The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-04

Chicago, III.
ion, who left nothing undone to make
the coming pleasant and the leaving
regrettable.
1t was nearly eleven o'clock when
the session broke up and the men
who had so recently met fingered in
the hotel lobby for an hours chat
over business matters.
The Special train left at an carly
hour this morning for Delaware, the
next stop in the itinerancy which will
last until Friday evening.
or the first days trip leading up
to the elimination of the journey i'm
Marion, Stanley McMichael, special
representative of the Plain Dealer has
the following to say:
The Cleveland men who made up
the party of visitors were A. +.
Brown, Frank Il. Bruce, j. c. Me-
Hannon. Philip T. White, c. Il. Farms.
worth, A. b. Marshall, j. A. Hausc,
G.. A. Coulton, +. ID. Shook, w. Il.
Lyon, G. G. Bowen, Il. A. Bowman,
Geo. w. Kinney, II. j. Wright, A. w.
Newman, J. Il. Kohn Harry New,
w. b. Fish, Geo. w. Forney, Jr.,
David Sunshine. j. S. Van Epps, c
III. Mathews, l.. |. Metcalf w. II
Marshall. NJ. l.. Mcbride, T. II. Clark,
j. c. Brainard, II. II. Stofer, j. j.
Tanyan, II. II. Edwards, d. S. Bios
som. G.. II. Williams, b. f. Wade, C.
A. Jewett. Joseph Shrier, w. j. Luck
c. ii. King, ii. w. Burdick, G. L.
Sigler. NJ. j. Wolf, o. T. Schmidt, w.
c. Spaulding, I. Rice, II. II. Cool, G..
II. Foote +. A. Scott, ID. d. Kimmel,
II. f. Klein, A. f.. Pike, f. b. Hall
w. p. Weaver, f. T. Holmes. J. ID
| Sackett. NJ. NJ. Daniels, j. Gross, j.
c. Forman, w. Il. Crofut. j. j. Wem-
pie, C.. II. Miller, r. Il. Borton l.. A.
Osborn, Stanley Notch, Arthur Jones,
j. c. Lowe, r. c. Findley, j. b. Pearce
and Frederick Reading.
"The first stop was made at We'll
llngton, a thriving town, thirty-six
miles from Cleveland on the Big
Four. Here the wholesalers dispersed
among the storekeepers and took
mental notes concerning the business
outlook in general and of the condi-
tion of each storekeeper in particu-
lar. On this inspection depends much
OF the credit given the retailers who
do business with Cleveland houses.
AT New London and Greenwich II
was found that the farmers are
spending large sums for all lines OF
merchandise and that both towns
We're flourishing.
SHELBY is enjoying building
boom. All of the merchants reported
good business and the fact that q
number of new buildings for mer.
camille purposes are going up gave
an additional air OF prosperity to tn,
city. The tube works again are IL
full operation, employing severa
hundred men whose weekly wage.
do much to improve the retail trad,
of the place.
"Crestline, a busy railroad center
with the Eric shops as an additiona
ATTRACTION, was the next stop. Tn,
wholesalers expressed themselve;
pleased with the general outlook ant
then passed on TO Gallon.
, "Galion Is the center OF large anC
prosperous farming district, and il
addition has number of busy in
dustries.
"One of the heartiest greetings o
the day was given the Clevclander
by the thriving little city of Mt
Gilead, the only town in the stat
outside of Cincinnati. which owns
: steam railroad. The road is tw
miles long and is leased by the Bil
-Four to make connection with il
main line.
"At the station when the train role,
In was a committee of girls, thei
arms filled with carnations, which the.
insisted on pinning upon the lapels o
) the visitors. Misses Julia Gardner
, Ruth Payne, Ruth Loose and Mildre,
! zottman were cheered as they passe,
through the train on their mission
, big committee of Mt. Gilead bust
ness men were on hand to escort tn
: visitors about the place.
"Not to be out done by Mt. Gilead
/ another bcvy of girls was at tn
, station at Cardlngton. AS the visit
lors stepped from the train each ha
lplnned upon his lapel another flower
"The special train today stop
at Delaware, Marysville. Mechanics
burg, Springfield, Urbana. West Lib
!, erty, Degraf, Sidney, and Piqua,
, where the night will be spent.