Willmar tribune., 1899-10-04
MIN u. YES Ia EDITORS
Enjoy Another Of Their Model and
Delightful Annual E1-
cursions. s .
= TIP to Omaha, Denver, and Colorado
springs, Combining the Greatest Of
- Scenic Views. the Pleasantest
OF Social Reunion and Eselu. 49,
catlonal Advantages. II

Education and recreation, these are
objects sought by the annual excursions
OF the Minnesota Editors and Publishers
association. Never were they better ac-
complished than by the trip just
completed. Omaha and its really
great exposition; Denver. the queen
city of the West; tho Georgetown
loop' that marvel of railway en-
gneer1ng; Silver Plume mining town
ana visit to one Of the greatest of
americas gold and silver mines: Colorado
springs, fittingly called the Saratoga Of
the West; Manitou Springs at the very
pase OF Pixies Peak, and ride to the
mountains top, and those wonders of ma
ture, the Garden Of the Gods, and Chey-
enne canon, and every day clear blue
SKIES and bright sunshine. Could any
week contain more delightful or more
instructive trip. Not the least of the
marvels was the way this excursion, and
all of this associations excursions, was
planned and handled. It is a fact that
no other association of editors, state or
national, has it's outings so systematized
as are Minnesota's; and to the executive
committee be the credit given. The pre-
hminary notices fully outlining the trip
all editors in the state receive. Those
who decide to go make an advance de-
posit and on reaching St. Paul find the
committee ready They then pay the
entire actual expense Of the trip less
the advance payment, and get an envel-
ope on which is their name and the
section and car which is to be their
home. In the envelope is coupon book
with coupons which pay for everything
hotel bills. dinners, lunches, carriage
drives and side excursions; the badges
which often mean street car rides or
theater tickets and to which Is attached
their names; the itinerary, giving in de-
tail the trip with days, date. hours of
trains and other information, and even
tags for the baggage to secure its safe
delivery to and from hotels. The minut-
est Information is given and then the
members of the committee follow this
with their personal, omniscent attention.
from time to time announcements of each
days program, or any change, is made in
the cars and at hotels. The committee
are there, on all occasions to see that no
one makes mistake and that all are
cared for, that all are seated for meals,
are arranged in carriages for drives, and
they are the last to eat, to sleep or to see,
and the first to awake in the mornings.
Often they miss many sights of the trip
to interview railway officials, hotel keep
ers, street car magnates or local COM
mittees to perfect arrangements for our
pleasure and comfort. All the excursion
lists have to do is to go, see, learn and
enjoy. All honor and thanks to the COM
mittee for more than half the pleasure
of the trip is due to their care, thought
fulness and tact.
The committee, among others, also wish
to extend the associations thanks to Col.
r. c. Clowry, of Chicago, western mana
ger of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, and Mr.. I. McMichael, of Min
neapolis, the Northwestern superintend-
ent of that company, for courtesies ex-
tended.
1t was a jolly crowd of $50 that met
Saturday evening, Sept. 16, at the Wind
sor hotel In st. Paul, which is the regu-
lar headquarters for Minnesota editors,
and whose landlord, Col. Monfort, editor
of 'The Missing Link" is the friend OF
every pencil pusher. At s o'clock the spe-
cial train Of four vestibuled Wagner
sleepers, with a day coach, pulled out of
the Union depot over the Chicago, St.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha road, to
whose courteous officials, and especially
to Mr.. T. w. Teasdale, the general pas
senger agent. and Mr.. McRea, his clever
assistant, the editors owe much The cars
were decorated by big banners reading:
Minnesota Editorial Association. This
train, through their kindness, was kept
throughout the trip, and for week was
the home of as happy and good natured
an aggregation of editors as ever went
sightseeing. The road will always have
a warm spot in the hearts of the cxcur-
sionists, not only for what was done
for them, but because it was found to be
the best in the country. All can heartily
commend 1t to travellers wishing to reach
Duluth, Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City,
points. Its It's passenger agent. s FTais Mr.. Frank
McCabe, accompanied the train to Omaha
and was very attentive.
seAieS Aftsr the tna night ride
also headquarters for the day spent in
Omaha on the return trip. It is that city s
best hotel, and in equipment and service
be. The ride on Sunday was Straight
the splendid track Of the Union Pacific
E. l. % Io@ax. ' WAS very esid KIND in agsn grantine M
privileges to the committee. A great
corn and stock region was traversed,
where corn lined each side of the road
from the right of way to as far as the eye
could see, just as wheat does in the Red
River Valley. 1t was q great country
and everywhere prosperity was evident,
showing that Nebraska is no longer the
state Of mortgages. 1t was an ali day
and night ride to Denver. Yet it was
comfortable, easy ride over a fine road
bed, the train making 60 miles an hour.
At Denver all went direct to the Wind
sor hotel, only a few blocks from the
Union depot, and 50 easy of access. There
extended by the landlord. Mr.. Wiggins.
and by his able and genial assistant Mr.