The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-10-20
A TRIP OUT WEST.
The Georgia Press Association Ex-
curSi0n.

/ ODDOTIuHILy
the best parts Of the West, unfamiliar to most
of the Georgia editors, as well as to show the
sympathy of the body for a state between
! which and our own the bonds Of friendship
have lready been drawn.
Having been deputed by the editors OF the
Journal to represent thespaper upon this occa-
| sion, we proceeded to Atlanta on the night OF
| Septemb Der u last where we joined the editors,
who filed two Pullman sleeping cars, and who
included in their number many ladies, married
add single At $3.50 p. m. we left the union de-
pot in = special train over the w. d A. X. R.,
carrying many others besides those connected
| with the newspapers, who went to take part
in the exercises relating to Georgia day" at
the Exposition.
After somewhat dusty ride we arrived at
the city of Evansville. Ind There being no
train scheduled to leave this place for several
hours, the l.. d n. K. K. courteously furnished
| us with special locomotive which whisked
with lightning rapidly, our cars across the
states of Indiana and Illinois into the city of
| St Louis. We remained here about four hours
| which we spent in looking over the city. That
| which impressed US morst about it was the
| stupendous bridge over the Mississippi river
and the union depot. We had previously
| crossed this river at Memphis, Tenn and were
amazed at the length of its bridge, but we
| thought that for solidity of construction and
| completeness of detail the one at st. Louis
surpassed 1t. As for the passenger station it
was our opinion that it was the king OF all sta
tions. Think of II single roof covering thirty
two tracks lin Atlanta there.are but four and
which includes in its limits completely
equipped hotel; restaurant. drug store, Of
fees, etc.-a village in tself-all bounded by
majestic brownstone front a square in length,
with embatted towers of pure Norman archi-
lecture, and you have some faint idea OF the
beauty, completeness and immensely of this
structure.
Resuming our journey we travelled over the
the Missouri Pacific To KansasCity, Mo-, where
we breakfasted, and passing Leayenworth,
Kansas, with its large barracks for United
States soldiers. and Achison with itse''wide-
open" saloons in spite of the prohibition laws
in Kansas, we arrived in Omaha on the after
noon of the third day. We were escorted i'm
mediately by Gov. Northen to the Willard ho
tel which had been selected as headquarters
for Georgians. The next day, September 3d.
the exercises of Georgia Day at the audito-
rum were held. All citizens of our state as
sembled at 10 a. m. in the Georgia building
where line was formed, and to the inspiring
music of a fine band we marched to the audi
torium. Several good addresses were made by
Nebraskans which were quite complimentary
to the Georgians. Messrs. F. H. Richardson,
editor OF the Atlanta Journal J. III. EStill, OF
the Savannah Morning News, John Triplett, of
Of the Thomasville Times Enterprise, and John
Temple Graves, of Atlanta, responded i'll u
manner which judging from the amount of
cheering accorded them, proved that Georgia's
reputation for oratory is fully equal to that of
Nebraska. Indeed without Richardson the
Georgia party would have been in sad plight,
rs most OF our orators left us at Omaha, and on
more than one occasion, especially at Salt
Lake City, he did the honorS in manner that
was gratifying to us all In fact we believe
that Henry convinced the Western people, who
are by no means modest when it comes to horn
ploMllP, lndJ the south Is almost as HOOu as
the West and better than the east.
As to the Exposition, far as the exhibits
are concerned, we believe that ii is not one
whit superior to the one in Atlanta or indeed
as good except in the matter of the agricultu
| raj display, which is superb 1t presents, how
ever, a far more attractive appearance than
the Atlanta affair, resulting from the incom-
parable superiority of its buildings and
grounds over those of Atlanta. giving to the
whole general effect which is deceptive as
TO real merits.
a hO H,,A Naio
] than that presented at night when all the
| buildings and grounds are lighted by myrads
| OF electric lights Too much credit cannot be
| given Gov Northen and Mr.. ]. II. Miller, of our
| town, for the great work which theyare doing
| Tor our state in this far Western city. Mr..
