The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-17
CANADIAN EDITORS ARRIVE TO-DAY.
Plans TOR their Entertainment Proposed Itinerary in Wash
ington for National Editorial Association.

" HID Nationaf Editorial Aseoc1stioa
viii hold Its annual meeting this
u year In Portland. commencing July
and ending on the evening Of the
It'll Afserward several days will be spent
In tearing Oregon The editors and their
ladies' composing this association Win
number between GO and ~ They will
come West over the Northwestern line.
Union PaciAc and Oregon Railway 4
Navigation II Ii the intention to return
6y way OF the Northern Pacific, Seattle
= International and Canadian Pacific rail-
roads.
Representing over 1900 of the leading
newspapers Of the United States, the visit
ing editors on their return home VIII nat
uraiiy disseminate information about this
growing Northwestern country that will
be OF fncalcuiable worth and benefit Fully
realtxing this fact. yAx1ous towns en- Pu-
get sound are anxious that their respect-
i've localities should be visited. their nos
pttalify enjoyed and attractions viewed.
To secure this desired end press clubs
have been organized at Olympia, Tacoma.
Everett. Whatcom and Seattle.
Representatives from all but one Of these
clubs met Tor conference last evening at
the Posf-Infeiligencer editorial rooms. An
orGanixation Was effected by electinS Ed
gar e. Piper chairman and VIII 4. Steel
secretary. The others present were e. n
Everett, and G. e. Cline. OF Olympia 1t
was decided to exert every possabIe effort
TO induce the National Editorial Aasoc1a-
ton to spend as much time AZ possible IN
Washington. The latest information re-
ceived indicates that the association will
leave Oregon about July II. and on that
assumption the following itinerary was ar
ranged for presentation to the proper COM
mtttee in Portland and officers OF the Ma
tional Association:
July i2--Ieaye Portland on special train
Of Pullmans about midnight.
July l3--Arrive at Olympia in the early
NORM , Ride on The street car; to TuI-
July Is. noon-Ieave olympia on steam
ers and arrive At Tacoma 8 p. m.
July u. p m-.Reeeption by Tacoma
Of entertainment
July - 3 p. m.-Leaye Tacoma on spe-
be formally welcomed by the washington
State Press Association, which will then
be in annual session
pl Remain At Seattle nearly three days
steamer excursion on Lake Washington:
excursion on Puget sound to Port Orchard
T naval station, Pert Blakeley ,saHmill,
blum and shinsie mills at ballard: excur-
SION on train to SnoQualmie falls; band
concerts at Lake Washington: theater at
rides. visits TO points q interest about the
city by way Of the 100 miles OF trolley
and cable street car lines
July II. II a. m.-Leaye on special train
for Everett, there TO visit paper mill,
smelter and be hanqueted.
July Is. a. m--Arrive at Whatcom.
breakfast, take steamers for fishing
grounds. salmon lunch at Semiakmoo spit.
and leave at night for Vancouver.
1t was the expressed idea that each
club send Representatives to the conven-
ton In Oregon to induce the National
Association to visit the localities mention
ed. Mr.. Cline was indicated as a special
committee to go to Portland next week
to secure the cooperation OF the Portland
itinerary committee.