Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-09-08
OMAHA BOOSTERS COMING.
A New Feeder for the Trail, Starting
at Omaha, Terminates at
Great Bend.

GtUttSmSn.
l herewith hand you official sche-
dUle of the Boosters trip over Sun
flower Trail. Mr.. Parisoe, the secre-
tary Of the Omaha Denver transconti-
mental route, will head the party, run
ming from Minder, Nebraska, to
Great Bend, Kansas. This route has
been mapped and logged and the
work Of painting the posts is now
progressing.
Mr.. Parfsoe's party will have speak
ers along and where the stops are
made in the different towns as indi-
Gated by the schedule l am handing
you, it is hoped that large crowd of
citizens will be In attendance TO meet
The party whenthe plans and purpose
Of the route viii be explained.
Z am sure that you will see that
those who are interested in this move
meut, as all good citizens should be,
are notified of this Boosters trip,
time when they will reach your town
and the citizens gathered to meet
them.
Mr. Ralph Faxon, the president of
the new Santa Fe Trail has written,
thoroughly endorsing this movement,
and 1t Is the plan Of the Boosters
party tha he will meet with them up
on their arrival in Great Bend.
Thanking you for the courtesies
that we are sure you will extend US
In this matter and assuring you of
our great respect, l remain.
Sincerely yours,
R. NJ. ANDERSON.
Also copy of the Beloit Daily Ga
zette of the 31st., from which we take
the following:
September 18th is the day set
for the arrival of the Omaha Boost
ers in BeEoit. They will leave Minder
Neb., at 700 a. m, Sept. IL and ar
rive in BelOit at 5;45 p. m.
At 1880 there will be a good roads
meeting at the court house, which will
be attended by the Omaha Boosters,
the Mitchell county Good Roads AS
sOciatiOn, the Beloit Commercial club,
and as many others as can find room
for themselves in the court house.
There will be an address by Geo. E.
Parisoe, secretary of the 0maha-Den
yer TranscOntinental Route, and
others of his party, also by prominent
local men. The meeting as a medium
for roads, will be the most important
ever held in the county. A scheme
will be presented for the cooperation
of the commercial club and the farm
ers in the matter of road improve
ment.
R. NJ. Anderson will meet the Oma-
ha Boosters at Franklin, Neb,, and
escort them to Great Bend, Kan. Mr..
Anderson will go to Franklin on the
11th Of Sept, remain there over night
and start back for Beloit at 9:15 a. m.
the morning Of the 18th. On the morn
ing of the 18th, at Z O'Clock the party
will start for Great Bend arriving
there at Ais p. m.
If several automobiles from BelOit
would go to Franklin to come In with
the men it would give them fine i'm
preston of Beloit and 1t would be a
splendid two-days outing for the Be-
loit autoists.'
We trust that the Commercial club,
the Business Mems Association and
the citizens generally will take a
hand in the matter and see that the
visiors are welcomed in a proper mar
ner, and that we show that we are a
bunch of live wires in this communit.
We are inclined to think that the
people Of this city do not take the
view of the Santa Fe Trail matter as
they should, and unless they get busy
and take an interest In the matter
they may wake up some morning and
find it too late to do anything. Every
movement Of this kind, or any other
kind that viii put Great Bend on the
map should be boosted and not frown
ed at. It was shame that not more
Of our people turned out and took an
Interest IN the visit Of Walter WI
: liams recently. Great Bend was a
big spot on the old Santa Fe Trail
and should be larger on on the new
Santa Fe Trail
The following towns viii be on the
route Of the proposed Omaha-De
transcontinental route, Of wich we
understand the Line from Belolt to
Great Bend 10 be a part. Smith
Centre. PortiA Downs, Cawker City,
Glen Elder. BelOtt Victor, vespsr.
Sylvan Grove, Wilson. Claflla and FL
liinwood.