The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-05-12
LOUISVILLE RECEIVES ASSURANCES
OF WELCOME TO sunny TENNESSEE
Cities of Middle and West Section of Volunteer
State Send Board of Trade Heads of Houses
Pledges of Most Pleasant Time on
Coming Tour.

Louisville, Ky, May 1o.-Heart-
whole assurances of welcome coming
daily to the Louisville Board of Trade
since Il was announced that Heads Of
Houses will make visit to the Volun-
teer State in a special train from May
22 to 26. have increased the enthusi-
astic expectancy Of manufacturers and
wholesale merchants who have made
reservations for the tour From Thorn
as Floyd Smith, president, on down
there's a buoyant "Tennessee-I-Hear-
You-Calling-Me" spirit abroad
Colonel Charles B. Norton, who has
helped organize many such excursions,
predicted few days ago that the West
and Middle Tennessee visit will in
many ways be the most pleasant that
Louisville Heads Of Houses have ever
made. Some of the veterans of these
Kentucky Tennessee get-together tours
found 1t pretty hard to believe that
any visit could possibly be more pleas.
ant than that of the Louisville Heads
of Houses to East Tennessee last
spring. The weather was ideal, the
Louisville party received receptions in
every town that warmed the cookies
of the travellers hearts, and evidences
of growth and progress were so nu.
merous that the Louisville business
men and civic leaders were amazed.
What May Be Expected.
Pledges Of gracious greeting. pre-
dictions that their towns and cities are
going to be found the best on earth,
or "the garden spot of the world" com
ing from presidents of commercial
bodies and county and city officials, are
causing representatives of the Louis
vile Board of Trade to wonder if it is
possible they shall find a place of more
promise than East Tennessee, or more
hospitable than that section. But here
are some Of the messages of welcome
FROM Middle and West Tennessee:
We've got the finest courthouse and
fh~s aFqntiesl tail: the biggest barns
ana the ioyeliest jerseys; the strong
est banks With the stunedest vaults,
the best dressed women and the most
children and the dandlest stores,
write the Mayor. the President of the
Board OF Trade and the County Judge
from Pulaski we are going to move
out and hand you the keys"
we desire to meet you with the
livest bunch of business men that can
be found In any small town In Tennes.
see. Is the message from the Martin
Business Mems Club. I'VE desire to
show You the best improved, cleanest
and most uptO-date little town that the
country affords When we are through
with you, you viii be glad you nave
visited US
Good Time Assured.
The Fayetteville Board of Trade
whose rhythmic slogan is Fortune
Favors Fayetteville. writes through
its secretary We had large and
meeting last night. We
will meet your party at the depot with
automobiles and convey you to the
square, holding an open-air meeting in
a park in the center Of the square"
Several write OF Lewisburgs vel.
come. "Lewisburg is a huStllng town
herself. says enc Of them I'VE hope
10 have one Of the biggest days during
The time that your crowd is in the
iity that this old town has ever had.
Columbia where the Louisville base
ball team which now leads the Amer.
can Association, trained this spring
according 10 a letter that comes from
here, VIII have a committee appointed
10 meet The Heads OF Houses when
they arrive there There will be cars
Tor those who wish to look over the
town or possibly care TO so out into
The country says tie writer. "Theee
Ears viii be furnished by citizens ana
Columbia win be very
glad to have the Louisville Board CT
Trade here and extends a hearty vel.
rome
The Mayor and Secretary Of the
Commercial Club say they will extend
a hearty welcome to the Louisville
Heads of Houses and will try TO make
their visit to Tullahoma as pleasant
as possible, is the assurance OF vel.
come from that city.
"World's Garden Spot"
Stop over In Humboldt and see the
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