Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
BOOSTERS
MEETING SUCCESS
SPECIAL TRAIN ENTHUSIASTIC.
ALLY RECEIVED AND LARGE
SUMS ARE PLEDGED.

erS for greater Iowa and an adequate
exhibit al the San Francisco eXposi.
ton midway on their six day tour OF
the state last night had forgotten the
worries they carried when they left
Des Moines Monday morning over the
possibilities of failure and are rejoic'
ing in the assurance that Iowa not only
is going to finance a great Hawkeye
exhibit at San Francisco, but Is going
to maintain Greater Iowa association,
contiden. that through it's efforts
remedy will be found for conditions
that have made possible two census
reports showing loss of population.
Leaders in the greater Iowa move
ment such as w. w. Marsh, c, ID. Cass,
George E. Wilson ST., Col. G. w.
French and others who were inclined
to be noncommittal at the start are to-
day ready to declare that nothing OF
larger material significance was ever
undertaken in Iowa. Following the big
demonstration in Davenport Tuesday
when $4,000 was pledged the boosters
felt they were prepared for almost any
thing in the way of Iowa enthusiasm,
but they hardly could have anticipated
the Dubuque record.
Entertained at Luncheon.
Owing to some misunderstanding the
Greater Iowa movement had not been
adequately presented at Dubuque, but
the boosters of that town were on the
job just the same. Short notice mad
been given of the coming Of the special
train without detailed explanation OF
what was expected. The visitors were
welcomed at the station, taken for
drive over the city and entertained at
luncheon at the Wales hotel. The re-
ception committee included A. F. Fru.
den. G. D. Rose, Charles SPAIN. E. p.
Smith, NJ. j. Schrup, George Homan,
A. A. Loetscher, Bert Nevins, William
Meuser. Charles Mclean, w. M.
Kretchmer, Maurice Connolly and s..
H. Beard.
To Underwrite 5000.
Following the luncheon the exposi-
ton project and the cause OF Greater
Iowa were presented by J. c. Norwood
of Davenport, w. w. Marsh of Water
loo, E. r. Moore Of Cedar Rapids. E.
E. Egan Of Burlington and Ralph Boil
ton of Des Moines.
The Dubuquers held a brief confer
6nCH d. IuS anu eAiSAA AS~A
ed big Iowa demonstration by an
nouncing that Dubuque would under
write $4,000 of the San Francisco ex-
position fund.
That sort of response with the man
ifest earnestness behind it dissipated
all doubt of the success OF the move
ment. Therefore the boosters cheered
and were satisfied.
Then came Clinton. the home OF
George E. Wilson, ST., better known as
pat" Wilson. He is head Of the Gin
ton Bridge & Iron Works, president OF
the First National bank and an all
around booster. Clinton also is the
home of Woodwork Clum, editor and
spellbinder. Both Wilson and Clum
have been with the train since it left
Des Moines and everybody aboard the
train knew that Clinton would get into
the game. but few were prepared lot
the announcement that Clinton, il need
be, would put up $4,000. This pledge,
coming at the conclusion of dinner
given by the Commercial club at the
Lafayette inn last night, was the occa-
sion for another uproarious demonstra-
ton on the part of the pioneers who
felt safe today for the first time in
saving the project is on easy street.
All Towns Enthusiastic.
All this. following the enthusiasm
aroused at Oskaloosa, Ottumwa. Bur
lington, Muscatine and Davenport
Monday and Tuesday, has served to
put it over" in the opinion of every.
body aboard the train.
EnnH