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BY frank p. frostMARBLE, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1915VOLUME 5; NUMBER 25It’s a long way to come to Marble.It’s a long way to go.It’s a long way to come to Marble, To the sweetest girls I know. Good-bye, Pieadilly,Farewell Exter SquareHISt’g a long, long way to come to Marble, But we’re all right here.The principal scene in the biggest free entertainment ever held in this section of the United States was staged in the town of Marble last Saturday, when two special trains brought to us 493 delegates of the National Retail Monumental Dealers’ association of America as guests of the Colorado-Yule Marble company of this place.The annual convention of the associa-The Biggest Day in the History of MarbleHlllfMlllllltlllllHtlllllllllllllllllHlllilllHltlllltlllllllllHlllimtlll= When We Entertained 500 Delegates of National Retail Monumental Dealers Assn. =iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiilillliiililiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiS“Ladies, delegates of the National Retail Monumental Dealers association, brother quarrymen, manufacturers and representatives of the Denver papers: I welcome you all to Marble, and am sorry indeed that our facilities here are such that we could not entertain you over night, making it necessary to break your trip at Glenwood both com-hamlet, Marble, on the banks of the Crystal River.”Following Mr. Manning’s address, Mrs. A. R. Baxter, of Trenton, N. J., made a neat speech, presenting Mrs. J. F. Manning with an immen.se boquet of American Beauty roses as a gift from the ladies of the party. Then Mr. Bax-Even that fellow who, at the station, was soaked in the head with a base ball, took it good-naturedly and suggested that the ball players come again.The way the special trains were handled was a matter of very favorable comment. There wasn’t a hitch ori the entire journey out to Marble and back to Denver. There wasn’t even a piece“Where did that band come Irom?” was the inquiry of the delegates as soon as the specials pulled in. The Marble band was playing, twenty pieces strong, at the station and the delegates were surprised, knowing the band was not on the train. It was the privilege of some of our local people to give the delegates the information that we have a real town here, with a brass band, churches, i schools, a newspaper and plenty of stores and people.I The citizens’ committee,I ribbon badges, “Ask Me,” work in entertaining the Shortly after the first section came in and while the crowd was waiting for the second section, four or five big, jol-, ly fat fellows walked up to some of the I citizens who wore those badges, carefully read aloud the words, “Ask Me,” and then inquired: “Well, where can IJr1 Kr.ftlo f\iwith their did valiant v i si tors.
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The Marble Booster
Marble, Colorado, US
Sat, Aug 28, 1915
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Other Publications Near Marble, Colorado
The Marble Times and Crystal Silver Lance
The Marble Booster
