The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-28
QUAKER CITY men
ON BOOSTER Tour
Philadelphians Begin Trip With
Stop at Richmond on
November 10.
MAY BRING BLANKENBURG
Reform Mayor Expects to Ac-
company Party Here and
Make Address.

One hundred Philadelphia business
men. members Of the Merchants ana
Manufacturers Association Of tkat
city. will invade Richmond on the
morning Of Tuesday. November 10. and
spend three hours and q half in vir-
ginta's capital In the interest OF closer
trade relations between the two cites.
The itinerary Of the PLiiadelphians
leads through Virginia and North
Car oiina. and provides for tour last
ing hve days. Richmond IL the frst
oInc'ar stop designated for the trip.
The special Pullman train carrying
the party will leave Broad Street sta
ton. philadelphia at 1880 o'clock
Monday night November IS. After a
twenty minute stop in Washington. II
will continue to Richmond. arriving
there at 1890 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
Blankenburx May Come.
In all probability Mayor Rudolph
BlenkenburS will accompany the fourth
Prildelphia trade expansion excursion
a. far as Richmond, and start his fel-
low townsmen on on their missionary
tour with an address. A committee OF
Philadelphia business men waited on
eAV MAJ VI ScSSuS1J 4uO pOluSoO OUT &c
him the prestige which the tour would
gain should lie md 1t possible to lead
the business men In person. Mayor
Biankenburg replied that the prssen,
state Of affairs In Philadelphia would
forbid his making the trip. Upon be-
Ing pressed for Q compromise. the
Mayo. replied thar he will make ar
effort to accompany Ills .townsmen Al
far Al Richmond. and speak at thu
capital city OF Virginia.
Chamber to He Host.
The Richmond Chamber Of Com.
merce will be host to the visitors, and
has under consideration 8 program o.
entertainment which will include AZ
interchange OF speeches. tour Of tn,
city. and perhec. ! luncheon at one o.
the business clubs. No definite action
has as yet been taken In the matter
but meeting for this purpose vii
probably be called soon.
!; The Philadelphia party will carr,
! representatives from the leading lob
bling and manufacturing interests O.
the Quaker City, and will represen
+, many millions Of capitalized industry
| Tie tour will be conducted on tn,
| same general lines as those followe.
by the Eichmond Boosters in their re
cent tour through the Carolinas.
! An official bulletin Of the Philadel
phia Merchants and Manufacturers
Association announcing tie itinerar
Of the tour. carries letters from Presi
dent T. II. Carrihzton. of the Richmon
Chamber of Commerce, and Mayo
George Ainslie. indSrsing the booste
tour idea Both draw literally fror
the observations gathered by them Of
the recent Richmond Boosters tour.
/; Visit ylrEiaia Cities.
/ From Richmond the Philadelphia
| will proceed to Petersburg, arrivin,
there at 1870 o'clock Tuesday morn
| ing, November -. At p. n tn
l train will leave for Suffolk. arrivin,
in the peanut capital At 2:2o o'clock
The last stop in Virginia, going South
| will be at Norfolk, where the Quake
! City boosters will arrive at 4:45 p. d
| Tuesday, to remain until 1905 o'clocl
Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday the train will max,
| SUCCESSFULLY Rocky Mount, Wilson
Goldsboro. Raleigh and Durham. Thurs
| day will be spent in Greensboro. Higl
Point, Salisbury, Concord and Char
lotte. After q three-hour stop in Wins
ton-Salem on Friday. the train vii
turn nortbward again. and visit Dan
vile and Lynchburg. From Lynchburt
the boosters will leave At 1905 o'clocl
saturday morning for the return L