The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-09-29
MINNESOTA EDITORS
Enjoy Another of Their Model and
Delightful Annual Ex-
A Trip to Omaha, Denver, and Colorado
Springs, Combining the Greatest of
Scenic Views, the Pleasantest
of Social Reunion and Edu-
cationaI Advantages.
cursionS.

complished than by the s trip just
completed. Omaha and. its really
great exposition; Denver, the queen
city of the West; the Georgetown
loop, that marvel of railway en-
cheering; Silver Plume mining town
and a 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
base 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 or the
marvels was the way this excursion, and
all of this associations excursions, was
planned and handled. 1t is a fact that
no other association of editors, state or
national, has its outings so systematized
as are Minnesota's; and to the executive
committee be the credit given. The pre-
liminary notices fully outlining the trip
all editors in the state receive. Ihose
who decide to go make an advance de-
post 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 a 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 a 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
fitness and tact. Ht
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
neapolis, the Northwestern superintend-
ent of that company, for courtesies ex-
tended.
1t was jolly crowd of $50 that met
Saturday evening, Sept. 16, at the Wind
scr hotel in st. Paul, which is the regu-
lar headquarters for Minnesota editors,
and whose landlord, Col. Monfort, editor
of 1.-THE Missing Link, is the friend of
every pencil pusher. AT s o'clock the spe-
cial train of four vestibuled Wagner
sleepers, with 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 a 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 excur-
sionists, moi only for what was done
for them, but because it was found to be
in its equipment and management one of
the best in the country. All can heartily
and fn tray lnrS 1yiShih no 70 u,
Duluth Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City,
Denver, the coast or any intermediate
points. Its passenger agent, Mr.. Frank
McCabe, accompanied the train to Omaha
and was very attentive.
After the, night ride, breakfast was
served at the Paxton hotel, which was
Omaha on the return trip. 1t is that city's
best hotel and in equipment and service
be. The. ride on Sunday was straight
across the great state of Nebraska over
the splendid track of the Union Pacific
road whose general passenger agent, Mr.
E. L. Lomax was very kind in granting
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 a great country
showing that Nebraska is no longer the
state of mortgages. 1t was an all day
and night ride to Denver Yet it was a
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 so easy of access. There
for day. and night every kindness was
extended by the landlord, Mr. Virgins
and by his able and genial assistant, Mr..
w. ]. Renard. That Monday forenoon
was a "go as you please" All visited
the states capital, a magnificent struc-
ture built of Colorado's gray granite; saw
the city's fine retail stores and most all
bought some souvenir in crystal, minerals
or Indian work distinctive of Colorados
marvellous resources. Everywhere was
met the thoughtful kindness of that
prince of entertainers, Mr.. Wolfe Lon
doner, who later in the day received the
entire party in his great establishment,
providing music and refreshments for
them. a Mr.. Cooper, of the Republican,
and president of the Denver Press Club,
and others of the local papers, also added
much to the days pleasures. In the af
ternoon the Denver City Tramway. Com
pany, through Mr.. c. K. Durbin, it's SUI
perintendent, extended to the party a
complimentary trip over its entire line,
showing the extent of the city and CIV
ing an excellent idea of all it's many at
fractions. 1t is a trip every visitor to
Denver should take for in no other way
can SO much be seen for so little eX-
pense. A stop was made at the park, a
famed beauty spot where the First Ne
turned from Manila where it won Dew
ey's praise by standing in the surf and
playing, "There'll be a Hot Time,' while
the regiment disembarked. A stop was
also made at Elitch's gardens, one of the
most unique pleasure resorts in this coun-
try, where all had the pleasure of meet
ing that wonderful woman, Mrs. John
Ir who he rda