Willmar tribune., 1899-10-04

nient N the West. ana 81 Miss 81. Geo. s.
filling an engagement there. ali attended
m Mss hss Iesf II
editors joined with Miss : Husssey Ts i'm in ths t
echoes Of the opera house, @ "a as they they had I
split the atmosphere OF Denver with their
"Gopher, gopher, gopher state, T..
Editors. editors. wise and great.
Bo9m-a-lac-a, boom-a-lac-a.
,Rah, 'rah; rah, -..e.
Editors editors, Minnesota" <<
Col. Ady. general agent and local repre-
sentative OF the Union Pacific, and Mr..
Edwin II. Griffin, general freight agent
OF OF that tha road. in many ways made the way
a most grateful feeling to Denver and its
people tnat on Tuesday morning the par
ty TAP pulled LED, out in special observation
agent Mr.. 4. E. Fisher, a day Of rare
:H1y :sHn13oyment was provided the Minnesotians.
ble IN the country, and certainly it is one
OF the most wonderful. 1t makes a steady
eli climb M c9p2 Up the mountains, along Clear riv-
Great Loop, a triumph Of engineering
sKii' Where the road to gain a hundred
Ieet nesfot OF elevation winds about, making a
Wind IKE meadow brook, until you can
look down and back and see the tracks
pelow PEI IKE terraces. At Silver Plume. af-
which already S35, ,OOO, 900 of ore has been
taken, as delicious lunch as was had in
me Wnole seven days, lunch that was
con complete 2 dinner, was served at the Sill
Yer rune Pavilion, conducted by Miss
@ beiie Burt, young woman of great busi-
peTsonatHy peSs a11ity as Wei as Of charming
4baer fba ,tneater party was enjoyed through
Denver Der theate1r. where ''Old Money Bags
At Il 80 that night We returned to our
splendid Wagnerian homes and started
d1r ducio Gr2ple Greek the greatest gold pro
fGa19ment tan paa, including lunch in the mines,
pridce'x mad been 1o12s prepared by number Of the
Of this trip the eor waa the n
debted to Mr. W. F. Bailey. General pas
senger agent of the Colorado Midland
J. 3. Wiggenhorn, accompanied the par. jar
~ 70 colorado Springs, expecting to ex-
Hho .vho courtesles at Cripple Creek, and
stopped the train at Colorado Springs
ana th toIeed change of program. While
the the rest est slept the committee was at work
ana When they arose they found a day
OF OF ~, superb sightseeing. arranged. Street
cars ca: ian and bnsses were in waiting and af-
Vista hotel, one of the best managed and
tfn,,v the West, had the party seated in its
nit Of Pixies Peak and tn then i in the the after a4
noon moo Say Say tn the e., Garden of the Gods The
the Garden, which is truly one of nature s
marveis, where the gods had their play
Efround: They came back by way Of Man
and through old Colorado Springs, at one
time time capital of the state, and now called
supply Se thirst Of are ba many saSons eT
WThose citizens crowd there, especially
> saturday dd ga. nights, and from this origin
ated at IT. the e,s saying. 'There'll be hot time
barber there. In the afternoon 1iaa the street F t
car company gave an who wished a
epea ride on S to the
Springs street car system, of which Mr..
Lawton is superintendent and his SON
ares Is ne of fra its
of track, 1t is a great channel for sight
seeing, Sss for no other city in the world
Wlthln street car distance" Its won
ger OF wonders, many think, is the South
S,heSyS Ghheeyenne canon, with it's seven falls,
900 a year from charge Of 25 cents for
in6erng there At the
the canon, a banquet was served that
evening and here the Representatives. Of
taera3 the Local press, and Mr.. Gilbert McClurg.
merce, who was a great help to. the com
mittee, both in the inception of the trip
Mreck Snd in the exigeneies caused by the
their ladies had the pleasure of an intro
duction to them by the ever tactful edi-
to- t9sial naa; Nestor, H: P: Hall. It had been
making on this trip, but this occasion
was so apropos for acknowledging appre-
citation Of the spontaneous and generous
t11n hxr
bers of the local press. that Mr.. Hall
briefly pr expressed the feeling of all, and
Snort Shors responses sGa p1; S were made by M Nc
Nowhere else were the members of the
tae mecSH1n committee ts called formally upon Mr.
representing fully all the -city's papers
! called and extended through them to the
exc!ursionists s!!c the city's greetings and a
had cars in waiting and took Minnesota's 5
| jolly, noisy, well satisfied brains back tc
their train: The start was. at once made
another night and day Of ease sands; and socia eti
&nion Facs s SRnd' aad 6%ahsss hs 0yef seIenad th
road.
| and cars in waiting took every one to the
Paxton. where supper was at once served
and by eight O'Clock all were at the ex. M
e pf TO say that they
had imagined the extent and beauty OF
the buildings and grounds AS the party
the M Se gressst aec
trical display the world has ever seen
Everywhere was thousands Of lights out.
lining 9nnn a9 the buildings; eol9nades and Ia
the flowers and .shrubbery, Which iT
the utmost profusion, add color andd
brightness to the scene. It was fairyland
er of fairy lore. The buildings ' too "eaH IN
their extent and the charm Of their archi.
lecture are wonderful. That Omaha has
sition for two seasons, but has made pi II
profitable, is a proof Of both the tremen.
dous energy and of the business shrewd.
had the management of this remarkable
enterprise. No one has any license to in
any way belittle Omaha's Greater. America
ception, and has in every respect been
magnifcently carried out. It is well wor-
thy trip from Minnesota and in many
as they were last Year. This is ess@Hy especially
true of the government exhibit, and OF
the attractions on Midway. The Philip
pinG9 pins VI yillage Is genuine: and as complete
Hawaiian Village. the indian encamp- e
ment. the foreign booths and many other
fun is rampant all the time. everyone be- be-
ing good natured and on pleasure bent.
erous and thoughtful than the manage
| ment was to us, and especial thanks are
due MI J. w. Outright, Superintendent
Friday formal welcome was extended by
Mr.. Smith, which was a genuine and
whoie-souled greeting, a turning over OF
the visitors. President Huntington, on be-
half of the association, responded fittingiv
and in excellent taste. And then occurred
one Of the happiest incidents Of the trip.
ten kid, who holds the warm affection OF
every Minnesota brother editor, in one
of his happiest efforts, extended the ap-
the executive committee, and to President
Huntington on behalf Of the excursion
3sts' ne Rresenteo q hanusome opal ring,