Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-09-23
JOHNSON CITY
BOOSTERS HERE
About Fifty Business Men From
tennessee Spent Short While
in Boone Tuesday


The Johnson City Boosters, so
strong, composed of business men
of that city, arrived on schedule at
the Daniel Boone hotel Tuesday after
noon. AS they came into, the city,
the occupants of the cars scattered
along Main street novelties, candies
and literature galore, boosting their
splendid city. They went directly
to the hotel where a much enjoyed
repast was served.
After lunch the visitors were
greeted by a large number of local
citizens in the spacious lobby of the
hotel. A selection of music was rem
dered by the johnson City band,
which drew large crowd from the
streets and business houses onto the
hotel lawn. In the absence of the
mayor, Mr., W. H. Gragg, president
of the Boone Chamber of Commerce,
made brief but most lively address
of welcome which was heartily re-
ceived by the visitors. Prof. B. B.
Doughertyt was then called and pre-
faced his remarks by saying, MY
name is B. B. Dougherty, the B. B.
standing for Boone Booster" Some
excerpts of his address follows:
Gas North Carolinian l give the
TennesSeeans a hearty welcome to
North Carolina. Tennessee, you know,
is the daughter of North Carolina,
and most beautiful daughter she is,
one of which the Old North State has
ever been proud, and will continue to
be proud as long as she remains the
same beautiful daughter she now is.
Xou are flesh of our flesh, bone of
our bone. Oh! three and four times
welcome here and now!
Had you ever thought how many
things Johnson City-the second
best town in the world and Boone
the best town in the world, have in
common?
''It seems to be coincident that
we are connected by the narrow
gauge railroad-the best narrow
gauge in America; you have state
normal school there; we have a state
normal school here You have good
roads there; we have good roads
here You believe in progress and
we believe in progress. You have the
town of Boone near you; we have the
johnson City near US. We are alike
rich in the history and traditions of
old Daniel himself. You have
fine looking men and women there;
we have handsome men and cultured
women here. You have fine spirit
there; we have little paradise here
there are not any two people IN this
city that are not good friends and
on good terms. Don't you want to
come and live with us?
"We claim the honor of at least
helping to build your fine city. We
go IHeTe W Dlty dIu W oSii' W lSSu
you while you manufacture. Ii we
should drive all our cattle through
your town, we could put milk COW
in every back lot, and hitch fine
steer at the front gate for beef. We
could serve you ten fine turkeys for
every home next Thanksgiving, and
could send you enough cabbage to
chickens and eggs all multiplied We
feed the city for months, and we
could give you enough apples to
make apple sauce for two years.
81 hope your stay here will be
pleasant throughout-th your jour
ney elsewhere will likewise be pleas
ant-that you will get back to your
beautiful city in health and happi-
ness. We wish for you and your
friends success and pleasure to the
end of life. A hearty welcome will
await you when you come again.
"If you don't come before, be
sure to be here at the Judgment day,
for all the souls of the earth will
start from here to the New Jerusa-