The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-23
RICHMOND AS A
CITY HAS BEEN
REGtNERATED
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opened the program of toasts. The
remarks of each speaker were greeted
with long and in some instances up
roarous applause. 1t may be said that
all who responded to the toasts were
in unusually good form. Right merry
good tales went around with an in
fectuous abandon that made the fat
mans cheeks jostle and the thin man s
skin grow taught as he stretched his
mouth into contortions.
Following the regular program of
toasts a number of the most promin-
ent business men of the city were call
ed upon for three minute speeches
Mr.. Freeman expressed the senti-
ment of all those assembled when he
said the gathering was for the pur-
pose of celebrating the success of the
fall festival and that it's success was
due to tie qualities of the men, who
exerted their efforts in behalf of the
affair. He declared there was no rea-
son to wonder how the festival was
brought about, when one looked into
the faces of the men assembled about
the tables.
After telling of the many exclusive
advantages possessed by the city, the
toast master introduced B. B. Johnson,
of the board of public works Mr.
Johnson spoke on The Civic Spirit"
He complimented the progre ssiveness
of the Young Mems Business club and
the aggressiveness of it's officers The
triple measure of congratulation was
due he said, because of What had been
done, the way it was done and the
spirit that inspired the doing. The
civic spirit was said to be a positive
quantity, creative rather than imita-
tive, constructive rather than destruc-
tive.
I'm Union There Is Strength" was
the motto adopted by Wilfred Jessup.
who responded to the toast, Our
Strength" Mr.. Jessup is a Centervil-
liam, but he was active in his co-opera-
ton for the fall festival, and deserved
the recognition bestowed upon him. He
urged all members of tho club to lay
aside whatever petty differences or
grievances they may have as indivi-
duals and work for the welfare of the
organization which they represent His
remarks were particularly telling in
their effect.
Richmond Cultured City,
Richmond possesses more culture
than any other city in the state" was
the assertion of John L. Rupe, who
spoke upon the subject Greater Rich
mond" Mr.. Rupe admitted he was a
pessimist when the fall festival project
first was preached, but he has been
converted and now whenever the Young
Mems Business club assures him it in
support cheerfully. He recounted the
exclusive virtues of the city and de-
picted their possibilities in the future.
Traffic has been reversed in its di-
reotion since the fall festival, according
to Stephen Kuth, the we'll known berry
grower, east of the city. All roads
used to lead to Eikenberry's at Eaton,
declared Mr.. Kuth, but now obstruc-
tions have been put across them and
the farmers have turned toward Rich
mond to make their purchase 1t was
really surprising just how Richmond
has been regarded by rural residents
east Of the city, according to Mr. Kuth
They had been led to believe a barbed
wire fence had been erected some place
out about Twenty-third street and
farmers were not expected to pass, SC
no gate was put in the fence The
| farmers did not kick much, but went tc
| other towns to trade. Mr.. Kuth used
satire in speaking of the city's attitude
/ toward interurbans and it's meat ord
nance. He brought rounds of laughter
and applause when he said year age
| he was afraid to eat meat he killed
i himself. because he had read the Rich
mond newspapers and saw their &C
counts of diseased animals. which were
offered for slaughter and the fact the
city had passed an ordinance barrine
| farmers from selling home killed meat:
| in Richmond. He said he hired an ex
! pert from Richmond at 81 an hour u
inspect the meat he intended to eat anc
even afterward imagined the kidney,
of the animals did not look right. H,
urged more generous hospitality OIL
the part of the city folks for the PEG
pie from the country and declared EN-
phatically the fall festival has liftet
the bandage from the farmers eye
and they are seeing part and willin,