The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-24
OKLAHOMA AS 1T is
w. Il. Curtis TO Write Up"
the Tei ritoIy for the
Chicago Record.

Topeka. April 22-Three men sat in "a
private car standing near the s,ur.A Fe
depot in the Santa re- yeards last night
An were smoking and each looked con-
tented with his particular lot in life.
owe expect Co couvlno you that
Kansas is one OF the most prosperous
states I'm the Union. said one of the
men addressing the smaller man Of tho
three.
"in fact We intend TO show you tha,
Kansas IS actually the seat Of prospe 70
lty." said the other.
"Well, gentlemen. you viii only have
10 go half way" said the one address
ed, 81 am half way convinced now.
The first speaker was Paul Morton.
third vice-president Of the Santa Fe,
the second j. A. Davis, industrial com
missioner of the road and the third
william f. Curtis. Washington cores
pondent Of tho Chicago Record. and one
OF the foremost newspaper writers OF tho
country
In another part Of the car were 60 it
ladlos-Mrs Morton Mrs Davis Mrs.
curtis and Mrs Morton's sister. Tho en-.
tire party was bound for a trip through
west. probably as far as the Pacific
coast.
The party arrived IN Topeka Ia M)r.
tons private car Thursday afternoon
ana left at $3.50 last night for lola. The
presence OF the party with Mr.. Curtis
means that the first two columns reser
we'd for his use on the first page OF the
Chicago Record Will for several days bs
devoted to stories telling Of Kansas
present and prospective prosperity.
1t was principally for this purpose that
he trip was arranged. Mr.. Curtis will bD
given the opportunity OF noting condit'
ions in Kansas particularly, ana also In
oklahoma, and later the conditions s,
tanning style In the Chicago Record. IN,
trip will be more Tor pleasure than any.
thing else.
The scheme to show Mr.. Curtis tho
present conditions and possibilities OF
Kansas was original with Industrial
| Commissioner Davis by contract win
the Record. Mr. Davis writes a letter
for tho paper every day gathering ma
terlal wherever be may happen TO be
Consequently an the letters written dur
ing his stay in Kansas VIII deal with
Kansas prosperity.
| The party is spending today IN th'
lola natural gas regions. Here. througi
the efforts Of Mr.. Davis, a now smelling
' plant backed by millions of eastern cap
ital was recently located and within tn,
next few months q party OF Michigan
capitalists viii establish a large cement
works. The lime stone and clay fount
in this region have been tested and founl
TO produ-a Cortland cement Of a better
quality tau the German manupfactu-c
The HaiuIa' gas supplies fue at min
| lmum cost
FIR, lon the party will go TO the Goa
and ziGc regions OF southeastern Kansa,
ana later through the wheat sections
The members vii continue 20 traye'
through Kansas until some time next
week.
Since taking charge OF the Industrial
department of the sata Fc Mr.. Davis
has been much more successful than 4.
generally known. Flluring mills. brick
works, canning factories and other man.
ufactories have sprung up in different
parts Of the state through his efforts
lie has the Industrial advancement OF
the entire country through which IN,
Santa Fe road runs to look after. but
so far his attention has been turned
principally to Kansas and Oklahoma.