The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-06-28

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magnificence and grandeur Of its land
| scape of any on this continent. The
various companies owning the boats and
| electric lines have made combination
| round trip rate Of $l75 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 man
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 ana 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 trip to
! Toronto, and ended the sightseeing OF
| the excursion. Toronto was the only
| large Canadian city the editors had not
| 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 we'll known to Minnesota
| editors. Canadians excel IN the klndH-
| ness Of their entertainment, their cOur-
| tesy to strangers, and the Minnesota Ed
! torial Association having experienced IL
| all the way from Victoria on the west to
| Quebec. cannot say too much In appre-
| citation. The arrangements for the DAY
had been inspired by the association 9
old friend, Mr.. VIII J. 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
| great stores. At noon Mayor HoWlano
extended formal reception to Gov. Van
SAINT and staff, Senator Clapp and the
editorial party at McConkey's. Follow
ing this a 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
Press Association, presided. First wee
President D. McGillicuddy, who was with
us last year, and had come $50 miles TO
be present; Second Vice President J. Pet-
tipiece. member of parliament; john "A.
Cooper, secretary, and A. f. Rutter'
the kings printer, were also present, rep
resenting the Canadian press. while
Mayor Rowland, Alderman Cox ana
others, represented the city
| In an exceedingly graceful address OF
good fellowship and cordial international
comfy, Mr.. Wilson extended welcome
to the city President Monro called upon
Mr.. Frank A: Day to respond ior tne
| Minnesota editors, which he did most
happily, and Gov. Van SAINT responded
for the state. making one of those apt
and forceful little speeches. which nave
| been a feature of this trip. Louo cans
for Hall brought out the closing speech
and as always this Minnesota newspaper
Nestor delighted every one with his wit
and the appropriateness Of his remarks.
During the afternoon trolley rlde ex-
tended by the city took our party 10
every point of interest in the city. Inc
magnificent city hail. where. from tow
| er $50 feet above the street level. the city
and the country round and the lake Win
it's shipping, can be seen, though miles
distant, the handsome parliament build
Iines in Queens Park, the University
grounds adjoining, and their buildings
the other colleges parks and public IN
situations, were all seen. and the resi-.
dence of the lieutenant governor ano
other handsome homes. were Vlslteu. ~
Ia a splendid city: this queen of Middle
Canada. It has an American way OF DO
ing things united with the best character
istics of the English city and the result
is that it is bound to excel both IN 1t:
conduct of municipal affairs and com
mercially
Homeward Bound.
It was II o'clock. on time to- the min
ute, when the Grand Trunk pulled us out
for our return trip home. We breakfasteo
at Durand and dined at Chicago, and
! were turned over ahead OF time to the
Milwaukee to be taken safely back tc
our beloved Minnesota
At Chicago occurred one of the nap
piest occasions Of the entire trip. After
a fine dinner had been served at the
Dearborn street station. Mr.. c. w. Stan
ton, on behalf of the association. IN a
few words expressing the excursiontsts
warm appreciation Of President Munro
| and his efforts to make the trip a splen-
did one, presented him from them q
handsome diamond ring President Nun
70 amidst great applause. replied grace
fully, acknowledging his thanks and his
feelings Of personal friendship for each
member Of the association; also he spoke
of the labors of the executive committee
whose work. he said. one could not re-
alize until he had served with them.
| Mr.. Stanton then again arose. saying
that the committee had not been forgot
ten, and amidst welcoming shouts, pre-
scented each OF them handsome traV'
cling case. Responses were called fol
and made by Messrs. Whitney. Hall
| Slime ana MeySl. "nlIe tue dppAduSe lHo
greeted them testified the ardent feeling
each one had for them. 1t is certainly
deserved. The planning Of these trips
the securing Of concessions and accom-
modations. the arranging Of all details
handling OF baggage, providing for the
comfort Of each member and looking fol
their personal welfare during the whole
outing, entails an amount of executive
ability and routine attention that 1t Is
lizard to realize. AS Mr.. Statler's man
ager said: I'VE know that for the man
agement Of this hotel. with its thousands
of guests, we have to have system ex-
act and perfect in every detail. but you
people equal It," And Gov Van SAINT and
every member of this party spoke Of the
remarkable smoothness with which our
party was handled and the perfect sys-
tenn by which the trip was run. They
wondered at 1t and repeatedly expressed
their admiration at the way in which all
friction was avoided. and all the mem.
bers Of the party relieved Of trouble and
worry and left to feel free to the en-
joyment Of their opportunities to see and
learn. 1t Is indeed uneQualed by any
other orga nization we have ever seen.
The following resolutions were Offered
and unanimously adopted: