Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1894-07-20
Ye Editor Abroad.

On the night OF the 26th OF June
the editor OF this paper took his de-
partue for Asbury Park, N. j., to at
tend the annual meeting of the
national editorial association, which
was in session at that pleasant sea-
side resort, July 2, 3. 5 and 6.
Our first objective point was
Chicago, where we spent the day fol-
lowing our departure in company
with a large number Of otherk rknights
Of the quill, who were also en- route
to the national meeting Of mind
moulders. ~ ~ - : asV.
On Wednesday, June 27th. q
special train composed of ten Pull
man coaches left Chicago at 7:15
o'clock, p. m, over the Chicago &
Grand Trunk railway with some $50
editorial guests on board, bound for
Port Huron, Mich, where We arrived
about O'Clock the next mc-ning.
At Port Huron our party boarded
the Darius Cole, q steamer which
plies the st. Clair river between Port
Huron and Tolsdo, Ohio. From
Port Huron We were taken to St
Clair, II miles Distant, where the
day was enioyabIy spsnt at the
OAKLAND hotel.
Returning to Port Huron, the
next morning iound Us rolling away
over the Grand Trunk railway for
Niagara Falls.
Just after leaving Port Huron our
train passed through a wonderful
steel tunnel beneath the st. Clair
river, the water OF which 10 IS. fest
deep at that point. and some thirty
iest Of blue clay lie between the top
Of the tunnel and the bed OF the
river. The tunnel 10 suficie4tiy
large for an engine and cars to pass
through. Its walls are 8 inches
thick and the tunnel itself isl 1-S
miles long.
Shortly after the noon hour we
reached Niagara Falls and spent the
remainder OF the afternoon and even.
ing ia'dofng' the iaIls and surround
ing grounds. The attractions Of
nature at this famous place are all
that the best descriptive writer's
have ever claimed for them, and we
shall not attempt to do the subject
justice in this short sketch. The
stupendous falls. the tossing rapids
and splendid scenery should be seen
to be rightly appreciated. r
The only thing which marred our
stay at Niagara was the scarcity Of
"grub," and especially the dearth Of
pie, which fellow certainly has q
right to expect when he is away
from home, paying hotel bills. II We
ever get out OF job We Intend to 60
to Niagara Falls and open a"pie fac
tory" for. we believe. in thelanguage
OF Col. Mulberry Sellers, "there is
millions in It."
We left the falls at an early hour
on the morning Of June 30th over
the Leghigh Valley, one Of the best
equipped railroads and finest scenic
routes In the East, for Newark N. j.,
and from there we were taken to
Asbury Park over the Pennsylvania
railroad, arriving at our destination
between IL and II O'Clock on the
night OF June 30tb, where We found
the citizens committee awaiting our
arrival, and in fact some Of them
came out q day or more's ride on
the railroad to meet US and escort
rs to what they were pleased to
term "their beautiful home by the
sea-" Unbounded hospitality was
extended to the editorial association
by the whole-souled, generous citi-
zens OF Asbury Park and during our
stay OF q little over q week each
member III the entertainment COM
mittee and the citizens OF Asbury
Park In general seemed to vie with
the other in seeing that our stay
among them was pleasant and an
event long to be remembered. That
they succeeded most admirably
every delegate to the national ed
itorial association will attest.
The meetings Of the association
were held at Asbury Park auditori-
una building 80 well suited tosuch
an occasion.
On the morning of July 2nd the