The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-12
WORCESTERSHIRE
| PLEASANT JAUhT
fist Trolley Trip To Nearby Towns
To Meet Customers Proves
Big Success.

HI With business and plehSuie SOh
bined In Just the right proportion, the
frst of the series OF trips arranged by
q HE trades promotion committee OF
the Wholesalers and Manufacturers
association Thursday, was a most
3 8uccessful affair. The trips are for
the purpose of enabling the merchants
and manufacturers Of Detroit TO get
4 IA closer touch with their customers
= III the hustling little towns that lie
within easy distance OF the city. There
we're about as business men on the
4 trip. The towns visited were Roches-
ter, Romeo, Orion, oxford and Orton.
willie and In each there was hearty
welcome.
The party left Detroit In two spe-
cial cars at 1885 a. m. and the first
stop was Rochester, 81 miles away.
AS soon as the party landed In the
town II broke up into groups. each
man looking up the merchants with
whom he did business. There was
no drumming up OF business-it was
simply a call for the purpose OF get
ting acquainted, so that each would
know personally the man with whom
he dealt. Bankers dropped into the
banks, Wholesale grocers into the gro
Gerry stores and drygoods and hard
ware men into the stores dealing IN
4 those lines.
There was one thing that was I'M
pressed upon everybody alike and that
was that Detroit is the only city In
(which to do business.
The slogan Of the trip was Make
Detroit your harbor." This appeared
on the front of the cars, on the badges
that everybody wore and on the postal
cards that were distributed as souven-
frs.
After greeting their business pa
irons. the members Of the party were
shown some of the sights of Roches-
ter. One party went In automobiles to
the plant of the Western Knitting
mills and was shown the process or
Knitting from start to finish. Another
party visited ]. c. Days model dairy
farm which supplies Detroit with 700
quarts OF milk per day, while another
went out to see Charles Cases chick
. ems which have a reputation all over
the country. !
Leaving Rochester, Romeo was the
next stop. The welcome" sign was
out In the street here to greet the
Visitors, and there were live business
men on hand TO back up the sign. |
Among these was John Smith, pion- |
xer OF Macomb county. He Is 81 years !
I'D, but gave way to none OF the !
Youngsters in extending hospitality. /
U6r. Smith held an informal reception !
Ia Morland's hardware store and en-
Xertained the party with anecdotes OF
HE early days Of old Romeo. What
mmith are your" asked Chairman Zen /
ner. who had charge Of the party. I'm
he original Smith, replied the old
Kentleman. Mr.. Smith Is president OF
HE Citizens National bank and was
Dne of the original board OF the Romeo
Savings bank.
~ Dinner was served for the visitors
In the Romeo hotel, and Mr.. Smith
WAS one Of the guests. George Phil
Xips, president OF the village, made a
welcome speech that was heartily APP
Blauded by the Detroiters. One OF the
interesting sights In Romeo Is the new
Zexar library, gift to the village from
Two former residents.
Az From Romeo the party turned back
10 Romeo Junction, and then out to
Orion. After the usual business calls
The party was entertained ID John
Benaway's store, the proprietor serv-
Ing lemonade that tasted like nectar
4 TO the thirsty visitors and passing out
oranges as souvenirs.
~ The first thing that the party saw
ID Oxford, which was the next stop,
+ was q banner, announcing: in Oxford
. also life Ia worth living" and every.
body took of his hat to II. DR.. J. II.
Young, president of the village. head
ID q welcoming committee that took
care of the visitors. Refreshments
were served In Jerry Bartholemew's
Elairmont candy store.
4 In welcoming the Detroiters, DR..
Young asked their help in the matter
: Of keeping local traffic of the suburb
IN cars. I'VE men don't care about
beats for ourselves" he said, but We
<Eant the ladies to have a chance to
NJ down before the cars get out OF
V city limits"
The feature OF the reception at Ok
Ia was the committee OF four liz.
u girls, who pinned carnations on
ID coats Of the members of the party.
ne young ladies who decorated the
rIsitors were Allen Young, Marion
Randall. Helen Whitcomb and May
Iaidlow. They we're the central fig-
orrs In the group picture taken there.
The last outward bound stop was
.Ortonville, and the schedule allowed
only Is minutes there. This was suf-
8cfenf To make the business calls but