Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-21
THE PRESS TRIP.
A Graphic Story of the Jour-
ney to the Provinces.
Maine Excursionists Everywhere Given
a Royal Welcome.
A Happy Week for Merry Party. as Told
BY an Augusta Member.

Never were newspaper men and their
friends treated in a more royal man.
ner than those who went to Halifax on
the annual excursion, July 11-15.
From the time that the party started
until the return home was made the
association WAS treated like Il company
ot princes, an l hanqueted and feted in
an unusual manner.
The 30 members who We're fortunate
enough to go Wore a blue badge with
the AngloSaXon alliance indicated by
the American and British flags on
which We're the words The Maine
Press Association" These acted as an
open sesame to every impregnable fort
r6.sS all along the route. Everything
possible for the comfort of the guests
was done. All along the route the
people in the Provinces seemed to vie
with each other in their attentions to-
ward. the members of the party.
TIN ough the courtesy of these people
the members enjoyed the most pleasant
outing in the history of the organiza-
ton.
The success of the trip is due to c.
W. Robbins of the Old Town Enter
prise who had the arrangements in
charge. So perfect We're all the ar
engagements that at no time were the
que SITS deferred from the full enjoy
ment of the trip Ivy any little VeXa-
tons. Through him the members were
able to aNoid the necessity of having
their baggage overhauled by the Gus
tom house officers. AS the members
say in a laughing manner. He had
such influence with the people along thc
| route that he even set the sun back g.
minutes at Halifax" There is differ
cncc of an hour between the time OF
Halifax and this place.
| one of the members of the party wa.
II. +. Bowditch of this city. who, in his
inmitable graphic manner gives the
| following account of the trip:
The start was made from Portland
Monday. July II, at 1l.05. When th'
train reached Watcrvlle Il special car
! through the courtesy of +. Il. Boothby
general passenger agent of the Main
Central Railroad. was provided and il
this the members of the party begal
their trip. With Conductor Haley il
charge.
".The party arrived at Bangor At @.2t
When the train reached Vancebor
through the courtesy of the Canadian
Pacific officials, the special car in whicl
the party was quartered was attached t
the train over the Canadian Pacific road
The party arrived at McAdam junction
at supper time and no sooner had tn
party arrived at the Junction hotel. Co
Ian Campbell, proprietor. than they foun
supper waiting there for them.
ION arriving in St. John at 10.l3 tina
evening, the party found a special ear /
waiting. In the mean time tags bearn
the name of the owner was attached t
each piece of baggage. On account o
these tags the members of the party wer
not bothered with the care of their proI
ertg The next they saw it was Whe
they went to their rooms where the bag
gage had been carried. SO perfect wer
all the arrangements chat the member
of the party had no bother about thei
rooms but on giving their names wer
shown to the rooms to which they ma
been assigned in advance.
In st. John the party was split int
three sections and quartered at the Roy
al, Victoria, and Dufferin hotels. Hare
~ We're the members of the party in be
before the music of "Iioy, Holy, Lor
God Almighty" floatod from the chime
in the old Trinity church, lulling tn
party to sleep.
Tuesday morning, the party arose
time to take Il view of the city, startin
at o'clock in the morning. After WISH
ing the principal points of interest in tn
city the party found itself on the deck
: of the steamer Prince Rupert, an ocea
liner running between ST. John an
( Dgby, n. S.
1.-The ship was built originally for tn
Vancouver route. On account OF IN
press of travel between the above mei
toned points she is used there. The ssi
of As miles across the bay of Fundy W.
made in two hours, so fast is the boat
''When the party arrived on board n
steamer it was met by MIR. Armstrong
st. John agent of the Dominion Atlant
hallway. also by William Fraser. q.
agent of the ID. A. Railway. The men
bers of the party were struck at once u
1.-THE appearance of Mr.. Fraser. He is