The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-16

both with those who had come ear
her and had their pick and with those
who had postponed their visit, but
had not come too late.
Sight seeing Trip.
While the morning was spent with
everyone looking out for himself and
going where and when he pleased,
seeing Richmond through his own
eyes and wandering among historical
scenes al will. a program of sight
seeing from street cars under the
guidance and direction OF properly in
formed cicerones was carried out in
the afternoon The cars met the
crowd at Ninth and Main streets and
as rapidly as they filled up moved
away. 1t needed only a white badge
to board the special cars, Guides
with rneeaphones, those instruments
of torture. gave the history Of Rich
mond--past, present and future-and
pointed out the places where great
men had lived and died, the monu-
ments which have been erected to
their memory. and the great build
ings Of labor and commerce Of which
Richmond is so justly proud.
Badge an Open Sesame.
IT was just the sort Of trip to wind
up a week of better acquaintance,
and the visitors who enjoyed IL really
saw something of the city of which
EHSF nave So tliFl btdfbs S1ANI INV
street car journey they separated into
groups of friends and family--for
many of the merchants brought wife,
sons and daughters with them-and
went on another trip of sightseeing
on their own account. They had but
to show the badge and everywhere
Ii was an open sesame. They throng-
ed through the State and city build
jngs and visited the museums and the
places where history in years agone
was made
Pound What They Wanted.
They did not, however neglect the
main object of their visit They still
bargainad at the counters of the
wholesale and retail dealers and
found always what they wanted. in
addition 10 attention and courtesy.
Main street and Broad street were
their Meccas, and between the two
they found satisfaction for their
wants. There VIII he few, indeed,
who will not purchase enough to
warrant & refund .of their fares to
and. from Richmond II is estimated
that the average attendance In the
citv Of visiting merchants has been
SOS daily They have come from
sy4g-y w1Ye*e. rrUfn 'ctties NJ tine rlasrter9
cAibrc. from hamlets whose names
are not Yet, perhaps. nm tho map,
and from the far countryside where
people are horn, marry and die as
they Do elsewhere within Richmond
ken.
Richmond 81 Trade Center.
''Rotter Acquaintance Week" ends
tcday and everybody IL better ac-
aaainted. on a basis II friendship as
wei as on that Of business, for the
two must ever 20 hand i'm hand Bust
ness goes win filth ana the a-nA4~
n70nd merchants havs seen To IL that
their guests We're rot disappointed and
thai everything was really what it
seemed and wha% il WAS said to be-
ThBs many fair exchanges were made,
and the RtcAtcond merchants and their
visiting observation-disclosures were
satisfied II has been n week of boost
Ing. perhaps. som" think. the best
form OF boosting Richmond has ever
had; and Richmond has become more
than landmark If history. II has be
cnins n center Of trade, laying proud
claim 10 az tide of gateway 10 the
South.
TIE visitors win begin leaving this
morning. though many Of them win
remain for the hail game Might WIN
see the reargaard moving and to-
morrow Richmond viii be the talk Of
many where two or three are gathered
together In Ear places. and the desire
az those ~he hasA net -. come with
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