The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-02
MMON-S SENSE PILGRIMAGE
DIR, w. Seward Webb Sets An Exam.
pie for MilliOnaires to
Follow.
In a Train of Palace Cars He Sees
America-His Interests
Here.

rope to spend their money, ana ever
those among them who have a nomical
occupation, usually 60 to the other sid
OF the Atlantic to kill off a portion OF
their leisure hours. 1t has been Great
Falls good fortune to have as guests
during the last thirty hours a gentleman
who takes a more rational and enlight-
ened view of life, and a party of friends
who coincide in the excellence Of his
judgment.
The TN1BUNE of Sunday announced
that DR.. Webb was coming here. His
train arrived before daylight yesterday
morning, and will leave here for Helena
at about 9 o'clock this morning. During
the forenoon of yesterday the members
of the party were driven about the city,
and after luncheon, at which DIR. Webb
entertained Hon. Paris Gibson and A. M.
Scott, agent of the Townsit, company
the entire train was taken down to the
Giant spring to enable members of the
party to visit this natural wonder. Car
riages were on hand to convey the ladies
from the track to the river bank. After
iewing the spring two carriages went
down to the Rainbow falls. On the re-
turn some of the party left the train at
Black Eagle falls and crossed the sus-
pension bridge, the train meanwhile
going around by the West side and
meeting them at tho B. q M. smelter.
The train consists of six Of the finest
cars ever built. All are of the Wagner
type. Next to the engine is a combina-
ton car, the front section Of which is oc-
cupied by the baggage of the party and
the rear by the sleeping quarters of the
crew. The second car is the diner,
fitted up in the usual style except that
it has a large table in the center, and its
app6tntments are uncommonly fine.
Then comes the guest car, containing a
parlor and elegant sleeping apartments,
each one finished in a different kind of
costly wood. The fourth car is that of
DIR. Webb and his family. Mrs. Webb
has her three children with her and their
life is made as nearly as possible like it
would be at home. The nurse and gov
erness are along to teach and care for
them, and the apartments in which they
live are the finest and largest ever built
on wheels. The fifth car is the one used
by DR.. Webb in bis official tours, and is
without doubt the most sumptuous rail
way coach ever built. To describe it ac-
curately would take more space than can
be given for this entire article.
Besides q chef who is a master of the
culinary art there is a full crew of
picked men for the kitchen and dining
room and for porters who have been in
the employ Of the Wagner company for
many years and know exactly what their
employer wants. Thus the cooking and
service are Of a character to satisfy the
most fastidious, and the party has pat
ronized but few hotels while en- route.
DR.. Webb planned this tour simply as
an outing. For two years he has been
closely confined to business in the con-
struction of his Adirondack and st.
Lawrence railway, which is a line In.
tended especially to cover the grand
scenic regions OF New York state. He
decided this spring that he would make
a long tour by rail instead of going of
on one of the customary jaunts affected
by men Of leisure and fortune. On the
10Th of March the train left New York
for Chicago. After a short stay there a
Dee lllt Wdb udoC " thO H"'ls II
Memphis was the only place visited I'M
til the train reached New Orleans.
Thence the route lay westward. Points
of Importance in Texas and New Mexico
were visited, and it was the original in
tention to visit the great City of Mexi-
CO, but reports of sickness there caused
that part of the trip to be abandoned,
and southern California was next IN Or
der.
There a few weeks were spent in luxu-
rious repose, the party visiting almost
every city and point of interest and re-
siding at the hotel Del Monte at Mon
terey for ten days just for a change.
Then a turn was made to the northward,
and after seeing Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle, and other Sound points, a trip
eastward over the Canadian Pacific was
made for the purpose of viewing the gi-
gantic mountain scenery Of that route.
Side trips were also made to the north
and south of the main line, and the
Webb party made a halt for a few days
at Banif hot springs and other places of
decided interest.
A return was then made to the Pacific
coast. and British Columbia was visited.
A few days ago it was decided to make
the journey to Great Falls by way OF the
Pacific extension of the Great Northern,
and this was the first passenger train to
pass over that section of the new road
lying between the sound and Spokane,
DR.. Webb speaks in the highest terms OF
this grand piece of railroading. He says
it is superb in point of engineering and
workmanship, and that the scenery along
the line is equal to anything in the
world.
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night and travel only in the daytime, SC
that none Of the scenery may be missed
From here be goes direct to the National
park stopping only a few hours in Hel,
ena.
The marty comprises DR.. VIM. Seward