Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-10-05
BOOSTERS ON
BUSINESS BENT
Visit Towns In South Christian and Over the Tennessee
Line, Going via Lafayette and Returning via
Howell and Beverly.
MANY AUTOMOBILES START THIS MORNING
Carrying Representatives Of the Cys Leading Industrial
Educational and Financial Interests With Speak
ers and Glee Clubs.
AUTOMOBILES START THIS

ii. II. AOernatny ana y. w. AudillS
billed the territory to be covered by
today's first booster trip Monday and
Tuesday and found the people along
the route greatly interested in the
visit to be made.
Meetings were held at the H. B. M.
A. both Monday and Tuesday nights
to hear their reports and to get things
in ship shape for the trip.
They met with cordial reception
at all points and were assured of big
crowds to hear the boosters. They
promised to return bringing with
them speakers, singers and musicians.
Dinner will be taken at Bumpus
Mill, where there is good hotel that
serves excellent meals.
The itinerary is as follows:
i Ia. m. leave Hopkinsville. Visit
,Herndon, Bennettstown, Lafayette,
| Viewers Store, Bumpus Mill and
Big Rock in succession, making the
, latter point at 3 p. m. From Big Rock
; they will go to Parkersburg and
( Noah's Springand return by CARROTS,
t burg, Howell and Beverly. AT How
ell, Kay Fleming will be on hand with
! one of his famous barbscues, where
t an early supper will be partaken Of
and the run back to town will be
a made early in the evening.
r The first stop after leaving Hop
e kinsville at Z a. M, win be at Hern
d don, where it is planned to remain 2
2 minutes with two or three short talks
The arrival at Bennettstown is t
be at S:2J with stop of 10 minutes
The run from Bennettstown to La
: fayette is given 80 minutes and thu
arrival there is 9 a. m. A stop OF 81
minutes will be made with short talk
!. by several speakers.
The next stop is Viewers stor
where the schedule calls for 10 min
G utes.
One hour is allowed for the tri
from Viewers store to Bumpu
Mills, more time than will be needed
. Arriving there at o'clock there Wi
: be stop of one hour. This is tn
eating station and as many as can d
so will take dinner at the local hotel
;, The speakers will put in tim
. while the boosters are eating.
j." Leaving Bumpus Mill at noon, tn
: run will be made to Big Rock and tn
:, return trip will start at 8 p. m, VI
, Parkersburg and Noah's Spring
q Howell. All OF the time possible wi
be put in at the return stops, ther
being no regular schedule.
The purpose OF the trip will be
ID get acquainted with those VISITED
lie The speakers will not advertise the
Sc own business, but will set forth ii
d, advantages of Hopkinsvllle as ma
he ket for everything the farmer has
al sell.
d. The Glee Club will make Stirrir
~ music at all stops and souvenirs w
us be distributed. Ladies especially il
81 vited.
IL AT the meeting held Tuesday mig
the following rendered cars for Il
ut trip: H. A. Reach, F. K. Yost, j.
til Metcalfe, NJ. c. Boyd, Jack DAME
j. H. Skarry, j. Z. Cooper, w.
Wheeler, Hugh West, X. E. Coope
Ernest Higgins, Frankels Store,
C. Radford, C. C. Bottling Works,
E. Moseley, Roy George, Geo.
g, Merritt, Walter Knight and L.
IS Foster.
H. HOUSES REPRESENTED.
" The following companies, firms an
individuals were enrolled to ser
representatives:
Barnes & Metclfe, Diary goods.
=E. II. Higgins, drugs.
w. A. Cornette & Co., insurance.
70 KY, Public Service Co.
nc Walter Knight, Co. Judge.
B. L. j. Harris or Vego Barnes, c.
Clerk.