Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-06-28
BOOSTERS
in THE VALLEY

ran up into the Sequatcnle Ndlley as
far as Pikeville, which was reached at
$3.50 O'Clock. The party rose .early
and breakfast was out of the way by 2
o'clock. The band and the Boosters
marched into Pikeville and lined up on
the Square, about one quarter OF
mile from the station Leland Hume
called the visitors and the local mer-
chandts to order, and after outlining
the purpose of the visit, presented John
F. Bell Mr. Bell invited every mer-
chant to come to Nashville to buy his
goods and urged everybody else to
come.
H. A. Craigon was introduced as the
representative of the greatest shoe
manufacturing company in Tennessee,
and Mr.. Craigon delivered short talk
upon the superb GRITTY of Nashville as a
market for the retailer to visit. Mr..
Hume then spoke of the State Fair and
urged all those persent to write to their
friends and relatives who may have left
Tennessee apprising them OF home
coming week and inviting them to come
home for a few days at that time.
George G. Cummings also made a
boosting talk, and Louis S. Pope, To-
cal merchant, welcomed the visitors,
extending them the freedom OF the
town while present and immunity
from arrest. After Enthusiastically
humorou address from George Garfield
the party returned to the train and at .
O. clock pulled out for Dunlap, which
was reached at S:45. o clock.
At Dunlap large delegation greet
ed..the Boosters. Mr.. Hume presented
C. B. Armistead, of Herman, Lindauer
& Co., who made an eloquently
''boosterful address to the assembled
citizens and merchants The Celtic
Duke, Ossie Walsh, also spoke, urging
patronge of the Nashville market.
Judge C. H. Carpenter, of Dunlap,
welcomed the Boosters, and referred to
the early history of Dunlap and its long
commercial relations with Nashville.
The pioneer merchant of Dunlap Will
liam Rankin, who started business in
1888, hauled his merchandise across
country from Baltimore, Charleston
and other seaboard cities, but after
Nashville became markert he contin-
ed himself as much as possible to
Nashville. Mr.. Hume closed for the
Nashville delegation and reminded the
| merchants that the Merchants Trans
portation Association would pay the
railroad fares of all visiting merchants
who buy in Nashville At Daus, Louis
| Williams, Jr.. made his ''dayboo' as
an orator. He thanked the merchants
| for the past favors and asked larger
share of the business in the future. Fl.
c. Farmer, who formerly bought from
Nashville, but stated that Nashville
drummers had neglected this territory,
asked for quotations for twor ca loads
of hay and two car loads of grain, say
ing he would buy fom Nashville here
after if possible. The hope was express
sed that the visit to the Sequatchie
Valley would prove of mutual benefit.
E. S. Shannon closed the exercises and
| the Boosters returned to the train
| AT Whitwell there were several
speeches made by Boosters. Mr.. Hume
first introduced Charles .DeZevallos,
no asked an early return..of the visit to
Whitwell. James Palmer said the
Boosters were after the hard earned
dollars of the.people of Whitwell, but if
the trip to Nashville were made, more
for the money would be given them
body to come to the State Fair Mr..
Hume then presented R. J. Montgom-
cry, who called on the people of Whit
well to come to the State Fair. d.
1 T. Layne a druggist of Whitwell, re-
sponded, acknowledging the visit and
welcoming the visitors to Whitwell,
which, he said, had contributed great
ly to the industrial and commercial
growth of Tennessee.
At Sequachee, Sheridan Kane, of the
American was the Booster who was
put forward A large delegation
from Jasper was met here.
A. L. Spears, Cashier of the Marion
Trust a. Banking Co, headed the com.
mittee which greeted the party at Jas.
per, Gen. Byron Tatum was presented
by Mr.. Spears and he welcomed the
Nashville Boosters in an eloquent adj
dress in the course of which he said hi
was glad to see merchants from a city
which has not recently paid any atten.
tion to the Sequatchie Valley. /. G.
Campbell was presented by Mr. Hume
Mr.. Campbell, who represented the "
f. Publishing House, said the Booster
had found a man who had gone beyond
the teachings of the Bible and who hat
been born more than again and haC
been born in fifteen different Alabam;
towns. The Boosters had also learne,
that George Garfield was Sunda,
school teacher, fact which no on
knew when Nashville was left behind
He said the trip had been an educa
tiOnal one to the Boosters and to tn
people Of Nashville who read the dali
papers 70 which he paid tribute. HI
7 urged patronage Of the Nashville Job
bers, and said no one had vet mention
ed that Nashville had three large sho
factories ). H. Alexander, a mer
chant of Jasper, was presented by Nh
Hume, and he welcomed the visitor
neatly and eloquently Pink Webb fol
lowed with a short talk in which h
stated he had already stolen all IN
babies he could take care of.
+ At South Pittshurg the party wa
greeted when ON the outskirts bv m
. blast Of the whistles Of the Centr,
Foundry Company and other industri,
, Of the town. On reaching the static
d the Boosters were met by a delegatio
70 headed by Mayor W. II. Wilson. IN
BoOsters were escorted o. the OpeI