The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-10-26

glad to come here To trade, 10 sell
their products. and buy their supplies
but we realize That the lODg, tedious
battle that must preccde success has
only fairly commenced.
New York is the only city OF the
United states. II Is reinforced by
Roston. philadelphia, and many more
OF the wcalthicst towns Of the coun-
try and H. N,uli hr q bard strnga e.
fOr tues ,iut~ % Impiy uuu dDwn
their arms and surrender without an
effort Your people have undertaken
a big job, but believe IL will ulti-
mately be accomplished. As have
hinted, however, il can only be ac-
comrlished by long. tedious. per-
sistent, aggressive fight The thing
l. 90 Is make war on every man and
every interest that gets IN our way
and-weii. run over them II they per
s'st in being stubborn.
rThe city ~ Galve stou ought 10 ex-
tend its a quaiutance. There is every
reason why it should become init
mate with other portions of the
country. In these days of aggressive
ness, push and sleepless energy, when
every town in the union is trying to
ret ahead OF every other town, mod
esty is at great discount; In fact, 10
use an Oklahoma proviucialisim, it is
no good. Galveston is splendid tow n
now, suppose | ought TO say city.
Its future is full Of great promise, but
there are a great many intelligent peo.
pie in the United States who do not
know whether IL is located In Tcxa.
proper or the Gulf OF Mexico"
"We have had good time w,
have been splendidiy entertained j
is my first visit 10 your city. lik,
| 4 very much, and hope some time tC
come again and stay longer.
But excuse mel am going to SCI
and hear Old Kaintuek That strikes
a responsive chord and ] see it is tins
! for the show to commence.
Few Pertinent Pointers.
Mr J. l.. Isenberg editor and man
ager of the Enid Daily and Weekly
Wave. dropped into the News sane
tum last night while his wife an,
daughter were enjoying In Old Ken
lucky" at the opera house. Mr.. lsen
berg, who is highly spoken Of by hi
contemporaries as writer was askc'
TO give his impressions Of Galveston
~ tell you the impressions ! hav
received OF Galveston during my shor
stay" he-said, would require consid
cradle time y | will say, however, tina
am more convinced than ever tina
this city has great future before il
vet your city needs new blood to clea
the stggnation that sometimes coi
J rodes the liver of municipality, as pei
sons, which will reach here sooner q
later | do not mean to say that you
city is too much allied to antiquity
that IL is TO be admired more tnan a
unhealthy boom sprit-but II don
seem to me the abundance of capt.;
in Galveston realizes the importanc
of the geographical location of the cit
as a deep water harbor TO the gret
northwestern empire OF which yot
visitors today form part. Ii is tru
your city has done considerable adve
tising, yet there is considerable doul
In the northwest regarding Galvestu
ever becoming a practical deep wat,
haI Dor for all intents and purpos,
which must he thoroughly eradicate
, by actual experience aud hard work ,
your enterprising citizens
IL think your ietty system Will be
success; it has certainly created veI
= swift artificial current. Yesterday
r noticed a Mallory line steamer load
the depth of twenty feet and she w
still packing cotton in the hold.
"We have been treated handsome
by Galveston citizens Our visit wi
, not only prove profitable to us in ii
wav of Information, but to Gnlvesto
a as each member OF the Oklahomu an
Indian territory associations will tc
r their readers what they observe
S which will do much more good tina
printed matter sent through the mall
6 NV wife and daughter are with II
! and they are thoroughly endow'
! with the spirit that marks newspupl
/ people Miss Edna portrays quite
= talent in the literary way, but she
a young and full OF life and we do n
e urge her to write, only when Il
I spirit prompts her"
:. The Printers AuXilliary, of Wichit
/ will contain page Of notes concer
. Ing members of the excursion part
These notes were prepared for II
, LEADER, but will prove OF more inte
( est to newspaper people exclusively.