Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-07-07
MIDSUMMER MEeTlRe ..4o;
,,SLATEs0.T0aial ASSN.
Al Moniross. Epieasanf' Gathering.
the trip Aeqvaintirg Many Edi-
? --iots.~5tAth wes,ssle Slope. :.
~ and the Grand Scenery on
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" Tho co,5hdo Editorial A,soeia,ion las.
Seek held . mid summer session which
Ipas moro than usually pleasant. Tho
/. meeting was held 1t Monsrose. ono Of the
Hhriving cities Of the western slope. and
fave many color-do newspaper men
their first sight Of the southwestern por-
tion Of tho state. it.''
A Denver and Rio Grands train was
boarded at Pueblo and short r,de made
. marked change In the Wow. Almost
from the level plain jump was made in
to the Royal Gorge. by many esteemed
one Of tho grandsst sights in Colorado.
The height and abruptnsss Of tho cliffs
which hem in tho Arkansas cause feel
ing Of awe in many tourists on the FIRST
ride through tho Canon.
To Salida with its beautiful surround
ings we were welcomed by Johnny J..
Barlow. well known in Rocky Ford. who
piloted US to the Monte Vista. a Harvey
house now run by Mr.. Dubs formerly Of
the El Captain.
Erroute from Salida to Montrose we
passed through tho Black Canon. which
while not having tho height Of walls
which distinguish the Royal Gorge. is
fully tho equal Of the latter in scenic at
tractiveness.
The climb TO Marshall Pass affords
panorama Of grand mountain views which
has been the subject Of much enthusiastic
praise. Tho ride shows constantly
changing and always magnihcon. view
OF the eastern slope of the continental
divide. Tho actual summit which divides
the waters of the Atlantic from those Of
the Pacific is passed when in the midst
Of long tunnel.
A warm welcome was given the visit
ing newspaper men by the resident edit
ors and the citizens Of Montrose generally.
The first session Of the convention was
held Monday afternoon at which u num-
Der Of subjects were discussed of special
interest to the fraternity.
In the evening carriages took the party
to Haskill park beautiful shady spot
near town, in the center of which is a
lake we'll supplied with boats. The Mont
rose military band discoursed excellent
music until the banquet was announced.
An eloquent address Of welcome was de-
livered by Mayor Gray, to which fitting
response was made by President Holmes
on behalf Of the association. Toastmas-
ter Sehermerhorn then took possession of
the assembly and pleasantly introduced
the various newspaper men who were on
the program. Toasts were responded to
by G. A. Wake er Of Buena Vista. Guy U.
Hardy Of Canon City, Mrs. Nellie Pyes
of Colorado Springs. Roy Ray Of Windsor
and G. W. Dickson Of Salida. W. E. Pa
bor, one Of the veteran editors of the state
and also poet of national reputation
read poem in which cheerful hits were
made on various portions of the state and
on sundry individuals. The banquet was
highly creditable to the enterprsing citi-
zens of Montrose a large number of whom
were present to join in the good cheer and
enjoy the flashes Of editorial intelligence
The closing session of the meeting was
held Tuesday morning, following trip to
the celebrated Gunnlson Tunnel which
attained somewhat gruesome notoriety
few weeks ago by an accident in which
seven workmen lost the lives.
Montross is aituated in the midst of one