Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-31
EXPOSITION NOTES.
NOVEMBER 9TH NAMED As CONNER
CIAL rRavELLzRg DAY.
Virginia Division, Travellers Protective
Association, to Work Up This Feature
The Wild-Wsst Show.

A special meeting Of Virginia Diyi-
sion, Travellers Protective Association,
will be held at Ford's Hotel on Friday
next, September 9TH, for the purpose OF
confirming the election of President ".
r. ID. Gascoyne rice John s. Harwood,
resigned, and also to take some suitable
action in reference to the proper cele-
bration OF Commercial Travellers
Day" at the Exposition. Secretary
Hirshberg yesterday received the fol-
lowing letter from President Starke rela-
tive TO the same:
PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
VIRGINIA EXPOSITION,
RlcHMoyD. Va, August 29, 1888.
Mr.. H. Z. Hirsh5erg, Secretary, &c.,
Gty:
Dear Sir,-We have set apart Novem-
Der 9Th as commercial travellers day,
and will so publish it. hope it will be
the pleasure of our local organizations
to take this matter in hand and
thoroughly advertise il throughout the
country. / want to make it one of the
most attractive days of the Exposition,
and know the boys can work up a big
time if they will put their heads and
hands to it. Is there not some way IN
which all the local members can be no
titled of the fact officially, and thereby
stir up q real interest in the matter?
Yours, truly, ASHTON SrARKE.
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Secretary Hirshberg is also in receipt
of invitations for this division TO attend
Commercial Travellers Day at the
Cincinnati Exposition on September
18th. where preparations have been made
to receive and entertain 5000 visiting
travelIing-men at the Columbus (Ohio)
Exposition on September 29th, and at
Louisville, KY, on September lSth-and
Richmond may expect at least LOU
visiting traveling-men if the members
will take the matter in hand and work
up Oh enthusiasm among the boys.
AT LOUISVILLE.
At Louisville. Ky., arrangementsh have
been completed to entertain $500 drum
mers on September 18th, during the fall
celebration, and tho following pro
gramme has been decided upon. In
getting up the parade the idea is to rep
resent all the modes of commercial
travelling from the days Of the "grip" to
the latest yestibule trains, and the fol-
lowing will be the order Of parade: Is
cort of sixty policemen band 1000
travelling men Afoot, wearing linen dust
ers, white hats, and carrying grips; ten
pack-mules five oX-csrts; band Ken
lucky Division 4. F. A. two stage
coaches ancient boot and shoe sample
bag; jersey wagons steamboat under
steam. floating train Of cars.
The steamboat will be mounted on
wheels, and will be operated by steam,
and the train will consist Of an engine,
tender, and eight coaches mounted on
wheels.
WHAT MAY BE DONE.
II the Richmond boys will 60 to work
and take this matter IN hand II will be
one of the greatest features Of the Ex-
position. aud will be the means Of bring
ing hundreds OF commercial tourists
from all over this country to our city.
President Starke, who is also member
of this division, desires to leave the
matter entirely with the boys, and will
lend them such aid as lies III his power
10 make it success. Richmond can
certainly make as good showing rs
Louisville if the proper interest is taken,
and it is to be hoped that it will be done,
and thereby help TO advertise tue com
mercal interests Of the city and State.
At HEADQUARTERS.
A Dispatch reporter dropped in Mt
the Exposition headquarters yesterday
and found the corps OF clerks as busy
as bees mailing circulars. bills, and all
manner of advertising pertaining to the
great Exposition.
Director General Jones is absent from
the city, and Will not return until Satur-
day.
WILD WEST.
Buffalo Bills Wild-West Show will be
on the Exposition Grounds, beginning
October Sd and continuing several
weeks. The great show will exhibit on
the race-track, both day and night, ex-
cept the race-days and the nights OF the
fireworks.
The general admission to this exhibi-
ton will he % cents admission 10 the
grand-stand will be % cents additional.
This will be one of the most popular
features of the Exposition, and thou
sands of people will flock to the city
daily to witness the performance.
FIGHT ABOUT BmOKING.