The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-14
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trip made friends and talked Herring
ton"
The excursion was by far the great
est success of any undertaking of the
Commercial club and the entire trip
was accompanied by a spirit of good
feeling and associations between the
people of the towns and country around
Herington and the merchants and c1t1-
zens of the city.
When the Commercial club planned
on the auto jaunt to the twenty best
towns in the above mentioned three
counties, it was their intention to go
prepared to treat the people right
Each merchant had a sample of his
stock to give away and it was planned
that in every town and every COM
nunity something good would be left
behind
Inste- j the Harrington boosters were
made the guests of the trip and in al
most every town and city big recep-
tion of some kind was awaiting the ar
rival of the automobile party. In some
towns the stores were thrown open and
the pretty maidenS of the village were
gathered around punch bowls, sand
wich piles and souvenirs at the SER
vice of the good natured Harrington
party. In other towns large delegations
were sent out many miles from the
city limits in automobiles to meet the
pathfinders and steer the party into
town. In short, the Commercial club
started out as hosts and they went
through the trip as guests
Band Helped Out.
To help the matter along the club
was accompanied by the Herington
band, an organization which has
Kansas this year. The band furnished
music at every town along the route
and while thu merchants and adver-
tisers were mixing with the people, the
band prodded up the excitement with
lively music. At a number of the stops
the people held the band as hostages
until enough music was given to sat
isfy their inclinations.
One of the unusual novelties of the
trip was the fact that the IL automo-
biles on the trip made the IT'S miles in
two days, heavi = loaded and not n
breakdown marred the progress of the
party A broken spring and three
punctures constituted the only delays
and they held the party in tow but a
very short time. The schedules as
printed and sent out over the country
were kept to the dot and in a few of
the cities the long automobile party
pulled into town ahead of time An
average speed of 20 miles an hour was
kept up by the cars and their drivers.
The pathfinder of the trip was I'M
der the guidance of A J. Lower who
drove a big Studebaker car both DAYS
The first day Mr. Lower carried c. N.
Hull, d. E. Lamb. Frank Grass and
representative of the State Journal
of Topeka The second dav- Path
finder Lower carried Mayor MURRAY of
Harrington, G. N. Hull, Bernie Powers.
A E. Kneeland and a reporter for
the State Journal.
During the two days trip there were
rs members of the Commercial club
on the trip. However, the numbers
remained at SO in IL automobiles on
both trips This gave every business
in the city a chance for representa-
ton. The total number of business
houses represented numbered about
$50.
The automobiles We're all decorated
with Harrington banners and flags.
One car was covered completely with
a huge sign which read-"Herfngton
Kansas, the Tri-County Market of
Dickinson, Morris and Marion Coun-
ties A small map of the three coun-
ties, with a star for Harrington and an
arrow pointing from every direction
to the star held the middle of the
sign This has been adopted as the
trademark of the city Harrington is so
situated in the southeast corner of
Dickinson county that it is able to be
young giant of the markets of the