Evening journal., 1914-04-20
kansas Boosters
BRING Greetings
Also Show Wonderful Trav-
cling Exhibit Of Products
of Their State
MAYOR WELCOMES
THE VISITORS

NHANA - h'NN AAoAN NN"A w N'AAtAAN
dyed-in-the-wool boosters, well have
TO take our hats off to Kansas"
Such was a remark made by mem-
bers OF the local Chamber of Com
merce this morning. following the \
invasion Of Wilmington by the South
eastern Kansas Boosters Association,
also known as the Commercial Club
OF Southeastern Kansas. One hum
dred and ten members of the boos-
ter's association, all of them wide
awake business men, filled with en-
thusiasm and of praise and boost"
for their home state Of Kansas. head
ed by r. r. Bittman, president of the
boosters association, and secretary
OF the Chamber OF Commerce Of Inde-
pendence, Kansas. from which place /
the visitors hail. arrived at the y. a |
O. Railroad station shortly after l245
o'clock this afternoon. The visitors /
we're greeted at the station by a re-
ception committee. consisting OF the
following members OF the local /
Chamber of Commerce: ]. ]. Satther-
walt presidents Neil b. Sinclair. ]
general secretary. Clarence c. Kill |
len, assistant secretary; Howell S. /
England, Frederick II. Steinle Leroy /
W. Hickman. J. II. Mehaffey. H. A. /
CaspersOn. l. G. Lithens, Henry Il.
lsaace, William H. Metten. Colonel /
George W. Sparks and ID. l.. OFT II Is
expected that the reception commit !
tee would have been much larger had !
the weather conditions been better
Tn visitors were escorted by thel
reception committee to six special
trolley cars. which were waiting at
the station and carried TO the Hotel
DUPONT where they were given an
informal reception In the Rose Room
by Governor Charles r. Miller and
Mayor Harrison B. Howell.
In welcoming the visitors, Mayor
Howell said in part.
Through me the people Of VIII
mington, the most progressive peO-
pie OF the East extend to YOU the
81 most progressive people Of the West
our most hearty aud cordial welcome
We have learned more about Kansas
In the last few days than We have
& ever known before and II is with
= great pleasure that we receive you"
3 Mayor Howell declared that the
!. people OF Kansas have taken the
wisest step 10 advertise their state
and that IL would bring results. He
said that IL he was correct IN his
i, Judgment the people OF the West be-
q lieved that the East had the people
n and the West the country. but that if
!, II we're possible Wilmington and
u Delaware could run a train TO Kansas
:, showing that this state had both the
= people and the country. He told Of
~ the wonderful view that they could
=. obtain from the roof Of the hotel.
~ saying that they could see Pennsyl-
yania, New Jersey and nearly all of
,e Delaware.
- Special arrangements had been
O. made for the use OF the hotel ele-
vators and the visitors we're taken
to the roof where they greatly ad-
~ mired not only the surrounding coun-
e try but the city's excellent water
front
While the visitors were on the roof
of the hotel, many persons were at
y tracted TO the lobby by the music and
singing OF the visitors twenty-fOur
piece band which had stationed itself
on the mezzanine floor Of the hotel.
D. The band IS picked from the entire
Ie state and Is under Mr.. McCrey, who
+ Is regarded as one OF the best lead
IN ers Of the middle West.
a One Of the visitors said that the
,e real reason for running the special
7 train was to show the people Of the
al East what Kansas Is.
Every time we have a food, IL il
worse than any other state could pos.
sibly have.r he said. "If IL is a little
. dry spell, it's a great drought, ae-
cording to the impression in other states
II it is a windstorn, the whole state
has been blown away, so we just
thought We would get up this train ane
come east. Il is the first all-steel cai
train ever run out OF the west II con
.sists of eleven coaches, two OF which arr
Exhibition cars. containing industria
and agricultural exhibits OF our state
II cost us just $4,000 to get up thiI
train; TO do il we got up the Kansal
Association OF Commercial Clubs, whcl
includes nine counties of about 500
square miles and covers more than
dozen towns OF from ten to twent.
thousand population each
The trip began on April l2 and wil
continue about two weeks. When com
pleted the boosters will have travele'
about $500 miles. Stops have beel
made at Kansas City, Chicago, Akron
youngstown, Buffalo, Henell. Bingham
ton. New York, Philadelphia, Balti
more. NdhulhtAonf Aift'phtttr
ing, Columbus. Cincinnati, Louisville, Si
Louis and along the way.
After staying ON the roof Of the no
tel for a few minutes, the visitor
went to the special cars, which wer
waiting them, and we're taken TO thei
train. They will 90 to Baltimore an
Washington this afternoon.
When asked how Kansas stood o
%
boosters said the militia Of that stat
was an exceptionally strong one, an
that should a call for volunteers b
issued, three-ffths OF the able-bodie
men Of Kansas Will respond immS
diately. He said a great many me
had Joined the militia since the be
ginning of the Mexican troubles.
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