Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-05-29
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
The Meeting Of West Virginia Ed
tors at Weston Last Week.

ISOLATION held its annual meeting at
Weston last week. Most of the edi.
tors had gathered in Clarksburg by
Tuesday night, and proceeded from
there in body to Weston, where
they were met by brass band and
the greater part of the people
of the town. From the sta
ton they passed through a literal
path of flags and bunting to the
World building, where they all reg
istered, and were assigned to hotels.
At two O'Clock the meeting was call
ed to order by President Brown, and
all possible business was done away
with by five o'clock, when the meet
ing adjourned till eight o'clock. At
that time the new opera house was
crowded to its utmost with people
who were indeed treated with ora
tory, literature and music. Tue
chief paper of the evening was that
read by DR.. Kunst, Vice President
and General Manager of the W. Va.
and Pittsburg r. R. It's subject
was the "W. Va. Hospital for the
INSANE" of which he was formerly
Assistant Superintendent. 1t was
full of information that made every
member present see the wonderful
good that it is and feel proud that
they were citizens of the only state
that can claim to have an institution
of its kind, that is equal in most ev-
cry respect to any in the world.
The next Thursday morning a
brief business meeting was held. In
the afternoon the hospital was visit
ed and proved even more than DR..
Kunst had claimed it to be. The
patients are given every possible
liberty, everything possible is done
for their pleasure, and they are
clothed and fed exceedingly well.
The sanitary conditions are perfect.
By 8 p. m. we had traversed the
principal wards and left for the W
Va. and P. R. r., where a special
train was in readiness and conveyed
us to the property of Judge Bennett,
where he had prepared a series of
excellent trotting and running races,
the horses all belonging to his own
stables, which are perhaps the best
in The state. Here we saw what to
Us was q curiosity, covered track
for use in wet or cold weather. 1t
is thousand yards straight away
and has loops at each end. At five
O'Clock we returned to Weston, and
at 8 went again to the Hospital where
we had the pleasure ofseeing the pa
tients dance. Our second visit only
went further to show us the uutiring
efforts of the officials to sacrifice ev-
erything for the pleasure and good
of the unfortunate ones. At nine
the patients were taken to their
wards. The room was Immediately af-
ter filled with confusion of manhood
and beauty, who tripped the light
fantastic in the most approved style.
This was kept up till the good ripe
hour of 2 o'clock, when all returned
to rest and dreams. The town was
fairly buzzing the next morning at
six O'Clock, and promptly at seven
thirty fine special train LEFT, within
the neighborhood OF 800 people be-
ing on board, for the most beautiful
of spots, "Camden-on the Gauley.'
The distance was about 80 miles
but a special schedule had been
made and the trip was made in about
three hours. Here, after short
business session, all adjourned to the
long tables where sumptuous feast
was spread, which, it is needless tc
say, would have disappeared almost
Immediately had not the kind heart
ed matrons of Weston presupposed
the extent of the general editors di.
gestative apparatus and prepared ar
amount that was without end. Here
we also had quantity of the famous
webster Salt Sulphur" water, which
was most delightful to the palate
and beneficial to the system. After
dinner we went to the great Gauley
Mills, about a mile below Camden
Here we saw the largest band saws
in the state in operation. Their ca
pacity was 12O,00 feet of lumber /;
day. There we're 100000 feet o
lumber stacked in the yards, and one
single boom on the Gauley Rivel
with 20,0O0,OO0 feet of logs in it
After the visit TO the mills we re
turned to Weston, where at O'Clock
a meeting was held, at whict
some verv valuable papers we"t
read, after which the associa
ton adjourned till next year. A
ll.30 all went to the spacious dining
hall of the Camden Hotel, where :
banquet, long to be remembered, wa'
held. President Brown acted al
toast master, and all toasts were re
sponded to in very lively and &C
ceptable manner. To close our littl
description we cannot say too mucl
in appreciation of the hospitalit,
and friendship extended to US by tn
people OF the town. Three months
ago the greater portion of the tow
was turned into a black mass of fire
When we were there the only thing
20 hinder a most magnificent view o
the town with fine three and fou
story buildings predominating, (ant
in the very spots where the monste
had laid his hands the heaviest) wer,
the holiday clothes, consisting o
red, white and blue bunting ant
electric lights of colors innumerable
At night the scene was simply indie
scribable. Colored lights were drap
ed across the principal thoroughfare
in which were letters of blazing nat
ural gas, forming the word welcome
making US feel so much at home, tina
we shall always feel that the letter
thereof have burnt a place in gu
hearts for Weston and its people 81
deep that we shall always love then
and remember our visit with grea
deal of happiness.