The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-09-14
EDITORIAL OUTING.
A TRIP IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS


way to Salt Lake City. Utah. to attend
the convention OF Western editors, call
ed by the Utah Press Association. with q
view Of organizing Western Press Fe-
deratiOn.
When we boarded the west bound train
of the Southern Pacific at Cade Station.
we met on board Mr.. j. Y. Gilmore of the
Sugar Planters Journal. Mr.. John j.
Darrieu OF the New Orleans Herald, Mr..
T.. A. Lee and lady Of the Hammond
Graphic and MIR. Easton Duval aud lady
from the Houma Courier. At Lafayette
we took Mr.. L. A. SandOz and lady and
Mr.. LcOnce SandOz and daughter, Miss
Estelle. At Crowley MIR. L. s. Scott and
lady boarded the train. At Fort Worth
our party was joined by Capt. John Nc
Grath of the Baton RUuge Truth. Presi-
dent Of the Louisiana Press Association.
who was accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Julia. MIR. L. c. Drew Of the Area
dia Advance. Mr.. Chas. LasSeigne Of the
Meschacebe. Mr.. l.. Atkins Of the Tobacco
mist, Miss Mary NJ. Dingle Of the Shreve.
port Progress and Mrs. s. H. Hicks Of
thu Shreveport Evening Judge.
The party while on their way to the
Rockies took pleasure IN admiring the
fields Of Louisiana.
la tho parishes Of st. Martin and La
fayette were To be seen fields Of sugar
cane and cotton. which sight was very
pleasing. When we reached the par
ishes Of Acadia ami Calcasieu. we passed
through hundreds after hundreds OF acres
Of rice, which was just maturing. and
in manv places the harvesting machine
could be seen In operation.
Houston which is nice little city OF
some 10000 inhabitants was reached
little after seven clock the same even
ing Of our departure. We made close
connection, and there took a palace car
OH onr way to Fort Worth. which city
was reached at about o'clock in the
morning the day after. Fort Worth.
Texas, is a bright business city of $4,000
inhabitants, handsomely built, possess
sing all tho cOnviniences and Injuries
of modern city life. From Fort Worth
north the Forth Worth and Denver City
Railway traverses through the famous
Wichita, Pease River and Red River VAL
lcys, the greatest wheat, corn and cotton
producing country on the face OF the
earth. The climate permits farming In
season when the Northern States are
under the winter snow.
The altitude being $50 feet above the
sea level ut Fort Worth with a gradual
increased elevation until at Texline.
which il the limit of Texas and New
Mexico, it reaches 4,703 feet above the
level of tho sea. making 1t a country of
extreme hoalthfulness.
After leaving Texliue. which is 4S3
miles north Of Forth Worth. wa entered
into the lines Of New Mexico. We pass
ed through the vast prairies OF that
state. where not an inch OF ground Is
broken for cultivation. In the distance
We began to see ranges. OF mountains;
We crossed the lines of New Mexico and
entered the limits Of Colorado.
At 10 o'clock Sunday. wa arrived at
Trinidad, Colorado. which III $50 miles
from Forth Worth. and PIG miles from
Denver. 1t ia the largest town in the
extreme South of Colorado. and has
population Of 10000. IL is situated In
the Mountains, in the center OF the
richest cOal-belt in the world. The
town is $3.50 feet above sea level. Iron
gypsum, granite. alum and fine build
ing stone are close at hand, giving em-
ployment to from 3 to 4 thousand men.
The town has water works, gas and cleo
trio lights. street cars and all metropo-
Titan improvements.
From Trinidad we proceeded through
Pueblo and Colorado Springs, arriving
ut Denver at o'clock Sunday evening.
We spent the night in Denver, leaving
that place at 0 o'clock Monday morning
Oh our way to Salt Lake City.
FROM DENVER TO COLORADO SPRINGS
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