| Miller IS equal to Westerner in his "horn
| blowing Tor Georgia, and one of the common
| est sights that met us upon the grounds were
| men, women and children bearing in their
| hands large bags in red and white, containing
| the words: "Georgia-itS advantages, etc
! Until we saw our exhibit we did not believe
| that we reside in as good state as we actually
| DO The Georgia Building is at the gate of the
| main entrance, and Is consequently visited by
| many who, perhaps, do not see others less for
tunately situated.
| After three days spent very pleasantly in
| Omaha, we proceeded on our tour over the
| Union Pacific K. r., having as our objective
| point Salt Lake City, Utah. We left Omaha at
| night, and the following morning found us
| traversing the plains of Western Nebraska,
| and by noon We were in the highlands OF Wyo-
| ming. Arriving in Denver in the afternoon we
spent there about two hours and then resumed
| our journey In Colorado we found the condi-
I tions of life different from those we had met
| up to that point. There we saw, huge irriga-
! ton bitches upon which the people, for want
of rain, depend for their water supply. The
| country is almost entirely devoid of trees, and
| we say many adobe huts with matched roofs,
| and queer dug outs or dwellings excavated
| in the sides of hills, all rendered necessary by
| the scarcity of lumber. Cattle and stock rails
ing seemed to he the principal occupa ton of
the people On we sped with terrific; rapidity,
passing COW boys in broad brimmed hats, with
their lassos coiled upon the pommels of their
| saddles, darting by villages of prairie dogs who
| watch us curiouSly from the tops OF their
mounds, now slowing up or stopping at some
mining camp town in Wyoming with its ever
| present superabundance of saloons, gaming
dens and rough looking men, then plunging
| lnto some awful gorge OF the Rocky Mountains
| which rise To an enormous height almost per-
| pendicularly on each side of us, spinning
| around precipices, shooting through long,
dark snow Sheds blowing through ice and
| snow every noise setting the wild echoes
lying in the extremely rareted atmosphere
| by which wcare surrounded. Passing through
Cheyenne, the capital of Wyoming, the home
| of"woman's rights We at length round up
| in Ogden. Utah, abont 100 miles west of Oma-
| ma, and 500 miles from san Francisco Here
we We're transferred to a branch line, and in a
| little more than an hours time rolled into the
/ union depot at Salt Lake City. We were
| driven Immediately to the Kenyon Hotel.
The next day we proceeded to see the sights of
| TINS unique and interesting city. In an eX-
| ceedlngy complimentary notice the Salt Lake
| City Tribune had advertised our arrival, and
| we Immediately became the objects of univer-
| sal interest. More invitations than we could
| accept were sent us.
| The proprietor of the knutSford Hotel. when
he heard of our arrival, sent for US and enter
| tanned us free of charge. This hotel is the
| finest in the city. 1t is about the size of the
| kimball i'll Atlanta, and has a cuisine and ser
| vice which, as far as our limited experience
| goes, is unsurpassed. 1t was certainly the
| best which We met on our trip, and at some We
paid AT the rate of five dollars per day for oui
accommodations.
| The Sanitarium threw open its doors to us
and we enjoyed the hot sulphur and salt
| baths from the waters of the wonderful springs
near the city. special organ recital for oui
benefit was given at the Mormon Tabernacle
This great building is 80 feet long and $50 feet
wide, and its acoustic properties are so per
feet that the slightest noise at one extremity
can he heard at the other. The roof is concavt
and has not a single support to break the
sound waves. As the organist turned the
leaves of his music we who were sitting 20l
| feet away distinctly heard the rustic of the pa
per. The music was truly grand. The organ
Is one of the largest i'll the world, and its notes
have a human-like sweetness Indeed at one
part OF the performance ii was with difficulty
that one could diVeSt himself OF the illusion
} that rich soprano and baritone voice was not
| alternately singing the parts of song. The
} | Mormon Temple is massive. elegant peculiar
great, in its styles and dimensions 1t is OF
solid granite, costing four million dollars anC