The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-02-20
The Meeting OF the National Edito-
rial Association.
EDITORIAL CORRESPoNDIGNCE.
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, Last Saturday the editor-delegates
from the east, west and north. and many
from southern states met at st. Louis,
ana left III the evening over the st.
, Louis Il San Francisco road for the
J meeting of the National Editorial ASSOC
$ c%Iation, which will convene i'll this city
, tomorrow morning. Our special bear
ing about 800 delegates, representing
thirty-tWO states, arrived here last night.
l The party was Il merry one and the "Trip
was thoroughly enjoyable. The Mis-
| sour delegation BEADED by Ia invinci-
; bic and irrepresSible Bob White Of
tie Mexico Ledger, IS CHARTERED az the
Beach hotel. Robinson. Of Naryyil!e;
; Edwards, of jefferson City; Jacks, of
Montgomery City; Yves Robertson. OF
Plattsburg; Marcus. OF Hamilton; Mel
son, of Bunceton. and EOwleS. OF Green
field, are in the Missouri party aud the
delegation will be ri influential one in
the convention.
To most of u party the trip to this
sunny southland was indeed II treat.
There are signs OF the red man to be
found between st. LOUIS and Texas
along the st. Louis & Il Francisco
railroad. But there are signs only, for
civilization in its highest type has made
the country blossom as the rose. Even
along hat part of the road between a
point IL few miles south of Fort Smith.
Ark, andnRed River, which is the east
ern portion of the Indian Territory, and
embraces the ChickasaW Nation, the
red man. who is in evidence at the rail-
way stations, presents an A~mericaniZed
appearance. He may be seen mounted
on the strong-muscled Indian pony, n
man hardy of limb and keen of eye,
dressed in combination style, so TO
speak, retaining some of the garments
and ornaments of the untamed fathers,
and nearly always with the handy lariat
| H4DVrAl -, - lie Ifr hnrnn1 Cn1AIn
The latter is his pet, and next to his
wholesome appetite receives much of
his attention. 1t is his pillow at night
when on a journey, a hunt or n cattle
drive. Its trappings and decorations
are measured only by the means of the
owner. Hence the Indians saddle is
usually the sign of his wealth. You
never hear of a train being "held up"
by Indians. Under the gentle but
powerful influence of church and state
In their separate and distinct spheres, he
has been brought up to Il higher place,
and when you Tead of the great Indian
school at Carlisle, Pa, you should re-
collect that the young men and ONE
there in training come from the terri
tory. In fact, the bronZe-faced figure
with stolid visage and strong jaw, set
off by long coarse, jet black hair and
S0mbrero, who paZed at our train in the
Chickasaw Nation at station after stat
ion, may this coming June meet his
sweet daughter graduate on this very
rail route, and be ready, too, with ample
transportation facilities, not only to
carry her, but an average number of
trunks, across the plains to the modern
lied home. Here we find q study Ill
government and human evolution. Men
who once Subsisted on wild animals and
fowls, and but for their skins and feath-
ers would have had to go naked; who
fnrIOhf NrIth uTnn nnnC nf flint and Gnn-l
soned wood, and who killed each other
and carved their own bodies in pur-
suance of savage whim or Instinct, have
disappeared over i'll the happy hunting
grounds. By gradual stages the brute
has been merged into h man of affairs.
If there yet fingers any of the old un-
tanned sort, the fact is emphasized by
the reaoy rope stretching way they have
down here in the federal courts, q pro-
cess that made a Judge in Fort Smith
Unconstitutional Judge Parker and
that spread a salutary warning to such
self-eyident good effect.
There is a strangely interesting varie-
ty of country. scenery and climate along
cur route from st. Louis to Texas.
There can be no wonder now at the
wide popularity of this route Ia the
south, Between st. Louis and Spring
field, Mo. the latter of marvellous
growth to now $4,000 people, We cross
the Ozark Mountain range: These
picturesque Slopes and steep deciivities
are huntsman's paradise. Down in the
valleys are snug homes which boast of
rich delta lands, no mosquitoes or mala-
ria, and pure mountain air. Between
Monett, where the Frisco'S California
route leads off west, and Fort Smith,
Ark, we cross the Boston mountains,
and further south the Kianichi High
lands, whose scenery is bewitching, and {
in soma cOnfG wild in Ifs I
Monett is Il Frisco town. 1t is young
and strong. The road built it and is
doing much for it. Ii is new and fresh. 1
Here is the Frisco's junction. We see ,
passengers getting aboard of the Cali :
for%pia-hound train, which we learn !
passes through Neosho, the biggest !
States government fish hatchery /
west of the Mississippi river. This 1
novelty would have given us great
had we time to inspect it. So g
would it have been worth our while to {
see something of the noted lead and '
zinc mines on the route west of Neosho.
But even at this early stage of our trip I
over an Understanding route we find L
we cannot do" all noteworthy points Il
and take in every engaging sight on and
near the Frisco system ,
The memory of the newspaper man, !
trained as it IS, almost despairs of recol- I
for purposes of correspondence
all the things we are to hear and see, I
Let us hasten to stick a pin right here, u
however, ard calculate fervently that :
will not forget that feast Fred. Har- :
vey gave us at Monet. AS the COM "
permanent manager of food sup
ply ell route and as Harvey himself" +
he is the ''only pebble on the beach," u
Gen. U. S. Grants cabin home, near l
Louis, is to be seen from Car windows {
of trains. This was a reminder OF a {
most interesting period of history. OF II
here was a source of lively con- =
versation as we sped along as smoothly :
as though we were. on n of the eastern
express trains. In fact. there
seems to be no let up in topics for our :,
along the Frisco route. IL
Of course, we had a pleasure in seeing s.
md could have made q half days dyer !,
zion in exploring the grand Union Sta ."
ion at st. Louis, with its twenty-nlne G
.racts and $50 passenger trains in and r,
)ut each day. This depot was a starter !,
or engaging our constant attention. 1t II
Ieems it was but one of a rapid success il
ZION of entertaining features in store for j.
is along this route. We had hardly left l
he greatest railway she'd in the world c.
before the story of Gen. Grants cabin n
ife neal st. Louis vas brought to our "
attention. This cabin is a one-story P
flair and its primitive conditions are =
by an association. From this
og and plank built home of the after
wards great military leader, he hauled p
to the city. tc
While still rejecting over men RI
md their tides of fortune, that other &C
character, developed in times of peace, Al
Ion. X. +. Bland, of Lebanon, on our tn
was mentioned by some one of q
he party, who r~ecollected his home II
own. Lebanon has fame as IA high and Ii
resort. The healing waters, the bf
deviation, the scenery, the huntsman's
paradise, and the hotel built after mod
.rn plans, have made many i'll and tired
bless Lebanon. 1t is said of =
Bland that he is Il successful farmer. 1t r
8 a fact that his lands, which partake =
# the fertility so we'll known as relating 5,
o this section, are well kept. r.
When the editors sat down to break u
asst at Monet, the first morning out on NJ
he st. Louis IL San Francisco r. r.,
,uzZ of exclamations told Il volume for
Mr.. Fred HaIyey'S skill Is a caterer.
gentleman has made the eating
louses along the AtchisOn, Topeka and r
Fe r.. r. deservedly famous from
san Francisco to New York, The tray
leT ON that route handles hiR name nS q