Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-07-18
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
lIiditcrlaI corrcepondence.J

Editorial CorYcepondcnce.
Eloquent oratofy, witty speeches and
inspiring music marked the opening sci ;
sion 81 the National Editorial Associa-
ton convention at the Temple of Music
of the Pan.American Exposition, 1t
wps d notable gathering Of Newspaper
men and Women that occupied the
beautifully decorated bniIding, when
President + h. Baillio, 81 c.eburne,
Tx, called the meeting TO order.
Every nook and Granny If she Biz
building wis filled with editors and
their families. Every State III die
Union Was represented. Bat there was
no political strife or bickeris4g. Sec
tional differences did not disturb the
serenity 81 the occasion. In perfect
harmony the central thought that actu-
ates oil citizens found vent Ia tile inspir-
ing words, My couatry, Tie u Thee 4
by the very nature of the Exposition
the Temple 81 sIusic IA destined 70 hold
within lite walls mary gatherings oi
distinguished people. Before the Elk
months Of tho Exposition are oysr pub
lic officials from every American rcpub-
lie win have graced the platform.
In all there were about 7si1 delegates,
representing 10000 daily and weekly
newspapers in the Uaited states
Big Bill Bolton, owner % tie Live
Stock Inspector, weekly paper "
Woodward Oklahoma, was probably tile
largest delegate al the convention He
II about S feet 5 inches tail atd weighs
325 pounds. He never misses 4 solsren-
ton, AMI always insists on having lis
rights.
EXCURSION 10 NIAGARA, Efc.
WITH bright skies overhead and cool
breczes blowing in visiting editors took
an outing, Tueslev, June II, aown the
river and around the Falls. Whirlpool
Rapids and Gorge a. the gisa Y of tlle
International Aasigat!un COMPANY The
Niagara Falls lars { Easer Railway
Company aud the q s5
Tie nsrfy talls
Hotel II 10 o'eIe dnd $3.50 FapNliy
transported to the dorks0t tnG latatns-
ticual Navigation Company, Al iAe toot
of berry street. There VIC boarded the
.colnpany's handsome passenger steamer
America, and at 1880 O'Clock started
down the river. The run 10 Slater's
Point was made in quick time, and Gas
a most delightful trip.
"Biiln Bolton, OF Oklahoma, was a
passenger whose good nature peTaded
the entire boat and was waited in sound
waves for miles over Lase Erie's placid
surface. Bill admits weighing between
300 aud 400. His friends hint that he
tips the beam at $50. His weight is only
exceeded by his love for fun, and his
girth is only surpassed by his wit and
originality. When he first went aboard
the steamer he was indiscreet enough TO
sit downon one Of the ordinary steamer
chairs. Crash ii went under him, and
when Bill gathered himself together and
regained bis feet, he said; "Humphl /
wish | brought my old Office chair
along" Finally he found a seat capable
Of sustaining his weight, and for The rest
Of the afternoon he was the center If an
interested crowd, which he kept in per-
petnal laughter with his droll s.ories.
At Slater's Point the party, about 200
in number, disembarked from the
steamer and got on the cars Of the Nj.
agara Falls Railway Company and were
taken through the historic village OF
Ghippawa, the wooded Dufferin Islands
and thence 10 the Dalferin cafe, oppo-
site tie great Horseshoe Falls, where
we lunched and gazed upon the won
ders Of the great cataract
After lunch we departed for Queens
ton, and from there We crossed the river
to Lewiston, boarded cars Of the Gorge
road and took the magnificent ride
through the gorge, thence to the Aneri-
can Falls, thence across the river to
Canada, thence returning to Slater's
Point,
a GREAT BANQUET.
One thousand editors and the ladies' OF
the party surrounded the banquet board
in the great dining-room Of Statler's
Hotel on the night Of June 13, and heard
Secretary Of State John Hay paint a
glowing word picture Of the spirit Of the
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