Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1895-12-13
REFORM EDITORS AT LAWRENCE.

he KeIOITl IIeSS ASSOCIATION lHel dl Law
renee last Friday, and held all executive meet
ing in the evening. Saturday morning, short
meeting was held, after which the Pop pencil
pushers started out to inspect the various man
ufacturing enterprises of the city. The first
place visited was what is commonly called the
wire factory, where barb-wire, hay-baling wire
and wire nails are made This is All extensive
establishment, and one of which Lawrence is
Justly proud. We were courteously treated by
the proprietors, who took charge of the visit
ors and showed them about the factory.
Other manufacturing enterprises are the
Douglas County Mills, owned by j. D. Bower
sock, which has lately been overhaued and
fitted up with the latest-improved machinery.
This is truly a wonderful establishment. Next
come Persons Mills, which are no less eXten-
sive then the Douglas County Mills, and are
also equipped with the best of machinery.
There are two or three other Touring mills of
less Importance, but all are good ones.
Lawrence is blessed with number of other
factories, chief among them probably being
Wilder Bros shirt factory, which does large
business and enjoys an enviable reputation.
Cline hies,' and it was necessary for the
editors to "get a move on Themselves as the
Indian school (Haskell Institute) must be Wis
tied before noon, and we were due at the State
University at IL o'clock The editors were
placed in carriages and taken to the Indian
school, where we proceeded to visit the bakery,
the store, the wagon and blacksmith shops, the
harness shop, the shoe shop, the tailoring de-
partment, the kitchen and the diningroom,
the chapel and school-roolns, and finally wind
ing up at the girls building, which is a model
of ncatress. During the time we were here,
we were entertained with excellent music by
the Indian band. The little Indians cover 600
of them) all appear happy and contented, and
we could not help thinking that if Uncle Sam
would take as good care of his white and black
children as he does of his red ones, there
would be less cause for complaint and 'caam
ity howling.'' We are indebted to the officials
of this model institution of learning for show
ing and explaining to us its many interesting
and instructive features.
From Haskell Institute we were driven to
that other institution of learning, OF which
every Kansan is proud-the State University.
As our time was limited we hurried through
the various departments until we reached Prof.
Dyche's great collection of petrfed and stuffed
animals, birds and reptiles, and then nobody
could think of hurrying. But we shall not I'M
dertakc to even hint at description. 1t would
take weeks of time and quires of paper to do
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tain and instruct the visitors. The CHEEKY,
good natured Chancellor Snow also added much
to the pleasure of the visit.
The next place we visited was the library
building, which is handsome and imposing
structure, the gift of Boston merchant, now
deceased. Here the editors were certainly Gin
clover" There were books and books-books
everywhete-23,o 900 of them, with room for
thousands more. pretty, intelligent little
lady escorted us about the building, showing
us everything of interest and explaining it all
as we went. In this building lunch was
served, after partakirg of which, we returned
to the city, we'll pleased with our visit to the
university. o
We next met in afternoon session, and listen
ed to short addresses by Rev. ]. d. Botkin and
ex-Congressman Harris, and entertaining
paper by M. A. Waterman, the caricaturist.
Then followed discussion of various questions
of interest to the associon and the Peoples
party, after which came the election OF officers,
resulting as follows: President, Abe Slime
berger, of the Girard World; president,
Mrs. Laura Lowe, of the Mound City Torch of
Liberty; secretary, Lyman Naugle, of the
Wellington Voice After few remarks by
President Keis, the meeting adjourned. Several