Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-07-03

association. Attached to the editorial
special train was Gov. Van SAINTS special
car for the accommodation of himself and
Mrs Van SAINT and his staff, Senator
Moses E. Clapp and daughter, and State
Secretary Hanson, wife and daughter, in
all about thirty persons. 1t was feat
ure of the trip that the editors should
have charge of the dedication of the
Minnesota building at the exposition
when 1t was turned over by the Mime
sofa board of managers to the governor
and by him to the exposition managers.
The presence of the state executive, the
senator and the other officials gave add
ed dignity and prominence to the excur-
sion and was a very pleasant feature,
being wholly non-political. Every edi-
tor recognized the courtesy of the gov
ernor in conferring upon the editorial
association the honor of the dedicat ion
of the splendid Minnesota building, and
all joined in extending to him every cour-
tesy due the head Of the state govern
ment.
The train consisted of seven sleepers, a
day coach and baggage car. After the
exceptionally fast run, we were landed
at the Dearborn street station, where a
splendid breakfast had been arranged for
the party by the Grand Trunk officials at
Chicago. All the party were seated at
once, large room having been cleared
and seated for our accommodation.
The service was by Mr.. Fred Harvey,
who has charge of the Santa Fe & Frisco
lines dining cars and eating house, and
has national reputation.
Chicago to Buffalo.
The start from Chicago was made
promptly. and we had delightful ride
through the prosperous states of Indiana
and Michigan. seeing Valparaiso, South
Bend, CasOpolis. Battle Creek, Lansing.
oov, ifo1 hv,3II
Durand. by. daylight, and passing under
the st. Claire river by the Port Huron
tunnel, one of the marvels of modern en-
cheering Skill 1t was at Durand that
we had supper. Every one who was on
the trip through eastern Canada over
the Grand Trunk last year, knew what
supper at Mr.. Arthur S. Thomas Durand
eating house meant, Everything moves
like clockwork. With Mr.. Thomas in
direct charge, the service is faultless,
and the meals we have had there have
been. as nice and as satisfactory as any
! we have ever had anywhere, and more
| could not be said, for on these trips the
| editors always have the very best. In
order that all the ladies Of the editorial
party might be served at once without
delay, the dining room seating but 100,
Gov. Van SAINT and party were taken to
the Richelieu hotel, near by, and were
! we'll cared for there. Our stay at Du-
rand was two hours, and Mr.. Thomas
had an excellent orchestra to help pass
the time of waiting; indeed, he neglected
nothing. and the editors all endorsed him
as royal good fellow. 49,, -,
| Approaching Buffalo in the early morn
ing. the Grand Trunk entered Niagara
over its new steel arch bridge, a splendid
engineering feat, which three. years
ago was built to replace the old original
| suspension bridge, which in its day was
nf ho 80 kI>o
age. From it the traveller gets his first
view of the rapids below the falls, and
the awe-inspiring scenery of that part
! of the Niagara river. We reached Buff
| falo at o'clock. ''-
t.. statler's Hotel.
When you reach Buffalo walk two
blocks to Main street ,and there take a
Main street or Elmwood car to Statler's
hotel THAT is what we did; it is ride
Of about 20 to 30 minutes out there, as
Statler's adjoins the exposition grounds.
Within half an hour after we had reached
the house we were all in our rooms, as we
| had all been booked and roomed in ad-
vance. Statler's is one of the wonders of
the exposition. It is but three stories
high. yet is the largest hotel in the world,
| having 2,100 rooms, and it makes 1t pos
| sible for a person of moderate means to
visit the great Pan-American. You get
a neat. clean room. good meals, promptly
and nicely served, and every needed ac-
commodation for ST. day,awhich includes
breakfast and evening dinner. The din
ing room accommodates 1900 people, and
the morning we left thereS there were
1000 persons getting breakfast at one
time. Excursions of 500 and more persons
come here and are swallowed and go un-
noticed, while 50 systematic are the de-
tails OF the management that there is no
hitch. and each one. is fully cared for.
This is said not to pun Mr.. Statler. for
the editors paid for all they got there.
but it is simply to save the Minnesota
people who go I'd Buffalo their money and
their time Many who have gone have
spent days and enough money to do the
exposition before finding out where to