The daily sentinel., 1913-07-15
diana TOURISTS ARE GUESTS OF CITY TO-DAY

mier car. the nineteen automobiles of
the Indiana Automobile Manuiac-
turers' association on their Pacific
coast foiIr over the Midland Trail ar
rived in the city this afternoon at 3
O'Clock amid scene of great splen-
dor, carrying the large party of Indii-
ana manufacturers, and few
officials OF the Denver chamber of
commerce. The cars were followed
by about 200 automobiles alive with
Midland Trail boosters, sizzling with
enthusiasm and the great party, by
all odds the mast important and mo
fncntous ever arriving in Grand
Junction, was greeted with wild en-
thusiasm by hundreds and thousands
of citizens who lined the streets in
anticipation of the arrival of the
much heraltled tourists.
Pleased with splendid roads, met on
every hand by most cyuberant well
come and enthusiasm, the tourists
have run ahead of their schedule and
arrived in DE Bequc ahead of time,
enjoyed n big picnic lunch on the
Moore lawn in that city and after an
other splendid ride from De Beque
arrived in Palisade, Just after 100
machines from Grand junction whiri-
ed into the Peach city from the west,
n gay dazzle of pennants and color.
To greet the tourists and accompany
them to this city.
At Palisade great homage was done
the tourists. Every store front
Haunted orange and black and every
citizen wore colors ON coat lapel or
shirt front. Peaches, apricots, cher
rics, early apples, and every fruit
that is grown this early awaited the
Indianans and was pored upon them
from great cornucopia OF plenty win
the good wishes and hearty hospitaii-
~ of the greatest peach producing
section of the world. The Paiisade
band met the party and furnished eN-
ceIlent music throughout the stay in
that city.
The reception committee aidcd by
the Misses Laura Rhone, Rebecca
Miller, Mildred Adams and Ruth Me-
Kinney met the Hoosiers and gave
them hearty welcome and pinned the
badges on them.
Tine start from Palisade was made
about 2:I5 with about Do ears IN
line, forming the grandest parane
that eyer trayersed Grand Valley soil.
The roads were In splendid shape ana
good time was made all the way 10
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Arriving in Grand Junction, tne
party was met by band, ana the
cars were parked at Firth ana M'iii,
The members were all taken TO thsii
hotels A few later We're driven over
the valley; but most of them spent
the afternoon resting. Tonight at
the Auditorium the addresses Dy
Chas. A. Bookwalter, Senator Horace
#. De Long and A. l.. West gard VIII
be the most important
left Collbran at 2:30. They encoun-
tered bad points over the divide. and
The machine did not arrive in thai
town until 2:30. They lett an hour
later. IL is expected that the COM
pany will be in this city by 6 o'clock,
In the car are Governor Ammons,
President Edward j. Yetter OF the
Denver Chamber of Commerce ahu
A. l.. Westgard This ear was sent
over that route to investigate the
claims as the official road for the
lcur party.
At Collbran they were given a fine
dinner of mountain trout, and mem-
bers of the party brought fine mess
in with them
Never has Grand junction Deen
decorated as today. Main street is
riot of Kaleidoscope colors, with
the breeZes flutterinS a thousand OF
ange-and-black banners to the ploch'
Midland Trail colors are everywhere
Goat lapels are choked Win theii''
girls hair ribbons Haunt them, eN
eryf window boasts them and those
that have them not are aftef them,
The decorations by the business
men and merchants are splehuiu
The spirit that has been displayed Is
I'll "a.
booster. and merchants who seldom
decorate for any occasion are TINS
time flying the eolors which mean
more to the people of this section
perhaps than they yet know.
From the trolly-wire supports ths
American flags are flying. From the
trolley poles generous streamers are
flapping glad welcome. Beginning
at seventh and Main, going west, tho
first place of business to show th'
colors Is the Up-to-Date cleaning es
tablishment Next Carson's motor
shop displays the spirit of the tran
Milne & Milne and Harris-Connel
give the touch of color TO the Center
block.
The court house has been gener
ously covered with bunting on III
Main Street, front, and the Horace 1
DeLOnS Offices Te1oBHiIc the PNi'
of the day with well decorated win
dcws, one of.them showing a minla'
ture relief map of the city of Denver
Van Horns drug store has buntint
in place on the outside The sodi
fountain looks like it belonged to tn
trail outfit, having big map of IN
trail painted on the mirror and MID
land Trail lettered in score 0
places This is the work CT Sect
Hickman.
The Daily News office has plent
of trail oolors in evidence. Chapil
G. Vorbeck have pennants in the WIZ
dow, and the Crystal thcater mex
door is nicely decorated.
The Daily Sentinel office from
shows loyalty to ne treil spit will
plenty of color in systematic ARA
Palmer & Bradford have two win
dows with the right tints nicels dis