The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-21
OKLAHOMA FLOUR TRAIN
Causes Much FavOrahle Com
ment at Kansas City-Great
Crowds

NTOMus.
Kansas City, Aug. p-The Journal
givss the following report OF the oklaho-
ma car; k4.l
-Four counties OF Oklahoma Territory
Garfield, Grant. Klnzfsher and CanadisR--
are making an agricultural and fruit dis
play this year that Ia the peer In quality
OF any exhibit ever held within the bound
aries OF the United states. Tho exhibit is
confined to an ordinary baggage car, but
within It's narrow confines is showing
that VIII be a revelation to the people OF
the East and a revelation to the people OF
the remarkable territory OF Oklahoma has
ever had. II is not freak" exhibit No
particular care was exercised In the saiec-
tion OF creals. fruit and vegetables aud
no effort was made to seoure product OF
abnormal growth or development
The exhibit is used a. side show to
what is, perhaps the most remarkable
freight train that has ever iourneyed from
the 50 called wilds of the West to the Al
lsntic coast. IL consists OF nine freight
cars. the exhibit car and a sleeping Ca Tor
the ualn attaches an dthe Oklahoma sill
yer cornet band. The freight cars are
loaded with -four, and their destination Is
New York City, the ROADS used being the
Burlington and the Baltimore and ,.hlo
In all these are 10000 pounds OF the finest
and best -four that the stones OF a mill
ever ground .and the shippers are El Reno
Milling Company, OF Bl Reno: the Canad-
ian Milling Company. OF Klnghsher; the
Enid MN and Elevator Company. OF Enid;
and the Hennessey MIL and Elevator
Company, Of Hennessey. Tie idea OF max
ing the shipment with a brass band and
advertising exhibit attachments ORIGINATED
with Sly Dixon, OF whose unique meth
DDS OF attracting the country has before
bad ssnpies. He he's piloted advertising
trains 10 New Orleans and Galveston.
and thres years ago took Mckinley corn
train from Kansa as that advertised the sun
flower state from the Atlantic to the Pa
cihc. As assistants on the present trip
he has Mayor hinsley. Of El Reno; j. B.
Worrell, of Pond Creek. and with Can
non of Enid, and the Oklahoma Silver
Cornet band Of sixteen pieces. under the
leadership Of II, Canaan
A Jo-DANDY TRAIN.
Tho train Is decorated with the nation
al colors, and each car bears two huge
banners ,on which are lettered Olklaho-
ma facts worth remembering, and which
are embellished with pictures Of farm
scenes, school houses. fertile valleys, cot
ton fields. mills and elevators. with an oc-
casional cartoon which Is mlrth proyok-
er. Among the inscriptions on the banner
are tile following. which, before New york
city is reached, will tell TO hundreds OF
thousands OF people the story OF Oklnho-
mas remarkable prosperity and progress;
Come TO Oklahoma, the Best and Heal
thiest Country on Earth"
"klngfsher, o. T. population $500;
hinghsher county. 1900"
Pond Creek. o. T.-Populadon $500;
Grant county 1900"
Enid WIN Ship. $4,000 Bushels or
Wheat. Five Years Old Population,
$3.50
"Okarche. Population 1000, WIN Ship
100000 Bushels of Whet In 1899"
"Waukomis. o. T., Population 800,
ships 100000 Bushels Of Whsat In ls99."
'Hennessey. o. T., Ships l.OOO.OOO Bush
els Of Wheat In 1899"
lei Reno, Canadian County. ships I,6OO.
OOO Bushels Of Wheat In 1899"
Are U A sport2 wild game OF all
kinds abounds In Oklahoma"
Yukon. o. T., Paid out for Wheat I'm
1898, S5OOOOO."
Enid Is the Best Town In Oklahoma in
Which There Is Room for Everybody
"A Trip to Oklahoma Is What u nsed
"El Reno. o. T.. Ships 10000 Bushels OF
Wheat IN lS9g."
Oklahoma and the Country Around
Reno Is the Best on Earth"
A very suggestive cartoon repreasn 8
Uncle Sam studying an oyergrown youth
and saying:
'Gost! How that kids growing.
guess / viii have to put little 0. X. ia
long pants and make state OF him"
sCHEMn Is SUCCESSFUL.
This IL the most successful advertiaing
scheme have ever been connected with"
said Sly Dixon yesterday as he viewed
ihe people who were passing In steady
stream through the exhibit car, eagerly
asking questions and receiving advertise
Ing literature. 1T Is an eye-opener 10
even the people OF Kansas ana this aity
and before We get to New York it uill
create furor. AT Wellington, Kan. 800
people passed through the car. at Wiahita
al least 5000 and at Topeka 1000. Hare
the rush has not begun but We are ready
70 receive 5000 people n they can gs
Into the yard and reach our train"
Then Mr.. Dixon showed the exhibit a.
ta6 reporter Tor The Journal. Here" said
he, lis corn Of every variety grown Ia tho
Weet ana which reaches It's greatest per
fetiion In 0ldshoma. Where can you nnd
a better article than that you SEQ before
yoLF HeIs is wheat that mas moi its pssr.
barley tha' is a wonder and rye chat gui
take prize anywhere"
Then Mr. Dixon showed The sxhIbif 10
the reporter for the Journal Here"
said he. as corn OF every variety grown
Ia the West mad which reaches rs great-
est perfection In Oklahoma. Where can
you hnd better article than that you sso
before your Here Is wheat ,Aat has not
It's peer. barley that - a wonder aud ryo
that will take a prize auyv here.
There are also broomcorn, cotton and
cotton seed Kahr corn. g0osestem grass
ten feet four inches high alfalfa " excel
lent quality. millet that goes sixty-nvs
pounds 10 the bushel and a sample OF
Usage hedge nine feet ia length.
Two monster l0ayes Of bread are feat
ureg OF the disDtay One fttrrlab.4 49,