The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-02-25

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The sky was covered with light feecy
clouds that occasional opened to
let the glory of the sunlight through.
The water was still and there was
scarcely enough air to fill the sails
of the fishing schooners that could be
seen here and there. Soft throated
sea gulls, grey and white flew about
us, and it was with regret that we
finally landed at the pier, where we
found an orchestra composed of young
colored boys who were playing "A
Hot Time" Some one remarked that
this was an even million times we had
listened to this air. Every one then
proceeded to do the town. The ladies
to visit the stores for souvenirs, and
the gentlemen to take in the Port
Arthur Proposition.
After diuner a banquet was given
the editorial party, and about 2 o.
clock Saturday night we embarked for
home.
The trip home was made in sun
shine instead of cloudy weather, and
this only added variety to our mem
ory of the long beautiful stretches of
woodland lying between Kansas City
and Port Arthur. We made quite a
stop at Shreveport, La, and a ram
BILE over the town showed it to be a
typical southern city with attractive
comfortable homes.
Later on another stop was made at
Texarkana, a thriving city that
wastes a great deal of it's substance
| quarreling over two separate corpo-
| ration Some one made a speech
telling us how glad they were to have
us there, which our party missed, as
| we were creating famine in the din
ing car.
There were so many pleasant things
connected with this excursion. Sec
retary James Morphy of the Topeka
Advocate, was untiring in his efforts
to please every one, and have every
body know every osber body. Pres
ident Perkins deserves much of the
credit for the success of the trip.
Mr.. N. o. Cramer, an oldnKinsley
friend, whose wife was formerly Miss
Iva Spiegle of Kinsley, had charge of
the dining car during our entire trip.
He has charge of the entire dining
service from Kansas City to Port
Arthur including the Sabine hotel at
the latter place and is certainly an
efficient man. His many friends are
glad of his fine business prospects.
He is the father of handsome boy
six weeks old.
Messrs W. G.. Edwards, Chas. B.
Sheldon, Baker MARKHAM and Mr.,
Mcdowell led in number of concerts
on the trip composed of the entire
range of old time melodies. If any
one felt the slightest solemnity, look
at Mr.. Sheldon was sufficient to re-
store mirthful vibrations, and he had
a joke for every person and every
| occasion.
Mr.. F. w. Mcdonald the Industrial
agent of the Pittsburg & Gulf, and
Mr.. S. M. Scott, Land agent were
/ . ,rt of walking encyclopedias of inn
| lormati on for those who wanted to
know
We were met by the citizens of
Pittsbu in carriages, and driven up
town to lunch. and then all over the
young metropolis, where ''progress
and prosperity" seem to be the watch
word. The P. G. has large shops
here, We feel that we ought to dilate
upon the business side of the question
of the p & G route, the relation of
Port Arthur to Kansas, but there is
such vivid memory of the beauty of
the route, and of Port Arthur as she
sits proudly by the Gulf that it is
hard to come to facts and figures.
The road lays through region with
an inexhaustible supply of lumber,
it is the shortest way to the Gulf for
all our products, and is the solution
of our prosperity, for it means a
lowering of transportation rates, for
carrying away all western products,
as we'll as bringing to us merchan
disc without our being taxed exorbi-
family. Port Arthur will make a
great city; she is situated high and
dry, and no set Of men can hinder her
future. There are already 1900 people
there. Her climate is fine and the