West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-06-09
THE GOLDEN GATE"
San Francisco. the Mecca Of the
Golden Shore.
Editorial Correspondence.
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 1892. (

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about twelve hundred delegates in
attendance. Every State and Ter
ritory in the Union is represented,
and the much quoted expression
"from Maine to California" is here
exempllfied, for there are several
newspaper men from Tom Reeds
State. The sessions of the Asso-
citation are held in the Metropolitan
Temple, a large, fine building on
Fifth Street. Some eloquent ad.
dresses have been made and some
very able papers presented. There
are quite number Of celebrities i'm
the party, some of whom we will
speak OF later on. The headquar-
ters of the Association here are at
the Occidental Hotel. The next
day after our arrival, we were all
taken out on the bay in the big
steamer gu kIak" for an excursion.
The steamer was Handsomely deco
rated, and the finest band in the
city accompanied us to enllven the
trip with merry music. A company
of artillery also accompanied us and
fired several rounds Just before
starting. At the second shot one
OF the gunners, through little
carelessness, got his hand and part
of his arm blown off. He had clear
grit through and stood it without
fiinching, and sat up on truck in
the depot till hospital wagon ar
rived with stretcher. The trip
around the bay was very pleasant
one and out on the bosom of the
broad Pacific. a splendid lunch
and plenty to drink was served on
board. Speeches were made and
the utmost good fellowship prevail.
ed. Stops were made at the Union
Iron Works, Dock yards, ETC..
where they are now building some
war vessels for the Government and
some big ''liners" for the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co. This excur-
sion was all free for the Association
and paid for by the Examiner, the
leading Democratic paper on the
coast. Long live the Eramineri
That night a number of us went to
Police headquarters and got Spe-
cial Officer to take us through the
Chinese Quarter. And some of us
were so interested that we went
again next night, and went our
selves in day time, and altogether.
what we saw would make an inter
esting letter, which | will send IN
later on.
Yesterday | went down to 165
Silver Street to hunt up William
Hunt, who is one Of the pioneer
citizens of the place, and an uncle to
Jimmy Hunt, Of Tunnelton, well
known to the good people of Pres
ton. When the old gentleman found
out who | was, he treated me royalty
and was mighty glad to sec a Vir-
ginian, fresh from the sod. He had
just been reading in the ARGUS about
Jimmy's new boy, and we drank to
his health, three thousand miles
away.
This morning Mr.. Hunt came
around early with horse and buggy
and has been driving me all day
from one point Of interest to anoth.
err. We first went to the CITY Hall
and inspected that. 1t is almost as
large and fine as the Capitol at
Washington City, and contains all
the county and municipal Offices.
public library, police quarters and
city prison in the basement. etc.
ana cost, all told, about S. 900, 600.
Besides this, they are still building
to it and going TO spend g, 900, 600
more on it. Next VIC drove out TO
the Park, the main pleasure resort
Of the city. There are several small
ones, but this one in particular
must speak Of, for it is the finest
one have ever had the pleasure Of
visiting, and ] have seen the parks
Of all Of our principal cities. In
cxtentit is magnlGceatindced, being
about seven miles long and contain
ing 1000 acres, lying along the sea.
shore, just outside the city. There
arc many beautiful monuments, one
% particular that interested me was
erected in honor Of Francis Scott
Keys, author Of the "Star SpanQlcd
Banner" and the only one to bis
memory know Of. The mau1mofb