New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-29
AUTO TOUR is A PLEASANT
SUCCESS.

choose Cne CWenCy-CnlrQ DAY OF Cne mOnCn
for their booster tour or whether it was
due to the usual timidity of New Ulm
auto owners one cannot say, but when
the boosters pulled out of town last
Thursday morning exactly twenty three
cars were in line. It is true that the ar
rangements were rather hurriedly made,
but it seems strange that city of New
Ulm's size cannot turn out larger crowd
for an affair of this sort. The trip had
been called off and postponed so many
times that the more skeptical believed
that it never would take place.
The committee appointed by the New
Ulm Commercial Club to take charge of
the booster tour to Redwood Falls con-
sisted of Chas. Vogtel, DR.. A. V. Seifert,
VIM. Mather and Aug. Dahl. They
had only few days to work and they
hustled hard to get large turnout Al
tho only about one hundred people par
zticipated in the trip it was an enthusiast
tic and good natured crowd and every
body enjoyed the outing so much that
they felt sorry for the stay-at-homes.
The tour took the boosters thru five
counties, Brown, Redwood, Renville,
Sibley and Nicollet and stops were made
at eleven towns, Essig, Evan, Morgan,
Redwood Falls, Morton, Franklin, Fair
fax, Gibbon, Winthrop, Lafayette and
Klossner. The Second Regiment Band
accompanied the tourists and played
several pieces wherever they halted,
treat which was appreciated by the
townspeople and visitors alike. Favor
able comments regarding the band were
heard in every place visited, but New
Ulm people are so accustomed to hear
ing their favorite musical organization
praised that they think nothing of it.
In the hope that more cars would turn
out for the trip they delayed the start
half an hour but shortly after 1880 the
pathfinder, Chas. Vogtel, footed his
horn and started away. Arriving at
Essig they dismounted and with the
band at their head marched into town.
That is, everybody marched except A.
w. Bingham who took to the sidewalk
and headed for the town pump. A
glass of water, cold and clear, refresh
ing him, he feared that marching in the
street would make him thirsty again SO
he remained on the sidewalk.
The same program, parade and a few
pieces by the band, was adhered to at
Evan and Morgan, the next two stops,
and Mr.. Bingham continued taking his
constitutionals on the cement.
Redwood Falls was reached shortly
before eleven o'clock, half an hour behind
schedule time. After the parade around
town the boosters dispersed for few
minutes and became acquainted with
the townspeople while the band played a
few pieces. Then they reentered their
cars and were escorted by number
of Redwood Falls men, among them
Mayor Luscher and Mr.. Hitchcock, to
the Ramsey State Park. Mr.. Hitch
cock, is the chief park enthusiast in the
Scenic City and never fails to take adj
vantage of the opportunity to show its
splendors to visitors. The park is owned
by the state and is veritable beauty
spot of seventy acres. Part of it is given
over to deer and other animals, which
add to its attractiveness. The road
leading thru the park is one Of the finest
in this vicinity and is powerful temp
tation to speeders.
The falls, called Redwood Falls were
not visited, but the tourists saw Redwood
Lake and the Redwood River. They
also passed the Redwood County Fair
grounds, which put our own exposition
grounds to shame. They already have
two well-built exposition buildings and
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