The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-16
VISITING EDITORS.
GREATLY PLEASED WITH A SIGHT
OF CALIFORNIA.
Hospitality Received by the Citizens
of San BernardinO and
San Diego.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECORD-UNION.
SAN BERNARDINO, May ia commit
tee of the Board of Trade Of this city left
last evening for Barstow to meet the Ma
tional Editorial Association. The COM
mittee took twenty-five cases of wine
manufactured here, twenty-five boxes of
oranges, and carload of flowers. The
following gentlemen composed the COM
mittee: G. w. c. Roweil, C. c. Haskell.
J. Z. keplinger, Daniel O'Conuor.
Adolph Wood, William Grid and Charles
Whtcomb.
The train arrived in Barstow in three
sections about O'Clock, when the COM
mittee divided, two to each section, and
distributed the wine. oranges, lemons
ana flowers TO the visiting eXcursionists
4 four hours run brought the trains to
San Bernardino about an hour apart.
where they were met by citizens and
families, and more flowers were distrib-
uted.
The party were thrown into ecstacy OF
delight at the wonderful transition from
a desert to green fields and blooming
flowers. Upon entering san BernardinO
Valley through the Cajon Pass, through
snOw-capped mountains, orange trees and
abundance of.Wild flowers captivated the
entire party, being the first they had seen
since leaving Arkansas.
When the vine was first opened at Bar
stow, William l.. Clay, Secretary of the
Maryland Senate, gave the following
toast To California: California, the land
of mines, land of vines. lofty mountains.
crystal fountains, sweetest pOsies. lovely
flowers, fragrant bowers iadened with q
perfumed breeze blowing through the
orange trees, bounded by the Western
sea- alifornia, we drink to thee"
The cars were labeled for each State,
and before leaving for San Diego tue
members Of each car gave awarwhoop for
their own State and three cheers for San
Bernardino.
The last section contained the delegates
from the Southern States and was COM
posed of six cars, the inmates Of which
got together on the platform ana sang
My Old kentucky Home"
The excursIOnlstS Will return here on
Tuesday morning and spend the day in
viewing San Bernardino, RedIands.
Highlands and Riverside, at which places
arrangements have been made for their
reception.
At SAN DIEGO.
SAN DIEGO, May 15.-The trains bear
ing the National Editorial Association
were late in arriving, the last section not
reaching the city until O'Clock. The
delegates werc at once taken to the Hotel
Coronado, and after dinner a reception
was held in the hotel theater. The even
ing is mild, and the guests are already
volunteering expressions of delighted in
teresC and surprise with Southern Cali
fOrnia. Their journey across the CONT
nent has been an ovation. Wherever the
special trains stopped the excursionists
were greeted hospitality.
Monday morning the programme in
cludes an excursion around the BAY to
National City, thence to the Mexican
boundaryi ana Tia Juana. Returning
the party " i'll 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 thpre
will be grand ball aud reception at the
Hotel del Coronado.