New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-05-24
ST. PAUL BOOSTERS
PASS UP new ULM
BUSINESS MEN KEENLY FEEL
SLIGHT OFFERED BY ST.
PAUL MEN.
TRADE EXCURSION WILL VISIT
EVERY OTHER CITY ON
THEIR ROUTE.

Local business men feel that they are
rather sighted by the action of the St..
Paul Association of Commerce in passing
up New Ulm on their annual excursion
to the trade territory tributary to St.
Paul. Announcement has been made
that the train will make stops on nearly
every station on the M. & St. L. line,
from St. Paul to the Iowa line, but New
Ulm is not included in the program.
When this discrepancy was at first
noticed inquiry was made at the local
office Of the railroad company, but the
agent, Mr.. Leary, stated that he had no
information on the subject whatever.
He Immediately took up the matter
however, with the head offices of the
company and received the following
reply:
Est. Paul Association of Commerce
advise that they are not making stops
any place which they have visited within
the last two years on account of lack of
time. Consequently they will be I'M
able to stop at New Ulm with the train
which will pass through there June 9TH"
At first glance the above telegram sets
forth sufficient reasons for not making
the stop at New Ulm, were it not for the
fact that New Ulm is the only station
on this branch of the St. Louis that the
association visited during the past two
years. The association was in New
Ulm about two years ago and the men,
bers were the guests of the city over
night. They were entertained in every
way possible by the local business men
and the slight this year is therefore felt
most keenly. The matter seems to be
definitely settled by the above telegram
so far as the business men are concerned
for the present, but the slight will no
doubt be remembered in the future.
Stops are being made at nearly every
station along the M. & St. L. between
St. Paul and the Iowa line, even La
fayette and Hanska being included in
the scheduled visits.
Trade excursions or s'booster trips"
as they are popularity spoken of, have
become regular summer feature of the
St. Paul organization and for several
years two trips of week each have been
made by the members. The purpose
of these excursions is to give wholesalers
and manufacturers an opportunity to
call upon their friends and customers,
at their own places of business and get
first hand acquaintance with their
territory and trade conditions. In
reality they are not trade excursions be-
cause no effort is made to sell goods or
establish trade relations. They could
be more properly styled sociability
trips, as their object is better acquaint-
ance and good fellowship.
The trip to Southern Minnesota this
year will be made over the M. & St. L..
the week beginning June 5. The Mime
sofa State Band, one of the best musical
organization of the Northwest, ac-
companies the train which consists Of
two baggage cars, two dining cars, one
tourist sleeper for employees, six standard
sleepers and one observation car. The
party live on the train during the entire
week.
Another feature which has been added
this year is the taking of moving pictures
along the route. Wherever stop is
made the movie man will catch the
crowds at the depot and take scenes of
the business district of the towns visited.
These films later will be shown in the
theatres of the various towns as we'll as
in the Twin Cities.
The train will reach New Ulm about
o'clock in the morning but for the
reasons above stated will not make a
scheduled stop.