The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-09
Richmond Trade Boosters
"Arrested' at Eaton and
Found Guilty of Paying
Eaton Compliment.
MAYOR OF ELDORADO
GREETS DELEGATION
And School Children Lined
the Streets Waving Flags
-Lewisburg, Ohio, Sent
Out Pilot Automobile.

pull together and don't pull cross
ways!" was the general sentiment Of
the Richmond Commercial Club
boosters" expressed by Charles W.
Jordan in the court house at Eaton
Wednesday afternoon.
The 56 mile jaunt into Ohio was
made by nearly eighty local business
men, who covered the distance in nine
teen automobiles bedecked with signs
describing the panic proof city" and
inviting the residents Of the surround
ing country TO visit Richmond. The
journey was very successful. and the
unanimous opinion Of these who made
up the party was that the trip had &C.
complished much good for business in
this city.
"Pinched" at Eaton.
When the party arrived in Eaton
they were at once placed under ar
rest and taken to the court room.
Judge Risinger had dismissed trial
in order to give an immediate hearing
to the Richmond men. Judge Risinger
found the Richmond delegation of pay
ever received from any neighboring
town. He told the local men that they
were doing more for themselves than
they could realize by going on the ex-
pedition. The judge said "ReciprocitY
all on one side is to be condemned,
but | believe in this case reciprocity
works both ways and is beneficial to
the community"
Judge T. G. Brumbarger. Mayor-elect
George Kelley, both of Eaton. Charles
Jordan, S. f. Swayne and Adam Bar
tel also gave short talks praising Ea-
ton and the reception given the local
boosters.
Eldorado 10 Cordial.
The entire population OF Eldorado.
Ohio. appeared On the streets to ex-
tend welcome to the Richmond dele
cation. The schools of the town were
dismissed when the party arrived. and
a crowd of children lined both sides of
the road at the village limits. waving
American flags as greeting to the
Richmondites. Many homes in the
town were adorned with flags and 9TH
er decorations in honor of the visit.
Welcoming the visitors in the Masonic
Temple, Mayor J. c. Juday. of Eldo-
RADIO, remarked that his townsmen
were glad to get acquainted with the
heads of the firms they had been deal
ing with for so many years. President
Swayne of the Richmond Club. respon-
ded to the welcome; Eben Louck. a
former resident of Eldorado, and DIR.
Tucker of Eldorado, also spoke. c. w.
Jordan announced that the delegation
came not as boasters, roasters, or
roosters, but as boosters.
A Lewishuro Feast.
E. c. Bunger, proprietor OF the st.
Elmo Hotel, at Lewisburg. prepared a
sp ecial dinner for the visitors and
the thirteen chickens which he pro-
vided made a deep impression on the
Richmondites. Following is the menu:
Vegetable Soup
Celery Mixed pickles
Chicken fricassee
Roast beef Brown gracy
Brown potatoes Sweet potatoes
Escalloped oysters
Lettuce salad
Potato salad
Green peas Cream slaw
French cream pie Hot mince pie
Tapioca custard pudding
Salt waters Cream cheese
Tea Coffee Milk
In the town hall, following the meal,
Mayor G.. NJ. Kumler welcomed the
guests to the village. S. E. Swayne.
John Zwissler and w. X. Bradbury
spoke briefly on the objects of the
trip. Charles Jordan thanked the
Lewisburg men for furnishing a pilot
car to conduct the party the entire
distance from West Manchester to the
hotel
Sandwiches and coffee were served
in the K of P. Hall at New Madison.
The lunch was especially delightful,
as the company had just completed
one of the longest and coolest parts Of
the excursion. S. E. Swayne, w. r.
Hageman, and Mayor I. s. Wanger
addressed the party. Following the
speeches, a short inspection trip
through the town was made.
Ohio Roads are Best.
The roads in Ohio were unanimous
ly conceded to be much better than
those across the state line. But few
bad stretches were encountered. and
the good repair in which the high
ways were kept, especially the man
ner of scraping, brought forth much
favorable comment. The Ohio CON-
missioners also seem to have taken a
good initiative in the matter of bridg-
es, for nearly every small stream was
bridged by a new concrete structure.
in place of the wooden affairs, one of
which nearly caused bad accident
on the trip a week ago.
The Richmond men made a serious