The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-07-18
Midsummer Editorial Associa.
ton Meeting

One man who has now passed on to
his reward did more for Colorado than
any other single individual but We
doubt whether David H. Moffat in all
his plannings and building ever dream
ed of the amount of pleasure he would
bring to countless thousands when he
conceived the plan of Rail Road from
Denver to Steamboat Springs and it is
beyond man to imagine the beauties to
be seen on that trip. 1t is impossible
Co describe the grandeur to be seen or
to in ever so small way tell of the
wonderful feat of engineering that
was necessary that the Editors
of Colorado, their wives, children
and sweethearts, 800 strong,
might have the most enjoyable outing
thatit was ever the lot of pen. pushers
to enjoy.
Through the courtesies of the Receivers
of the Moffat Road special train of
five coaches and dining car left the
Moffat depot in Denver Sunday morn
ing July 9Th. loaded down with over
800 men women and children for the
midsummer meeting of the Colorado
Editorial Association at Steamboat
Springs and the entertainment provid-
ed by the other towns enroute. We
wish we might take our readers step
by step through the three days of this
meeting.
Arriving at Corona, the top of tho
Divide, II, $50 feet above sea level,
we stopped long enough for the excur-
sionists to enjoy snow balling each
other although but short time before
we had been riding with the windows
of the coach open and in our shirt
sleeves. One of the beautiful features
of the trip was the arranging by Mrs.
Vic. Wilson to have columbine flowers
awaiting us at Kremmipg.
The first stop made for refreshments
was at Sulphur Spings where we were
given Trout Fry, Our appetites
needed no whetting but had they needed
it the sight of the beautiful speckled
beauties trying over an outdoors fire
with the fragrant smell of coffee in the
air would have made US all forget every
thing but the feast spread for us.
= Were we to have delay enroute no
better place could have been selected
than at the Gore Canon where our en-
gine went dead and we were obliged
to wait three hours for new engine.
1t was after dark but with the noun
tains on one side and the river on the
other, with moonlight and camp fires,
with song and story the time passed
rapidly away.
At Yampa a committee from Steam
boat Springs met the train and assigned
US our rooms while in their city and at
2:30 A. M. Monday morning we arrived
at our destination, tired but happy.
Monday was spent in trying to partake
of all the hospitalities this beautiful
city heaped upon US. There were stage
coaches, carry alls and automobiles to
take US to the famoust strawberry
beds to the various springs to the base
ball game and buckng broncho con-
.tests. At 1:30 P. NJ. we gathered in
>the park to eat trout, bread and butter
raddshes and drink coffee to our fill.
In order to in a measure justify the
trip we must state that there was a
business session held Monday after
noon but it required person of strong
will power to attend to any business
with so much to see and do. Monday
evening dance was given in the park
and until the eve sma hours those
who ever danced trpped the light fan
tastic".
Tuesday morning we left at ll:O0
O'Clock for the home trip and from
early morn till the last moment the
time was spent in hurridly bidding cur
friends adieu, taking last dip in the
beautiful swimming pool or taking one
more snap shot at some beautiful
scene.
At Oak Creek we stopped long e.
nough to learn little of the wonderful
n1,es of this wonderful country. AT
Yampa we were met at the depot by a
brass band, about 40 COW boys on horse
back with loaded revolvers and by citl-
zens in wagons. buggies and automo-
biles and on foot who escorted US to
Stheir beautiful park to dinner, and such
a dinner, Fried chicken enough to feed
twice our number, cream for our cof-
fee that refused to run, it had to be
dipped, cake tn at would melt in your
mouth and orange punch, fit nectar
for the Gods After our feasting cl-
gars were provided, not one measily DC
cigar but cigars galore and lots of them.