The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-31
ST, LOUIS MEN HERE
They Were Entertained BY
Wichita Commercial! Club.
IMAM INFORMAL RECEPTION
Visitors Delighted With Wich-
ita'S Adjacent Territory

home at the corner OF Topeka avenu
ana First street the members Of the Com
nneroial Club Of this city rendered an in
formal reception to the members Of tn.
party Of merchants and manufacturers o
St Louis who are touring this TERRITORY
and making a stop at the towns on tn.
various roads on their trip. The evening
was a splendid one for everyone concern.
ed. The visiting men enjoyed the hospi
tally OF the Wichita business men and
they in turn were delighted with the op-
Dortunity Of becoming acquainted with
men who made St Louis such power
in the commercial world
The Ierty's special train arrived at the
Santa re station at $50 last night and
the visitors were met by a delegation
Of business men. AS soon as the train
stopped the St. Louis people left their
cars anxious for an opportunity Of see
Ing the city which Is so rapidly coming
TO the front The party left the station
and the different members went to the
various hotels Of the city They were a
Jolly set Of men and everywhere there
was good cheer and good words for kan
sas and Oklahoma and especially Wich-
tia 1t was the first trip that many OF
the men have ever made into this ter
ritory. To say that they were surprised
az what they saw, would be putting it
in mild terms and every time that any
one Of the party spoke Of Kansas it was
with wonder at the beautiful country
and the towns which they have seen thus
Tar On their tour.
Many Of the party stopped at the Carey
and II was there that the first acduaint-
ances were made Many Of the Wichita
BUSINESS men, however, had met some
OF the persons forming the party. and 1t
was not long before Wichita men and
St. Louis men were on intimate terms,
making no difference whether they had
met before this time or not The cor
versauou wa son various topics. more Of
a social nature tina nanything else while
al the hote'
At s o'clock the party formed. headed
by Wells band. which accompanied the
visitors. to march to tho Commercial
Club homo. The party went along Doug
las avenue and on Main street. The wish
tors were so ju5iliant and so pleased with
what they saw that cheer after cheer
went up and the persons on the streets
returned the cheering with doubled force
At First street the PARTY went east to
the club rooms and it was there that the
pleasant time of the evening was spent.
The business men Of the city turned out
en- masse to greet the visitors. From the
very start it was greeting and hand
shaking until the last hours OF the infor-
mai affair. There was not the customary
speechmaking and formaHty SO usual at
such affairs, but every man was free to
go where he pleased or to DO as he might
wish. The rooms were crowded with
people and every where was the tons II
pleasing conversation as the visitors talk
ed with Wichita men over their trade
or the splendid territory over which they
were travelling.
President Cohn. OF the Commercial Club
and Mayor Ross, were everywhere intro
ducing the visitors and taking care OF
them Mr.. Cohn had every detail nicely
arranged for the comfort Of the guests
and many were the complimentary re-
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