The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-23
eNOvel Method of Advertising
Decided Upon by East
ern Boosters.
DISTRIBUTE PAMPHLET
Farmers Along Route and
Townspeople Welcome
Richmond Men.

Two automobile cavalcades of Rich
mond boosters, intent upon advertis-
ing thoroughly in Wayne and adjacent
counties the magnitude of the Fall
Festival, left this city today. One par
ty headed for the west, the other to-
ward the east. When they return this
evening, residents within a radius of
twenty-five miles of Richmond will
have been informed of the object of
the visit of gaily decorated automo-
biles and their loads of enthusiastic
occupants.
The day was ideal for the purpose,
and when the 126 boosters in thirty
two machines, decorated with banners
and streamers in Fall Festival colors,
headed by bugle corps, left the Com
mercial Club at 9 o'clock this morn
ing, all the elements for successful
trip were present
Roads Good.
The roads were excellent for the
greater part of the way, although
stretches of bad highway now and
then initiated against complete COM
fort in the cars.
George Ballinger and Theodore Hill
were leaders of the tour to the west.
Eighteen machines and fifty-six pas
sengers were in the party. Ed. Hase-
meier and c. F. Mckee had charge of
the party which headed for the east.
Every booster carried an insignia
of the Fall Festival, while the cars
were loaded with books, pamphlets
and literature telling of the great at
traction which Richmond has prepar-
ed for its visitors next week.
Residents along the country roads
and in the towns were showered with
literature. Much interest was aroused
over the enterprise of the Palladium in
printing special edition for the trip,
and the papers were, eagerly seized by
farmers and townspeople.
LewIsburg Greeting.
AS the boosters on the eastern trip
approached the town of Lewisburg
they were met by eight automobiles,
carrying the mayor of the town, G. N.
GUNNER, and twenty-five enthusiastic
members of the Commercial club of
that place. Mayor GUNNER and Wynn
Hoerner, president of the Commercial
club, made short talks in which they
declared gant the Richmond Fall Fes-
tival men had the good wishes of Lew
isburg.
big three days event were distributed
throughout the streets of New Madi-
SON, where the party made a short
stop, and at West Manchester and FL
dorado. Every farm house was sup
piled with literature about the festi-
val.
Try Novel, Stunt.
Decision to attemp* novelty in the
way of advertising the festival was
made by the party while at lunch at
Lewisburg, and as result an effort
will be made to secure permission
from the Preble county fair authori-
ties to drive the automobiles around
the race track at Eaton when that
town is reached late this afternoon.
A tire on car No. 13 was punctured
near New Madison but the damage
was easily repaired and no delay was
encountered.
Western Party.
When the western party reached
Williamsburg at noon, 1t had covered
sixty-four miles and recorded an en-
thusiastic reception at all towns visit
ed. Three punctures and hot box
were the only untoward features OF
the trip.
Crowds turned out at all places to
cade reached a town, it's members
scattered bills and literature in stores
and residences. Personal interviews
were held with many residents and at
tention was called to the advantage of
the Fall Festival to Wayne county in
general.
The reception accorded the boost
ers caused them to believe at noon to-
day that the attendance from the wes-
tern part of the county would be much
greater than at former affairs of this
kind in Richmond.
The itinerary included the following
places:
Centerville, East Germantown, Mil
ton, Cambridge City, Dublin, Hagers
town, Greensboro, Economy, Williams
burg, Fountain City, Lynn, Winches
ter, Union City, Bethel, Whitewater
and Chester. The party will stop for
dinner at the Kelly Inn in Williams
burg.