Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-03-24
Knowles FIRST trade TRIP
Over One Hundred Prominent Knoxville
Business Men to Visit Here On
Big Special Train
Itinerary of Four Days Trip, From Knoxville to Asheville
c. and Return Stopping in FortyFour Cities in Four
States for Social and Business Calls

trip. No expense has been spared in
the planning of this trip by the Knox
Vile Board of Commerce to make 1t
a success, and allow the members OF
the party the longest possible stay
in each town, and yet make the mum.
Der OF towns necessary to cover so
much territory on the first trip.
Few realize the amount of work
and preparation that is involved in
the running OF one of these Trade
Trips. Before the train starts on its
way, the executive committee in
charge OF the Trade Trip will have
spent many weeks in working out the
details, in oruer to insure no hitch or
confusion.
First, the route had to be selected;
the itinerary adopted and the ar
rangements made for the railway
equipment and for the facilities af-
fOrded the members of the trip. The
commissary car must be stocked, the
supplies being, so far as possible, the
products of the sections to be visited
and bought in Knoxville, which in it,
self should prove big advertisement
for the trip; the red, white and blue
umbrellas to be carried by the men,
bers ordered, and the badges to be
worn secured. These badges will
have printed on them: "KnoXville's
First Trade Trip, April 18th to 14th,"
and OH the identification portion will
be printed the name and title of the
member and the firm represented
This will be a great aid to the people
of the towns visited, as it will not be
necessary for one to ask names, but
by merely looking at any members
badge one can get the members name,
title and all. Besides these badges,
each member OF the Trade Trip will
wear a white hat with the word
Knoxville" printed on the band,
which will also be an aid in distin.
gushing the local boosters from the
Trade Trip members, allowing them
to get together in the shortest posi-.
BILE time There is also the assign.
IT of the party 70 Pullman accom-
modations to be looked after; and a
great many other things which must
be taken care of by the Trade Trip
committee of the Knoxville Board of
Commerce, to make the trip one that
will give maximum results to the
Knoxville business men as well as to
the business men of the towns to be
sited.
Teaching Richmond, KY, at 7:10
p. III. on the first day out, the Knox
vile Trade Trip members will unload
at the depot. and headed by the Uni
versity OF Tennessee band, march to
the business section of the city, where
they will hold joint session with the
commercial organization of that
place in one of the towns large halls.
Speakers from the special will tell
the Richmondites about Knoxville,
what she buys and what she sells, and
lots more of general interest, while
the Richmond speakers will tell the
Knoxville party about their town,
what they make, what they have to
sell, and many other things. Alter
mating between the speeches will be
concerts by the University of Tennes-
see Band
AT N!lddlesboro. where the special
will arrive at 4;45 on the second eve
ming out, April 18th, another evening
meeting will be held similar TO the
one at Richmond, as will also be done
at Johnson City oil the evening of the
third day and at Asheville on the eve
ming of the last day. At all of the
stops the band will play and at many
the Knoxville party will parade. and
at every stop the Knoxvillians plan to
make the most Of the time the train
will tarry.