Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12

and telegraph instrument. We saw
here skeletons of every kind of fish,
and even whale, which is 81 feet
long, and some birds and precious
stones, like those iii the new museum
and few mummies. In one place
was a coal mining scene; mountains
together. Down in the valley was
the coal loading station, and the power
house with little electric lights in it,
and wires running out of it running |
little trains around in the mountains
thro the tunnels, and lighting up the
whole country.
In another room was nothing but
musical instruments, old organs and
pianos that sound better even now
than some of the new ones, and some
of the most interesting horns and
stringed instruments. Some of the
string instruments were old cigar
boxes with several wires stretched
across them and little sticks the shape
of an L with strings stretched from
point to point. There We're many just
such amusing and curious instruments
From here we went back to the Wins
ton for dinner, then we marched down
to Memorial and Continental Hall
where Secretary of State Bryan de-
livered to US one of his matchless ad-
dresses, After listening to and greet
ing him, Senator Pomerene gave us
fine talk. Then Secretary of Agri-
culture, Honorable David Huston gave
us a talk, followed by some of the
! Colonels of the trip. Then led by the
three bands of the trip, we marched
out and down to the depot to our
train, and in a little while about II 80
we left Washington to arrive in the
morning at Philadelphia, the city of
Brotherly Love. This was proven,
for every one from Mayor Blanken-
burg down to the newsboys on the
street entered into the spirit of the
occasion.
The farm boys and girls of Ohio
were treated as brothers and sisters
by the Philadelphia folks. We march
ed from the station to the Bellevue
Stratford hotel Seated at the ban
ouet table in the grand ball room of
the Bellevue-Stratford the party list
ened to addresses by Mayor Blanken-
burg and several other noted men.
:. These were followed by applause. Mr..
Chas. Calwell, President of the corn
exchange National Bank, arose and
announced the awards in the corn ex-
hibits. promoted by his bank for the
benefit of our Ohio boys.
Well after we left the Bellevue
Stratford hotel we went to John
Wanamaker's department store which
, it would take book to describe. We
! marched through the store and il
, seemed as if it took us half day
but it did not. This is the most won
derful store in the world. Just to give
you faint idea of its magnitude the
great organ in this store is the larg
| est in the world, 621s horse power.
Thirteen freight cars were needed tx
? transport it. It weighs 250,000 pound!
$4,000 feet of lumber were used tx
build it. In the fur vaults on tn,
I tenth floor, there are over $4,000
: pieces of furs sent there by their own
: ers for storage during the summer
I This fur vault is kept at a tempera
! ture of 20 degrees Farinheit. Tn
! store employs 1918 people and cover
: a total floor space of nearly 45 acres
. We went from here to the Curti
Publishing Company and | am goin
to give you just few figures to shoN
, you what they are doing. The Ladie
:, Home Journal published monthly
! has a paid circulation of more tina
/ ], 100000 copies. The Saturday Ever
: ing Post (weekly) has paid circula
: ton of more than 100000 copies
e The Country Gentleman weekly ha
a 100000 copies. Every % days tn
II press room turns out about $4,000
q 900 copies Exclusive of the storag
y, warehouse the new Curtis buildin
u contains more than 81 acres of fioc
T. space. It is used exclusively for th
3 publication of the Ladies Home Jour-
y al, The Saturday Evening Post an
the Country Gentleman. About $50
: : people are employed here.
20 We went from here to Independent
- Hall and here we saw the Old Libert
= Bell, the real bell this time Fro
e here we went to the wharf to board
= boat for League Island. We had OF
ae luncheon while on the boat. Here
r. League Island is one of the large
= navy yards in the U. S. Here we sa
several large battle ships, and we sa
~ the soldiers marching and drillin
J, We saw them shoot several cannon
N After taking in these sights we wei
ls back to the city and to large hot
"a for dinner, and from there to Keith
y Theatre which was very amusing ar
le entertaining. From here we went
IS our train again to leave PHILADELPHIA
Id at 11:30 for New York. The ne,
as morning found US in the great Metr,
re poiis. We went to the wonderfl
le Waldorf Astoria Hotel for breakfa
10 Had this famous hotel given our pa
ne ty nothing but the privileges of 81
S ting at the tables in that grand ba
!. room, and the souvenir booklets -four
NJ at each plate, every one would ha'
d gone away feeling that he had bee
In well paid for the trip, but breakfa
u, fit for king followed.
en- The Ohio Society of New Yoark hs
We committee on hand at the Waldor
re Astoria to pass note of greeting
ne the Buckeye special. Then followed
Up seven mile ride underground and thr,
or miles on the elevated tracks to tt
10 Bronx Zoo. Here we saw the lar,
Is est collection of animals in the worl
rs Our party then marched dow
IN Broadway through the sky-scrap,
district amid solid lines of humanity
en- South Ferry. Here boat trip wi
a luncheon aboard, complimented by Il
no New York Chamber of Commerc
It, awaited US. We greatly enjoyed tn
On 35 mile boat trip down the .harbor al
}. into the Atlantic ocean. We pass,
lg Brooklyn bridge, Statue of Libert
IS. and immigration Island. "I ha,
ne been on the Atlantic ocean" can
On the. truthful boast of every memb
of of that party for the trip was pu