The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-05-23
LOUISVILLE BOOSTERS
Made a Trip Through the Big Sandy
Valley Last Tuesday.

The long-expected and much-hsr-
aided train bringing the "Boosters'
from the city OF Louisville reached
Louisa at 3:4O Tuesday afternoon,
only few minutes behind the
scheduled time. A reception commit
tee composed of representative
Louisians was at the depot waiting
when they began to detrain each
OF the distinguished visitors and
members OF the reception committee
made himself a subcommittee of
one and welcomes were extended
right and left. After a few minutes
spent in handshaking and self-in-
PRODUCTION the Boosters, between
$50 and 200 in number formed in
line OF pairs and headed by a splen-
did band of the best talent in Lou
isville, marched to the public square
attended by large crowd of peo-
pie. After the rendering of an in
spring air by the band Mr.. M. s.
Burns, who had been assigned the
pleasant duty by the Louisa com
mittee at the citizens meeting in
Eldorado theater, made the speech
of welcome. Mr.. Burns is always "at
home" in performing duties of this
sort. and on this notable occasion
Richard was certainly himself. :"
He told the visitors that his well
come was not an act of mere form
ality, but that 1t came from the
hearts of Kentuckians to Kentuck-
lians. Then he told how glad we
were to see their friends from the
Falls City, and that our merchants
would rather buy goods from a
Kentuckian than from Buckeye,
but that the difference in freight
rates was absolutely prohibitive and
that he hoped these representatives
Of the commerce and trade of Lou
isyille would try to have freight
rates between Louisa and Louisville
$50 adjusted that business relations
between the two places could be
begun and maintained.
The address OF welcome was re-
sponded to by Chief Booster Charles
d. Norton, a prominent Louisville
business man. Mr.. Norton spoke
briefly and to the point. thanking
Louisa for the warm welcome which
he and his fellow Boosters had re-
ceived.
DR.. Henry Tuley, the President
of the Louisville Commercial Club,
was then introduced. He made a
capital speech, in which he referred
TO the trip in general and spoke of
the pleasure 1t gave him and his
brother Boosters to be in this
beautiful city. He said he was sur
prised to learn of the great diff
ference in freight rates from Gin
cinnati to Louisa and the rates from
Louisville to the same place. DR..
Tuley is an agreeable speaker, Is
thoroughly business and his
speech was warmly received. At its
conclusion he said he would intro
duce the Head of the city of Lou
isville, and forthwith he brought w.
o. Head. Mayor of the city of Lop-
isville, to the front, Mr., Head yoic
ed his qualification on being pres
ent. and told of the great satisfac-
tion the Booster trip had afforded
every one who had made it. The
Mayor spoke along the lines of good
roads and good schools, and of the
great development which this part
of the State was undergoing. He
wanted us to come to Louisville,
socially as well as in the way of
trade, saying that he would person
ally see to 1t that we would get the
proper reception. After seeing and
hearing the Chief Executive of the
great City At The Falls one Is not
surprised that the metropolis OF
Kentucky is thriving and growing bJ
leaps and bounds. At the conclus-
ion of Mayor Heads remarks the
Boosters and stheir new friends re-
turned to the depot. where few
moments were spent in the exchange
Of good wishes and mutual regrets
that the time for the stay In Lou
lisa of the Boosters was so short.
Soon the cry of "all aboard" was
sounded, and amid the waving of
handkerchiefs and calls to come
again" the train moved off, bound
for Ashland and a trip over the
Lexington division.
The Boosters train was SUI
perb one Of five Pullman sleepers,
a diner and two baggage cars. It
left Louisville Monday night and
went to Pikeville by breakfast time.
1t arrived home some time Wednes-
day night, the Boosters having made
as they declared, the greatest trip
in history. An engagement to go to
Chattanooga was all that prevent
ed Governor McCreary from being
one OF the party.
During their stay in Louisa many
OF the Boosters visited our stores
and other places OF business. the
dry goods men, hardware, grocery
and furniture men, and probably