The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-05-06
The Good Roads Booster Trip
brAg the Roads

Drag the Roads
When the smiles of spring appear.
Drag the roads;
When the summer time is here,
Drag the roads;
When the corn is In the ear,
In the winter cold and drear,
Drag the roads.
When you've nothing else to do,
Drag the roads;
If but an hour or two,
Drag the roads:
1t will keep them good as new
With a purpose firm and true;
Fall in line-it's up to you
Drag the roads
Mrs. c. o. Finch in Sterling Enter
prise.
The members of the Good Roads
Boosters who spent Friday, Saturday,
Sunday and Monday on the trip from
Denver to Julesburg and thence to
Cheyenne and back to Denver, sang
Hail, Hail the Gangs all Here" as lus-
tily Monday night on their return to
Denver as they did Friday morning in
front Of the Chamber of Commerce
Building when promptly at $3.50 the
Bugler gave the notice for the 40 odd
cars to start
No such aggregation of Boosters ev-
er left the city of Denver, 90 cars en-
tered for the trip and these accompan-
led by escort cars of city and county
officials and the various organizations
In Denver started with the sun shining
horns blowing and flags flying. At
Brighton, the first stop, we were met
by the band and a large audience of
citizens; At Fl. Luptna the Hotel Nc
Evers had punch ready for the party;
at Greeley the 40 piece band all re-
splendent in new uniforms were out
to meet us and the Boosters lunched
at the Hotel Camfield; at Kersey a
May pole had been erected in the mid
die of the street and as soon as the
Boosters arrived the school children
put on a May pole dance. At every
town We were met with a large crowd
of enthusiastic citizens AS we reach
ed Orchard we had our first downpour
OF rain and were tied up there for over
an hour. Some twenty-five cars came
from Fort Morgan to Weldona to meet
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ry hotel. 40 cars came over from
Brush and escorted us to that hustling
city where Friday night was spent
We slept at their hotels and in the eve
niag had our meeting in the CONNER
cial Club roms. This meeting was full
OF enthusiasm and We had full assur-
ance of the hearty cooperation of
Brush in our work. Here we had re-
ports of the road and weather condi-
tons east but President Newcomb as
sured all that he was going on to Jules
burg if he had to be hauled there with
teams and Saturday morning some IS
cars pulled out into the mud and pro-
ceeded eastward. On account of the
condition of the roads and rain no
stops were made till we arrived at
Sterling. Mr.. E. NJ. Kelsey, President
of the Sterling Chamber of Commerce
met us nearly to Atwood and our ar
rival at Sterling was met with cheers
from hundreds of citizens. Our lunch
was ready at the Annex hotel after
which we had meeting at the Lyric
theatre and We proceeded eastward and
owing to continued rains found the
roads more nearly impossible. At Iliff
and Crook their citizens we're out en-
masSe to welcome us. Near Red Lion
We had our first real mud but by con-
tinual work we arrived at Julesburg
late but better natured and more op-
tomistic crowd Julesburg never saw.
The dinner provided by the ladies of
the Congregationalist Church was most
thoroughly enjoyed, the meeting at the
Court house was a dandy, our guests
were provided for at the hotels where
they rested till Sunday afternoon and
after conference it was decided to
make the return trip via Cheyenne.
We left Julesburg at 1 80 and arrived
at Chappell at 900 p. NJ, the most of
the time being spent getting 4 cars out
of the mud few miles from Chappell.
Sidney was reached at 800 o'clock
where dinner was had, part of the
crowd spent the night there while the
balance pushed on to Kimball so that
all might have proper Accommodations.
Cheyenne was reached Monday at one
o'clock and after lunch We proceeded
on to Denver. Tired, muddy. sunburned
ard happy as when we seft the city Of