The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03

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2I3 East Broad.
| Association, saying that Greensboro.
tho Gate City. of North Carolina. es.-
tends TO Richmond, the Gate City of
the New South. hcartiest greetings and
the glad hand of welcome.
committee from Greensboro Will
meet the Boosters train Mt Salisbury.
First stop of Day.
On schedule time the Richmond
Boosters Pullman special arrived In
Henderson at 6 o'clock this morning.
and found tho town. as the Boosters
were themselves. fast asleep. But
within an hour Mayor Sutherland anC
half of the towns population of 1o,o0s
people were at the station to greet the
Richmonders. They focked around OH
both sides of the train, giving and re-
ceiving the open hand, and thousands
of tho business souvenirs were flung to
them from both sides OF the heavily
loaded baggage car. Then came a short
automobile tour through the town. the
procession being headed by the Boost
crs' band. playing spirited airs Just
before the train pulled out at o'clock.
the Boosters. led by w. T. Dabney. bus
mess manager of the Richmond Cham
Der of Commerce, and Eooster-in Chief,
sang that famous song, They tell us
Henderson amt got no style. but she's
got style all the while, all the while"
and then, with a farewell roar OF good
bys, and a thousand good wishes flung
to them on the winds, the Boosters
waved fond soodby. with the train
headed for Franklinton.
Franklinton was reached at 9:25
o'clock, and the people. who had como
from miles around to see the Boosters.
were disappointed that they could nor
stay longer than the ten minutes allot.
ted on the schedule.
Welcomed to FrankIinton.
Mayor C. W. Conway and Chief OF
Police A. B. Cooke. with prosperous.
looking band of citizens. welcomed the
visitors Mayor Conway said that the
citizens had hoped that the Boosters
might have changed their schedule SO
as to stay. longer In Franklinton. and
with that hope in mind an elaborate
| reception and an auto trip through the
town had been prepared for them. D
T. Ward. leading merchant and claim
ant of the friendship OF Josephus Dan
lels, editor of the Raleigh News and
Observer, had prepared a written ad-
dress of welcome. Lacking the time
and opportunity to deliver 1t vocally,
ne handed II to Mayor Richardson and
presented the Richmond Mayor the key
of the town. Mayor Richardson will
take the key back with him and try
1t on the portals OF his own city. Again
Colonel Bill" Dabney led his cohorts
In singing the song they had sung In
Henderson. changing the name of the
town to fit the occasion.
Colonel Bill has rare good voice,
and knows how to lead as well as he
knows how to boost. The band played
a farewell. and a hundred pretty girls
serenaded the Boosters until the train
had gone rom sight.
|, At Frankllnton member of the
Chamber of Commerce OF Raleigh
boarded the train and handed to every
one a written welcome to the capital
city of the Old North State. The Tar
heel capital city gives the Richmond
business men hearty greetings" it
read. and TIM followed the program OF
entertainment which had been pre-
pared The welcome was signed by
Henry E. Litchford, president; Fred A.
Olds, secretary, and by c. T. McClene-
CHAN, chairman, and Josephus Daniels,
editor of the Raleigh News and OBJ
server. and Charles w. Gold.
Thousands at Raleigh.
When Raleigh was reached at 1926
o'clock. Mayor James l. Johnson, Jose
plus Daniels. members of the Chamber
! of Commerce and other business organ
| izations. with a thousand people bo-
| hind them. met the train.
From the station, the Boosters, head
ed by their band and the regimental
| band OF Raleigh, and followed by q
! large and increasing throng of citizens.
marched to the auditorium, q magniii-
cent now building. now nearing compile
ton. There. on a raised platform, with
| his own people about him and the Rich
mond Boosters gathered in front, for
the seats were not yet finished. Mayor
johnson delivered a stirring address
of welcome. He said that Virginians
and North Carolinians are of the same
blood and race; that the commercial
advancement of Richmond meant the
commercial advancement of her sister
city. Raleigh.
He spoke of tho wonderful develop
rnent of the South In the past few yeare
and pointed to 1t as an earnest OF
greater development yet to come. IRA
leigh welcomes you,' he said, "as bro
theirs of her own sons, all filed with
| the same purpose all struggling to fos-
ter and develop the great things OF
which our fathers dreamed and
planned"
Response by Richardson.
Cries went up for Mayor Richardson
and though he Is considerably worried
over the condition OF his son at home,
no responded in his usual graceful style
| and eloquence.
He said that the Richmond Boosters
mad come on campaign Of recipro-
city. so that they could engage In de.
| vcloptnG the rich resources OF the
Tatheei State. 1.-THE line between our
states. he said, SIS only an imagi-
| nary line, and there is no difference
between the two peoples we share
alike in the development Of resources
Of the South. and these oan be only a
friendly rivalry between u.s." He
thanked the Raleigh people for their
cordial welcome. and as he finished,
| there were cries for "Bult Dabney.
| But he forebore, as there was too lit