The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-17

(COntlnueu rom FsISt aoS'
1oyahle day, for the Boosters had be-
gun their work at daylight ana did not
end II until after midnight
Theatre Crowded NJ A. NJ.
The welcome accorded the Richmond
Boosters in Rocky Mount was pro.
phetic Of the entire trip. Although
the hour was early. committee was
on hand to welcome the visitors.
headed by Mayor Joseph B. Ramsey
and President Of the Chamber OF Com.
fierce, r. b. Davis. With the Richmond
Boosters Band in the lead, the Boos-
ters formed four abreast and marched
through the streets to local theatre
which was allied almost to its capaci-
~ at the unusual hour Of O'Clock
in the morning. Mayor Ramsey ex-
tended the OFFICIAL welcome of the city.
Boosters had often visited Rocky
Mount, he said, but never before had
an entire train load come at once.
He was glad the party had come early
and was only sorry that the visitors
were not SoiHS " stay
1t is evidento.' he said, that i'll
making up your itinerary you arranged
10 visit the best town first, You came
At a sleepy hour. but you have found
py no means a sleepy town. you have
shown as fine, extraordinary ana
spectular method of boosting" as mas
Sver been seen in this section. All
roads, you tell us. lead to Richmond
o,r only regret is that all OF these
roads do not pass through ROCKY
Mount"
= Mayor Ainslie Speaks.
4 Nsvor George Ainslie OF Richmond
...nonded. bringing. on behalf Of the
boosters Of the party and those booS
s.rs compelled to remain at nome
message OF friendship and trade ex-
tension. Virginians and North Caro-
linians. he said. were so much alike
mat one could not tell them apart
Many Of the leaders OF trade. OF oank-
ing OF business activity and OK eau
cation. he pointed out. come from
North Carolina
We are here for trade" said Mayor
Ainslie. but not for the trace "h4en
properly belongs to any merchant "
Rocky Mount. Such Of your wants a.
cannot be supplied by your own me.-
chants we ask an opportunity to supply
In Richmond
Frank P. Spruell. secretary OF tue
Sayamoore Club, of Rocky Mount as
serted that Boosters from Richmoho
6nus, by necessity come to Rocky Mount
FIRST. You cannot get into EasterA
CAROLINA without passing through the
gateway to that section" Le said.
The excellence of your goods is not
the only reason to induce US to trade
In Richmond. There are social ties as
we'll as business tics. and there lie
hurled in YOUR soil thousands of the
best men Month Carolina has produced
We prefer to trade with you to any
city in the whole round word"
Many Calls for Dabney.
sE.L Daughteridge. Democratic nom
fnee for LteGtenant-Governor OF Nortn
Carolina. could NO. yelc ome the Boost
ers officially, not yet being IN office.
but he promised that those fellows
up at Raleigh would do the thing
right
President T. NJ Darlington. Of the
Richmond Chamber Of Commerce.
briefly expressed his thanks 30 the
people of Rocky Mount for their well
come and his appreciation of having
begun a Richmond trade extension tour
under such auspicious circumstances
There were insistent calls for 'Dabney,'
and the business manager OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce said to the people OF
Rocky Mount:
We came hero to get inspiration