The Van Buren press., 1901-06-29
EXPOSITION ECHOES.
The Meeting of the National Editorial
Association at Buffalo.

The Meeting of the National Editorial
Association at Buffalo.
Arkansas Right In the Swim.-HOt
Springs Secures the Next Meeting
Of That Body.
When the Arkansas editors met at
Hot Springs on the 9th of June it was
understood that the two days session
would be one of business strictly, but
that at its close for those who were on
pleasure bent there was in store Al:
excursion to the Pan-American Expo
sition at Buffalo, and not few took
advantage of this welcome diversion
from the drudgery of Office work. 1t
was known that work was in store for
those who went. for word had been
passed down the line that Hot Springs
would be in the fight for the 1902 meet
ing of the National Editorial Association
and that hard work on the part of every
Arkansan there was needed. That this
work was performed is shown in that
Hot Springs secured the coveted meeting
by an almost unanimous vote over its
other competitors Asheville, N. c.,
and later one sprung supposedly as a
dark horse, Minneapolis, MINI.
But the Arkansas delegation arrived
a day ahead of the time that the nation
al delegates were due and they had
their working clothes on and in short
time Arkansas badges were everywhere
In evidence. TO the ladies of the dele
cation especially is due in great part
the success of Hot Springs, and they
were given credit for this by the various
Buffalo papers, of which the following
from the Buffalo Express is II
sample:
HOT SPRINGS BOILING.
The hot folks OF Hot Springs IN the scrump-
tious state of Arkansaw swooped down on
Buffalo yesterday with beltful of fetiches to
capture the next National Editorial Association
convention They opened headquarters at the
mammoth Statlcr hotel and In less than two
hours they had started boom for the spa OF
baths that has surpassed ANYTHING Of the kind
| seen here. Their competitors are the Asheyille
| IN. c. folk and Southern Chivalry will have n
strenuous time keeping pace with the knights
| of lIathdom.
The Arkansas State Press Association heads
the delegation They are over 100 strong with =.
for Hot Springs. The man who falls within the
sunlight Of their smiles and wiles is won by Hot
Springs before he escapes. Judge ". B. Folsom
Of Brinkley, the president Of the Arkansas state
Press Association, heads the l25. Also there is
Col. w. W. Folsom sometimes heraldcd as the
handsomest man In the Southwest He is tall.
gray. bearded courtly and eloquent He lives
In Hope. Ark. Miss Folsom his daughter, ac.
| companies him j. K Jobe, secretary of the
| ASS "A nnlpnnI l.
One OF the stars, however. Is Brainerd Allison
Of the Missouri Pacific Railway, lie Is Prince
Allison among the newspaper nobility and he
has p gold headed canes umbrellas and other
tokens of newspaper appreciation OF his great
ness. lie is hotter Hot Springs man than the
hottest bath Of the hottest springs in Hot
springs.
| association on trip W Old Mexico,
| There will be a driving trip through the entire
| government reservation beyond Hot Springs
There will be u mammoth barbecue which
will draw the statesmen and orators of the
| entire Southwest to laud the editors
There will be banquet whose menu will be a
| triumph.
Every editor win have hot baths as often and
as hot as he may wish.
The Hot springs boomers wear pretty purple
badges with silver lettering reading National
Editorial Association Hot Springs, Ark, 1902 y
| Appended 10 every badge IL fine quartz
crystal from Hot Springs,
There were several days when Ark.
ansas was everywhere In evidence at
| Buffalo and 1t was well advertised.
President W. b. Folsom had furnished
every member Of the party with badge
In imitation Of Arkansas s prize win.
ming apple-the Arkansas Black Twig--
and 1t was the open sesame TO every
thing In the exposition grounds.
On the morning Of June II the ses
sions of the National Editorial Associa
ton began In the Temple of Music In the
exposition grounds, but they were not
allowed to continue long, for the
members of the Buffalo merchants
exchange had arranged u trip on the
fine lake steamer North Land out on
Lake Erie for that afternoon, and 600
delegates and their wives and daugh
ters, numbering 200 IN all, took nd e.
vantage Of this occasion. On board
WAS music and everything that the
inner man could call for.
The meeting was resumed that night.
The next day had been set down for a
business meeting, only TO have the
editors lured away at l0A. NJ. by the
company TO take them over tour that
included some Of the world IS most
inspiring scenery,
Wednesday morning ut 0i30 o clock
the editors boarded the steamer Amer.
ica Of the International Navigation
company 3 line for trip around the
historic Niagara frontier. Martin G..
Ebel, general manager of the company
acted rs guide and generalissimo for
the party aud he had the happy faculty
of being all over the boat simultan.
eously,
The America is u new steel steamer
one OF the handsomest and tastes,
steamers ailoat on the Great Lakes, and
has u carrying capacity Of |, 900 persons
and speed of 20 miles an hour She
burns hard coal and Is manned by u
most courteous crew, She rides the
stormy waves of Niagara river ~
gracefully as an ocean greyhound,
Starting from the foot OF Ferry street
the boat steamed toward the picturesque
Canadian shore The boat passed
historic spots and finally touched n,
slater 3 Point, where the party discm
| DNrktu anu luok lTullty CArN NJ IN,
guests Of the Niagara Falls Park ant
River Railway for ride around IN,
upper and lower rapids, the grea
cataract and the gorge,
As the ears start ont one gets n grant
view of the turbulent waters aud spra,
Of the Canadian falls In the distance
Passing through the old village %
Chippawa the trolley line runs through
the little wooded Duilerin Islands sn,
thence on the very brink OF the river 3,
the great horseshoe fall, There n sto,
was made for luncheon, which had beef
prepared ut the Dutferin cafe and sight
seeing
Continuing, the cars pass down thro
Canadian Niagara Falls Ont. IN,
thence. on the high bank OF the gorge b
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