The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-02
10000 People Here by 1915.

Ten thousand people for Norfolk by
1915!
This was the slogan emphasized al
| the smoker given by the Norfolk Com
mercial club to Norfolk travelling
| statesmen at Marquardt hail Saturday
| night. About 100 men were present
The Norfolk business men wanted to
| express their appreciation of the trav
cling man as citizen and as booster
for Norfolk. And the guests declared
enthusiastically that they're going to
put Norfolk on the map to greater de.
gree than it ever has been.
The evenings entertainment opened
with several piano selections. Chair.
man c. j. Fleming of the entertain.
ment committee, assisted his aids-B.
Mapes, W. A. Witzigman, L. p. Pase.
walk, c. c. Cow, p. F. Bell-served
hot luncheon. which was followed
by the smoker and toasts.
N. A. Huse was POSTMASTER. The
first speaker called upon was the new
secretary, A. w. Hawkins, who said
that If he was given the choice of be.
ing the secretary of any commercial
club of any city in the state, he would
choose Norfolk. He heartily thanked
the travelling men for their support in
the campaign for the secretaryship,
and asked them to join hands with the
Commercial club to make Norfolk a
bigger and better city.
G. H. Taylor, who has travelled for
forty-two years, gave some very inter-
esting incidents of these years on the
road and caused much merriment
when he related story of accommo-
datlons which he received forty years
ago. Mr.. Taylor declared that there
are 100 travelling men on the road to.
day where there was but one forty
years ago; forty years ago a travelling
man sold goods with his friendship
and personality, which he does not do
today. 1t took Mr.. Taylor four hours
to go twelve miles forty years ago,
when he travelled via the ox.team
route, and he explained the wonderful
changes in the lapse of time. which
brought the trains, automobiles and
the flying machines. Mr.. Taylor de-
but two competitors on the road, but
that now he has thirteen.
w. H. Brakeman, president of the
AID club declared that he has lost faith
in the prettily outlined stories of beau.
tiful lands in other parts of the coun.
try and said that the country in the
vicinity of Norfolk is as good as any
in the world.
That Norfolk will see a big change
within the next twelve months with
the. aid of a secretary for the CONNER.
cial club, is the prophecy of A. Rand.
klev, who told of the difference he.
tween Norfolk and other towns. He
pointed out the ideal location of this
city and declared the travelling men
Will join the Commercial club.
To Stand by Hawkins.
There were great cheers when c. L.
Chafree declared that the Norfolk
travelling men, organized 10 strong,
would stand solidly behind Mr.. Haw.
kins and help him in every way to do
things for Norfolk. He thought that
by 1915 Norfolk will be boasting of a
10000 population. Mr.. Chaffees sub.
ject was, ~. C. Tism," and he told of
the excellent benefits the traveller who
Joins this organization derives from
it. A member must be an upright,
moral and honest man before he is
accepted in this organization. He also
must have travelled for one year be
fore he can enter the order.
S. F. Erskine told the boosters what
he saw at the Grand Island convention
OF the U. C. T. organization. He told
of the industries at Grand Island and
how the Commercial club there. after
having much difficulty in keeping to-
gether, was doomed by the travelling
men, who he declared are always
working for their city. In fifteen
years, said Mr.. Erskine, Norfolk will
be a larger town than Grand Island
and he believed Norfolk would have
more than 10000 population by that
time. 1T is not impossible for Nor.
folk to be the second largest city in