The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-01
LOYAL LANCASTR|ANS
ON BOOSTER TRIP
Representative Crowd Visit
Other Towns.
ELLISON THE LEADER.
All Return Home Well Satisfied
That Lancaster Leads-Trip
Success Despite Rain.


last issue, made it's proposed trip
yesterday without single hitch
Notwithstanding weather conditions
were unfavorable, nothing could
daunt the enthusiasm of the boost
ers, more than forty strong, who
made the trip. setting aside business
and other considerations for the
purpose of advertising the business
interests of the town in general, and
in particular the Lancaster county
fair, which will be held Thursday.
Friday and Saturday of this week,
the first fair held in Lancaster
county since the Civil War. The train
consisted of two coaches and an
engine. 1t left the l.. & c. depot
promptly on schedule time, 8 a. m
Engineer Ed Huggins was at the
throttle, Superintendent A. p. Nc
Lure was in charge of the special.
stops were made according to
schedule at Fort Lawn, Bascomville
and Richburg, at each of which
places a good crowd of men, wo-
men and children greeted the party.
The train was decorated with Ian
caster Leads and county fair pen
nants and other attractive advertis-
ing matter. At each stop, the
crowd, wearing red caps labelled
Lancaster Leads" and further
ornamented with pennants bearing
the advice ATTEND the Lancaster
County Fair" filed out OF the coach
es, preceded by the 16-piece Italian
band belonging to Smiths Greater
Shows. After Dixie and other ia
vorite airs had been rendered by the
band, the representatives of most
OF the business institutions of the
town distributed cards and other
advertising matter, while Secretary
Ellison was everywhere in evidence.
particularly where there were wo-
men and children, to whom he gave
souvenir buttons.
On arriving in Chester, the boost
ers formed in two lines at the depot
and headed by the band, marched
to the public square. The mayor of
the city was sighted on the march
and was asked if we could take in
the town. He very cnoerfully as
sented TO the proposition and told
us to go along and help ourselves
Arrived at the square. the boosters
punched together and after giving
the following yells, dispersed, each
one seeking out the reserved and
timid citizens of that quiet old city.
sitting like ancient Rome upon her
hills:
Lancaster, Lancaster. don't forget
The city that does things, you may
bet,
The like of which you never saw
Lancaster, Lancaster,
Rah! Rahi Rah!
Yours is mighty good town, we
know,
But come over to Lancaster and
watch her grow,
The like OF which you never saw,
Lancaster. Lancaster,
Rah! Rah! Rah!
These enthusiastic yells made old
Chester sit up and take notice and
before 1t could recover from its as
tonishment, our boosters were up
and away to resume the trip, stop
png next at the Good Town." Rock
Hill. At Chester the Southern
Railway took charge OF the train.
Mr.. Neill Simpson. an old Lancaster
boy, was the conductor in charge
and Mr.. w. III. Robbins was at the
throttle.
On arriving at Rock Hill the party
was met at the depot 10y that prince
OF boosters, ex-mayor OF the city
and its present efficient president OF
the Chamber OF Commerce, John T.
Roddey, also DR.. j. 3 johnson, DR.
w. G.. Stevens, Lancaster raised
product, Messrs. Alex Long, r. l..
Johnson and others. They were
taken by these gentlemen 10 the
Commercial Club roum.. where a
foimal welcome was rendered ip
happy manner by Mr.. Roddey ard
ID. johnson. M Roddey, in the
course OF his ieIlarg ), took occasion
to say that the progress Lancaster