Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-09-15
EDITORS IN DENVER.
NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASsOCIA'
TIoN MEETING IN SESSION
IN THAT CITY.
Editor White One of the Delegates
Programme to be Observed-A
Trip Of Pleasure and
Profit Through
the West.

ON TRAIN NEAR DENVER, Colo.
Sept. I've have had a delightful
trip this far and already feel refreshed.
We are en- route to Denver to attend
the thirteenth annual convention OF
the National Editorial Association,
which will be held Sept. 8, 6, 2, s and 8
and gives promise Of being one of the
best attended and most entertaining
of any of the previous successful
meetings. The programme is exceed
ingly practical, and the many people
of national prominence who have
been assigned subjects, is q guarantee
that those who are fortunate enough
to be present will be treated to some'
thing solid and helpful.
Among those who will be present
from Missouri, as delegates, are: E
W. Stephens and wife, Walter Will
liams, John Jacks, Keith Jacks, John
Marens, W. R. Painter, Geo. w.
Trigg, A. ]. Adair, ]. B.. Edwards, 81.
J. Groves, W. o. L. Jewett, 8. A.
Pierce, R. M. White.
The programme includes both bus
mess and pleasure, as the following
indicates:
Monday, Sept 5-The delegates will
arrive about noon on three specia
trains. That evening the addresses oi
welcome by Gov. Adams and Mayor
McMurray will be delivered. The re-
sponse will be made by Louis Holt
man. An informal reception will ther
follow.
Tuesday, Sept. s-The business sess
ion will convene at 9 O'Clock. We'd
nesday will be devoted entirely to bus
| iness.
Thursday, Sept. SIN the evening
there will be q banquet rendered the
delegates by the citizens of Denver.
Friday, Sept. s-The business ses'
sion will end at noon by the election
of officers. A trolly ride will be taker
during the afternoon.
Saturday, Sept. 10-A trip "Around
the Horn" visiting Fort Collins, Gree
ley and Boulder.
Sunday, Sept. "Trip around tht
Loop, visiting Idaho Springs and the
local points of interest. That nigh
they go to Rocky Ford.
Monday, Sept. 12-At Rocky Ford
"Melon Day" That night they 60 to
Colorado Springs.
Tuesday, Sept. 13-At Colorado
Springs and Manitau. Visits to local
points Of interest and Pixies Peak
That night they 60 to Cripple Greek
| Wednesday, Sept. 14-At Cripple
Greek and Victor. That night they
go to Glenwood Springs via Lead
Vile.
| Thursday, Sept. 15-At Glenwood
Springs and Grand Junction.
Colorado scenery lie growing gloomy
and peculiar and we Judge from the
programme laid out that We are to set
it all from the Rocky Ford melon ts
Pixies Peak. Colorado has Away
been famous for it's scenery ant
climate and to this has lately beer
added the cantaloupe, and Colorado II
now more popular than ever. Colo
RADIO Springs is one of the most pop.
ular Of resorts for Mexico people ant
find that it stands well with tourists
from all parts of the world.
| shall not try to describe the noun
tains, gorges and canyons. The rea
son I don't Is because I can't do then
Justice. am here to write that CoI
orado is q sure enough mountain
state and that there is no reason VIII,
melons grown here should not b
called Rocky Ford, or rocky anything
else, for that matter. We could easil.
use a part of this state in fixing tn,
roads Of Audrain county, but TO
street paving We should patroniz
home industries and have our bricl
made right In Mexico. Just thinl
how much better our street fair coul'
be made IL the streets around tn
public square were paved with brick
DENVER, COLO, Sept. 7.-Denver i
, a beautiful, substantial, prosperou
city, almost surrounded with noun
tains, and the climate here is delight
full. The population of Denver
: 15O, 600 and an air of prosperity appear
, to be prevalent-much more 80,
think, than when was here two year
ago.
If you come to Denver over tn
Union Pacific Railroad you will pas
through some beautiful country an
will enjoy splendid train service
The corn crop in western Missoul
and eastern Kansas is very fins
Some portions of eastern Kansas an
western Colorado will not grow muc
until system of irrigation is put IL
You pass through miles and miles {
bare, naked, dry plains-just plai
plains. Not tree, not plant, not
house, man or animal-just dry, bal
Il lcatarrh 0uenonei,