The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07
0SkALOOSA JOINS
IOWA BOOSTERS
WELCOMES AND ENCOURAGES
"""''''rouRINe PARTY. 90.
PLEDGES $4,000 TO- PUSH IDEAS
Movement to Advertise Advantages
to the World Meets With Hearty
Cooperation Of Local Bust
ness & Professional Men.


of $4,000 as Oskaloosa's share in the
movement to put Iowa on the map in
larger type
IL was surely a live bunch that
comprised the party and they were
decidedly in earnest over the business
at hand. Travelling by special train
out Of Des MOines, OskalOosa was the
first town visited and the loyal re-
! ceptiOn and support received here,
surely made them, feel good 1t will
also rebound to the benefit OF Oska-
| lOosa.
In the party which arrived at $50
this morning were:
w. w. Marsh, OF Waterloo.
II. II. Sheppard, Mason City.
W. &. Harkell, Cedar Rapids.
Col G. w. French, Davenport.
Geo Il. Wilson, ST., Clinton.
Dean c. +. Curtiss, Ames. ",
/ c. ID. Cass, Waterloo. .A
| e. w. Miller, Waterloo.
| Ralph Bolton, Des Moines.
Woodwork Clum, Clinton.
With the party also was A. b. Alb
bolt, Supt. Des Moines division Of the
Rock Island lines, j. G. Farmer, dis.
Itrict passenger agent, and Robert A.
Wright, city editor of the Register and
Leader. ,.. ..... t..... .r.
49, For a Greater Iowa.
| The movement is the outgroWth of
a desire on the part of the manufac-
lturers, farmers and business men to
advertise the state in its true light to
1.-THE world, stop the loss of population,
and develop the industries for which
Iowa Is the favored ground. The or
nj iC RnnWn
Iowa Association, and it has member
ship in every county in Iowa. The
delegation which was here today is
visiting only the larger cities of the
state, and the urgent matter at hand
is TO secure funds for an Iowa Build
ing at lie Panama Exposition at San
Francisco II is figured that the next
Legislature will reimburse all who
subscribe, but it is necessary to have
1.-THE pledges that the Iowa building
on the grounds be started by the first
Iof July The ready response to it's
lcall on the part of Oskaloosa will
have a splendid effect on the work OF
1.-The visitors. The men in the party
are all captains of industry, and are
giving OF their time as well as their
Ilnoney for the cause.
The Local Meeting.
The local meeting was surely an
inspiration to all who attended. II
was called to order by Geo. c. True,
iDresident of the OSkalOOsa CONNER
cial club, and words of welcome were
spoken by Mayor b. " Sewers.
w. w. Marsh presided and made a
splendid talk on the possibilities OF
Iowa. He was followed by Col.
French, Dean Curtiss, Ralph Bolton,
secretary of the Greater Des Moines
committee; c. D. Carr and Mr.. Har-
lkeIl. Words by local people were al.
SO spoken by A. Rosenblatt, Carroll
Sawyer, Jas. A. Dewitt, F. w. Glaze.
Geo. True, Art Oppenheimer, ID. L.
Mcclure and Chas. Johnson.
Everybody was alive to the situa'
ton and the needs of the things the
movement is trying TO promote. Inc
growth and development OF Iowa
means prosperity to every property
owner or business man in the state,
and the Greater Iowa Association Is
working to that end.
A number OF OSkaloosa people join
ed the party here and accompanied
them to Ottumwa. Among those who
went were: r. K. Davis, c. Z. Lof-
land, Carol Sawyer, I. w. Cook, Art
IOppenheimer. J. A. Dewitt and Geo.
&c. True.
Purpose and Itinerary.
The purpose OF the tour is to arouse
interest in the plans for boosting
Iowa through the Greater Iowa COM
imittee. An effort also will be made
to raise funds for the erection OF an
Iowa building at the Panama eXposi.
ltion. 1t is desired to have every Sec
ton of the state represented in the
subscriptions to this cause.
Fifteen prominent cities of lows
will be visited by the boosters. Meet
ings with commercial organizations
will be held at each point. The itin-
erary has been so arranged that noon
land evening sessions can be held ev-
cry day of the week.
Ottumwa and Keokuk will also be
visited today. Burlington, Muscatine
and Davenport are ON the schedule
for Tuesday Dubuque and Clinton
will be covered Wednesday. Council
Bluffs and Sioux City will be includ.
ed on Thursdays trip. On Friday the
booster will hold meeting at Boone,
Fort Dodge and Mason City. After a
long noon stop at Marshaltown, the
tour will end with a rousing meeting
at Waterloo Saturday evening.
The itinerary for the remainder OF
the trip is as follows:
lOttumwa, May 4. 1890 p. m.
Keokuk, May 4..........,a $50 p. m.
Burlington. May 5...saa.g sos a. m,
Muscatine. . aiay q. ",.. no $3.50 p. m.
Davenport MayDoJ. .,e, BE- 10 p. m,
FDabuque. Mayn6d..!. ..sl0A0 a. IN.
Clinton, May 6.......... $500 p. m.
Council Bluffs, May 7......9:49 a. m,
Sioux City, May 7........7:15 p. m
Ronna MAY $40 n m.