Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-01
Siren Whistle Announces Approach Of
Train, Which Was on Time.
BELL RINGERS" ARE BORN
Permanent Organization of CONNER.
cial Club Members to Boost.
TO ABSORB THE AMoCATs
Final Obligation TO work for Omaha
TO BE Given at Den of King
Ak-sRr-Ben on June
Eight.

'The Bell Ringers yesterday absorbed
| the "Amocats," the booster organization
of the Commercial club when the 100 busi-
ness men arrived at the Union station after
vititng seventy-eght towns in western
Nebraska. Wyoming and Colorado.
All those on the trip have been initiated
into tho Bell Ringers" order, but the
finishing touches are to be put on Monday
evening. June s. when the entire party will
| appear at the Ak-Sar-B Ben zen TO take the
! obligation of that order. Fresh from the
west. sunbaked and in good health. II is
| somewhat doubtful whether the working
team of King Ak-sar-Ben can give the
Bell Ringers the initiation without assist
ance from one or more of the militia COM
panes.
The cowboy hats worn by the excursion
lists. will be worn all week and will be the
Official regalia at the den next Monday
evening.
Children hardly knew their fathers. wives
looked several times before recognizing
their husbands, while strangers we're at a
loss to know whether Colonel Cody's In
dians or a band OF cowboys had arrived
in Omaha Just to give the west a rest, when
the business men aighted from the train
just at l o'clock.
Crowd Gathers Mt signal.
But they were met by a crowd as large
as that which told them farewell a week
ago. The siren whistle had done its work,
while others had planned on meeting the
train for a week. Automobiles and car
rages stood in waiting and soon the cow
boy looking boosters were driven toward
their homes in every direction and attract
ing much attention, as they will for
week with the white hats, some with wide
leather and others with Indian bead bands
Just before reaching Omaha A. w. JEFF
ferris the orator for the BELL Ringers" ad-
A dressed the entire party which assembled
in the car Harlequin" and thanked the
railroad men and others for the courteses
and assistance they gave the business men.
ut is said that trade follows the Ameri-
can flag" said Mr.. Jefferis, but & might
better be said that trade follows the rail-
roads. These great railroads, which have
been doing much for us the last week.
are the arteries which makes the COM
mercal empire of Omaha possible.
I'VE started out on the Burlington and
we were looked after by o. L. Dickson.
the assistant manager OF transportation.
After our trip over the Burlington lines
! we thought that there was no other road
Z in the United States which could handle
our train and give such service. But when
we began travelling over the Northwestern
lines, we had not spent many hours on its
lines until we realized that there was an
other line which runs from Omaha out into
the Big Horn and Rocky mountains, 7s5
miles from Omaha, which is second to none
in the United States
Z BOquets and Souvenirs.
More than that, we have been looked
after by a man who came to Omaha but
2 a few years ago unknown to us, but on
, this trip has won everyone in the party
ha ~
. the Northwestern lines west Of the river
has honored US with his presence and at
tention, and IL is the first time a general
manager of railroad company has ac-
companied an Omatra- trade excursion and
personally looked after the comfort Of
g the party.
This trip has been a magnificent and
! successful one 1t has shown what
G Omaha can do when the men get into
+ the harness with that thought given US
asst year by Bob Drade 'uno Amino
of one mind, unanimous all together
to make this city one which will make
any city in America envious of its COM
=, mercial supremacy
Nov, let us keep this good work up
don't let 1t drag. We must get into
everything we do the same way we have
= into this trade extension trip and we must
- get into things now"
For the trade extension committee OF
= the club Mr.. Jefferis thanked the Pull
~ man employees and the band Louis Bost-
wick, the photographer. who took 292
g pictures of the party; C. W, Martin, whs
/ gave five moving picture shows which
y were Invaluable to Omaha and the Omaha
L. business houses.
"a Three cheers were proposed and given
for MIR. Jefferis and for Commissioner
L. ]. M. Guild, Mr.. Guild was in charge
8, of the train from the time It pulled out
r. until It arrived five minutes ahead OF
g time, Every detail was so arranged by
r. Mr.. Guild and his assistants in such a
way that everything went Off a,
scheduled. and the train and all the work
Al on board. from the distribution of urn.
" brellas TO the issuing OF a daily bulletin
for the information of the party, was
"a handled In way which did not cause
Inconvenience to anyone.
Tee Much to Remember.
-, There is so much In Omaha that
- cannot remember IL all; one mans brair
" cannot even think OF all the things OF
= this trip" said Mr. Jefferis when he for,
- got the Nebraska Telephone company il
!, handing out the compliments. The com
pany has given US excellent train tele
phone service well as toll line service
r., and saved us walking many mites from
the baggage and dining cars TO the oh
q, seryation car on the rear Of the train
No one thing has been more appreciated
than the telephone service"
- AS a material compliment to the Pull
p man conductors, walters, porters an,
he cooks each member OF the party con
Of tributed at least 81 20 their fund an,
z. about $500 was distributed among tn
e fifty servants.
ty The trip was an exceptionally clean one
or as IL rained almost every night or tn
train followed rain. Crossing m
)n plains In the trade excursion specla
at was little like what "a was few year
or ago when the trip was made TO Lande