The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-28
WEDNESDAY DAY
OF INSPECTION
ToIer Was the Scene o f
Smoker Last Evening
PARADE THIS AFTERNOON
Every Train Brings M or e
lhreshermen to City.

All day yesterday Wichita swarmed with
threshermen from all directions, here to
attend the annual gathering. A number
of them came in Tuesday, although the
day, while still others are coming in this
morning.
The Manhattan hotel, where the secre-
| tary has headquarters established, is a
| busy place. with the big crowd of thresh-
ermen coming and going, registering and
getting acquainted with each other. Sec
rotary Price and three assistants were
kept busy all day registering the names of
visiting threshermen and issuing tickets
for the smoker at the Toler Auditorium
last night. The list of names is compos-
ed of men from all over Kansas and Ok
lahoma, with some from Missouri, Illinois,
| Nebraska and Texas
Yesterday was devoted TO inspecting
machines and visiting the implement and
| threshing machine houses in the city The
two bands, from Clearwater and Newton,
furnished splendid music the whole day
and things were kept lively. The good
time the machine mer were enjoying
seemed to impart itself to every one else
and a better natured crowd would be
hard to find.
Last night ali the visiting threshermen,
each one wearing the Distinguishing en-
blem of the association, a red silk badge,
gathered at the Toler Auditorium to en-
joy the entertainment provided by the
Wichita contingent Two thousand good
IL l
the committee stood at the doors leading
into the main part of the Auditorium and
all those addicted to the use of the weed
We're supplied Later on boxes of cigars
were passed around through the house
for fear some one had been missed and
TO give the first ones fresh supply. To
those fond of smoking it added much to
the pleasure of the occasion and they pro-
ceeded to enjoy it to the full extent, as
was attested by the clouds of smoke that
rose from all parts of the room. But in
all that great crowd there was one man
that would not forsake the friend that
followed him whether in thefield or city
his pipe-and he stood and smoked it, dis
daining the cigars so freely offered
Mayor Mclean delivered the welcoming
address, rendering the visitors the free
dom and hospitality of the city, which
was responded to in behalf of the guests
by Bascom b. Clark, of Madison, Wis.
editor of the American Thresherman, in
a few suitable and well spoken sentences
Mr.. Clark who is better known as
Uncle Silas.' was present at the con-
vention last year, and is wei known
among the threshermen.
Next followed a vaudeville by a COM
pany engaged by Mr.. Toler, which, judg-
ing from the hearty applause from time
to time. was highly appreciated.
1t has been some time since the big |
night. 1t was strictly mems meeting |
and there were fifteen hundred of them |
present. and all good-natured and joviaI |
without exception.
The visiting manufacturers so far as /
could be aseertained, are: E. L. Wrattan. |
of the ]. /. Case company. of Racine, |
Wis and Edward L. Russell sales man |
ager; w. II. Haggart, sales manager of |
Reeves & Co, of Columbus. o.; Howard |
Carmel and s. S. Stratton. Jr vice-presi-
dent and secretary of Carr Scott * Co.
of Richmond, Indiana; 3. B. Clark, of the
American Thresherman of Madison. Wis;
G.. A. Hage. OF the Hage Self-Feeder. Hal
stead, Kan; w. Merely. of the Morely
Self-Feeder Co, Sioux City, Iowa; II. a