Evening journal., 1911-12-09
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mington's reputation is just as good
today as it ever was, and it's going
10 be better We have everything the
best; the best water to drink the
best homes. the best people. We have
a city constructed by nature to make
it one OF the hcalthiest in the country
with advantages that could not be dup
Heated for millions OF dollars" Mayor
Howell concluded by again welcoming
the visitors.
Governor West Responds.
Governor West of Oregon responded
in behalf of the visitors. lie is youth
ful looking, as many Of the visitors
we're One feature OF the Western
Statesmen that impressed itself upon
their netertainer-the prevalence Of
young men in public life out toward
the Pacific.
Governor West expressed the plea
sure OF all at being entertained in VIII
mington. and said the city's hospital
ity would not be forgotten.
1T certainly is an honor TO be Gov
ernor OF Delaware. where one can get
upon high building and see the cor
ners of his State said Governor
West "Out in my state we could get
on the top OF a mountain and could
not even see the border Of our Stale
In behalf Of the Governors, want TO
say that we appreciate your kindness
and hospitality, and hope that some
day we will be able to have you with
us and return IL.
Then the visitors Joined in singing
"They say Delaware amt got no
style
.The visitors after breakfast were
presented with copies II the dupont
Powder Company's calendar, which
were much in demand amCng them as
soon as they saw them. Then they
were taken on the roof garden Of the
DUPONT building and we're given view
of the city, after which they We're
taken on an automobile ride. Captain
Kane, Sergeant Bayley and squad OF
policemen were on duty at the duFoEt
Building to look after the crowd that
gathered there.
On Sightseeing Trip.
The automobiles were donated by
Nilmingtonians for the use of the
eral T. G. DUPONT loaned two cars, one
OF which he placed at the disposal OF
the newspaper representatives. The
visitors we're taken out the Boule-
ward to the Porter reservoir. around
which they rode. On their return in
the Concord turnpike they passed a
caravan Of pushmobiles going out to
McKee's hill for races. and they also
were detained several minutes at
Concord crossing because of B. and
o. freight train passing-what many
pointed out as a further argument
for the abolition Of the grade cross
ing there.
Swinging into Delaware avenue and
down Van Buren street. the visitors
were taken through Cool Spring
Park, into Ninth street. to Market,
down to Front and thence TO the sta
tion. There farewells were said
hurrledly and the party left at 9.52
o'clock for Chester.
Governor Carey OF Wyoming, was
at the station and received many
Wilmingtonians. Mr. Carey is a
former resident OF Milton, Del. a man
\ -ol. great physique, and he has many
Dtl&ware acQuaintances. He left
MiltNn in 1862. he said. and went to
New York. and several years later
found his way west. He regretted
chat he did not accompany the party,
the failure o. he and two other Cove
ernors to arrive with the others being
due to a misunderstanding that al
lowed them to sleep too late. he said.
Thr0ngs See Train.
Hundreds Of Delawareans, promi.
nent among them many we'll known
farmers OF the state. In iammed
crowd, surgod through the five eX.
Inhibition cars Of the Governors train
at the French street station, from S15
until $50 o'clock. There were about
three women and ten small boys
sprinkled through the crowd officials
on the tana-Washington car stat.
ed that in the West. the children in.
spected the cars in as great numbers
as their elders.
That train, made up of Great North.
ern Railway cars was taken TO Edg,
Moor, by the cutoff. and backed into
French street station, to avoid an,
chance of the unusually large carr
not getting through the train sheds.
Apples, potatoes, wheat. barley, oats
\ grapes, pumpkins, watermelons, ores
turnips were exhibited by Oregon
idaho. Montana, Washington. Nortl
and South Dakota, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO and Minnesota. Tho display
Mere fancifully arranged. The Mon
Washington car made the hand
soonest appearance with its ceiling de
signs worked out in grains. Montan;
showed several prize loving-cups anC
boasted that it was showing every
thing but its sheep. A photograph
OF prize Minnesota COW accompanie,
the loving cup won by that State II
the International dairy show, and
stuffed brown bear, bearing the pla
card, "Oh, you bearl" gave variet.
to the Wyoming exhibit.
Show Western Ores.
Ores from the famous Minnesota
iron mines; jet black corn that ma
been found in the homes Of the clii
dwellers, of Wyoming; Oregon re-
wheat, No. 1, ranked as the finest b.
the Pillsbury Mills, of Minneapolis
a silver salmon from Washington, re
ceived great attention. Ninnesot
showed a blue pumpkin large enoug
TO hold the wife of Punkin- Fate
and all the states showed potatoes S
large that one would make a meal ID
a family. The scarcity of eyes on thes
big tubers troubled one Delawareai
who WAS thinking about the plantin
problem.
Most Of the visitors seemed salts
fied with their mental comparison c
Delaware apples and corn with IN
western displays. Almost every othe
person in the crowd remarked at som