The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-08
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The Northern Minnesota Edi.
torial Association Enjoys a
Pleasant Outing Trip

IedSd14l Outu4S rip
OVER THE IRON RANGES.
It was joyous aggregation of
pencil-pushers that composed the
outing party of the Northern Min
nesota Editorial Association upon
it's first visit to the iron ranges on
Friday last, and as the party alight-
ed from the coaches of the morning
train the gigantic frame of Harry
Ives, of the St. Hilaire Spectator,
we'll in the vanguard, all doubts
were dispelled as to whether or not
the country subscriber had re-
trenched from his prevailing policy
of a score or more of years ago of
keeping their subscriptions paid in
potatoes and cordwood, as in the
olden time when we first entered
the newspaper fold, way back in
civilization. And as the party, in
Guiding in it's ranks number of
the wives and lady companions Of
the brightest writer's in the state,
were met by the local delegation
and escorted to the carriages in
waiting they could but realize their
welcome to Virginia was as earnest
and heartfelt as it was cordial.
The party, about forty five in num-
Der, first visited the Franklin group,
passing the great open pit of the
Oliver, Ohio. Lone Jack and Nor
man on the way, and as this was the
first sight of an iron mine to all but
two or three of the visitors the sight
of the vast deposits shown ELECTED
many inquiries and exclamations
of surprise at the vast developments
of this new section.
At the Franklin the party watched
a steam shovel load from stockpile
and viewed the surface operations
with keen interest, gaining a curs-
ory knowledge of the methods of
winning the greatest of Minnesota
products. From the Franklin they
we're piloted to the Union, Commo-
dore and Lincoln, at which latter
property they were met by Captain
Bergman and Mechanical Engineer
Rogers, who explained many points
and awakened new interest in the
marvellous hidden wealth of the
iron ranges. Continuing the drive
they took in the Sauntry at the noon
hour, after which they were driven
to the Virginia Club, whose parlOrs
had been graciously opened and
where a pleasant informal reception
was rendered the city's guests prior
to the en- joy1neDt of a delicious re-
past served by Mine Host Smith, of
'iilt Fay.
The editorial party was composed
Of the following named persons: ".
r. Street. Cr"tlclia Street and Lutta
Stewart: i'jnn<cr: Demidji: y. 6.
Bernard, Plot, Walker: Kris. =. W
Lee, Post, Rush City: Irving Todd
Jr., Gazette, Hastings: Chas. S
Mitchell, Post-News, Alexandria: J
P. Bouyhlin; Pilot, Faribault: Frank
Meyst and wife, Kellogg Nevspapel
Co.. Minneapolis: E. A. Nelson anC
wife and Miss Dure, News, Hallock
Jason Weatherhead and wife, Herald
Ada: Miss Mary V. Gibbons, Union
Princeton; Arthur H. Vernon anG
Miss Mabel Vernon, Pioneer Press
St. Paul; Harry NJ. Woods, News
Tribune, Duluth; W. A. Potter an6
wife, Minnesota Type Foundry, St.
Paul; Fred E. Giese, independent
Akeley; Harry E. Ives, Spectator, St.
Hilaire; W. M. James, wife, son and
Miss Benner, Telegram, Brecken.
ridge; j. Adam Bede, Budget, Pine
City; J. P. Mattson and wife, Sheaf,
Warren; J. A. wye and son, Review,
Minneapolis; Maude Miller, Graphic,
Gary: P. E. Bowling, Star, Eveleth:
Max Mitchell, Tribunal, Duluth; H.
l.. Dudley. Press, Thief River Falls.
AT about 3:15 the special left for
Hibbing, where visit to the Ma
honing was dampened bya copious
rain. but the disappointment of see
ing so little of the west end mines
was made up by a pleasant visit
with Hibbingites and a palatab
informal banquet prepared by the
Lady Maccabees, at the city hall.
Leaving Hibbing at about $50 the
party run into Eveleth to drop Bro.
Dow1ing, of the Star, and the Vir-
ginia scribes, whose holiday was
necessarily a short ono and p~o