The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-24
CINCINNATI MEN HERE
REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN
VISIT INDIANAPOLIS.
They Were Entertained by the Conn
mcrciaI Club and Board of
Trade COMMITTEES.

About three hundred business and pro-
fessional men of Cincinnati. representing
the Business Mems Club of that city, were
the guests of the Commercial Club and
Board of Trade yesterday afternoon. The
party arrived in the city about IL o'clock
on a special train of the Big Four. They
were met at the Union Station by a COM
mittee from the Commercial Club and the
Board of Trade, consisting of E.. B. Martin
dale. Major Taylor, j. NJ Spann.. E. B.
Porter, II. u. Brown, John w. Kern, M.
5. Wilson. F. NJ. Heron. F. E. Gavin. ].
A. Butler, Otto Lieber, Thomas G. Smiley,
w. 4. Miiholland. Bert Essex, w. T. Can
non. j. l.. Grifiths, Charles Krauss, DR..
Henry jameson, c. E. Hollenbeck. w. J..
Richards, l.. b. Freeman, Z. A. Hirshfield.
E. M. Campbell, August NJ. Kuhn, Fred l..
Purdy, j. @. Van Wrinkle and Samuel E.
Rauh. The Board of Trade committee was
headed by E. B. Martindale, I. s. Gordon.
tigan. J.. J. Appel, John B. Cockrum, John
S. Lazarus, Charles A. Bookwalter, George
G. amer and d. NJ. Parry, president of
the Board of Trade.
Accompanied by the committee the party
was taken on the Belt railway around the
city, returning to the Union Station by
way of the l.. E. & w. The observation
train was In charge Of A. A. Zion. superin-
tendent Of the Union Railway Company.
Upon the return to the station the party
adjourned to the Bates House for dinner,
going from there to Fairview Park and
thence to the German House, the trip be-
ing made on the street-car lines.
At the German House a light lunch was
served and short addresses were made by
John w. Kern and John L. Grifiths, d. NJ.
Parry, of the Board OF Trade. c. z. Coffin,
of the Commercial Club. and w. H. Harri-
son. president Of the Cincinnati Business
Mems Club.
President Harrison in his remarks briefly
reviewed the history of the Cincinnati Or
ganization. commenting. upon the work
which had been accomplished by it, all re-
sulting from the interest taken in the regu-
lar meetings of a number of young men
about nine years ago. The club has now a
membership of $50 and is one of the sub
stantial public organizations of hat city.
One of the objects of its visit here was
the advertising of the Fall Festival"
which is being promoted by il. The club
brought its own band of seventeen pieces.
and a number of stops were made on the
trips between Cincinnati and Indianapolis
for the purpose of advertising the carnival.
The party left Indianapolis at 4:30, return
ing to Cincinnati by way of the c., III. & ID.
Railway, eft~
Many of the visitors had never before
had an opportunity of seeing anything of
the commercial advantages of Indianapolis,
and all members of the club praised the en-
terprise of this city. Unusually favorable
comment was made upon the railway and
transfer facilities, which are much better
han those of Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati men extended to the Com
mercial Club and the Board of Trade an
invitation to visit with them during the
fall festival. and 1t is probable the organi-
cations will attend.