Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-14
EXCURSION STARTS
Largest Party Of Kind Ever Made Up BY
Commercial Club.
LEADING BUSINESS FIRMS REPRESENTED
Train Will Make All Towns on
Burlington In Southeastern Sec
tion of stste-AdvertIsIng
Matter Plentiful.

II was 7:45 before the trade excursion Of
the Commercial club left the Burlington
depot yesterday, although scheduled to
leave at 1880. The delay was on account Of
the failure Of supplies to arrive in time.
While the train cited the Twenty-second
Regiment band played several selections
for the excursionists and the friends who
had come to the station to see them safely
started.
The Hycursion is one Of the largest which
ever let the city under the auspices Of the
club, nearly all Of the leading business
houses of the city being represented.
A classified list Of the firms represented
on the trip Ia as follows:
Agricultural Impliments-F. L. Halter, vice
Rresldent Lininser q Metcaif company; a.
w Fisk, Farltn, Orendorn d Martin; r. X.
Whittsker, manager Omaha implement
manager Deering Harvester company; w.
n. Fries. assistant manager Kingman I'm
Auditorium Association-F. E. Nettleton.
superintendent Auditorium guessing con-
Bags-H. c. Lewis, Bemis Bag company.
Banks-C. T. Kountze, assistant cashier
First National bank; Paul W. Kuhns. First
dent United states National bank; ". e.
Ehoades, assistant cashier United States
national bank.
Boots and shoes-C, 8. HAYWARD. presi-
dent Hayward Bros, Shoe company; J. II.
THayI%SF' mWanaser F p Kirkendali 4 Co.;
,Pringle; Kirkendall q Co; w. M. Rogers,
company; John Kelly, house salesman VIII
Brewsnes-Fred Metz. jr. vice president
N H Bros Breging company; Gottlieb
Adolph storz, storz Brewing company.
cans and Tinware-E, e. Andrews, presi-
aent Ancrews-Bones Can company.
Orchard q Wilhelm Carpet company; w
RHnysn, treasurer Beebee & Rpnyan.
Set company II. K Burket os
Commercial Ag~encies-Frank M. Blish,
manager Dun & Col ". A. Wyatt, man
Confectionery and Cigars-D. ], o'Brien,
President n ! D. T. o'Brien company. r. J..
Jacob kopp. president Kopp, woodard 4
Drqgs-F. c. Patton, treasurer Richard
Dry GOods-AI {, Smith, president NJ, +.
man, M. z. Smith & CO. d, b. Fuller, vice
president Byrne g. Hammer Dry Goods com
Pdhyi FRANK q. Plerson, manager manu-
Dry Goods company.
Electrical Apparatus and supplles-George
ern Electrical company; &. J. Sullivan,
WEsS ester Electrical company.
eInss' uGlhps fittlngsS u. Kahn,
Childs. manager Fairbanks. Morse & CO /;
n F B; Busch vice president Crane company.
manager Cowgirl Iron Works.
Food rss and Poultry sppPliesmGsoTEs II.
Brady & Co; Arthur Allen, treasurer Alien
Bros; W G. DeLee. Paxton & Gallagher
& Gallagher Grocery company.
Hardware and Iron-E. NJ. ANDERSEN,
company; d. A. Baum, vice president Baum
Iron company j. IL, Harberg. Wright &
Hats and Caps-George Martin, president
Martin-Cott Hat company
Jewelry-Sol Bergman, president Sol
nf Iiffs n sSMeirs fSmnp FL fn,ns manager
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New
Manufacturers Of Clothing-F. s. King,
president King & smead.
Miillnery-S, 4; spies6erger. president NJ.
PSfkins H0useswchsTlef Il Bradley,
Cudahy Packing company.
Paper-F. J. Carpenter. secretary Car
psnter Paper company; George M: Ri6bell.
SomPany; B. F. Marshall. MANAGE NAE Mar
shall Paper company.
Photographers-Louis r. Bostwick.
PrSfessi1nai-pr j. P. Lord Rev, Ed
PublicatIons-C. c. Rosewater; business
WoTid-Hersld; George II. Nprs avisa BBaaiiiiyy
News; l. A, MedlaT, usine manager
omaha omaha HHo oteI FRs sDort 4. Y. H Wialsq9n'
president Trade Exhibit.
Railway of1cials burlington Route)-A.
" W johnson: commercial agent
{RRfi sd6iSs;; Z, !. f RSF.t GOm 5 q aSSsntt
Real EstateGR, C. Peters. president r.
RabSsr.&. 6, Jones. Omaha Rubber com
phny; Paul K. Meyers. Interstate Rubber
Sporting GOods-Herbert M. Hunt. Walter
Stock Food-F' E.. sanborn, president
Surgical Instruments-H. j. Penfold.
president H. J. Penfold company.
rrentsIA II; Rawitzer, president Omaha
TyRs.s. J; Potter manager Great West
err Type foundry.
Smith Premier Typewriter company; r. d.
1ndreson; Smith Premier Typewriter COM
Rsny. EIoyd 81 John. manager oliver
Wall Paper-W. L. Yetter. president
Yetter waIl Paper company.
The FIRST run was made to Lincoln and
the party yesterday visited the towns along
the Burlington railroad between that clty
and Falls City, where a stop was made
for supper. Today they will run over
the line from Table Rock TO oxford and the
next day from Oxford TO Omaha.
The excursionists carry a large quantity
OF Advertising matter. including 5000 but
tons and 5000 pamphlets prepared by the
Commercial club. Every business man in
the party is provided with special adver-
Using matter in the form OF buttons and
badges and before the train left the nem-
bers OF the party were doing duty as sand
WITCH men for the advertisers, being covered
with small announcements prepared for the
trip.
Tastes Nebraska City Hospitality.
NEBRASKA CITY, May la-(speclal