The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-26
DROPPED
Five Thousand Feet On A
Hand Car
Up ll,0OO Feet On Standard
Width Road
Threw SnOWbaIlS And Pluck.
ed Wild Flowers
Some OF Interesting Ex-
perienCes Of Mr.. BOgardus
During Recent Trip He Took
To Colorado

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One of the delightful ways of see
ing things is to go with crowd. We
left Chicago with nine Pullman coach
es crowded with happy people. 1t
was a special train and none but the
party were allowed on the train. When
we arrived at Des Moines the train
stopped and the crowd all got out
and stepped into the automobiles that
were waiting and we were taken for
a two hours ride over the city and
after visiting the principal points of
interest and the beautiful residence
part of the city we returned to our
train and took up our way westward.
At Omaha we stopped for three hours
and were taken out to the club that
is located several miles out of the
city and entertained with music and
lunch. After three hours of delightful
visit with Omaha friends we went on
our way again.
During the days we were on the
lied into club and went from one
end of the train to the other singing
and joking and making fun for the
balance. The enthusiasm was so con-
tagious that the colored walters, por-
ters and chefs organized and gave us
sample of their musical powers
which we all enjoyed.
When we arrived at Denver sight
seeing cars met us and took us to our
hotels and after washing off the dust
and getting good meal we were TAX
en- over the city to the various points
of interest. Denver has some very
interesting things to see. Its parks,
fine residences and geological garden
are well worth seeing. Its streets
were we'll kept and / could not help
but notice the care they take of the
trees. They are given plenty of room
and the sidewalks do not crowd them
so as to hinder their growth. The
injure the trees, as we have done, but
there is plenty of room for them to
grow. Denver is a city built in the
sand. 1t was a plain covered with
cactus and other weeds and 1t is on
ly the water from the mountains that
makes it thing Of beauty as it is.
On Monday, as the guests of the
hardware men of Denver and Boulder,
we went up to Glacier Lake about for
ty miles away to picnic. The noun
tain scenery passes my power of des-
cription.
The magnificence and the immensi-
ty of the mountains and crags and
peaks left one without words to ex-
press the feelings that the views in
spired. When we arrived at the lake
we were provided with bountiful
lunch and then with dancing and pic
ture taking and other sports we pass
ed the time away until it was time for
our return. Just before the party
started back word was passed to a
few of us that there was chance to
ride down to Boulder on hand car.
There was room for only twelve.
was fortunate in being of the num-
ber. All we had to do after we got
on the car was to keep our feet from
dragging and to hold on tight. We
dropped over 5000 feet in 20 miles to
Boulder. 1t was the most delightful
ride ever took. There was a spice
of danger in the trip, just enough to
keep us at q high tension. But the
views paid for all the discomfort of
sitting on a hard board for one and
three-quarters of an hour, and hold
ing on tight.
At Boulder we all took in the sights
in automobiles, and afterwards went
out to the Chautauqua grounds where
lunch was served us by the young
people attending the meetings. BY
this time the day was over and we re-
turned to Denver tired but happy.
Then for three days we got down to
business. There were delegates from
California to Massachusetts, and from
Texas to Minnesota, representing
nearly every state in the Union. On
Friday we went up on the "Moffit"
road to the continental divide over
1000 feet on a standard width road
The only road, 1t is claimed, Of stand
ard width that goes so high. The