Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-26
OFF FOR THECOAST
Pref. S~ensberg Describes His
Trip Westward
OVER The BOILING PRAIRlES
And his Visits ID the Thriving Towns
Scattered Here and There Along
the Pleasant Route.

Ga May ss left the Valley City for
Ch.es<a. Via the Chicago & West N.cn-
Igaa AID Michigan Central. cutting
across gne southeastern part OF the
Resllseizr stats aad the DortasesteIn
part OF Indiana. OIi sur arriya. at the
chicago sAuditoFsum Ne met Large
party from all the noetns A.usrn states
making preparation for = trip aeross
the continent 10 the "GoIden Gate"
During sunday ana Monday the Ma
tsoaai Eiitofial association entertained
aud were entertained In various ways.
Many went 10 church, Others went
aboat the city visiting the beautiful
parks aud avenues for which
the Garden City is noted. On
Monday the delegates secured their
transportation and were assigned quar-
tiers IB one Of the sxteen Pullman cars
wn-en were to carry the party To aad
from the Pacific coast. la the after
noon the party Mas invited 10y the
worlds far officials to visit jackson
park. the busy little world during 1893
Many aces Pied the invitation and
SPECIAL train was provld ed for the guests.
THIS will without doubt be the greatest
TAR ever held in the world. and AS most
of our readers are taking OF gong
themselves, We viii not mar their An
tlcipated pleasure by entering into a
description OF the grounds and I'M
niense buildings
In Two Sections.
W. 4aFr tn haf.l. ba.,t N Nav
o. for the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Re roate, and our party MAS divided
INTO twO sections. OF eight cars each.
The delegations from the different
states being kept together AS near rs
possible. Those from Michigan were
as-lgned to the sleeper "Raton." pro-
nouneed Rattoon, IN which were also
quzrtered several persons from Indiana
and Manitoba, IN all tnirty-tive per-
sons. Our Michigan companions were
p OF. H. X Pattengill and daughter
OF Lansing; Mr.. aud Mrs. j. II. White,
and MIR. and Mrs- l. A. Sherman OF
Port Huron; Robert smith of Lansing.
state printer; ;. &. Rowiscu of Hills
dale, and Miss Georgia +. Kidder of
Kalamazoo. As We left Chicago,
heavy rain storm came on, and We had
gone but o short distance when our
irst delay WAS occasioned by the frat
SECTION running through an open
switch. hich broke our scheduled time,
between Chicago and Colorado Springs.
J. Mag, secretary OF the National
Editors association, with his wife and
son. were left in Chicago and had to
take the regular trsln following into
Kansas City. IL ralne.. very hard dur
ing the night of May ., the roadbed
was soft, and consequently slow time
was made. We passed through Illinois
and crossed the Mississippi INTO Fort
Madison. Ia. At about b:3O .. M, May
10. Ii our school children would take
their maps or the railroad folders and
follow us on the trip they would learn
more geography and I'm more practi-
cal way than they can possibly learn IN
months from books IN school. We
crossed the state of Iowa at the south
east corner, thence into Miss uri, cross
ing the Des MONIES river between the
towns of Argyle and Dumas, northeast
of Keokuk, Ia. The iowlands were
pretty much under water and tue tinle
made was very slow.
Obliged to Change Roads
The Grand river. IN Missouri, had at
this time covered ali the bottom lands
that We were obliged TO abandon a part
OF the Santa Fe at Lexington Junction
and take the loop TO Lsthrop, then
down TO Kansas City. where we arrived
several rour~ late. and instead of tax
Tug our brs akfsst there we had
o'clock surpsr. At the time our two
sectlots lett CnIcago third tram WIS
made up IA -. Louis, No., of southsrn
and outArs-ss IN states. IbIs tram
MAS to meet MS At Kansas City. hut our
delay gxvsrthem the start OF US. They
Jeff Kansas City nearly on time and
reached Colorado >pFtugs about Nv I've
hours ahead ct SECTION | and ?. Tns
WAS 4 ~ To d hays caused ty Hoods
TIE country. especially the low lands
and approaches Ia the rivers,
- i.isnots. Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.
ws- under water all along tn. route,
-end trans were oil ged to- run slow Tor
( az OF wsshouts aud weakened bridges,
but the newspaper representatives
resched thsn dtstpaton. We re-
NAMED IN kan-as City long enough TO
go about and notice tie wonderfully &C
uvity, its substantial growth under adj
verse circumstances. its fine blocks,
dwellings. schools. and churches. its
magu ficent pubic buildings and it,
marvellous streets. The rapid growth
Of this western city. its commercial en-
terpr~ and prosperity, Its railroads,
its magnificent street car system, its
tine stores are sll Of the beat, and eli
have been brought about BY the go
saesd and liberai-minded spirit of It's
citizens.
Dagger FROM the FTceds.
Kansas City overiooks the great Ms
sour river winch threatened enormous
fortunately averted. AZ IL was, the
damage hsd been great aud the anxiety
was intense when the danger point WAS
ps~sed along the the great emhank-
mens which restrained the Missouri
river and its tributaries. Thousands OF
acres Of farming lands we're ruined for
this sssson. and much discomfort was
suffered by the tenants who were
Obliged to remove To higher lands
The great fall OF rain produced some-
thing OF furry IN tue markets OF that
country by the dire predictions Of short
erOps. but the vide erea under cui.lva-
ton - Anprws givee ground for dis
cs,areing ~ vsid prophecies OF this
nature. Fortunately the bulls ard
bears do not control the weather. and
there is little ground for their prophe
sics Of evil.
y. Reynolds aud many former Grand
Rapids folks IN Kansas City. We left
there fer Lawrence. where many .
scrimnsgs vss fought during the late
war and even before. Thence on "a