The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-16
Visit of Nineteen Automobile
Loads of Richmond Busi-
ness Men to Towns North,
One Big Ovation.
CORDIAL GREETING
GIVEN EVERYWHERE
Nearly All the Towns Were
Decorated, Schools Dis
missed and the Visitors
Were Simply Gorged.

"ClC olIlply 0OISCO.
Early Wednesday evening nineteen
automobiles, filed with SIS frost bitten
Richmond boosters. dashed into tho
city. Leaden-legged they disembarked
from their trade cruisers and hied
themselves to their several fresides.
where they parboiled their shins and
informed interested family groups that
the third trip had been the most sue
cessful of all.
The boosters Wednesday visited sew.
eral towhs north of Richmond. in Ohio
and Indiana. The cordiality Of the re-
ception accorded them In every town
visited could not have been surpassed.
To these towns the Richmond men
brought the message Of cooperation
between Richmond and her hustling
neighbors. The message was enthusi.
astically received. and friendship was
pledged to the Panic Proof City.
I'VE want a traction line," was the
sentiment the local business men
heard expressed in every town along
the proposed northern route of the
Richmond e. Eastern Indiana traction
! company. being promoted by the Rich.
mond Commercial Club. ''It will be
built" was the reply made This assur.
ance was always received with ringing
cheers. II any local business man who
was on the trip Wednesday had had
any previous doubts as to the success
of such line. these doubts were dis
PEELED before Hollandsburg, O., was
reached.
A Splendid Country.
The country from Richmond through
to Union City is an agricultural para.
disc and the towns are close together
and the people are progressive and
prosperous-alsot they are in the sew.
enth heaven of bliss over the prospects
of the traction line being built. Said
one old negro farmer, met at Barto-
mia, O.. us We goin't to get a traction
line? We is! De Lord be praised. Ise
got 63 acre farm and you kin run dat
line right through it,
The people the tourists saw Wednes-
trip of the local boosters was not a
selfish one; that it's object was to pro-
mote a more neighborly spirit and
promote business throughout the en-
tire country visited, which would bene-
fit Richmond, but no more than 1t
would the neighboring towns. The log.
ic of this argument was appreciated by
every one and accepted at its face val.
ue.
At 4:3O Wednesday morning Palla-
dunn news cars started out laden with
copies of the morning market paper.
notifying the towns along the route
that the tourists were coming.
Had Magical Effect.
The effect was magical. Nearly ev.
cry town was dressed in gala attire.
flags floated from the school houses
and happy school children paraded
in review for the tourists. Reception
committees paid the boosters hearty
welcomes, gallons of cider, bushels Of
,apples, thousands of cigars. baskets
of sandwiches and enough steaminG
hot coffee forced on the delighted
Richmond men to feed an army corps.
Amusing adventures befell the boos-
ters along the route. Leaving Glen
Karn, O., the cars dashed into q beau
tiful agriculture country. While the
boosters were admiring the view two
hunters dashed from a field and threw
away two freshly killed rabbits, both
of which alighted in the Palladium
car to the disgust and envy of the oc-
cupan nts of the car ahead and the car
just behind.
These rabbits Haunted triumphantly
from the sides of the Palladium car
until Fountain City was reached, then
they disappeared. Steve Kuth OF tho
State Line farm, who was in the car,
said he gave them to two pretty girls.
but the lost bunnies put in an appear
ance this morning at John Zwissier's
restaurant. Tonight Zwissler will serve
them to the other six occupants of the
: car.
Were Nearly Arrested.
At Union City the boosters were at
, first mistaken for a delegation of the
, Personal Liberty League and at Win
, chester, after the court house had
been invaded by the noisy, teeth-chat-
tering brigade, Judge Ingall thought it
, was a mob from Bear Greek" come to
rescue a prisoner, and he instructed
, the sheriff to arrest the entire crowd.
!, When he learned Of his mistake court
, was adjourned and the good Judge
apologized profusely and then gave
cordial greeting to the tourists.
rS~ft teA
boro The little village was gaily
!, decorated with flags, and the boosters
:. were given cider and aS15eG C. T.
: PRICE, the veteran local confecttoner,
was the happiest man In the crowd