The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-14

ORE real knowledge of thi
~ vast country westward wa
acquired by the party o
prominent Clarksburg citizens, whC
but recently returned from
months trip across the CONT
nent than they could have in an,
other way gotten. BY personal oh
sefvation all this excellent knowI
edge came to them and the impres,
IS so deep on their minds that they
win never forget the trip or the
many things they learned about
this great country. Indeed, the
scope of their observations was 80
vide and varied, that even those,
who have crossed the waters to for
eign lands, gained no greater knowl-
edge Of the wonders of Mother Earth
with all her natural beauties, treas
uTes and chimes, and the ingenious
results of human Intelligence of the
great twentieth century, the begin
ming Of the greatest era of civilizl-
ton in the greatest nation on the
globe.
The Clarksburgers that composed
this delighted party that is just
home from the great trip across tie
western plains, the Rockies, the
Sierra Eevadas and beheld the Pa
cifc coast, sight of which forms a
part Of the ambition of almost every
one east of the Mississippi river, are
DIR. r. NJ. Hood, Harvey F. Smith:
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Boughner, DIR.
John B. Payne, W. Burns McGre-
gor, Guy Sinsel and w. Fl. Webb
the last named of whom managed
the trip. They were gone only a
month, but by the trip across the
continent in such short time, they
drank freely from the copious foun-
tain of knowledge of their great
country and obtained stupendous
paporamic view of the grandest and
most glorious country known to man
kind, and those four busy weeks of
mark an experience in
their lives that they will cherish for
ever. and be always one of the bright
est in their memory.
PROCEEDING to Chicago from this
place, there was nothing special to
excite their curiosity as most, if not
all, have been over the route time
and again. But when they left that |
great city the country soon became
one of series of new wonders, new
beauties, new revelations. and the
scene caused new sensations and
brought forth many an ejaculation
over the grandeur and magnificence
of a new country. Especially, is the
change of topography exciting and
the various climates exhilarating to
the West Vir0inian, who has been
accustomed all life time to behold
only hills and valleys and not spread.
ing prairies and towering mountain
peaks and endless ranges.
Only actual observation of the
the tplains, the great
waterways and thousand and one
other of Natures gifts brings an eT-
Derience! whose loftiness is not t" %"
described by human pen, and no one
should be content, if means and cir
''crr11lstances will permit, to deprive
himself of this great knowledge
buiIdmg esneriepce. y...Ns,sssSsS
All Telegram reatls1s 47tcf,-
.ested in the trip mades6y t'issel1artl
and. It's members have counted l9]
::fhe henefit Saanas edifiee bon OF ;1es
swha Sought "a ufoft1l1r
4;;,Sn sconcG64Tf The c0hntry[ tht21Es
experiences. IN overy entnrtR1 Sa44sk
and instructive. manner, and that all
may have the privilege of learninG
something about the country and get
an idea of the greatness of such ..
trip almost all the way across the.
continent. the Telegram has inter
Viewed most of the members of the
party and talked to all about 1T, and
& delighted to be able to here pre-
sent some of the enthusiastic views
fhev have expressed and to repro
duce in part their interesting, pE"nI-
able description of the trip ana "e
counts Of their experiences
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