautiful city and its famous springs,
ending with magnificent dinner at the
| Fountain House.
At Madison, the beautiful capitol city
of Wisconsin, another halt was made,
and both boats and carriages placed at
the disposal of the delegates A circuit
of Lake Winopa, noted for its beauty,
was made, the delegates distributed at
the various hotels, some of which were
on the beautiful shore of the lake, and
after supper speeches and music were
the order Of the exercises in the capitol
building, and to which the whole city
seemed to have repaired.
Governor Peck, author OF Peck s
Bad Boy" now the executive of the
State, welcomed the editors, 10 which
many beautiful and patriotic responses
were made.
At st. Paul cheap hotel rates struck
the editors in favorite and vital spot,
and the most delightful excursions and
magnificent banquets were the order of
exercises for every day of our stay. The
first day was a carriage drive over the
city, and whak beautiful city it is !.
Beautiful streets, delightful parks, kingly
residences, business blocks of ten and
fifteen stories. and hotels the equals of
any in the world.
Taking st. Paul as an illustration, the
growth of the West makes poor Aladdin
with his lamp, a novice cropping in utter
the century, and the riches that have
been accumulated by individuals puts all
fables to blush. One example will suf-
flee. a few years ago Mr.. Hill was a
laborer. His wife, we were told, was a
chamberma;d in the Merchants Hotel.
To day his residence will compare with
the palace of any king on the earth and
his bank account figures up in round
number the priscely sum Of twenty
two millions of dOllara
The opportunities for individual eff
fort in this country puts all romance to
fight and every day makes fable of
facts.
The second day was an excursion 10
old Fort Smelling, which performed so
a part in the early settle
ment of the country, and Minnehaha
Falls, which Longfellow has made ia
nous in his Hiawatha"
Whatever the Falls" may have been
in actually in the past, very lite now
remains of them except in poetry and
The third day an excursion TO White
Bear Lake was given, and on the fourth
day the festivities were appropriately
ended by visit to Minnetonka Lake,
as beautiful sheet of water as human
eye ever beheld, and banquet and ball
at Hotel Lafayette.
.Minnetonka is certainly a delightful
summer resort and the Lafayette is as
fine hotel as this country affords.
The banquet was immense. Twelve
hundred plates were served. The
speeches no doubt were very fine,
but we heard. not a word Chat was
spoken.
Colonel Pat DOMAIN responed on the
part of the association to the address of
Captain Castle, of st. Paul, and, by the
way, Colonel DOMAIN claims to be PEN
sacola boy.
After the adjournment of the associa-
ton, the delegates divided, some going
to the Yellowstone Park, and others TO
Superior and Duluth. We were among
the latter aad the same generous hospi-
tality that was extended to us at st.
Paul awaited us at the latter places
Railroad transportation, boat excursions,
carriage drives and hotel fare were all
free.
From Chicago to Duluth there was no
measure to the la.chstring of hospitality
and any man who says that this people
are close listed" knows not whereof
he speaks.
Duluth and Superior are wonderful
cities and the carriage drive at the
former place, we believe, is the most
picturesque on the continent. Both cit
les are making wonderful progress and
are attracting immense manufacturing
plants.
1t is at Superior the whale back ships
are being built, and other enterprises
have been established, of which we
shall have more TO say in foiio issues of
the BANNER.
The climate is delightful and it was
here that we wore an overcoat for the
first time in July.
The Alliance Meetings at Month
cello and DeFuniac Last Friday
and Saturday.
The Hon. A. p. Baskin attended these
meetings and they were rousing ones.
A great disappointment was expert
enced by the crowd because Col. Living
ston, President of the Georgia State ALI
ance, and Major Stokes, President of the
South Carolina State Alliance, who were
advertised to be present, failed 10 APP
pear.
The Monticello meeting was addressed
by the Hon. r F. Rogers, President of