The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-11
THE PRESS PARTY.
Our Correspondent Gives Charming
Account Of the Oregon Trip.

A.-:About e;gh. o'clock on Tuesday
morning a contingent OF the South
Carolina Press association. thirty
strong, lett Newberry in charge Of
Col. F. H. Aull, president Of this
body. The success OF the many trips
which this genial gentleman has con-
Quoted was q guarantee to the party
OF three weeks OF enjoyment. free
from dae care OF looking after bag
gag and tickets. Col. .Aull under
stands thoroughly the art OF man
againg perfectly wit1ou, asserting
himself.
OF this party thirteen were ladies.
To the superstit;ous this may &C.
couns for the dire misfortune which
befel two OF tie ladies in leaving
their trunks behind them at Colu1n-
bia. II this mysterious Iumber does
not con::aue 10 brood over their
dest::1ieS. ,!ley may get them at San
Francisco. eight days from the be-
ginning, OF the trip. Only ladies can
appreciate the tragedy OF This situa-
ton.
At Greenwood and at Seneca our
number was completed by the arrival
OF several who did not start from
Newberry. We were little delayed
at Seneca, which is the only break in
the schedule so far. and that not
serious one At Atlanta Col. R. w.
Hunt, who had personally looked at
ter the various connections that we
had to make. left us. much TO the re-
gnet tot the party, who could have
wished TO have him with them
throughout the trip. From Atlanta,
to Lexington, KY, we travelled during
Tuesday night, and arose Wednesday
morning to catch a glimpse Of Hem
~ Clay's old tome, and to enjoy
the charming views Of the famous
blue grass region" All the way to
\ Louisville and far into Indiana the
verdure clad hills annd meadows are
dotted with thousands of cattle and
sheep. which are literally in Clover.
1t is the season when clover blooms
and patches OF its dark pink be-
spansIed slopes OF a rich greenness
that suggest England in their luN-
uriance.
The stop al Louisville was long
enough only for The members OF the
party 20 supply themselves. with
souvenir cards oi this thriving city
on the Ohio, and ior representative
OF LIKE pullman car company to in
ouire after our welfare. And right
here it is only proper 10 say that this
COMPANY has beei, uniailing in its
attention to the comfort OF the party,
at every important stop representa-
tives making personal inquiries into
the conduct OF the porters and the
chef, who are four as good servants as
could have been furnished US
On emerging from the Piedmont
region OF Indiana, we came spinning
through the na1velously fertile prai-
rie section Of that state, and crossed
into Illinois. still on the splendid
southern system, which is rapidly
bringing into the south rolling stock
not to be surpassed anywhere in the
world.
From the time we arose III the
morning until we crossed the M4ssls-
sippi and rolled in St. Louis at about
six o'clock. the number and luNurl-
ance OF the corn fields aroused an
ever growing wonder among those OF
us who had never seen before, and
had failed utterly to realize, the eN-
tent of the co''-,+ry devoted to the
culture of t. important cereal. 1t
was corn. corn, corn, and corn again,
until we were forced to believe that
the price OF corn will drop almost to
nothing, the harvest promises to be
so abundant. This is country OF
small farms, small houses and large
barns. and one looks in vain to see
where the servants live, until one
,aorbee Tde conclusion that in this