The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-02
VERY CORDIAL
WAS GREET|NG
TO BOOSTERS
Richmond Commercial Clubs
First Trade Trip Wednes-
day Proved to Be Unquali-
fled Success.
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ard, R. l.. Kelly, John II. Johnson,
and Henry 8. Clarke. Only the steer
ing gear had been injured in the fall.
As for the direct financial benefit
OF the journey, one Richmond mer-
chant secured a contract worth several
hundred dollars at one stop, another
got two large orders, and many others
added names to their list Of patrons.
The local men were interested in
studying the methods Of the small
town dealers. and 1t Is generally con-
coded that the trip was worth several
times It's cost to the club members.
Visit at Liberty.
The need of one or more penal farms
to supplant the county jails in Indiana
was one of the main points brought
out by Chas. Jordan in his response to
the address of welcome by DR.. Garrett
Pigman at the Liberty Court House
where small crowd gave the visitors
IN interurban between Richmond and
Liberty were advocated by Jordan.
who added that he hoped for their
realization soon. He reiterated the
statement that the trip was only
neighborly visit, and that the Rich
mond men did not come to steal any
trade.
President Kelly. representing the
educational interests of Wayne
County, repeated the friendly senti-
.ment and discussed the standing OF
the state in scholastic lines. The con-
clusion of his talk was Sooner or
later we hope to come down to you on
the trolley!"
c. w. Stivers, publisher of the
"Herald," asserted that there should
certainly be a spirit Of cooperation
between Richmond and Liberty, for
Liberty had contributed many Of its
best men to Wayne County Editor
Behmeyer, of the Express" rendered
the visitors an invitation to partake Of
the contents Of cider barrel.
Two buckets of cider were disposed
OF ut Abingdon, the first stop on the
trip. A reception committee. consist
ing Of the entire populace, was stand
ing at the village square when the
autos arrived, and they engaged in in
tercsting conversations with the visit
ors. A load Of literature describing
the opportunities for trade with Rich
mond, was circulated among the Alb
ingtonians, and all seemed enthusiasts
tic over the visit. Charles Beck, post
master and proprietor Of the general
store in Falmouth, furnished Grimes
Golden apples for the crowd. and en-
joyed q discussion of their mutual
troubles with Postmaster r. NJ. Haas.
scorned by a Cow.
Bentonville rendered the party a
lively reception, where the chairman
OF the reception committee. and owner
OF the store, passed around the cigars.
The residents of Bentonville were glad
to greet the Richmond delegation. The
only one who seemed pleased to have
the visitors leave was a cow. As the
last car left the village square, the
.animal gave q frantic lunge backyard
with it's pedal extremities, and almost
;litterally kicked the machine out OF
town.
Owing to the darkness, only short
stops we.e made at Dublin, Cambridge
City. Milton. Germantown. and Center
willie.
The country along the route was Of
the greatest interest to the Richmond
linen. The crops seemed excellent, ant
the land highly productive. but the
rapid destruction Of the natural re
lsources was also evident. The large
trees are being cut down. and only {
few small ones are being raised t
take their place. A statute providing
for uniform good roads in Indiana wal
strongly advocated by members Of tn
party after a ride over several bumps
Thirteen proved the hoodoo for thu
trip as usual. The heads of the ex
petition tried to obviate this by havin,
no number Is. but car IA. which wa
substituted for Is. broke a spring a
" East Germantown. broke the cooling
system q short distance further, an,
sent out a call to be towed in from
Centerville. The members of thi
group arrived in Richmond at hal
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