The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31

beautiful furnishings.
The St Louis party have their special
train Of six coaches. There are three
sleeprs attached TO the train, baggage
car, a dining car and a buffet car This
makes .. complete train and the party is
wen equipped for enjoyment. At a late
hour last night the members Of the party
returned TO their train and viii continue
their tour this morning BY going south
over the Rock Island.
The St. Louis men are business men in
every sense Of the word. They have the
I business look While they are enjoying
themselves on this trip and seeing the
country yet one cannot get away from
the fact that they have the look OF rep
resentative men and maintain their dig
nifty wherever they are. II it IS socially,
they know how to keep up their end Of
the bargain and when it comes to busi-
ness transactions they are looking out for
1 their side OF the transaction as wen. The
members of the visiting party represent
some Of the largest concerns in st. Luis
and Wichita people were glad TO have
an opportunity Of meeting them in a
social manner.
/ Many Wichita business men VIII look
! back upon the event Of last night with a
I great deal Of satisfaction and if the word
+ OF the S. Louis men is good they have
/ a feeling Of fellowship with the Wichita
men for the entertainment Of last night
The members of the party and the firms
! represented by them are as follows:
O. Aude, Aude Furniture Co.; A. Beck
CT. American Rattan Works; N. NJ
Briggs, Acme Cement and Plaster com
pany, z. Chancellor American Exchange
Bank; J. D Cathey. Banner Buggy com
pany; I H. Sawyer. Brown Shoe com
pany; r. A Burns, Burns & Co, whole
sale saddlerv house; r F. Nafz, Bax-
ter Moulding company; r. H Blanke,
Blanke Tea and Coffee company; A Ban
netine, Bannetine Galvanized Iron COM
pany: W. J. Halliday, BONN Bros. fur
niture goods: W G.. Eversole, Boogher,
Force and Cfoodbar Hat company; Jesse
Carleton. Carleton Dry Goods company;
". J. Battle. James Clarke Leather com
pany; T. Fl. Comrades. Comrades Chair
company; J. A. Lewis Continental Ma
tioual Bank; James s. Cummings, Cen
traI Telephone company; L. c. Wheeler.
Ely-WaIker Dry Goods company; W. T.
A.
pany; J. II. Robertson, Q. Sommers,
Gum Fruit company; P. J. Langdonberg
Guess-Shelton Hat company; o. A. I'm
merhausen, Hussey Tobacco company;
walter McKittrick. Hargadine-McK
trick Dry Goods company; A. L Chur-
chill. A. z. Kypta, J. NJ. Hayes Wooden
company; H v Kent, Kent & Purdy
Paint company: L. c. Kregel. Kregel
Casket company; c. J. Costuba, Costu-
ba Furniture company; Charles Hamilton,
Lincoln Trust company; w. G. Logeman,
Logeman Chair Manufacturing company;
T. H West, La Preele- Williams Shoe
company; a. Z. Luedinghaus, Lueding-
-Espenschied Wagon company; ".
a. Brodhead Murphy Varnish company;
George S. Merrill Merrill Drug company;
J. w. Estes, Maryland Trust company;
Rolla Bruce, G. f. Cochrane. Myer Bros.
Drug company; J B. Carpenter. New
Home Sewing Machine company; S. NJ.
Piper. Piper Carriage company; J. A
Steinmyer, Peters Furniture company; z. /
H. Smiley Phenigue Chemical company;
T. c. Riddle, Riddle & Bro. Casket COM
pany; John A. Sloan, Roeenthal-Sloan
company; Chas. Sumo sumo Furniture
house; J. W. Farris, St. Louis Coffin
company J. H Kentnor, smith-Davis
Manufacturing company; Carl Hirdler
Sligo Hardware company; L. Bloesser,
Sickles Saddlery company; H S Tuttle
president Hehtnger Union Carriage com
pany; G. A. Niemyer, yane-Caivert Paint
company; w. J.. Kingland, Wothhelmer-
Swarts Shoe company; J. r. Weber.
Weber Moulding company; VIII B. Web /
Der, secretary and treasurer of Missouri
division of IT p. A"
Two St Louis newspaper men accom-
pany the party on their trip. These men
are bright fellows and are having their
share Of the trip too. They are oscar I
". Miller Of the westllche Post and J. s.
Mercer Of the Republic. Mr.. c. W. spot I
ford Of the Dry Goodsman IS member
Of the party and has made himself a
necessary part o. the dry goods trade in I
St Louis. As one man stated last night. (
we could not Do without Sponord"
The towns which the party VIII visit
today and tomorrow are as follows.
Taday's stops