El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-05
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having an awfully merry time at the
expense of the Chamber of Commerce
and its secretary. One citizen would
say: "This is 8 mere newspaper story
-allthfs talk about Merchants Week."
Another would say: "Where are those
grand arches? Those professions?
those crowds?"
Those in close touch with Ben Pic
kering, who knew the enormous ener-
gy of b man, appreciated the hidden
generalship that was moving every
thing into line as needed, getting per-
mits from the city to erect the arches,
studying the voltage of the electric
current hat was to illuminate the
city and transmitting the result to the
Edison people, who were preparing
the electric devices, SO that no hitch
might occur, and attending to every
minute detail. Seeing him working
eighteen hours out of the twenty-four'
stirring up every committee chairman
constantly, consulting with Electrician
Connors almost hourly as the wor pro-
crossed, they had nofesr of the results,
but the citizens in general, like chill
dren who had never seer their city in
dress, wanted to see everything
materalize at once.
Ben told me he had never had such
a constellation of working committee
around any campaign he had ever con-
d ucted as the Holyoke Chamber OF
Commerce surrounded him with.
President Conway was right in line
all the time with his big heart and his
wise suggestions; Chairman Sullivan
worked silently, but indefatigably;
VIM. 81. Mills took as keen an interest
in the campaign as he did in his beau
tiful store; John Tilley, hitched up his
team and personally stirred up the
farmers; Paul H. Koehler was getting
the German contingent into line; A.
Davis, Jr.. was stirring up South
Holy oke; Fred S. Williams, mounted
on his horse, stirred up everybody;
Marshal Whitcomb, T.. j. Carmody,
A. McCausland, Geo. S. Sears, D. B.
Forbes, Hugh Mclean, N. G. Mauser,
". h. Billiard, r. G. HERE, G. E.
Russell and A. E. Dickson We'd with
each other in hard work.
Ben bad wooed Editor Dwight put of
his sanctum and had the satisfaction
of seeing him pushing the campaign
along personally as we'll as with his
paper. Editor Sullivan caught the
spirit of the hour and published the
following editorial:
It Is surprising to note the amount
of interest that is being manifested in
but all over Western Massachusetts,.
Inquiries are being received daily in
regard to the affair and present indi-
are that the city will be the
nucleus of one of the largest crowds in
it's history. It Is unfortunate that the
event could not nave come two weeks
earlier, when President Mckinley was
1 i North Adams. He surely would not
have refused an invitation to come
down to the Paper City on such an &C.
~casion, if for no other reason than to
show his gratitude for the tremendous
vote which this democratic stronghold
gave him last fall.
Merchants Week is an event that
every patriotic and loyal citizen ought
to endorse with all his heart. Down
in Lynn the people have almost gone
crazy 80 great Is their enthusiasm over
the festival which is being held there
this week. In New Haven a similar
demonstration is reported. Let Holy
oke fall into line and show the people
of Western Massachusetts that she is
Up aud doing and that she has lost
of that progressiveness for which
she has always been noted. Merchants
should show their interest by decor
ating their places of business. This is
the least that can be asked Of them.
Manufacturers should give their en-
ployes a day off or give them an op-
portunity to see the parades at any
one session on the days that the pa
rades are held. He will be an excep-