The Ordway new era., 1913-08-08
Annual Booster
Trip Last Friday
A Big Success
Thirty Automobiles Carrying
One Hundred and Thirty
People Give Crowley
Day a Big Boost

The annual booster trip in the in
terest of the Crowley Day celebration
in ordway taken on Friday of last
week was big success in every partic-
'llar. About thirty automobiles
twenty mine to be exact-were in line,
and conservative estimate Of the
number Of people making the trip il
placed at 1870. The booster trip this
year was the biggest ever attempted by
any town any size in the Arkansas
wiley, and was criterion of the
enormous scale upon which the Crow
ley day celebration was planned.
Assembling on main street at 1880.
the drawing for place in line Was had,
the machines had their banners placed
upon them and the parade left Ordwsy
only q few minutes behind schedule
time. 1t has been estimated that full
ly fifty people were left behind who
were ready to 60 on the trip If space
in some car could have been provided.
Each car was loaded to capacity, and
lots of boosters had to stay at home.
The first stop was made at Sugar
City, where the band rendered several
selections and then the line moved on
to Cheraw. Here very cordial re-.
ception Was given by the few inhabi-
tants of the town and appreciation of
the stop expressed by many citizens.
Leaving Cheraw, the pa.ade travelled
something like ten miles and arrived
in La Junta about on time. After
making q circle Of the court house
park the line formed t6Ies sbrosst On
the east side, and partially weaIy
travellers got out OF the cars to shake
themselves and drink up some Of La
Junta's soda water. Here the crowd
met the coldest blood of the entire
trip. Notwithstanding the fact that
the band playti like heroes and
marched around the squate several
times, very little interest was manifest
by La Junta citizens. The business
part of the town was pretty we'll COW
cred with advertising matter by the
boosters, and 1t is hoped that We may
have good representation from our
rival county seat on Crowley day. The
reception Of the boosters in La Junts
may be pattially accounted for by the
fact that the secretary of the Chamber
Of Commerce Was reported to be sick,
and as he Was the one who had been
notified that the boosters were coming,
the publicity end of it naturally fell
on his shoulders. Because he was
sick. the members of the chamber
were not notified until Friday morning.
Leaving La Junta somewhat late the
parade moved on to Swink, where .
cordial reception was given and cigars
and other things passed around.
About twenty minutes were spent
there, and then the boosters moved on
toward Rocky Ford.
At Swink it Vas decided that the
boosters should compliment the man
for whom our county was named and
whose name the annual celebration
bears, j. H. Crowley, by visit to his
fruit ranch about two miles southeast
of Rocky Ford. This was done by
almost the entire party, aud drive
was made through Senator Crowley's
splendid apple orchard 1t proved an
enjoyable part of tue trip to drive
through this extensive orchard and
nee the luscious fruit hanging so thick
on the tees that the limbs nearly
touched the ground. Senator Crowley
is justly proud of his orchard and al
ready is harvesting and shipping the
earlier varieties of fruit. Several
boxes of these were placed at the dis
posal of the visitors at the end of the
drive through the orchard and the
band seienaded the diners.
After this the line moved on to
Rocky Ford, where dinner IN great
quantities Was cousumedaby hungry
horde. This duty and the distribution
of advertising matter over, the entire
party assembled on main street and
with the band supplemented by several
Rocky Ford musicians, proceeded to
ring up bunch. By the time the
hour for leaving came the street for
couple of blocks was lined with inter-
ested aud friendly spectators who had
come to see and wonder at our civic
spirit. Surprise at the splendid show.
ing was heard on every hand. and all
with whom the boostres came in con-
tact showed a friendly interest and
gave assurance that Rocky Ford would