Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-24
FIRST TOUR FOR CONQUEST
Initial Journey Of Commercial Club Over
Book Island in Kansas
STARTS OFF WITH BtARE OF TRUMPETS
Mayor DahlmRn Goes AlOnR, but
Balks when He Sees Two
Thirteens rs Number
of the Engine.

Amid the music Of Husters band and
cheers from many threats a Rock Island
special pulled out Wednesday morning
bearing Omahas trade excursicnists on
their first trip Of conquest for this season.
With a great deal OF hurrying and per-
suading, the members of the trade extern
sion committee managed 10 get everybody
On board in due season and the conductor
gave the engineer the highball at 7:10 which
was schedule time exactly.
The departure was not without difficult
ties. AS a first obstacle the Rock Island
officials. with John UT at their head, said
they would take off their car and stay at
home, for they felt exceedingly grieved al
the roast on them in the excursion book
let. copy of which had just come to their
attention.
These gentlemen said the booklet,
ARE responsible for the poor freight ser
vice on your shipments in this territory.
They have now faithfully agreed to give us
better service hereafter"
John UT said this was an insult which
could not easily be forgiven He was per-
suaded to listen to reason by H. A. Per
kins, commercial agent of the road, who
took him to one side for consultation.
After q minutes earnest conversation with
Mr.. UT, Mr.. Perkins went to william Yet
ter, the great mogul of the party, and said
all would be forgiven il Yetter and r. w.
Judson would stay away from the pretty
girls at the towns along the line and leave
them to the Rock Island officials.
Jim BaIks Mt Number.
The second hitch came when Mayor
Dahlman saw '1SlS' in big yellow figures
on the side of the locomotive. Mayor Jim
was taken along to show the cowboys of
western Kansas that Omaha is not an
effete eastern town. Mr.. Dahlman was
anxious to 20, but he had seen COW punch
ers go against that 10, and had never seen
luck brought to any of them by it. espe-
cially when the lbs" came doubled up
or in pairs. 1t required five OF six men to
explain that the double 10 was not nearly
as big an item in the DEVILS list of charms
as a single 10, but when it had been made
| clear in his mind he allowed himself to
| be shown to a car.
Six cars mace up the train, a baggage
car a coach for the band. three sleepers
and the private car of the railroad Off
Gals. On the baggage car was big BAN
ner with the words, Omaha, the Market
| Town"
Several thousand booklets with the names
and pictures of the eNcursionists and pho
tographs of Omaha and the jobbing houses
were taken for distribution among the mer-
chants. Several boxes of small cowhells
bearing the injunction. Ring for Omaha
the Market Town" were among the ar
tices of baggage. The umbrellas of last
year were taken along and the umbrella
brigade will be in evidence.
The Bemis Bag companys siren whistle
was on the engine and its unearthly shrieks
will be heard in the towns along the line.
The schedule for the first day embraced
the towns between Omaha and Manhattan
Kan. the next night to be spent in making
the run TO Burlington, Colo! Thursday the
towns between Burlington and Phillipsburg
Kan, will be visited, and Friday the town:
between Phillipsburg and Fairbury, Neb
Ten O'Clock Friday night b tho time SCI
for the return to Omaha.