Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-12-14

, r enterprise the B. &
..au1 II M. are strictly in it.
%I& During the greatest
Eg ~ financial stress that
= has probably ever
cast it's shadow over
the business world in the history of
this country this road has extended its
lines through the great northwest and
opened up another highway to
the Pacific coast; brought about q
revolution in the time it takes psssen-
gers to reach that rapidly developing
region of the northwest, Montana and
Washington, with its busy, bustling
cities, and bringing into closest touch
q country that has hitherto been almost
terra incognita to the business inter-
ests of Omaha and other Missouri river
cities Of trade. No sooner had the new
line been opened for business, than the
officers of the road have taken it in
hand to make the jobbers and manu-
facturers of Lincoln and Omaha &C.
quainted with the merchants Of the
new country and the wonderful re-
sources waiting to be opened up.
A few days since large delegation
of Lincoln's prominent business men
were taken on an excursion to
this new field for business, and
now large party of Omaha job
bers, the guests of the road, on q
similar errand. No more jovial, good
looking aud brighter set of business
men ever visited the new north
west than the excursion of Omaha
jobbers that pulled into the Union
depot at this place this morning in the
special Pullman car, Seminole" They
seemed to be in unusually exuberant
spirits, which fact can easily be &C.
counted for by the invigorating influ-
ence of our pure mountain air and de-
lightful scenery. They were escorted
to the Evans Hotel and, having deposit
ed their baggage and registered, divided
up into little groups and proceeded to
take in the town. A large party of
them took in the plunge bath at IL
o'clock and the way they enjoyed them
selves plunging about in the limpid
waters cannot be told. It is enough to
say they were simply carried away with
it. The restof the day was spent in
driving about the city and having a
good time. Many of them had not
visited Hot Springs before, and are
perfectly delighted with our town and
its attractions and promise to bring
their families here next summer. From
Mr.. G. Il. Tibbs we get little resume
of their doings.
The excursion left Omaha on We'd
nesday afternoon, went straight thro'
to Billings, where they arrived Thus
day night. They were met by dele
cation of citizens and escorted to the
club rooms where they were intro
duced and entertained royalty. They
remained there about 26 hours and
were driven about the city and country
adjacent thereto. During their stay
they were favored with splendid ad-
dress from Thos. H. Carter, ex-chair-
man of the national republican central
committee. The city is very prosper
GUS, has an immense expanse of we'll
irrigated, fertile farming country sur
rounding it, and there are many
ranches in the territory adjacent, where
large numbers of sheep and cattle are
raised. The party came to Sheridan
Friday night. They spent Saturday
in visiting the growing little city and
its busy merchants and in the evening
were rendered reception at the Sheri-
dan Inn, where the merchants, their
wives and daughters We'd with each
other in making it pleasant for them.
This, they say, is the first time on any
excursion they have been favored with
the presence of the ladies on such an
occasion. Sunday morning they spent
viewing the Sheridan coal mines, which
was great revelation to them. They
we're completely astounded with the
seven miles of tunnels and roamed
about in those dark chambers where in
some places the coal veins were sixteen
feet thick, until they were in a foam of
perspiration mixed with coal dust.
The coal, they say, is elegant, there
being no traces of shale or slate, but
clean bright coal. They spent Sun
I day afternoon resting, chatting with
! the citizens and having good time
generally. They left Sheridan Sun.
day night at z p. m. on q special train,