The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-10-07

road, through whose general passenger
enjoyment was provided the Minnesotians.
This road is said to be the most proiita-
Die 81 IN IN the country, and certainly 1t is one
climb up the mountains, along Clear riv-
e el TO Silver Plume: AZ Georgetown is the
skill. where the road to gain hundred
feet of elevation winds about, making |
perfect loop and where it continues to
look down and back and see the tracks
below like terraces. Al Silver Plume. at
Witch Tead 10 I of has peem
taken as delicious Il lunch as was had in
the whole seven days, lunch that was q
Yer Plume Pavilion, conducted by Miss
Belle B,u l:: young woman Of great bust
hs IS Denver Ms Il That Of evemng an
re knaness 81 Nan Mas s" Hagen At he
" seen. clever play, Well given
=. 80 that night we returned to our
splendid Wagnerian homes and started
ducing district in the world. where enter
,,ainment including lunch in the mines.
% e By For the a of ns
Of this trip the .committe was greatly in
debted to MI W !, Bailey. general pas;
railroad company, whose chief clerk Mr..
J.; j.. =. MiEsenhorn ACCOMPANIED the par
sna pr Erppe cnesk ani
who was a most genial and companion
aSe hs in bu 5reEht srrngs
and forced a change of program. While
the rest slept the committee was at work
OF superb sightseeing arranged. Street
cars and BUSES were in waiting and aft
ter lust half an hours warning the Alta
best appointed pleasure resort hotels in
the. West, had the party seated in its
ming room. In the morning the PARTY
fNn y,lt hale =,
nit of Pixies Peak and then in the after
noon saw the Garden of the Gods. The
S Sst c t1ek WhGS for av Of
ground: They came back BY way of Man
and through old Colorado Springs, at one
time capital of the state, and now called
s wn Io ,Hn r sfe are many SALOONS to
whose citizens crowd there. especially
satpra day nigh!s and from 10 this %m
in the enc old i town own ,dnght ." Written by
barber there. In the AFTERNOON the street
car company gave all who wished II
great Cheyenne canon. The Colorado
Springs street car system, of which Mr..
Lawlon is superin,eIndent and his so; son
ures extending. from Manitou to
the canons;, and including nearly >. miles
seeing, for no other city in the world
has, 50 many of the m;,rvels of nature
within street car distance" It's Won
Cheyenne canon: with it's seven falls.
which was bought from the government
by two young men, who now make So
each person entering there. AZ the
Broadmoor Casino, u swell resort near
the local press, and Mr.. Gilbert McClurg,
merce, Who was i Great help to the com
mittee, both in the inception Of the trip
and in the cXisencies 81, caused by the
their ladies had the pleasure of an intro
duc,on to them by The eyer tar,ful rdi-
p 11 TeT b m sbd I a na spe nrfn
making on this trip, but this OCCASION
was SO apropos for acknowledging appre-
attentions. paid the party by the mem
bcrs, of the local press, that MIR. HAIL
briefly expressed tic feeling of an. and
Clurg and by Mr.. Wilson. of the Gazette.
Nowhere else We're the members of the
local press 50 kind and attentive. When
the committee called formally upon Mr..
Mcclure, eight mclnbcrs of the press,
reRI ,a,; fully ~ the city's papers,
cordial welcome; The street car company
jolly, noisy, we'll satisfied brains back to
their train. The start was at once made
ON the return to Omaha, via Denver. and
! Union paciiic's and Omaha's splendid
road.
and cars in waiting took every one to the
Paxton. where supper was at once served
and by eight 9cloSk all were at the ex.
amazed is but to say the truth. None
haG inag ned the extent ana beauty OF
the buildings and grounds. AS the party
entered the Court of Honor was ahlazc
with the illumination. the. greatest cleo
tric;.l display the world has ever seen
a lIt,ln I.i hnI nr1 itphi
lining the buildings, colonadcs aud la
COON, and glowing, like fire bugs among
the utmost prorusiol. add color and
brightness 10 the scene. IT was fairylnnd
only beyond the imagination Of any weay,
5 their extent and tho charm of their archi-
lecture are wonderful. That Omaha has
not only carried ON this magnificent expo.
sition for two seasons. but has made il
profitable, is Il proof of both the trcmen-
dous energy and of the business shrcwd,
ness of those Of It's citizens who have
} had the management of this rcmarkabl,
enterprise. No one has amy license to in
any way belittle Omaha Greater America
Exposition. 1t was magnificent in its in.
= ceplion, and has in every. respect beer
{ magniiicently carried out. 1T is well wor-
, respects the exhibits are as noteworthy
as they. were last year This is especially
true of the government exhibit, and OF
Pine pin village is genuine, and as &c COMPLETE etc
and yara Gs e he ,r famp:
.
,, Hawaiian village. the Indian encamp.
,, ment. the foreign booths and many othc,
attractions are equally meritorious, while
, fun is rampant all the time. everyone he.
ing good natured and on pleasure bent
! No one could have been kinder more gen.
!. crous and thoughtful than the manage
, mcnt was to us, and especial thanks are
due Mr.: J. w. Outright, Superintendent
!, Friday formal welcome was extended b,
Mr.. Smith, which was Il genuine ant
whole soulcd greeting, turning over OF
!. the keys of this second white City" tc
,, half Of the association, responded iittingl,
and in excellent taste And then occurred
!, one Of the hnppiest incidents of the trip
!; Mr. r. p. Barnum. that three-sc an,
! every Minnesota brother editor, in one
1 of his happiest efforts, extended the an
preciatve thanks of the association tt
. the executive committee, and to President
lists, he presented n handsome opal rim,
MIR. Huntington's administration has beer
made memorable by this excursion, nnt
he has won renewed admiration and re-
untring efforts to make every one en-.
joy the trip to its utmost His resDons,
! showed his pleasure of this recognition OF
i, his cndeavors and was gracefully OK.
. pressed.
> The day was one Of unalloyed pleasure
: and at six o'clock when the train pulled
out for. the return to ST. Paul no onC
, would have dreamed to see the party
!, with travel and sight seeing. Every one
was enthusiastic, full of life, and witt
spirits at the full tide 1t was only left
!; to give the yell at St. Paul. and scpar.
: meet again. from each to ali. to close
another model editorial excursion.
!, CHARLES S. MITCHELL.