Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
COUNTY FAIR BOOSTER
Attracted the Greatest Attention in
All Cities Visited. The Result Will
Be Much Larger Attendance at the
County Fair Than Ever Before.

county ldlI WHICH comprised over
twenty automobiles and about rs real
live Wausau men, returned from their
trip up north in Lincoln county, east
into Langlade county, south into Wood
and Portage counties and west into
Clark county, and taking various
towns and villages in Marathon coun-
ty, on Tuesday evening, and they gave
Wausau a sample of the noise by
which they attracted the crowds along
their trip. They had all kinds OF
music, from the tin to the brass horn
and some dragged cow bells behind
their autos. 1t was impressed upon
every man, woman and child. wher-
ever the crowd passed that there was
to be fair in Wausau this week. II
was the most successful booster
ever undertaken by Wausau people
and the delegation was met by every
city with open arms and given per-
feet freedom to make all the noise
they wanted to. AS sample how they
were greeted along the route, we
quote the following from the Stevens
Point Journal:
We didn't expect all this
Thus spoke Mayor Herman Mar
quardt of Wausau, at the conclusion
of the reception on the court house
square Monday night by the Civic and
Commerce association and the Retail
ers' association to the rs visitors COM
prislng the automobile party boosting
the city of Wausau. 1t had been
planned to make a tWo-hour stop dur
ing which the members of the Wau-
sau party would scatter about the
city, but it was not expected that there
would be public reception in their
honor. The gathering of a consider
able crowd, including practically all
the b tsiness community, and the cor
dial greetings extended greatly pleas
ed the Wausau men who expressed the
hope that they might have opportuni-
ties to reciprocate for the attentions
they received here.
The group arrived at 5 O'Clock. 1t
was met at Rosholt by M. NJ. Ames,
secretary of the Civic and Commerce
association. With blowing of horns
and ringing of bells, the 20 automo-
biles came into the city, ran to the
court house square and parked there.
After short parade led by the fake
policeman of the party, Hugo Fruechtl
y,
the men sat down at tables provided
on the court house lawn and were
given a "hand-out," as the program
called it. And it was some "hand-out"
which caterer A. F. Barrows, provid-
ed The coffee and sandwiches made
such an appeal that it was difficult
for some of the home people to avoid
getting in line for their share. The
lunch was paid for by the two asso-
Citations.
No speeches were made. There was
no time for them. The Wausau men
cheered for Stevens Point when they
arrived, and after the lunch they scat
tered about and met friends. Almost
everyone in the Wausau party knew
one or more local people who were on
the grounds and there were many
pleasant meetings. Some of the local
people and some of the Wausau folks
knew almost everyone on the other
side, That was the case with Albert
II. Skies and Harry G. Quandt, both
of whom came from Wausau. To get
into the crowd was for them almost
like going home. Judge F. B. Park
Assemblyman George d. Whiteside.
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Seeger A. c. and Alex Krembs were
among those who were kept busiest
shaking hands. Vice President E. b.
Robertson of the Civic and Commerce
association, and President Irving S.
Hull of the Retailers association.
looked on approvingly while the anna
teur walters hustled and the crowds
OF business men mingled with each
other.
w. r. Chellis, secretary of the Wau-
sau Chamber of Commerce, stated that
everything had gone along nicely on
the trip.
We would have arrived in Stevens
Point on time had it not been that our
two band automobiles had punctures
few miles outside the city. AS it
was, we could only wait for the tire of
one car to be repaired, and only had
one band when we came in. We en-
countered the heaviest stretch of road
from Merrill to Amigo, but aside from
that, the way was good he said.
Everyone whom we have met has
ben very cordial to us, and we are es-
pecially pleased with the reception
given us here at Stevens Point
were Mayor Herman Marquardt, A. E.
Sole, secretary Of the Central Wis
cOnsin Traffic association; Roman
Deutsch, vice president of the Cham
Der of Commerce; NJ. H. Duncan, pres
ident, John ID. Christie, secretary and
Alfred Zimmerman, treasurer, of the
Marathon County Agricultural soci-
ETY. w. w. Albers, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, met the mo-
torists today at Marshfield. George A
Tuttle, of the purchasing division OF
the Governmont Printing Office al
Washington, ID. c., who was home al
Wausau on short vacation, made the
trip with the boosters.
After the men had eaten the lunch
which had been provided of three
kinds of sandwiches, coffee and dough.
nuts, they went down town and visit.
ed until $50 O'Clock when they were
called together again. They then left
for Grand Rapids where they spent
the night.
The trip from WauSau was made by
way of the following cities: Merrill
Antigo, Aniwa, Birnamwood Eland
Elderon and Rosholt, and was IOt
miles. The start was made at Wan
sau shortly after o'clock"
The MarShfield Times says:
About twenty-five cars containing
Wausau business men stopped off il
this city a short while Tuesday morn
ing in the interest of the Marathon
county fair. which will be held a
Wausau next week. They left 70
Spencer a few minutes behind sched
ule time. 1t was a merry bunch and
good set for fun and jollity. II tn
Marathon fair is not crowded eacl
day it won't be the fault of this boost
er' party"
The same good feeling was dis
played in all of the cities visited.
Ii was a great success and il tn
weather is favorable. it is eonfidentl
expected that the Marathon count
tar will be attended by the larges
lcrowd in its history.
Mosinee Times:
In fhp naichhorhOCd of seventy OF