The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-05
MAN KATO FREE PRESS

ana Exposition band
Music.
Prayer-By Rev. A. B. Medium. of St.
Paul.
Addresses Of Welcome-Hon. Conrad
Dlenl, mayo Of Buffalo; Hon. w. l.
buchanan, director general Pan-Ameri-
can exposition
Presentation of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NcDougaH, president Minnesota board OF
managers
ACCOMMODATION. S. R. Van SAINT. gov
ernor of Minnesota.
Address-"Minnesota," H P. Hall. of
st. Paul.
Music
Addresses-Hon. Rowland B. Mahany,
oi buHalo; Hon. Moses E. Clapp, United
states senator from Minnesota; Hon. f.
=. stevens, congressman Fourth Minne-
sofa district; DR.. George II. Bridgman'
president Hamline University, ST. Paul.
Song-'America," the audience.
return to the Minnesota building for
refreshments.
oruer, and modestly proclaimed the
glories of Minnesota, it's wealth, re-
sources, prosperity and Importance in the
economy OF our country. The state eX-
position board, Alexander McDougall,
PRESIDENT; John Morton, vice president,
anu n. +. Hall, secretary, deserve the ut
most credit for arrangements, and the
Editorial association certainly carried
them out In a manner to not only do
nonor to the state, but to bring it great
prominence and advantage.
When the great throng returned to the
minnesota building for refreshments 1t
looked as if the miracle of the loaves
ana nshes would have to be repeated,
put the board of managers proved ade-
quate to the occasion, and all We're am
ply supplied, the battalion being given
the right OF way at the first table
The Evening Reception.
That evening at Statler's the Mime
sofa Editorial association extended a re-
ceptlon to the governor and his staff and
TO the press Of Buffalo. 1t was given in
the dining hall. and it may give an idea
OF the size of this room to know that
the reception and banquet following, at
which about 500 persons were seated, &C.
CURED on one side Of the dining hall,
which was screened off, while dinner was
served to hundreds of the guests of the
motel, In the other part, the social func-
ton and post prandial addresses and the
regular service of the hotel in no way
interfering with each other. At the head
OF the receiving line were President and
Mrs. Munro, to whom the guests were
presented, who, in turn, introduced them
to Gov. and Mrs. Van SAINT, the others in
the receiving party being the executive
committee of the association, Messrs G.
~. " hilASyt II. Hail, t y. MSySt alO
David Ramaley, and their ladies. OPP
posite, in full dress uniform, were the
governors staff: Gen. c. ]. Monfort, Gen.
A. A. Ames, Coils. Gustaf Widell, Ira w.
Bouch, John Pengilly, E. D. Evans, ].
G. Miller, Robert Seng, E. Ozmun, James
Edwin, Majors F. w. Betz, M. M. Garser,
j. c. Donovan. ]. c. Jensen.
Following the reception and banquet,
during which the Statler orchestra rem
dered musical programme. Mr.. Munro.
president of the Minnesota Editorial as
ISOLATION, who presided called upon Mr..
G. w. Stanton, editor Of the Appleton
(Mtnn.) Press to extend a welcome to
the Buffalo press and their friends,
which he did most royalty. Mr.. J. B.
Ford. of the Buffalo Commercial, presi-
dent of the Buffalo Press Club. responded
eloquently. Other speakers were Col. H.
p. Rucker, special commissioner of the
Pan-American exposition; H. P. Hall, of
st. Paul; Rev. Patrick Cronin, editor of
the Buffalo Catholic Union and Times;
E. w. Randall, secretary of the Mime
sofa State Agricultural Society; Rowland
B. Mahany, ex-congressman from Buff
falo; Benjamin Moreley, of the Buff
falo Times; Charles S. Mitchell, of the
Alexandria CNinn) Post-News, Herald; ;
J. Balliett, C the Buffalo News; Gov.
Van SAINT and Rev. A. B. Medium, of
st. Paul, in the order named. The Buff
Cronin and Mr.. Mahany, were very fine,
and Minnesota sustained it's part of the
programme the great credit of the
speakers and the state.
Visit Niagara.
Friday morning, the 21st, the editorial
party took reluctant leave of the ex-
position. We went by boat down the
river, a beautiful ride of sixteen miles, to
Just above Niagara Falls, where we
boarded special cars of the electrical line
on the Canadian side to Queenstown, and
crossing the river there to Lewistown,
took the Gorge electric line on the Amer
lean side back to Niagara Falls. For
miles we had the view of the falls, the
precipitous bluffs, the rapids and the
whirlpool, ride that in its entirety, we
believe, is the most attractive in the
magnificence and grandeur of its land
scape of any on this continent. The
various companies owning the boats and
electric lines have made a combination
round trip rate of s.75 from Buffalo,
and every one should take this ride. AT
Niagara the editors were extended the
courtesy of a ride down the incline rail
way to the foot of the falls, and liberty
to inspect the power house where the
power of Niagara is harneSSed for mans
uses Nearly all also visited Goat Island,
and some the great paper mill. In the
evening an informal dance was rendered
the party by the management of the In.
ternational, Niagara's largest and lead.
Ing hotel, where we stopped, and Gov
and Mrs. Van SAINT did us the honor OF
leading the march.
At Toronto.
The next day was devoted to a trip to
Toronto, and ended the sightseeing of
the f EXCURSION. Toronto was the only
visited in their excursions. We made
the Rossin house headquarters and spent
the day seeing this, in many ways, the
greatest Canadian city. We were re-
ceived with that lavish and cordial hos
pitality and good comradeship for which
all Canada is so well known to Minnesota
Gators. Canadians excel in the kindli-
ness of their entertainment, their cour-
tesy TO strangers, and the Minnesota Edi-
torial Association having experienced it
all the way from Victoria on the west to
Quebec, cannot say too much in appre
clatlon. The arrangements for the day
mad been inspired by the associations
old friend, Mr.. Will ]. White, of the
Canadian land department.
Our committee were met at the hotel
by a committee of the Canadian Press
Association. Mr. John A. Cooper, secre.
tary, Mr.. Law and others, and the pro-
gramme for the day was outlined. The
forenoon hours were devoted to inspect
ing the business district and Toronto's
great stores. At noon Mayor Rowland
extended formal reception to Gov Van
SAINT and staff, Senator Clapp and the
editorial party at McConkey's. Follow
Ing this delicious luncheon was served
in the great dining hall, the health of
the king and President Mckinley were
drank and God Save the King was fol-
lowed by America" all joining most
heartily in both these national anthems.
Mr.. ]. S. Millison, editor of the Toronto
Globe, and ex-president of the Canadian