Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-07-27

Conservatives and also to the unpre-
cedented growth in the last ten years.
Extended and appropriate replies
were made by representative coal deal
ers, after which the entire convention
'trolleyed" over to st. Paul, where on
the roof garden of a palatial hotel
another program was given. The
mayor of st. Paul gave an address in
which he asked the visitors "why the
price of coal was kept at so high
figure" and calling in corps of police
men placed the visitors under arrest,
until they should give satisfactory
answers. Thus you see, kind reader,
that this pastor, an outsider and an
innocent party fell into the tolls of
the law at st. Paul. Among those who
were brought forward to give reason
for the high price Of coal was an old
gentleman from West Virginia. "Well,
boys" said he in his peculiar way, I'm
from West Virginia. If had known /
was goin' to be run in I'd have brough.
my squirrel rifle along. Gentlemen,
| continued the speaker, the reason coal
is so high is because us mine owners
do you from start to finish. The way
we find the weight of car of coal at
the mines in West Virginia, is to divide
the number of the car by the day of the
week, subtract the stencil weight and
divide the remainder by the date of
shipment We don't deal with you
down our way on the B. T. T." OF
course, everyone had hilarious time
and the old Virginian received an
ovation.
The first evening we dined by invita-
ton at the famous dutch Cafe.
That the supper was exceedingly boun-
tiful goes without saying. Here he
guests are entertained by famous
orchestra and also by young gentle
man violinist, who plays remarkably
well. We were given selections from
the famous IL 'Travatore" and the
Aria from Lucia" 1t was rare music
and will long continue to ring in ourears.
During eur stay we were greatly
impressed with the highly perfected
labor saving appliances, now being
used in civil engineering and in the
erection of various buildings. There is
the constantly varied use of cement for
building purposes.
| The Catholic Cathedral of st. Paul
in process of construction is magnifi-
cent dream in granite and marble.
The building covers vast area and III
the main is of the Romanesque style.
with side chapels in the Grecian style
Of architecture. An immense dome is
to surmount the main auditorium.
Several beautiful Corinthian colu INNS
support the highly decorated front
entrance. 1t was great privilege to
watch the mammoth cranes handle
great marble blocks weighing tons, and
see them fall into their respective
places at the hands of skilled workmen.
If only men could fit into one another
like the stones of mighty temple
what force for righteousness society
the living temple would become. We
notice in our journeyings many fine
college buildings, public librar ies. and
institutions of science and art.
| The Twin Cities are wonderful for
situation. Here the Almighty archi-
tect has left traces of infinite variety,
The rounded hills, forest covered
valleys, ripping streams, and silvery
lakes make this fairyland.
Minnehaha charmed US as its rain
bow colors cleaned in the mists below;
there were rustic seats and winding
stairways leading everywhere. Little
circuitous glens, that echoed your
voice, wound their ways into the dis
tance. Lofty trees spread their green
wings over deep ravines, where fleet
footed deer drank timidly from gush-
ing springs. Your imagination would
be fired and your thoughts would bark
DdCh W tiidt cdllIcA WHcH luc Icu
man walked these de.ls and the war
cry sounded the onslaught, then you
would come back again to the present,
hear the sigh of the forest, the muir
muir of water and feel the Almighty
near.
We sped out to historic Minnetonka
on one of the most delightful car rides
ever taken, past many beautiful homes
with others going up in endless pro-
fusion. Alighting at the wharf five
hundred delighted men and women
embarked on the steamboat Minnesota
for tour of the lakes.
This truly a fitting elimination of it
all as we proceeded from the glory of
park to the glory Of the lake. Picture to
yourselves collection of emerald seas,
connected by canals across which mans
educated hand has thrown the highly
decorated cement bridges, notice the
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