The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-24
What North Carolina Papers Are Saying About the Boos
RALEIGH WILL DE
IMPORTANT STOP
Richmond Boosters to Visit This City
on October Ito Be Given
Big Welcome.

y representative OF The Richmond
Times Dispatch was in Raleigh yester-
day, and while here he visited Presi-
dent Henry E L.tchford and Secrc-
tary Fred \. olds, OF the Chamber of
Commerce. President ]. B. Pcarce OF
the Merchants Association. and the
newspapers, laying before them the
plans for the Richmond Boosters
Tour" which will be in progress in
North Carolina, October /. 2. and 4,
during which time there will be visit
ed some OF the principal towns In
North Carolina, beginning at Hcnder-
son. on the Seaboard Air Line, RUNNING
down 10 Hamlet, thence to Charlotte
and up the Southern. through the
Piedmont section of the State, 10
Greensboro and Winston-Salem. The
train wiz be made up entirely OF
Fullmans. and will contain nearly 100
Richmond boosters. representing Rich
Tond business enterprises.
Pleased With Propo .ition.
The representatives of the business
and industrial organizations above
named, who were visited, expressed
themselves as being pleased with the
proposition. and pledged their hearty
cooperation expressing II to be their
purpose TO look ont after the Nr-
Einians in a royal manner while in
North Caroling's capital city.
lie iNd4tlEH people are W4Ce-AWaEc
and Will be glad OF this opportunity
OF having these business men visit.
the city. in order that ideas may be
exchanged and that the visitors may
see what Raleigh is doing to keep in
line with other cities, While in the
city the Nirginians will be shown the
various places of interest, including
Rale!gh's magnificent new municipal
building, and the many new buildings
that are being erected ail over tho
business section Of the city by enter
prisinE business men
Raleigh an Important Point.
Raleigh Will be one OF the most i'm
portant stops on the tour. and while
the Virginians Will remain only few
minutes AT some OF the other points,
they Will spend an hour here. This
train VIII leave Richmond shortly af-
ter midnight on the first Of October.
VIII proceed to Henderson. which will
he the first stop in North Carolina.
thence TO Franklnton and on to
Raleigh, arriving here at lo:i5 o'clock
In Raleigh the visiting boosters will
be met by representative business men
and representatives OF the industrial
organizations, and will be entertained
while here They will remain here un-
til 1856. when they will leave for the
southern part OF the state. stopping at
Sanford. Aberdeen and Hamlet, be-
fore going UP to Charlotte BY Rock
!ngham, Wadesboro and Monroe. At
ter leaving Charlotte they will touch
Salisbury, Lexington. Thomasville.
High Point Greensboro and Winston
Salem before going back over Ito
Virginia and proceeding to Alexandria
Pleased With RnleiEh's Progress.
While here yesterday, The Times
Dispatch man Expressed himself amaz-
ed and pleased with the signs of pro-
Iress seen on every side. Although IT
had been only year since ne was here
before. he saw many signs OF improve
ment and progress. He also expressed
himself gratihed with the support
promised by Raleigh's business inter
ests and newspapers.
Firms Represented.
On the Richmond Boosters Tour
these firms Will have representatives
on the train: American Bread and
BAKING Company, Bakers: American
Locomotive Company. American Ma
tional Bank Anderson, Cain & Shep-
herd Architects; Julian C. Anderson &
Co. Real Estate; The August Grocery
Company, Bell Book and Stationery
Company, Blanton & Co, Real Estate;
II. Bowman. Steamship Touris;
Agent; John L. Branch 6; Co. Paints;
l., Bromm Baking Company, Inc. Bak-
ers. Gable Piano Company. Chambe of
worth Dairy Farm. a. j. Chewing Co.
Real EstSte; z. l.. Christian & Co.
Grocera; I!r clarke & Sons Wines and
Liquors, Dunlop Mills. Dunlop Flour;
Eagle Steam Laundry. John Focge.
Manufacturer Of John Jr" Cigar
The Freed Company, Women's Apparel:
first National Bank. Golsan g. Nash
Zeal Estate Gordon Metal Company.
Tin, Iron, Steel; Gordon Motor Com
a
Redd. Real Estate: The Hammond Co.
Florists; y. Hoen & Co, I.ithographers
Hofheimer shoe Company. shoes
Home Brewing Company "Hombruco"
Beer Hopkins Furniture Comnanv
Howe & Fox, Real Estate; ]. s. James
JeWe!ef; a :. r. James Seal OF Min
nescta Flour Jefferson Hotel, Thai
kanawha Dispatch. Phil G.. Kelly Co.
Wines and Liquors; Kline Motor Car
Corporation, The Kline Car; Life In
s"rance Company Of Virginia. Mer-
chants National Bank j. Is. Mosbv {.
Co, Department store Walter u
Moses & Co, Pianos Murphy's Hotel
and Annex; National Bank of Virginia
National State and City Bank, Node
brothers Bakers. The Office Speciality
company. Inc. Il. l Peters. wall pa
per Pettit 6 Co., Furniture. Planters
Nat-rna! Bank, Pollard & Bagbv Real
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Retail Merchants Association Of plch
nond Richmond Iron Works CORPORA
tion, 'Nirsnian" Car, Royal Laundry
smith Courtney Co. Machinery ana
supplies stephen Putney Shoe Corr
pany Battle Axe shoes: The C F.
Sauer Co. Flavorlng Extracts.
sch"aTzchiid Bros, Inc. Jewellers. sea
S S ar Line Railway, Southern
Baking Powder; southern steel -
lueis Company Chaxles NJ. stier
Flanos Straus Cigar Company. wbole.
SAFE Cigars Seymour Syclc Sbn4s.
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me Ilmes-Dispatch Underwood rvno'
writer Company. Vaughan & Co Res,
Estate; Virginia Bonded warebonsa
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sal Company Fertilizers yiarj,ta
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