The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1915-05-20
BUSINESS
PROSPERITY" Train, Carrying 100 Trade
Boosters, on thelrsWay here from
Kansas City, Missouri
VIII Extend Greetings to Local BusI.
ness Men and Take Moving
Pictures of This City.

City, Mo-, is on the way to this city
as can be seen by an announcement
elsewhere in this paper. The occasion
Is the Annual Trade Extension Trip
of the Kansas City Commercial Club,
this particular trip being the twenty
fourth undertaken by that organiza.
ton. 1t has been aptly called the
Prosperity Trip" The purpose of
the trip Is to make the people and
business firms in Kansas City's trade
territory better acquainted with the
men from whom they buy goods. In
like manner the men from Kansas
City are spending time and money to
get we'll acquainted with their custom
ers in the Southwest.
Each year, when the trade trip is
made, the Club members select a diff.
ferent section of the country tributary
to Kansas City. On this, the 1915
trade trip, the train will stop at near.
ly 100 different cities, and will travel
approximately LOO miles. 1t includes
seven standard Pu.lmans, two diners,
two baggage cars and an observation
parlor car, and in equipment is com.
parable to first class, present day
hotel. A band of fifteen musicians
from Kansas City will accompany the
train and will furnish music during the
stop here.
A special new feature Of this partic-
ular trip, one that has not been had on
any previous trip, will be motion pic.
lures made of the folks who greet the
Prosperity Train" in every city where
the Trade Trip train stops. Ralph
Baird, famous photographer, will be
In charge Of the movie machine which
takes the pictures. These films will
be displayed in Kansas City picture
shows. and If it can be arranged with
the film exchanges, the Kansas City
Commercial Club will send the partic.
ular film which shows each city, back
to it.
The purpose of the members of the
Kansas City Commercial Club who are
making this trip is to awaken fresh
interest in all cities along the route
IN dealing with Kansas City business
houses. These men represent the larg.
est and most progressive firms in Kan.
sas City. They are coming to carry
the greetings of Kansas City to the
people of the great Southwest and to
leave with them a message of bust
ness prosperity and good cheer.
Among those who will make the trip
are:
Accountants.
Warwick Mitchell-P & Co.. A. J.
Watson, manager.
Advertising Agencies.
Potts-Turnbull Advertising Co.. H. X.
Architects.
Smith, Rea & Levitt, Frank S. Rea
CMonday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Wal
tel, U. Levitt (Thursday, Friday and Sat-
Athletic and Sporting Goods, Talking
Machines.
Schneider Arms Co., A. A. Trostler,
Talking Machine department.
Automobiles.
Bond Motor Co., Geo. A. Bond, presi-
dent.
Buick Motor Co., ]. F. Martin, man
ager.
Case Cars, A. F. Norton. manager.
Automobile Tires and Supplies.
The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co., Fritz
A. Oberheu, manager.
Banks and Financial Institutions.
Commerce Trust Co., II. C. schwitz-
Commonwealth National Bank. L. C,
Smith, cashier.
Drovers National Bank, A. Newman
vice president and cashier.
Fidelity Trust Co.. ID. A. Mcdonald,
assistant treasurer.
State National Bank, Il. NJ. Cook.
vice president and cashier.
National Reserve Bank, w. G.. Catron,
aSsist ant cashier.
New England National Bank V. X.
Tuggle, assistant cashier,
Southwest National Bank OF Commerce,
John NJ. Moore, vice president monday
ard Tuesday,, Jas. II. Bradley. cashier
"wednesday and Thursday, w. L. Bue-
chile, vice president (Friday and Satur-
Southwest Boulevard State Bank, Chas
s. Alves, president
Western Exchange Bank, d. w. Evans,
Betting and Mechanical Rubber Goods.
Byrnes Betting Company, W. c. Raub,
manager.
Biscuit, Cracker and Candy Manufac-
turers.
Loose Wiles Biscuit Co., r. e. Dun
ham, sales manager.
Brewerles.
Kansas City Breweries Co., Conrad H.
Mann, secretary and treasurer.
Building Materials.
Patent Vulcanite Roofing Co.. F. j. Nc
Ginley, manager.
caskets and undertakers' Supplies.
Alternately Furniture Co.. w. X. Lamp
son.