Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-28
DELIGHTFUL TRIP
Of Maine Delegates to Ma
tlonaI Editorial Meeting.
Time Well Spent in Sight Seeing in
the National Capital.
Visit 10 Various Departments The True Story
oil Booths Death.

A trip 90 the land Of perennial sunshine
ana bloom must always form Il most de
iighttul change from tho rigars of a
Maine winter, and when taken as q mem
Der OF the National Editorial Association,
III special train, with all the wealth OF
good fellowship that such an occasion
calls forth, it leaves nothing to be desired
IN the waJ of "A January outing. Dele
gates from all the state press associations
III the country are now in Florida In
attendance upon the eleventh annual con
vention Of the National Editorial A ssoc,a-
ton IN session at It. Augustine, Jan. 81
"a 1t IS the writer 5 good fortune to be
one OF the representatives of the Maine
Press Association upon this occasion.
While, perhaps, the routine work Of such
Il gathering would have little news value
TO the readers Of the journal, the impres-
sioDs OF such trip may perhaps be OF
interest
The writer made the trip from Boston
To New York by way OF the Fitchbure
road TO Troy, and by the New York Cen
trail and Hudson River road from that
point to the great metropolis This route
while costing no more than others. and
consuming little mere time, opens up a
section Of country Of mere than ordinary
interest and beauty BY the Fitchbnrp
route one is carried through the Hoosac
tunnel and over long stretches of road
sffording scenery Of peculiarly rugged
and picturesque beauty The train ser
vice Is excellent, and the officials of the
road do all in their power to contribute
to the comfort and enjoyment of passcn
gers. At Troy close connection is made
With the \. Y. G. < H. r. road for New
York City, The train for that point is
waiting in readiness and the Fitchburg
train pulls in along side of it in the same
depot atforiing most easy and CON
senient transfer. From Troy the route
TO New York City runs along the banks Of
the Hudson river and, combined with
the comforts of one Of the finest train
services in the world, affords succession
of scenic beauties of extraordinary In.
terest. Naturally these do not appear at
their best in the month OF January: but
the Hudson river at this season. OF the
year is full Of interest to people who live
along the banks vi the kennebec, and t.
whom the outlook of the ice industry is
always matter Of concern
The Hudson river is generously sun
plicd with large ice houses. but the
present season does not promise to he
very successful one for them 1t is true
the river is frozen over nearly it's whole
length; but its condition Il such that
most of the ice that will he harvested bids
fair to be of distinctly inferior quality.
fho condition OF the kennehcc between
the Augusta dam and Waterville is q fair
L.. IF 4. Al
from Albany nearly to New York City
fhc thaw left the river full of floating ice
cakes, and these were caught and held hy
the cold snap that followed leaving the
surface indescribably rough. The dirty
condition of the anchor ice with which
the channel is choked makes it an almost
impossible task to secure good quality ict
IN the Hudson. | only saw ice being run
into three houses between Albany aud
New York City. At many of the large
houses DO work whatever was being done,
md at others only small crews were en-.
gagged in scraping. The ice that was
stored in the three houses referred to
would scarcely average five inches below
che coating Of snow ice that capped it,
and was distinctly Girty in appearance.
This is emphatically not an ice year for
the Hudson
At Poughkecpsie three West Point
cadets in their Datty uniforms attracted
considerable attention. They were erect
and easy in their carriage and fine
pictures of physical health
This can scarcely be called very lively
season in New York City There are few
dramatic attractions Of conspicuous
merit, and, in commercial circles, endeavol
appears to be largely devoted to the task
Of unloading the goods carried over from
the holidays.
At the national capital, however, things
are different. Congress Is in session, and
visitors throng the hotels. The Washing
ton headquarters of the Eastern contin-
gent of the National Editorial Associa-
ton were at the Metropolitan hotel.
This famous house, was during the COS
and Is yet, in Il large measure the favorite
resort of southern visitors to the capital.
Its register shows, too, that it is equally
popular in this day and generation at
| asst, with visitors from tic North. The
ceason Of this is obvious Everything
possible is done to contribute to the com
fort of its guests, and make them feel at
Washington.
A We sat at breakfast in the big dining
room of this house Thursday morning, we
at an adjoining table, the familiar
face of Judge Crisp Of Georgia, and had
no difficulty in eco ynizin2 the ex-Speaker
from the photographs OF him that We're so
in his days of pride and
oower." He was far from being the bell |
gerent looking man that his career in the
house might lead people to think him |
On the contrary he is very pleasant
in his bearing and the hearty |
pleasantly with which he conducted a |
with his wife, and two |
friends. another congressman and his
wife. who sat at the tabls with him, COM
pelled the conclusion that he possessed at
EAST the elements of genuine good fellow
ship, and that, after all, the worst thing
about him was his Democracy.
The visitor who has but little time TO
devote to sight seeing in Washington will
find it of advantage TO employ the SER
vices of professional guide. These men
appear to be only little less numerous
than the lociists of Egypt about the APP
proachcs to the capital We were fortu-