Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-09-23
ON ThEWAY TOCANADA
EDITORS VISIT DULUTH AND PASS
THROUGH IRON RANGE.
Impressions Gained OF the City Of Duluth
and the Stretch Of Country Between
There and Winnipeg.

tion OF the meeting of the National
Editorial Association at st. Paul, and
the magnificent entertainment pro.
vided them by the citizens of st.
Paul, Saltwater. Minneapolis and
Red Wing. 1t has been the custom
for years for the association, after its
regular meeting to take trip to some
portion of the continent. There have
been excursions to Mexico, California.
Florida, Eastern Canada, and in fac,
almost every part Of the American
continent except Western Canada, and
so this was chosen for this year. Mr..
W. +. Parrott of Waterloo, Iowa.
corresponding secretary of the nation.
al association, had the excursion in
charge. representing the association,
and expended much time and energy
in arranging the details in such a
manner that there was no bitch in the
program. and the trip was one con.
tinuous round of pleasure and sight.
seeing.
When we assembled at the union
station, st. Paul. Sunday afternoon,
August 23d, we found magniticently
equipped special train in waiting.
which was to be our home for the
next two weeks. The train was the
elegant equipment of the North Coast
| Limited, one of the finest in the
country. and was veritable palace
on wheels. There were four modern
Pullman sleeping cars. the largest
dining car in the world. the
"Quantzintecomatzi with a name
nearly long as the car; the hand
some private car of Mr.. Arthur
Hawks Superintendent of Publicity,
Canadian Northern Railway, where
where exhibits of Canadian products
and where many party of guests
chosen from the members of the asso.
ca;ion were delightfully."- entertained !;
AN open passenger coach, used for q
loungipg and smoking room. and for
lectures by prominent Canadians each
morning upon the country through
which we were passing; and large
baggage car. Pulled by an immense
Mogul engine. the equipment was
complete. 1t would be difficult to
imagine more comfortable srrange-
ment. for it seemed that everything
possible had been done for the pleasure
and convenience Of the editors.
We have neglected to state hereto.
fore that the trip through Canada was
rendered to the editors by the Canad-
ian government, to which we are in
debted for the expenditure Of large
sums of money in carrying out the ex-
cursion as planned, so that nothing
worth seeing might be missed. and
nothing left undone to make the trip
as enjoyable as possible.
Quite number of the editors ac-
companied the train only as far as
Duluth, and several to Winnipeg, de-
parting from there for their homes
After leaving Winnipeg there were
I5l ladies and gentlemen on the train,
a party not too large to provide for in
the way of banquets. drives. etc.
Each car was in charge of a Captain,
who took his orders from Mr.. Parrott
and looked after the comfort of the
occupants of that car. 1t was our good
fortune to be located in a central sec.
tion of the car "Wapato. in charge
of Q. M. Junkin of Fairfield. Iowa.
Those from Iowa that were in the car
were Mr. and Mrs. w. +. Parrott,
Elizabeth, Frances and Robert Parrott,
Mrs. Matt Parrott. Waterloo; Mr.. and
Mrs. q. M. Junkin, Mrs. Alice b.
Booker. Fairfield; q. NJ. Duncombe.
Fort Dodge; Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Beels. Hopkin Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Snyder, Cedar Falls Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Brannagan and son, Emmetts-
burg; Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Doxsee.
Monticello: Charles Mclean, Dubu-
que; Harvey Ingham and two sons.
Des Moines; E. r. Medarv. Waukon
Ed. Madigan, Clarksville; Mr.. and
Mrs II. J. Green. Decorah. Besides
these there were editors from Illinois.
New York and Pennsylvania in our
car. and also Mr.. White. representa-
tive of the Canadian government. In
order that the party might be we'll
taken care of and shown every court
esy possible, the following gentlemen
were sent to accompany the train
ana make arrangements for the enter
tainment of the party: w. j. White.
Inspector U. S. Agencies, Canadian
Government, Ottawa; O. w. Speers,
General Colonization Agent, Canad-
ian Government, Brandon; j. Bruce
Walker. Commissioner of Immigra.
tion. Winnipeg; Arthur Hawks, Supt.
Publicity, q. N. r., Toronto; j. II.
Clarke, Official Photographer. O. N.
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