The Forrest City times., 1895-06-07
.,uE ARKANSAS PRESS ASSOCIATION,
,,s Annual Meeting, Hospital
nle Entertainment at Mann
moth Spring, and Ex-
CurSiOn to the
Rockies.
gContinued from las. week.


II. excursion 70 Colorado, was cona-
nosed Of the following persons
q d. Weldon and wife, Fort Saith
rsvalor; Mrs. Mitchell, Brinkley
,rcus Miss Annie Folsom. Augusta
ymette; State Senator j. W. Adams
and Miss Jessie Adams, Pine Bluff
craphc; Judge Emmett Rogers.
Joursboro Sun; Mrs. j. " Hicks, and
n l.. Farrior. Dardanelle Post; C. G..
sims aud Miss Marie Perry, Dardenelle
Dispatch; Mrs. Adam Clark, Arkadel-
mia Standard; j. A. Gray. Little
pck Gazette; James Mitchell and
wife and c. G. Thompson, Little Rock
Democrat; w. w. Wood and wife.
: Mammoth Spring, Mentor; f. l..
yadakin. Financial Secretary, FoR.
REST CITY TINES ; 4 w. McCorkle.
Arkadelpia Siftings K. L. Daniel.
Corning Leader; w. l.. Wilmeth.
CorIntt Waterman , Il. G. Hull. Re
srdng Secretary, Harrison Banner ::
Ire Turner, Conway Log Cabin John
L. lobe, Corresponding Secretary, and
Mss Eoye Jobe, Russeuvale Democrat.
The PULLMAN Palace Car "Dundas. T
was chartered tor the outing of eight
days. and We were as comfortable as,
We could wish. AS stated last week
she party numbered twsnty.slx. and
they were plby, good natuued crowd
IA genial house party. We left Nam
moth Spring Thursday evening at 5
o'clock via the Memphis Routen GKan-
sas City, Fl. Scott & Memphis railway
10 W Briggs, of Oathe, Kansas.
Travelling Passenger Agent, met the
party at Mammoth Spring, and accom-
panied rs To Kansas City. Hs was
suurleous, affaDle. and left nothing I'M
done which could have added to the
pleasure ut that portion of the trip.
The train service and equipment of
this road Is hrst-claS3, and although
most 0s The run Was made during the
night, yet IN the early evening and
morning, We had an opportunity to
view the beautiful landscape scenery
which abolulds along the road We
also noticed ehe celebrated fruit region
If Southern Missouri aud NORTHERN
Arkansas, and gaHed with admiratiOn
upon the beautiful young orchards.
evering hundreds of acres, and which
are destined TO make that country "A
rich harvest field. The surface of the
earth is literally covered with rocks,
great and small, and is thus omitted
tor the cultivation of other crops.
Arriving at Kansas City next morn
ing at lilo O'clock, we breakTasted at
tile Union Depot Hotel, and having
couple OF hours to wait. peran1bulated
Vie city. Kansas CITY, from tbs depot
ha smoky, black, dirty-looking town,
BUT as one nears the heart of the city
ae appearance improves and tho usual
business hustling is found on every
mana. We were not very faVorably
impressed with Kansas City, though
We dld not stop long enough TO form an
Intelligent estimate of its attractions.
Leaving Kansas City about 1890
a. n., The entire trip through the Grass
hopper" state was made in daylight, af-
Druing The eXcurSiOnSiSts ample oppOr-
hhitN To inspect, at least as far as the
sye cohld reach, the home of The Jay
hawker and his side partner, the
cyclone, OF both of wAich we have often
heard some very large sized yarns"
ana although 1t may not be true
aat the Kansas Cyclone Flows the
CRACKS out of the fences and LISA well
up 0Y The roots. yet it is fact that
storm houses are considered vary nee
essary Improvement on marketable
zeal estate, and corn. has to be planted
n Trenches, the beds. protecting it from
ue winds until it ac0umulates size and
strength to successfully weather the
storms.
IL may as well be stated right here
mat we travelled ever the Missouri
racine from Kansas City to pueblo.
ana That Mr. Is. Allison, of St. Louis,
seEeral Advertising Agent of that line
nad us IN charge and accompanied us
W Manltou (Of which place We have
much To say later. J. He WAS lat home"
MIN the editors and made them feel
nhe"lSe while they were guests OF his
isni'road, HIS uniform courtesy. genial
Msposittoh and untiring sOlicitude for
eie comfort and pleasure of his, guests
save much interest to the trip. and.was
nighlS appreciated. The boys land we
might say, the girls'') will hold Brain
, aiu Allison in fond. remembrance for
us many kindnesses.
=, Al Osawatomie, I'll miles out from
naiisas City, "twenty-minutes-f for
ulnnefr stop was made, and, as our
party had breakfasted late, and,had an
.".uuhdance of lunch, we preferred to
:. take In the town" land set out accord
Hgly, In "A h0dy Oxauutomia 10 "a vary
pretty little city, with a stock law, and
s%ShIseqpently, beautiful open and grad
W. GU awns- and tiower-gardens greet the
~, nc pleasantly, as the pedestrian passes
mo- cosy modern honses. Sweet.smell-