Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-28
AUGUSTA LOCALS:
THE PRESS TRIP.
The Journey to Buffalo by way
OF Montreal.
Story Of Opening Days Of 9Th
Annual Excursion.
Scenes in he Exposition City When the PresI-
dent Vas Shot.

Maine Plcss a. Sut iatiCn like It's prtde-
cessors VS. one grand oV&u II |
Never were newspaper men ana tnct |
friends treated in more royal ana |
hos.pitarlc narncr than these VINO had |
the pleasure CT going on the trip to |
Buffalo. Sept to Il. The committee
who had tie matter in charge SnI
nerfected arrangements for the trip !
Mcssrs. Robbins. Flynt and Hunter.
worked un, easingly ard when the
start was made ON the morning %.
Sept. every detail had been carefully
manned out and the arrangements
were simply perfect, not hitch o.
lar from start to finish. which speaks
volumes for the committee who have
given their time ard experience that
the Press Association might have d.
lightful outing long Il be remembered
The carving out Of the committee
plans dcvoved upon 6. " Rcppihs 81
Tho on Town Enterprise, one OF the
committee who had visited Buffalo ana
III. pan-Amcrican twice during the
summer in the interest oil TIE as
ISOLATION and to him the assouation
and its friends are indebted lof the
most perfect and delightful "TRIP the
members and their friends nave ever
taken Tho accommodations W"r"
ample both en- route and at Buffalo
and 50 perfect We're the arrangements
that at no time were the members de-
TERED from the enjoyment of the trlp
nv any little veXatiOn or delay. MI
Robbins is an ideal excursion mana
cey and Il him and to their associates
the Journal extends its ccnSratula-
tons.
The route selected was up over the
scenic mountain division Of the Maine
Genital Railroad through the famous
Crawford Notch and the gateway to
the White Mountains to LuncnpurS
junction. thence over the lines Of the
ST. Iuhnsbury and Lake Champlain
Railroad to East Swanton and the q.
T. Ry. into Montreal. The traN-
eler from the West coming East or the
traveller from the East going West
who does not travel this famous
mountain route misses the most mag
niffcant scenery east of the Rockies
and to do the East and not see the
White mountains in all their grandeur
is like the play of Hamlet with the
Dane left cut. Our party left Pert
land on the morning of the 4tA ana
through the courtesy Of col Boothby
of the Maine Central Railroad our
special car was attached to the $50
train The party numbered some 81 in
all and composed the editors. their wives
and friends under the guidance OF
Editor Robbins in a personally con-
Quoted tour. Tie day was perfect ana
the mountain scenery along the route
was at its best. At SebaGo we got a
view Of the pretty lake and the sur
rounding hills and out on the Lake
the little steamer vending its way
across this beautiful sheet OF water to
the far famed SonGo river. At Bart
lett the observation car was attached
to the rear Of our train and very
gentlemanly guide pointed out the
places of interest as We JourneyeC
through the mountains. The pathway
NJ the mountairside where Ton
Crawford built his famous path way
back in the forties little dreaming tina
a railroad would he built in the distan
future 10 the summit Of the mountain
The mountains stand out like {
silhouette against the background %
blue. The little cog railroad TRACK
extending some three miles from has,
to summit looks like continuou:
ladder while half way up the road the
locomotive could be seen pushing it
ear towards the summit. The aver
age grade is some thirteen hundred
foot ana the stcepeet 1880 feet to III
milc-ratEer an up hill job of railroad
ing.
The Traveller upon reaching the sum
init nnGs himself some SOB feet abor'
no. -,l ,,.f Ii - it,i
in New England. Not a cloud to ma
the view and the spacious hotel an,
buildings on Alt Washington stan,
out in bold relief. Just before reach
ing Fahyans one sees the beautiful
Falls of the Ammonoosuc where hun
dred- - feet below is the winding car
riaGe road tilnkci on either side Will
its gorgeous foliage. The highest poin
Of the railroad is here reached. som
1850 feet above the sea level Thi
scenic routo has been described s
often by ADLER pens than mine that an,
attempt % describe the beauties AM
wonders Of the White mountains il
their autumn grandeur fall far shol
Of the mark. At Fabyans the part,
mad one hour for dinner which CAV
us ampl" time for our MONDAY mea
and a stroll through the mountain
paths. After our pleasant rest tn
train continued on to Zealand. a vas
lumhcr camp With its hum ana buzz
After leaving Zealand we crossed tn
Ammcnoosuc river and approacho,
Inc twin mountain station. where ad
mlrable views IF the towering peak
81 frarConia and Mts. Lafavette
Aggassiz. Hale ana Garfield ar
plainly soea. From the Twin moun
tain station the well-kept Cherry noun
tain road extends through Carroll I
WEteieid.
Near Nhiteiieid we got a particular
~ nm" View Cf the mountain range
Win Cray and kimball hills as oh
StrNaton points. Beyond Whitefel
We zee the Connecticut river which "
followed for some distance. FINAL
cross Hg it We enter the terminal sta
ton Of tie Maine Central Railroad a
luncnburl. This is the connectin
point Of TIE st Johnsbury. LAX
Chamfl2in road and its Western con
hecucn. We continue on over its line
through the fertile valleys of tn
Green Mountain state From the Cd
"'"uoWS one sees the towering peak