Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-08-13

north Of Minneapolis than south Of Il. |
C. s. Mitchell, editor OF the Duluth !
News-Tr1bune, spoke Of the pleasure
Il gave Duluthians to have the editors
as guests and hoped that they would
take care to observe the truly charao'
teristic things of Duluth, such az the
experiment farm and the city and
county work farm for delinquents.
Frank X. Gravel, OF Duluth, State
Auditor J. A. o. Preus, H. c. Hotaling,
editor of the Enterprise, OF Mapleton,
Secretary of State Julius H. Schmahl
and others spoke briefly.
"Roasts" Newspaper Profession.
One of the greatest hits Of the eve
ming was the address Of Homer c.
Fulton. an attorney Of Duluth. His
address was q good-humored roast Of
the newspaper profession, pointing out
the frailties and giving It credit for
its good. He suggested as an epitaph
for the editors the touching lines:
Underneath the starry sky,
Dig my grave and let me-lie.'
His address was highly humorous
throughout and was undoubtedly the
hit of the evening-and Of the trip
Day Spent at Fond du Lac.
Saturday morning the editors took
the steamer Columbia and went up
the st. Louis river. where the day
was spent at Fond du Lac, one OF the
most beautiful spots in Minnesota. A
stop was made at the new steel plant,
where the wonderful model city was
inspected and the plant viewed from
Of construction work to get It ready
by Nov. l, It was considered danger
GUS to admit the visitors to the In
terror.
Saturday evening five-hour trip
on the lake and bay was enjoyed, dur
| ing which dancing was the chief
amusement for those who did not wish
to sit by the rail and dream
Promptly at $3.50 Sunday morning,
the special train for the iron ranges
pulled out of the Union Station in
! Duluth.
Virginia Wins Editors' hearts.
The reception at the station was
enough to win for Virginia place
in the hearts of the editors. AS the
train drew in the band played, auto
! mobile horns footed and the crowd
of citizens on the station platform
cheered Mayor Michael Boylan.
who Joined the party at Duluth. had
assured the editors that royal well
come was being arranged for them in
the city over which he rules, but even
his enthusiastic prophecies fell tar
short of the mark.
The Virginia plans called for 40.
ton. After the first cordial greet
ings the visitors were hustled into
automobiles, and procession was
formed, with khaki-clad band-and
a very good band-mounted ON an
auto truck in the lead. AS the cor
ner was turned and Chestnut street
In the resplendence of multi-colored
flags and bunting and in the cleanlt
ness for which it is famous came into
view there were many "Oh's" and
Abs" from the editorial party. The
movie men caught the procession az
It moved up the street between lines
Of smilingly cordial people, and the
picture will be well worth seeing.
The automobile ride took the Wis
itors over splendidly paved streets,
out over a beautiful road through Gil
bert, Elba and Eveleth and back to
Virginia by a route that gave the Wis
itors a good view of the min of the
Virginia & Rainy Lake Company.
Lunch at Bottom Of Pit.
Following the automobile trip, the
GROWING achievement of Virginia
hospitality was unfolded. Twas but
g step from the automobiles to fiat
cars, rallied of for safety. and with
the party ON the cars q puffy engine
backed them down into the Alp9h8
pit. At the bottom of the pit, on q
fiat space, tables were laid and there
the luncheon was served. It was q
! spectacular sort Of a luncheon. The
novelty Of the setting was Immediately
impressive. Far above the luncheon
tables lowered the ribbed cliffs of blue
and black and bright red ore, with
far above q narrow fringe of over
burden. Here and there in the sides
Of the pit the tiny mouths Of tunnels
which are a feature Of the Alpena pit
excited interest. The Virginia hosts
and Duluth people among the party
talked of millions 80 glibly that there
was almost oppressiveness in tho
sense of wealth within view. Stand.
ing in but one pit of hundreds ON
the ranges, the editors who had at
tempted previously to visualize tho
great wealth of Minnesota a. repre-
scented in its iron mines threw their
former estimates to the wind and
gathered new Impressions to take to
their homes. The luncheon itself was
immense.
Thrilling Ftrst-aid Demonstration