The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-09-23
The Two Days Trip Thoroughly En-,
iOyed by 100 Business Men and
Much Good Done the City.
NatChez Throws Open Her Doors to
ExcurSiOnistS and Gives Them
Every Attention.

a Boosters Excursion fol
Natchez and all intermediate points
the schedule mapped out bringing
them back through this city and as
far east as Carson.
This trip had been planned and
looked forward to with anticipation
and interest for weeks by the many
aboard who had Brookhaven's best
interests and upbuilding at heart,
and nothing had been left undone
to get the fullest benefit possible
from the. city's first Boosters
excursion.
The train, which consisted OF
baggage car and two coaches, had
every available foot of space cover
ed with bunting, flags and inscrip-
tions telling of Brookhaven's varied
attractions as a trading center.
Stops were made at the following
places between this city and
Natchez, at every place the boost
ers disembarking and meeting the
residents, every one vieing with the
other in explaining to the listeners
and prospective patrons why he or
she should come to Brookhaven to
do their trading: Zetus, Cobbs,
Lucien, McCall's, Eddiceton, Mon
roe, Meadville, Kirby, Roxie, Turn
er and Cranfeld.
The first speeches were made at
Lucien, where Hon. H. Cassidy
made short talk, being followed
by Mayor Miller. Mr.. VIM. Turn
bough, who afterward proved to be
one of the most popular and often
called on speakers of the day, after
talking up" Brookhaven, explain
ed how he was "half of the cheese
of the horse and mule firm of Hen
derson & Turnbough, and was also
member of what some people
called the ''meat trust in Brook
haven" " much to the crowds edifi-
cation.
At Eddlceton, the visitors were
given the most cordial welcome
received from any place between
Brookhaven and Natchez-a large
sign on the bluff bidding them
Welcome" and the citizens meet
ing them en- masse.
The guests, headed by the w. O.
w. band and marching in twos,
were then escorted to the new
school house, some distance back
from the railroad, where Mr.. J.. w.
McGrath, who was master of cere-
monies at all times, introduced that
scholarly and cultured gentleman,
Rev. c. w. Grafton, who made a
short talk. DR.. Grafton was fol-
lowed by Hon. M. Mccullough,
who in his own Individual way, re-
sponded. Mr.. VIM. Turnbough
was again called on winding up
with his own horse and mule
business, i" "a few scattering, fiat
tering remarks etc., which
brought down the house. -
AS the train was running on a
schedule which had to be made,
Meadville was the next stop for an
hour. The band again headed the
boosters and by twos they wended
their way through the business Sec
tion of Franklin's capital to the
court house where a good crowd lis
tened to remarks made by Mayor
R. D. Lanier, H. Cassidy and
Claude Bennett, a response being
given by Luther Wilmington, OF
Meadville.
A short stop was made at Kirby
and then the thriving town of Rox-
lie was reached, where the procession
was again formed and after march
ing through the streets, each Brook
havenite with a gaily colored
japanese umbrella with the words
"Brookhaven" emblazoned on top,
a stop was made opposite the Y. &
M. V. depot, where able speeches
were made by Messrs. ]. w. Nc
Grath and S. P. Oliver.
Turner and Cranfeld were each
stopped at for a short time ane
plastered with posters, card boarc
signs, etc., a large number Of The
excursionists carrying advertisine 6
matter, ranging from small busi
ness card to good sized books anc
fiaring circulars, advertising an,
and everything from paper o.
pins to a steam engine.
At Washington, several miles ouf
from Natchez, a committee from
the Natchez Chamber Of Commerct
met the visitors bidding them
cordial and hearty welcome to tht
city under the hill. The com
mittee distributed badges bearing
the words, Welcome, Visitors, t
Greater Natchez. " The COMMITTEES
was composed of r. Wiener, chair
man; ]. S. Fleming, S. H. Lowen
burg, Hobson Alexander, JAS. j
Cole, Judge Thos. Reber, Scott Pin
tard, ]. D. Barkdull. Jonas B. Leh
mann, Dr. r. d. Sessions and Dir
j. G. FrOach.
At 2::3S M, the train. b,
special arrai.. ment. reached thl
lheart Of the city on the bluff over
looking the Mississippi. Here th'
| Reception Committee, acccnpan
lled bg sne NatShez Cornet Bans