The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-30
SCRIBES GO TO THE PARK.
THEY INSPECT THE DAILY AND ON
TARI0 MINES.
Editors Greatly Enjoyed the Trim
Toasted and Pleasantly Enter
tanned By the Park PeopIe-ToOIS
Ogden By Surprise-Secretary
Howell Resigned-TOmsOn Elected

The Western editors who have spent
the last three days within our borders.
went on a round of sightseeing end
amusements yesterday. They took tiy-
ing trip over the Union Pacific through
Ogden to the Park, where they explored
the dusky chambers of the Ontario, en-
joyed the liberal Inequalities of the
Parks citizens. and after wait of four
hours in Ogden, were whirled back to
Salt Lake on the 10 o'clock special
The train full of press representatives
pulled out from the Union Pacific sta
ton at o'clock and made very good
time all through the picturesque route
to and from the Park. The journey was
a pleasant occasion for the scribes. They
liked the wild mountain scenery through
which they passed; they enjoyed the
drop of fifteen hundred feet to the base
of Utah's greatest silver mine.
Mr.. Felt and Mr.. Scott had in charge
the details of the journey. A stop OF
only few minutes was made at Ogden
on the outgoing ride and the trip was
without incident until Park City was
reached. Here they were warmly met by
the Park people, who were on hand with
several conveyances The Ontario was
visited by half the delegates and the
other half were conveyed to the Daily.
After an inspection of the mammoth ma
ch1nery and intricate workings of each
of the mines, the guests assembled at a
dinner of the citizens. served in the best
style of the Park hotels. When those
who gathered at the Ontario's boarding
house had finished discussing the splendid
repast Afforded they listened TO some
fervent elOquence from the Ontario chap
lain He warmly congratulated the edi-
tors on their new federation and spoke
in complimentary terms of journalism in
general Responses were then made by
several Of the editors present.
A big reception was expected at Ogden
on the return trip. But in this the dele
gates were disappointed. Some hitch
had occurred in the matter and there had
been a general misunderstanding of some
kind on the part of the Ogden committee.
When the delegates alighted from the
train, they were met instead Of with
bands and speeches, with looks of pro-
found establishment from the citizens.
Mr.. TomSon and committeeman Scott and
Phelps started to pilot the delegates to-
wards the Hot Springs above the juno
ton City, but the trolley man and the
dummy man were not prepared for such
an onslaught from the Scr1bes ana at
once told them that full fare would be
collected. The whole affair was finally
ended by the delegates returning TO the
station and waiting for the departure OF
the 10 o'clock train. Before the train
left, apologies and explanations were re-
ceiVed from the managers of the street
car and dummy lines.
a special meeting of the executive COM
mfttee of the Western Editorial Fedora
ton was held yesterday afternoon at
which time r. NJ. Howell, the recording
secretary. rendered his resignation. Civ
ing as his reason for so doing the state.
ment that he felt that Utah was entitled
to this Office, and also this, mat MS per
sonaI business interests were such that he
could not possibly accept the position OF
corresponding secretary.
The resignation was accepted and A.
3. Tomson, OF Salt Lake city. was unani-
mously elected to the position. Mr.. How
ell, however. being retained as a. member
of the executive board
There will be meeting of the eXecu-
tive committee of the federation at the
U. P. A rooms tomorrow at o'clock.
The meeting is important and a full at
tendance of all members OF the fedora
ton is requested Most of the editors
have now left and most of the others will
leave tomorrow.