The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05
Report OF Committee on courtesies,


Ho who receives favor which the
donor vas under no obligation to be-
stow, is bound by common courtesy as
well as by gratitude to express in some
degree his appreciation of such favor,
But the editor or publisher of news
paper, who is accustomed to bestow
more favor without hope of fee or re-
ward than a man engaged in any other
trade or profession, is prepared by ex-
perience as we'll as by natural instincts
to appreciate fully such fayors as this
Association has recently received. And
if we fail to give suitable expression to
our sentiments, it is because we are
oyerbome with appreciation and not be-
cause gratitude is lacking.
In the first place we desire to thank
the officers of our Association for plan
ming this delightful excursion and pro
gram for our recreation and informa-
ton.
We desire to thank everybody who
has in any way contributed to our en-
tertainment. Even when we paid for
what we received, it is proper to thank
hotel people and all others who were
kind and courteous amid the necessary
confusion of caring for so large party
under such trying circumstances.
The Southern Hotel, of Chattanooga,
where members of the Association as.
sembled, is entitled to thanks for cour-
te)us attention to our wants.
We desire especially to thank w. S.
Divine, President of the Rapid Transit
Line to Chickamauga Park, who kind
ly placed n special car at the disposal
of the local newspaper men of Chatta.
nooga for our use, and Il. $. Yager,
Chairman of the Entertainment Com.
mittee, appointed by the Chamber Of
Commerce, of Chattanooga, for courte'
sizes shown us in that city.
The Board of Trade, of Asheville, N,
c., represented by James L. Norton, Of
the Asheyille Gazette, placed our en-
tire party under special obligations fol
courtesies shown us in that city d
mountains and palaces.
TO Il. A. Jewett, Chicago, ILL.,, As
sistant General Superintendent Of tht
Pullman Company, who invariably
'comes across" promptly with al
courtesies requested.
TO the management of the Atlanti,
Hotel, at Morehead City, N. c., tina
magnificent seaside resort where on
meetings were held, we are undel
special obligations for excellent accom-
modations to the Association as a bod,
rnd for innumerable courtesies to in
dividual members.
But it is to the railroads we owe tn
largest debt Of gratitude, for withou
their kind and generous treatment, on
excursion would have been impossible
We appreciate not only the favor
shown, but the magnanimous manne
which they were bestowed. The Louis
vile & Nashville, the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis, the Queen
Crescent, the Illinois Central, the Nc
bile Il Ohio and the Knoxville & Nash
vile, each contributed its share towar
the success of this excursion, while S
l.. Dill, Superintendent of the Atlanti
& North Carolina Railway both in pei
sonal and official capacity contribute
to our pleasure. But the success {
this excursion is pre-eminently due t
the great Southern Railway, for it wa
over its lines and in its elegant cal
the greater part of the trip was made
We desire to mention as deserving th
thanks of this Association, A. b. Al
drews, Third Vice President, G. a
Benscoter, Of Chattanooga, d. Watso
Newell, of Asheville, N. c., H.
Williams, of Greensboro, n c., job
l.. Meek, of Knoxville, and j. r. Bi
. lups, of Chattanooga, And as we col
template the excellent service -elegal
cars and courteous, skillful employ
Of this road, our cup of gratitude oye
flows, and we stand in amazement
' the wonderful system and mapagemel
by which we were extricated from 8
unfortunate accidental wreck and sci
, by a special train over different rou
to our destination where we arrive
only three hours late. The Tenness
Press Association will always cheri'
the memory of the Southern Railwa
w. b. RoMINE,
it j. B. CLARK,
A. Il. Row.,
J. NJ. Lyon,
OHAS. CAMPBELL,
Committee on Courtesies.
S1oo Reward, $1oo.
The readers of this paper will
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