Mexico Missouri message., 1910-06-23
EDITORS At THE CAPE
ENJOYABLE MEETING HELD AT
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI CITY.
Special Trip In Frisco Train Affords
Opportunity to see Wonderful
Development Under Way.

/ II q vote should be taken among
the members OF the newspaper fra
ternity in Missouri It Is likely that
the result would be the unanimous
decision that the recent meeting at
Cape Girardeau. with the accompany
Ing features, was by far the most in
teresting one ever enjoyed.
From the time of leaving st. Louis
on the big steamer Cape Girardeau,
during all the sessions and gatherings
In the Cape, on the days outing
through the Southeast counties on the
Frisco special train. the trip was a
pleasure and q revelation.
When the gang plank was hauled in
at st. Louis and Captain Leyhe had
started his big craft down river, the
party OF eXcursionists were taken in
charge by those whose object was TO
furnish entertainment, and not one
minute was allowed to drag. Captain
Leyhe and crew of the boat and the
committee from the Cape Girardeau
| Commercial club soon demonstrated
that In the art of entertaining they
were adopts. The entire trip was
picnic and the dinner on board the
vessel n banquet
The reception ut Cape Girardeau
was in keeping with the treatment on
the boat IL seemed that the entire
population OF the city had Joined in
forming q reception committee, as the
levee was alive with an enthusiastic
people, calling greetings of welcome
to the visitors.
Mayor Merit +. Leming extended a
welcome to the CITY, and while 1t was
clever on his part to do so, and all
were gratified and compEmented by
this Official greeting. 1t was consid-
cred only a form, as the welcome
which had been so heartily given by
the whole population when the boat
swung into shore had warmed the
cookies of every visitors heart.
The big auditorium was crowded
and the assembly seemed determined
to enjoy all that was said and done.
On the next morning, which was
Thursday the days work began at 3
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pleas court room, at which time COM
mittees were appointed, and the fore
noon taken up with discussions about
the making and issuing of daily news
papers. The afternoon was devoted to
weekly newspapers, and at 8 o'clock
another interesting program was be-
gun at the Normal school auditorium,
at the close of which a reception was
held in the parlors, society rooms, IL
brary and corridors of Academic hall,
where the visitors got acquainted with
the people of Cape Girardeau, and all
were served with refreshments by the
hospitable ladies of the city.
An early start was necessary Friday
| morning in order to catch the Frisco
special train for the junket through
Southeast Missouri. which was billed
to leave at 1880, but that hour tfd not
bother the Cape folk a little bit. To
some of the kicks of the visitors who
had felt inclined to enjoy a little
! longer slumber, a member of the Cape
committee replied: "Pshaw, man, you
| should have been here last October
and seen the President of the United
States at o'clock in the morning.
getting acquainted with fifty thousand
Southeast Missourians."
And that trip throughA the country!
The train was loaded with newspaper
people and their friends, all bent upon
enjoying the day as guests of the
Frisco railroad, and they did enjoy 1t,
too. Every mile passed through afL
forded one more argument for South
east Missourians to offer encouraging
investments in Southeast Missouri
lands.
The run was made to Kennett in
good time, and the stop there was an
other ovation. Not only the citizens
of the town were on hand, but those
from other towns and from the sur
rounding country. An address of well
come by Editor e. P. Caruthers, for
mer president of the association, got
the visitors into the happy frame OF
mind that made the fried fish fur
nished by the Kennett Commercial
club taste all the sweeter.
The stop ON the trip at Morehouse
| to visit the big hardwood mills of the
| Observation-Disclosures company at
| forded the excursionists sight of the
biggest mill of the kind in the world,
and all along the trip, both going and
coming, points of interest were point.
ed out to the strangers. Towns were
passed through where 1t was said
swamps had stood few years since;
miles of farms, with growing crops
and well-built homes occupied space
where were one time bogs and
slOughs. Everywhere were indica-
lions of thrift and energy.
Friday evening, after the return
from the railroad trip, there was held
in the Normal auditorium the mis-
souri, Booster Meeting" at which ad-
! dresses were made by the Hon. Louis