The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-25
SEEING THE COUNTRY.
Car Accountants Descend in a
Crowd on the City.
AND ARE WARMLY WELCOMED.
After Big Convention They Dodge a
Hotel Fir-e and Come North Just
To Enjoy Themselves

tseth annual convention o. the la1eFl4e-
tional Association az Car Accountants
which met Al san Francisco. April l.
The party : in charge OF Frank II L'5ce
and today a large number OF ths eXcur-
ssousts Rtil 60 20 victoria by the cry
u Kingston. AMI returning Friday morn
iag vii leave this city at 1 o'clock taat
afternoon for the Fast. by way al Spo-
kane. Thirty or more % the party vii
r. main here instead % making tae trip
aeross the straits. and VIII spend the DAY
either booking about ire city or n visiting
the great mills A. Pore Rlakeiey.
The party left Chicaso Al p N. on
April ; and rapidly 3ourneyed west ~
Wsy % Omaha, Denver. Santa Re. The
Needles. san Beruardiuo and Los An
seles. Then the train swung north 70
/ SaA Francisco. thence over the line or
lhe Southern Pacjfic 20 Northern cali
/ forHla- over the CalApoCias and into ore
( gon arriving a. Portland last Monday.
After a ride on the waters OF the TO-
/ lumaia 10 Astoria the party came on 10
/ Tacoma and Seattle.
| Speaking OF the Journey Mr Luce last
evening said. The excursion has been
continuous round q enjoyment. not a
single n3shap having occurred 70 mar our
/ pleasure. 4 most remarkable feature 10
| all was tho sudden transition from
! the dust and dreariness OF the MoJaVe
| desert n the fowery fairyiaud OF South
| eru California. We had been almost
| swallowed I'D. Il seemed. in the monof-
| ony Of the vast unproductiFe eXpanse OF
| country. when quick as a fash. the train
| pulled into highlands and We found our
! selves IN the very midst 81 perfect gar
| den Flowers we're 70 he seen on all
! sides and the best Of II WAS, the people
/ invited Us 10 help ourselves.
we had narrow escape from neihs
/ caught In the fire at the Hotel Ray mona
| at Pasadena and Ne escaped ny he good
| fortune Of change OF Two hours IN oar
| schedule We we're TO have left there az
| 7 O'Clock in the evening. but ~ order 10
| make better connections ] dFcided 10
| leave at ; At Sos I had just paid my
| bill and was talking 10 col. Wen worm
| when the alarm rang from the southwest
| tower 7 Immediately went 10 my room
and hurried Mrs Luce out OF doors. ana
| lugged our baggage 10 place OF safety
/ az the porters were OF no asSls tahce-
! remember one Of then cautioned ne as
/ pushed a heavy Saratoga along that
/ was tearing the carpet n Just s. MIN
| utcs ne building was a mass OF hlachen-
/ "a and smoking ruins. Al escaped sale
~. hat two Of the party lost Their trunks.
/ After our return from Victoria triday
| We will 20 over Seattle and find what
! there is to be seen. Each one Will act
| practically for himself and we VIII en-
| ioy ourselves informally Nnen sc leaN g
! Al o'clock a dining car viii be attached
TO the train for The run across 70 ..
| Paul.
the next annual convention Of the as
soria.ton wiz be the twen:y-fiyst. and IL
/ xiii bs. held at Cleveland, o. where
/ twenfv years aEo. the organization was
/ perfected OF the men VINO We're a tiia'
| meeting six we've a the san FRANCISCO
! convention. They are: \ W Dawes. tne
/ originator Of the association, & r. thes-
/ ebro e. w Cushman, H. a. SleiEht. II.
n. PAYNE and myself. l was secretary OF
| The hrst meeting since that time the
| organization has spread over the thlhe
/ country"
Among those present to greet tho party
when the train arrived last evening vas
/ county Auditor Rcman. ~ho anticipated
I "a pleasant meeting with &. W hoahs. OF
+ Topeka. who was formerly Nj. beiadn ;
chief clerk a. that place hioI t"i'dt.1y
! NJ Kouns had been called home allef
the PARTY arrived a. Portland. ara NJ
/ P5man was disappointed Ar7- nouns
! however. IS with the c%curslouists-
A. Tacoma Yesterday James osborne
! az Montreal. ear superintendent 81 t"'
canadian Pacific. who has Just heeh
elected president OF the association, to-
,.ctb.r 1vi.h a marty OF the delegates.
was entertained py 4. 'alatf, OF the
canadian Pacific. They made trip over
.ha Stauaroom line. Others Of THE party
| were entertained by the local railroad
/ mon The visitors were extended the
tourteSies Of the Chamber OF commerce.
and they started OUT early IN inc Jay anu
made trips all over the city. by the Narl-
ous street car lines In the afternoon
The Mystic Shriu,rs. OF whom there are
many In The party. were taken over tae
city IN carriages.
Mr. Luce Is Mystic Shrinor of the
fhirtv-seeoud degree. and for seven years
was grand recorder for America.
A. W Davies. the founder OF the OF
csnization. was lost from thc party yes
/ forfav and there was some SptFuid non