The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-16
Crowds Cheer as Special
Train Starts on Tour
of CarOlinas.
NOBODY CARRIED
! LIQUOR SAMPLES
Business People to Visit Eastern
Carolina Points To-Day, Wind
ing Up With Smoker at
Raleigh To-Night-Twenty-
Eight Cities Ready to
Greet Visitors.

Enthusiastic scenes marked the de-
;parture of the Richmond Boosters
special train from Main Street station
Ahs morning. More than 100 bust
lDsss boomers joined In the trip, while
tnearly as many were at the station
40 wish them well.
The train left over the Seaboard
sA;r Line Railway at Il 80 o'clock, the
FIRST oficial stop to be made at Rocky
ioiount. N. e. this morning at : o'clock.
fIhe Boosters remain there until 3
O'Clock, when they leave for a series
of towns across Eastern Carolina.
preaching Raleigh tonight
The special train. made up Of four
fpuImans two diners and a baggage
tcar was placed in Main Street Station:
at 8 o'clock las; night, shortly after
(which hour the Boosters. with their
friends. began 10 arrive. AT midnight
the Boosters Band. led BY Bandmaster
tkessnich. waked the strains Of the
i"R.chmond Boosters March," copies OF
the music and words of which were
distributed.
No Liquor ssmpies.
The baggage car hal been we'll
stocked with advertising matter. nov
elites and samples for distribution all
along the route. ssy agreement no
were carried Ber,hs had already
been drawn AMI each Booster knew his
proper location ard was no, long in
getting settled Genial comradsship
and good fellowship prevailed Most
Of the men were already personal or
business acauaintances Introductions
were Informal and the new corners
were male at home AZ once.
THE chief object OF boosting 10 10
0f~E -r
william T. Debney put II In explain
ing what was to be done I'VE have
q bunch OF business men here who
are going to be on the Job every min
Ute OF the time When we strike a
town our Boosters Band will lead the
way right up to the main street. and
we will show them that Richmond IS
On the map
Assistan. Chief Booster Horace +.
Smith was equally enthusiastic In
arranging for the tour. he visited
nearly all Of the cities and towns al
which stops are to be made. and was
assured that in nearly every place
the Mayor, the president of the Board
of Trade and various committees
would be on hand to welcome the
Boosters.
Right there lies the most important
feature Of the trip" said Mr. smith.
1--WE are out to boom Richmond. OF
course; but in the long run We De-
.1ieve we will accomplish more BY
Joining forces with the cities OF the
,Carolinas in a general movement 20
boom the trade Of the entire South
1--WE want to get together with the
!prozressive mey, who are building the
feities Of the two States Of the South.
.hake their hands and let them know
that we are Wit. them in their en-
! Aeavor to extend OUT trade facin-
ties and enlarge our enterprises
where Il Helps Business.
II think that an important feature
NJ the trip" said Mayor Ainslie. Hes
lin the element OF personal contact OF
men who may have been hefetoiore
| doine business by nail Richmond
mercantile and banking men Will meet
and talk with those to whom they
sell, and those to whom tney nope
90 sell in the future, and an inter
chsnpe Of this sort must produce
beneficial ,sults."
IT, IN team work" said Secretary
walford. Of the Business Mems CLUB.
"when these Richmond men go out
on their trip they forget for mia.
ute that they represent this or tha'
hou.e or some special line OF busi'
ne.. They represent; Richmond They
.,e NOT out as statesmen to sohcit or
Aers for the particular nrm they are
associated with, but have Joined forces
An a movement TO make better trace
conditions for all"
0s~ Crowd st Ssstssn-
10000 at the station Until the
-, ,ui,ed out wcrc number OF
sho.s vho took part in the Rich-
-o,s boosters tour last year VINO
-. unsble 10 join In the movement
as. xear. bu, who, having seen wnas
.. "a ACCOMPLISHED, were In hearty
.vmpathy with the plan ana oy tneu
...,re and cheers sent the Boosters
80 :, continue the good work tnes
had begun .,, In
some OF the boosterc who remain IN
eichmond have been formuiated into
General committee with Cn"r!es l.
80 Of the Civic COOPERATIVE Asso.
-. "a president OF the Retail
Mc-cnan,., Association as its chairman.
II. object Of this COMMITTEES Is to pian
= vreat civic n.ass-meesing at the City
Ara,,orium next Thursday night 10
Ccieome the Richmond Boossters on
Commi,tees have been named and
v,ans are being rapidly perfected Tor
= great civic parade with bands OF
music, red lights and are wofks, from
eev.a,h and Broad streets TO the Az
di,o0un. In this parade wsll be the
members Of the Chsmbsr Of Commerce.
sbe Business Mems Clse. sss Netal
merchant Association. the Tr.. esers
protective Association On United Com.
merciai Travellers. the Aovertsers
Club. the Civic COOPERATIVE Assocsa-
eiou ana the South Rschmond and Cnes-
esr1el6 Business MSn's Association
,TC-eio1e1 n Third Hneal
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