Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
BOOSTERS WIND Up JOURNEY
Reach Omaha Well Satisfied with
Result Of Excursion.
ALREADY PLANNING NEXT TRIP
UravslerH Greati, FnttpUed. but Vs.
sured that Wethod ot ADVERTISING
Omaha n Productive OF Good
-HocI Tells Of Tour.
PLANNING NEXT TRIP

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:
while Whistles s-Jeooncd nd bells changed
the big special train which bore tho Omaha
trade eNcurgionlg's ON their trip throughout
northern Nebraska. pulled i-'. t.o Wooster
street station Friday nj 10 o'clock and un-
loaded o trronE o. triumphant BOOSTERS
clated ovor the most successfui trade eN-
cursior ever enjoyed Boy the Commercial
club
Everyono wa greatly rat'aued by the
arduous nature OK The tdp. but al. we're
smillrG and good j9turoo. 1nd already
planning the next aNculs,Cn. Even the
porters verc in taa best 20. god spirits. for
each one Of the hundred persons required
on the biz train received his share Of the
generous purse OF SCo made up by The hush
mess men, ore thing speaks strongly for
success OF the trip The~c were only two
change. ir the personnel cf the entire
company from The time NJ starting until the
train pulled into tho station last night a
record never before attained by any pre-
vious trade excursion.
Plans for tho next trip are already under
consideration The direction which the trip
will take IS not yet definitely fixed, bu-
what seems TO meet with the most favor
le an extended journey 90 the southwest,
probably as FAR as Los Angeles.
Inst stop at Hair.
Blair was the last stop Of the TRIP. The
PARTY arriving there At 8 O'Clock in the
evening and Immediately marched ny
town They shortly returned to the train
and after dining, at S o'clock marched ur
the second time. thus giving opportunitS
for another spectacular entrance In th'
form Of torch light parade All during
the trip. by the way the night psrades
were very popular and they will be mad'
a permanent feature OF the trade cxcur
aions \ moving picture show was one o
the features OF the evening.
From Blair the party came directly e
Omaha Mr.. Pryor playing Home, Swee
Home" on the big siren whistle "a the,
rolled into the station
The day was lively one Oakland hat
erected welcome arch and through thi
the visitors marched to see a large humble
Of exhibits OF Burt and Cunning count
products Wakefield published a specis
folder showing the business Of that thirty
ing crv for a year. It sad: Exports Il
year. 1850 cattle; hogs, 1885, corr
Sss 900 bushels: Wakefield mills, 5OOOC
pounds: Fsirmont Creamery company
7.2i5 pounds milk
Not knowing that the eNcursionists ha
souvenirs for the children some OF tn
schools had not planned to dismiss, but
telegram from Superintendent Nichols t
each station brought out the public school
for the afternoon
Boosting HAS Fine Effect.
Finishing the thirty seventh trade excul
sion Of the Omaha Commercial club t
N-hN nh fnr al
ing Il TO success are we'll satisfied an
those who have watched the intr'cat
workings are enthusiastic over the SUI
effect of such boosting for Omaha.
1T Is not a selfish proposition altogethe
but is one OF the best advertisements fC
the city OF Omaha as a whole" said Fran
Hoel Of MoCord & Brady. who has bee
chairman OF the advertising committee
the trade extension committee,
"A side from the value Of the trip to Il
Individual firms, no one car doubt II
value to the city Of Omaha. The receI
tions the party received the last day
evidence Of that, While we cannot est
mate nor know the value OF town invitir
500 farmers to come into their city az
meet tho Omahsus, We do know Il is
big advertisement for Omaha The mo
part of the excursion IL made UP OF Il
wholesale interests. They do not sell
the farmers Of Nebraska but more this
half a dozen towns have sent out speci
invitations 20 farmers TO Join them
giving welcome TO the Omaha party.
Good VIII of People.
The intimate acquaintance of the peoT
Of tho farming communities and the bu
ness men OF Omaha is Of more value to t
citys general business than It is 10 I
wholesalers in particular. Take the a
Quaintance of our bankers in these tow
IL worth a great deal TO the city of Omaf
The newspapers along the route ha
been very generous to the Omaha par
forty-one OF them publishing a three-c
umn cut OF the train and almost fifty
them have published a complete list Of I
visitors besides many notices that I
omahans were coming.
THE fact that no other city runs
trade excursion in the western states Il
the Omaha excursions, makes every t
very valuable 90 the city OF Omaha as
whole, and our party. the train and ecu
ment does not suffer when compared
any special train run in any part OF
country We leave a good impress
which lasts for a good long time as a v,
large part OF the advertising matter "a
into the hands OF the children, some
which will be kept long after the fir
giving Il have forgotten what they 81
cut"
All Hlong this idea OF Mr.. Hoels
been demonstrated. When a town out
direct railroad connection with Oma
such as Wakefield, plasters the entire {
with welcome signs. Il Is an intimatlon
the good will which can be developed
trade excursion. Welcome Omaha 4
wide-awake-field" read the signs in sto
end residences.