Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-14

Telegram)-The excursion Of the Omaha
Commercial club found more than cordial
welcome, as It was preceded by a splendid
rain along the entire route. This made
the trip more enjoyable on account Of the
dust having been laid. All Of the mer-
chants followed the plan Of writing their
customers and friends In advance. 40 at
each town delegations was at the station to
meet them. Those who did not come
by invitation we're attracted by music OF
the Twenty-second Infantry band, which
accompanied the excursion. Ten-minute
stops we're made at Bennett, Palmyra, Una
dllla, Syracuse and Dunbar. At Nebraska
City a home industry dinner was rendered
the eKcursionists by the Nebraska City
Commercial club, served suptuously and at
tractively. The guests were welcomed by
Colonel william Hayward, to which Rev.
r. F. Trefz responded. The party left for
the southern part OF the state and will con-
tinue its conquest Wednesday and Thurs
day.
TECUMsEH, Neb., March 13.-CSpeeial
Telegram THE Omaha Commercial club,
enroute over the state by special train on
the Burlington, arrived In Tecumseh at $40
o'clock this evening. about an hour and
twenty minutes behind the scheduled time.
A rain has prevailed here all day and II
was raining when the train arrived, but
despite that fact many citizens we're at the
station TO welcome the visitors. The
Twenty-second Infantry band could not
leave the car, but a few choice selections
were rendered during the stop. The bus
mess men are pleased with the fact that
the Omaha jobbers saw At to pay this visit
and trade between Tecumseh and Omaha
will doubtless be greatly stimulated. A
stop Of twenty minutes was made and the
train proceeded on its way south to Falls
City.
JObbers First Donors TO MOnument.
FALLS CITY. Neb., May 1S.-(special
speech Of welcome was made
by Colonel Hayward and a response by Rev.
Trefz naturally turned to the recent be-
reavement Of Nebraska City in the death
Of ]. Sterling Morton and the plans which
are already being formed for a Morton
memorial monument.
With this as an inspiration in a remark
ably short time a fund Of 5000 was raised on
the train as personal subscriptions among
members OF the iohhers' excursion.
The following telegram was then sent to
the treasurer Of the fund at Nebraska City!
John w. ~stelnhard, Treasurer, Nebraska
City: Omaha Commercial club jobbers' ex-
cursion has raiked 500 for Morton monu-
ment fund. Draft will be forwarded imme-
diately. Omaha Commercial club will take
charge OF further subscriptions In Omaha.
This is the first subscription to the Nor
ton monument fund and is a spontaneous
response, not only in appreciation OF the
hospitality shown by Nebraska City, but
also in admiration Of their dead distin-
guished citizen.
A heavy rain began to fall when the
party left Nebraska City. but in spite Of
the weather at each station a crowd Of
merchants and citizens greeted the excur-
s~ionists. This spoke louder than any for
NAL words Of welcome and there is no
that the result OF this effort Of
Omaha jobbers to show that they are anx-
ious to secure both the trade and friend
ship OF the merchants Of southeastern Ne
braska is a success.
Short stops were made at Peru, Brown
vile, Nemaha. Johnson, Tecumseh, Elk
Creek, Table Rock. Humboldt, Dawson and
Salem.
At Falls City the party stopped for supper
and spent about thres hours, when the
train was pulled up to the siding at Table
Rock, where 1t will lay until morning. The
train consists Of three sleepers, one day
coach. baggage car and private car. The
excursion consists Of representative Omaha
business men. The party is chaperoned by
General Freight Agent A. B. Smith and
with the band and ~oficials includes over
100 men.