Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-09
ROUTE OF OMAHA BOOSTERS
Commercial Clubs Trade Extension
Excursion to the Northwest.
SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA
New Territory 10 n invaded by
Local Business Men In Quest of
New Business for Omaha
IndustrIes.

Inc Itinerary OF the COTllneTClhl tluu
thirty-sixth trade excursion through South
Dakota and Nebraska has been completed.
The route extends over the northern part
OF Nebraska and the southern and western
part Of South Dakota.
The start will be made at Omaha, Sun
day. May IS, over the Northwestern, and
the first stop will be at Sioux City, where
the night will be spent. Bright and early
Monday morning the special train will leave
over the Milwaukee road for Platte, where
the work will begin. From there the
Omaha boosters" will work back to Sioux
City, stopping at all the towns along the
line. Monday evening will be spent in
Sioux City. Tuesday the run will be made
to Sioux Falls, where part Of a day will
be spent. From Sioux Falls a trip will
be made to Scotland, short visits being
planned for intervening towns. A night
run will be made to Stickney. Wednesday
morning the special will make a fast run
to Chamberlain with stops on the way.
From Chamberlain a straight run without
stops will be made to Rapid City at the
western boundary of South Dakota. This
will be over the new extension Of the
Milwaukee road and will prove of excep-
tional interest to the party. Thursday
will be consumed in making this trip. Fri
day the principal cities visited will be Fair
burn, Belle Fourche and Deadwood, with
short visits to towns on the lines traversed.
From Belle Fourche it is expected that a
number of the party will go across country
in automobiles to Spearfish and rejoln the
main party at Deadwood.
Sunday at Hot SprInEa.
A run will be made from Deadwood to
Lead, where a half day will be spent, when
the special will go back to Deadwood at
noon. The Burlington road will be used to
take the party through the Black Hills
to Hot Springs, arriving there Saturday
night. The first Sunday out will be spent
at Hot Springs, where the members Of the
crowd will have a chance to recuperate.
The junketers will be aroused early
Monday morning for a trip through Buff
falo Gap and will arrive in Long Pine to
spend the night.
Tuesday a trip viii be made from Long
Pine to Creighton through Norfolk, and
the night will be spent in the former place.
From Creighton, the next day, Wednesday,
r. run will be made into South Dakota,
again the destination being Dallas. Dallas
is the terminal OF the Bonesteel line, and
an opportunity will be given the party to
see the u6NSlOplucHl Oh lHdl country bllCb
the opening OF the reservation. From
Dallas a night run will be made to Omaha,
the special arriving on May %.
Circular letters have been mailed to the
members Of the club asking that those
who intend TO take the trip make the
reservations early, as twenty or twenty
five have already been made. In fact,
nearly all the state rooms have been en-
gagged.
The special train that will carry the party
will not be able to use more than nine cars,
as the condition of the tracks in the coun-
try to be INVADED will not warrant a
heavier train.
The committees on advertising, commits
sary. entertainment. finance and trans
portation are putting IN the finishing
touches to their work and although the
time is short. everything will be in readi-
ness when the bell rings for the start.
Bells Ring for Omaha.
The advertising committee has ordered
$1,000 bells which will be distributed to
every kid" in every town where a stop Is
made. Aside from these novelties the reg.
ular trade excursion booklets will be dis
tributed. This booklet is now being pre-
pared and will be finished in a few days.
The commissary committee is continu-
ally confronted with many difficulties as
to the proper means to supply the inner
man or men of the party, but a recent
interview with the superintendent of the
Northwestern dining car service gave the
MEMBERS the assurance that there would
be plenty Of nourishment as well as good
service for those who take the Journey.
The committee on entertainment has not
made arrangements for a band or the
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will be taken care Of before the start is
made.
General Manager Walters Of the North
western line has given his assurance that
the trip will be made under his personal
supervision and that everything possible
will be done to make 1t a success in every
way.
Chamberlain's Cough SEemedy banishes