The record-union., 1897-06-15
PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The Newspaper Men Have Returned From
Their Trip to the North.
Cordial Greeting of the California Edi-
tors in the Cities of Portland, Ia
coma and Victoria, b. G.

The California Press Association ex-
curSionists returned from their trip TO
the great Northwest yesterday morn
ing. They left here on the night OF
the 9th, there being seventy-two ladies
and gentlemen in the party, occupying
three Pullman buffet sleeping cars. AS
the start was made at night the travel
ers had little opportunity TO view the
upper Sacramento Valley, but most OF
them were already familiar with it, as
one of the annual excursions was taken
to that section and as far north as
EdgeWood. After breakfast on Sunday
morning, however, the party passed up
through the grand canyon of the upper
Sacramento River, obtaining splendid
views of Castle Crag and Mount Shas-
ia, then on over the Siskiyou Range,
witnessing the grandest piece of en-
gineering work on the coast. Dropping
down into the Rogue River Valley they
beheld the wonderful fertility Of the
sell in that section of Oregon. Here was
we'll settled country, giving evidence
of fine culture and vast resources.
Then great forests We're traversed,
where there seemed to be an unlimited
supply of the finest timber in the world.
$50 a. m. The party had thus far been
in the hands of the Southern Pacific
Company and had received the best of
attention from all the employees encoun-
tered. Here they were taken in hand
by the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and their welfare was constantly
looked after by A. d. Charlton Assistant
General Passenger Agent He called
his aid E. L. Rayburn, Travelling Pas
senger Agent at Portland; A. Timing,
General Agent at Tacoma: A. F.
Haines, City Passenger Agent, Tacoma;
j. L. Mexican, City Passenger Agent at
Seattle, and E. e. Blackwood, Freight
and Passenger Agent at Victoria, B. c.
One or the other of these gentlemen
were with the party all the time dur
ing the trip to Victoria and return.
The travelling editors made this part
of the trip as the guests of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company.
Leaving Portland at / a. m. on Mon
day they arrived at Tacoma in the
evening and after a splendid repast at
the Tacoma Hotel at once boarded the
steamer City of Kingston for Victoria
A lively wind storm on the Straits
made it exceedingly interesting for
some of the passengers during the night
between Port Townsend and Victoria,
but the latter place was reached at )
o'clock on Tuesday morning. Here
they were met during the early morning
hours by Mayor Redfern and the pro-
prietors and editors of the three Vic
| toria papers and shown the city and
the public buildings. In the afternoon
by courtesy of Admiral Palliser. they
were taken on board her majestys bat
tleshlp lmperieuse and shown every
part of that splendid war vessel
On Wednesday morning the excur-
SionistS again boarded the City of
Kingston, which, by the way, is an old
Hudson River passenger boat, and re-
turned to Seattle, where their cars had
been sent and were awaiting them
The trip down was a delightful one and
as no one was troubled with seasickness
on this voyage ample justice was done
the excellent meal served on the steam
er.
Only a few hours were spent in Seat
tie, but the visitors made excellent use
of their time and saw a great deal of
the boom city. Tacoma was reached
again at $50 p. m. and the party pro-
NNCNC0 ia q pOuy " the Tacoma Hotel,
where a reception was rendered by the
Chamber of Commerce and the Press
Club of Tacoma. The parlors were
deliberately decorated with flowers and
there was a large delegation of Tacoma
ladies and gentlemen present. The
visitors Were received by Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Collyer, Mrs. G. H Waterman.
Miss Bernice Newell Edward H Miller
and DR.. A. Hamilton Deekins consti-
| tuting the Reception Committee. Judge
Williamson delivered an address of well
come, on behalf of the citizens of Ia
coma, which was responded to fittingly
by the President and Vice-P President of
the California Press Association.
On Thursday morning the excursion
lists put in their time visiting the vari-
| Gus points of interest in Tacoma and
found much to interest them. They were
very favorably impressed with that city
and its broad-minded and energetic cit
liens. Evening found them again at
Portland, where they were met by
committee from the Chamber of Com
merce, consisting of D. D. Oliphant, Sig.
Aichel, F. G. Barnes, A. B. Croosman
| and j. F. Bachelor. This committee
had arranged a programme for their en-
tertainment and under its direction they