The state herald., 1910-06-17
Holyoke Boosters.

Inc members of the HOlyOke. COM
mercial club and the cornet band to the
number of S5 left Holyoke Wednesday
morning in automobiles for swing a.
round the circle and visit to the towns
of Amherst in this county and Venango
Grant, Imperial and Lamar, Neb. The
weather was ideal for such trip.
A sport stop was made at Amherst
which town, by the way, is making a
rapid growth and is now handling quite
good business in the various business
lines.
AT Venango, the boosters were given
hearty welcome. This town is max
ing most satisfactory growth as is ev-
. idenced by the improvements that are
being made.
At Venango the touring company
were met by couple of car loads of
business men of Grant who escorted us
to that city where we were given a roy
al welcome and invited to sit down TO a
splendid dinner that awaited our coming
The members of the Grant CONNER
cial club are wide-awake business men
and evidence this fact by the many i'm
provements now being made in that lit
tie city. Grant. like the other towns
of this section of country, received n
bad setback by the dry years in the
lnineties but the prosperity of the past
10 years has enabled the town to more
than regain its business standing of the
boom days.
After dinner and nm address of well
come and replies to the same, the boost
err delegation started on the drive to
Imperial escorted by two automobiles
loaded with members of the Imperial
commercial club reaching that little city
at about 6 O'Clock p. m. and, as we
drove down main street, the street were
lined with men, women and children
and the indications were that the whole
city had turned out to give us royal
welcome and they certainly succeeded
II doing so. The visitors were cordially
invited to partake of tempting supper
provided for the occasion. A large tent
had been but up TO be used for the So
cial features of the day but, owing to
the lateness of the hour. the tent was
not used and the gathering for the
speaking, musical and social features Of
the occasion was held at convenient
place on main street.
Imperial has for number of years
been the terminal of the Burlington
road leaving the main line at Culbertson
Neb., which line was graded through
o Ilolyoke % years ago. 1t has every
appearance of thriving, prosperous
little city the business of which is con-
Quoted by energetic and enterprising
business men who are always ready to
help boost any enterprise that has for
Is object the building up Of their city
md the settlement and development of
he resources Of their county.
The Imperial commercial club sent an
'scort out several miles on the run to
Lamar. The road is fine and good time
vas made on the run to Lamar where
he stop was short owing to the late
ness Of the hour. This is an enterpris-
ing town on the line Of the proposed
line Of the Burlington from Culbertson
TO Holyokc and, though the Burlington
has delayed long the completion Of this
line. still there is now very good reason
to believe that the line will be complct-
ed in the near future and that. when
completed. the line will become a part
II the through line Of the Hill system
from StLouis to the Pacific coast
When that time arrives. Lamar, like
the other towns on this line OF road. will
see greatly increased prosperity.
The run TO Holyokc was over good
road and would have been made in good
time. had II not been for eneountering
a rain storm that made Il necessary to
cut down the speed.
The trip was very enjoyable ms an
outing and IL is to be hoped will have
beneficial results from the stimulus /,
must give the proposition to unite the
people Of this section Of country to sue
ecssfully boost our towns and country.
These social gatherings OF the business
men of adjoining counties and ncighbor-
ing towns cannot fail to result in much
good along this line andit is to be hoped