The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-01-19
SPEEDING 70 OLD MEXICO
DAILY NEWS EDITOR AND PRO.
PRIEToR WRITES OF TRIP.
1o4 MlLLloNAlREs ON THE TRAIN
These Bond Holders, Together With
Nebraska's Secretary Of State and
the Norfolk Newspaper Man, are
HAVING a Great Time-Out Of Snow.

TN Board the Kansas CITY, MEXICO
and Orient Special Train, Out of
Waco, Texas Sunday Morning, Jan.
li.-From a STAFF correspondent: A
great bunch of lOl miliOuaires, one
secretary of state and one newspaper
man LEFT Kansas City at noon ycstcr.
day for the City of Mexico, whore we
are scheduled to arrive Tuesday noon.
The train consists of nine as elegant
coaches as over ran on wheels, nclud.
ing buffet dining and observation
cars and five slocpors. The train car.
rios every necessity and luxury that
could he provided and the aforesaid
millionaires, secretary of state and
other have placed the stamp of ap.
proval upon the arrangements and ap-
pontments. Nothing can be wanted
that the train is not ready to supply
on call, from a shave in the barber
shop to a drink of mineral water in
the buffet The trip is absolutely free
to the guests, except the buffet. 1t is
said that on former trips of this kind,
when Burnham, Bear and Matthew
son were passengers there were no
charges even Ill IHaI aIjTacIlNe depart
ment, but this time things are diff
erent and a jag or smoke represent
a money consideration. Some people
always were more lucky than others.
The sCrawls with which | am disgrace
ing the name of penmanship in this
epistlo, | insist shall be attributed to
the roll OF the car ON this Texas track
and not to a jas
Proprietors Have Charge
The train is i'm charge of the pro-
priotars of tine Kansas CITY, Mexico
and Orient railroad. which ii is pro.
posed to build from Kansas City to
TopoIobampo bay ON the Gulf of Cal
ifornia I'm the state of Snaloo. Mexico.
Accompanying the trip are A. E. Still
well, president: e. Dickinson, vice
president and general manager: NJ.
V. Watson. vice president: w. w. Syi-
vester, vice president. These gentle
men are here to show their guests
good time and the proposition, and
the outlook at the start is that they
will do both successfully. Mr.. Still
well gives a little talk daily in the OBJ
servation car explaining the vast re,
sources of the country, present and
prospective through which we are
passing.
The marty is comDOsed of capitalists
from Missouri New York. Pennsylya.
mia, WASHINGTON, d. c., Wisconsin,
Colorado, Indiana. Illinois, Kansas.
Nichipan Ohio and Nebraska. Ohio
three. Nebraska has seven, G. l..
RradIey Omaha L X. Bradley Ne
hraska CITY. d G Gates Albion. f. p.
Sheldon Nohawka. Geo. b. Bell of
Grand Island. A. Galusha, secretary of
state Lincoln. and w n. Huse. e. c.
Harris of Chadron came to Kansas
CITY but was Obliged to return on ac-
count of business and his absence
proved q genuine disappointment to
Nebraskans.
The train left Kansas City yester-
dav noon over the NJ. X. & r.. which
we will follow to San Antonio. Texas.
which we will reach at o'clock this
afternoon. There the train is
switched to the track of the Subna-
tlOndl ana Great NOTtn6rn 10 JOlOTduO,
when we enter Mexicon soil, and go
over the Mexican National to the City
of Mexico.
Into Indian Territory.
Leaving the snow and chilly atmos-
phere at Kansas City. the train struck
a bee line south passing through the
oil and gas belts of eastern Kansas.
The train makes no stops except to
change engines and the result is we
are disappearing from the north at
the rate of 40 to so miles an hour
About dusk last night we reached Par.
sons. Kan. which is an ambitious city.
and ten minutes later we were on our
way and shortly slid over into Indian
TERRITORY The SIN did not seem TO