The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-16
EDITORIAL ExCURsIONIsTs.
Delegates to the San Francisco Conven'
ton Given Reception.

Delegates to the san FRANCISCO Soh'eh-
ton Given Reception.
SAN BERSARDINo, Cal, May 15.-The
committee of the board of trade OF this
city left last evening for Barstow to meet
the National Editorial Association.
The committee took twenty-five
cases of wine manufactured here,
twenty-five boxes oranges and car load
flowers The following gentlemen COM
posed the committee: c. W. c. Rowell,
c. c. Haskell, J. E. Kiplinger, Dan O'Con-
nor, Adolph Wood, William Grid and
Charles Whitcomb. The train arrived IN
Barstow in three sections about O'Clock,
when the committee divided, two to each
section and distributed the wine, oranges,
lemons and flowers to the visiting excur-
sionists. A four hours run brought the
trains to San Bernardino about
an hour apart. where they
were met by the citizens and
families and more flowers were distributed.
The party were delighted at the wonderful
transition from the desert to the green
fields and blooming flowers upon
entering the San Bernardino val
ley through Cajon pass. The snow
capped mountains, orange groves and
abundance of wild flowers captivated the
entire party, being the first they had seen
since leaving Arkansas. When the wine
was first opened at Barstow, William l..
Clay, secretary of the Maryland Senate,
gave the following toast to California:
California, the land OF the mines, the land of
the vines, OF lofty mountains, OF crystal toun-
tains, of sweetest posies, of lovely flowers, OF
fragrant bowers, laden with a perfumed breeze
blowing through the orange trees, bounded by
the Western sea. California, we drink to thee.
The cars were labeled for each state, 'and
before leaving for San Diego, the members
of each car gave war whoop for their
own state and three cheers for San Ber
nardino. The last section contained dele
gates from the Southern states, and
was composed of six cars, the
inmates of which got together on the plat
form and sang MY Old Kentucky Home"
The excursionists will return here on
Tuesday morning and spend the day in
viewing San Bernardino, Redlands, High
lands and Riverside, at which places ar
rangements have been made for their
reception.
SAN Diego. May 15.-Trains bearing the
National Editorial Association were late
in arriving, the last section not reaching
the city until Q o'clock. The del
egates were at once taken to
the Hotel Coronado, and after dinner
reception was held in the hotel theater.
The evening was mild and the guests
are already volunteering expressions
of delighted interest and surprise
with Southern California Their
Journey across the continent has been an
ovation. Wherever the special train
stopped the excursionists were greeted
Hospitality The Monday morning pro-
gramme includes an excursion around
the bay to National City, and
hence to the Mexican boundary
aud Tia Juana. After returning
the party will be entertained at the resi-
dence of Warren kimball, at National
City. Two excursions will be run on the
bay to Point Iona. In the evening there
will be grand ball and reception at the
Hotel del Coronado