The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-07-17
N. E. A.
Letter From Our Delegate 10 The
National Editorial AssO.
clatiOn.

Through the courtesy OF Mr.. Thos. q.
Watkins, tof the Courier-JournaD who
is President of the Kentucky Press As
sociation, Big Sandy has representa-
tive in this years meeting of the Ma
tional Editorial Association. The ed
itor of the NEws was appointed a dele
gate from Kentucky and furnished with
the necessary credentials to admit him
and his wife to the meetings, as well as
TO share in the advantages and pleas
ures of the various entertainments and
excursions arranged in connection with
the occasion.
The business meeting opened in Oma,
I'm, Nebraska ON July sth, continuing
until the 18th Every State in the I'm
ion was represented. Each State Asso-
citation is allowed to send one delegate
for every twenty-five of its members,
and lady is permitted to accompany
each delegate At this meeting there
were between $50 and l00in attendance.
Two splendid side trips were arranged
for this year, to follow the business
meeting. One is to Salt Lake City and
Yellowstone Park and the other tc
the Black Hills Of South Dakota We
chose the Yellowstone trip, and while
writing this letter we are being carried
swiftly across the plains Of Western
Nebraska on palatial Union Pacific
train made up of Pullman Palace cars
a smoking and library car, etc, A bar
bor shop and bath room are also among
the convenient provisions Of this mod
ern train. Regardless of the speed o
40 to.6O miles per hour the passenger
may eat drink, sleep, read, shave o
battle, and live Just as well rs in fin
hotel that IA If they have the price
and this Is no small matter Therefore
we do not mean to have the reader infe
that all passengers who make this lont
"trip indulge in all these luxnries.
Bat to 90 back TO the beginning
came By the way Of Cincinnati an,
Chicago. Between those two cities tn
trip was made over the c, H. q d. rail
road, which has excellent service an
exceedingly polite and pleasant trail
crews From Chicago to Omaha W
, went by the famous Burlington Rout,
; one Of the largest and most progressiy
systems In the entire country The ru
is made in about 10 hours by the fa'
trains
, Good hotel accommodations wei
awaiting the members in Omaha, br
the weather bureau played us q mea
trick by sending the hottest wealth,
known here for long time, The hei
was So intense that meetings and di
= cussions Of subjects pertaining to Il
newspaper business could not be e
I ioyed as thoroughly as they usually ar
n Various kinds OF entertainment we
u provided for the delegates and a
) their spare time was taken up in Il
n enjoyment of these side features.
visit to omaha's large packing indu
tries proved very interesting The u
> Of the best theater building was allow,
= for the meetings The Western Uni
= and Postal Telegraph companies ga
. the members the free use Of their lin
Q for business or social uses to the
d homes
Is On Friday evening the Associate
r went 10 Council Bluffs, Iowa, in
10 Spouse to an invitation extended sol
a time before The trip was made
: specinl electric cars Council Bluffs
across the Missouri river from oma
:, aud only three miles distant II is
= vWy attractive and prosperous eli
II Ten trunk line railroads reach he
ot making 1t very active center. /
% buildings are large aud costly. A mi
uiiicent system OF parks Is maintain
such as would do credit to an east,
to city Of two or three times the size
d. Council Bluffs Four miles ont, til
es is large lake, said TO have been
In there by a change in the course Of
q Missouri river. In connection with
"a is fine park Electric launches ply
- lake, taking patrons across to the b
:. houses and bathing place arranged
w the opposite side. NJ +.
cA TO be continued.