The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-23
PENCIL
PUSHERS
HERE
Newspaper Men From
Various Parts of Coun-
try Spend Today See
ing Tacoma-Roy-
ally Entertained

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"We stop the press to announce
that Peter Pingree, publisher and
proprietor of the Pottsville Palla.
dium, who has been with the Ma.
tional Editorial association for the
past two weeks. reached Tacoma
WASH, today and he has wired us
to say that 1t is the greatest city
on earth"
The above was received by the
Times over the longest CREASED
wireless line In the world this
afternoon from Pottsville, and II
goes to show that the publisher
and proprietor OF the Palladium ds
Papers that stop
their presses to announce anything
usually make their stories brief
but it is plain that there will be a
follow story by mail in the Palla-
dium. There will be other stories
by mail-dozens. yes hundreds OF
shem. All the stories will not say
hat Tacoma is the greatest city on
arth, but Mr.. Pingree should not
re criticised. No wonder the
place looked good to him. He left
Seattle THIS morning.
Good Boost for Tacoma.
Three hundred and twenty-five
editors from towns and cities
n the East, South and Mid
lie West are here town. II
hey are not enjoying themselves,
he looks on their faces deceive.
II the voluminous notes they are
aking do not mean several hun
ired columns OF the greatest
dope" that WAS ever written
about a city It win be a wonder.
The editors began to admire Ta-
coma as soon as the Kitsap
had rounded Browns point. Mem
bers of the local entertainments
committee went to Seattle on the
steamer Indianapolis at 7 o'clock
this morning and on the return
rip they loaded the Eastern men
and women down with informa-
ion.
See Big Saw1nilI.
AS soon as the kitsap. arrived the
ditors weer taken to the st. Paul
Tacoma mill. To many of the
EDITORS such a sight filled them
With establishment. Some of them
had never seen a sawmiil of any
kind and others had seen only the
kind they operate in the old lum-
bering districts in the East. Band
saws were a novelty to all and the
'dg logs called for expressions of
wonder.
Lunch at Commercial Club.
The Commercial club, where
luncheon was served at l O'Clock
vas a veritable bower of beauty.
In response to an appeal from the
A.-Y.-P. exposition committee for
lowers to decorate the place
whole carloads were brought in
and artistically arranged. The
editors went into esstasies over
he floral display. All women in
he party we're furnished with
bouquets.
Eat Raspberries.
Among the delicacies that was
appreciated by the visitors were
'aspberries grown in the Puy-
tllup valley. Several hundred
small boxes of the luscious fruit
were sent in by the Puyallp and
Sumner Fruitgrowers' association
and each individual in the party
was presented with box.
Words of Admiration.
The best was reserved for the
last. Following luncheon the
guests were taken for triI
through the North End, Wright
bark and the High school. Com.
ments on the miles of paved
streets in the residence district
we're most favorable and the well
kept lawns and boulevards excited
words of admiration and commen.
iation.
After the sightseeing trip or
the street cars was finished the
editors boarded the steamer HyaR
and made the trip along the wat.
erfront to Point Defiance park
This gave them an opportunity tc
see manufacturing plants located
along the bay and the wheat ware
houses and elevators.
Supper at the. Park.
Supper will be served in Point
Defiance park at O'Clock this
evening. The editors will return
to Seattle tonight and tomorrow
morning they will sail for Alaska
ON the steamer Northwestern.
The trip will occupy 30 days.
At meeting in Seattle late yes
terday afternoon officers were
elected and the final business ses-
sion of the convention was held
A. Nevin Pomeroy, of Chambers
burg. Pa, was elected president
and ]. p. Baumgartner, of Santa
Ana, CAL. vice president. The
place of meeting next year will be
decided upon by the executive
Chattanooga, Tenn,
Is the most prominent candidate.
Calf Herd BawIs.
About 25 of the delegates "a
the National Editorial association
VIII be known as the
calf herd on the trip to Alaska.
When they went to the dock al
Seattle this morning to take the
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