The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-20
TOWN OF HENRIETTA
As 1t Would Strike a First
Time Visitor.
FINE CLASS OF PEOPLE
Attracted Thither = Railroad
By July Greek Treaty.

Henryetta, 1. T., April ia trip down
the line of the st. Louis, Oklahoma and
Southern railroad will do the eyes Of the
investor good. At sapulpa the country is
vedy rough, but as one moves on south
along the line beautiful country comes
in sight and continues until Henryetta
is reached. Probably the best town be-
tween Sapulpa and Henryetta is Rock
wood. This place is located on a beau
tiful prairie and has a splendid stock
and farming country to support it. The
town is being plated and lots will be
on sale soon. Leaving this place one
travels through magnificent strrtch of
country until the old Creek capital, Ok
mulge, is reached. Here also is a fine
country for farming. Then taking the
road south a country equally mixed with
prairie. timber, and valley land is crossed,
and coming off the prairie one comes to
abrupt descent, and there IN pne Of
the most picturesque and beautiful val
leys lies the future great city of Henry
eta. Thre could not be imagined a
prettier place for a city Here the trav-
Ter stops and gazes with wonderment
for a while and then strikes out for the
managers Of the townsite to buy a lot,
but bfore they sell him lot ne is hustled
into buggy and driven to the great coal
fields, which can be seen sticking out
of tine bank of Coal creek for a distance
of two miles on either side. This more
Thoroughly convinces the invstor that
Hepryetta can not be beaten as a loca-
ton. After he has purchased he is driv-
en- few miles from the town in almost
any direction and behold and he beholds
a frming country unsurpassed in the
whole Indian territory, and he can we'll
imagine that he sees the smoke rolling
out from the stacks of a hundred differ
ent manufacturing establishments. Here
is, in the first place, the great essential
to manufacturing interests-the fuel; the
next thing is mineral and farming coun-
try to back manufacturing enterprises
up. This has been proven to be the best
cotton country in the world, and this
being the fact, why should the n1anufac-
turers of cotton goods hold back The
managers of the townsite are all men
alive to the interests of the country and
the town, and will let no man escape for
want of encourag cement Many railroads
and coal companies have the eagle eye
on this place and when the time comes
for action will push into the field. 1t
only takes a loo kto convince a good
business ma of this fact.
The writer happened to be in the town
of Henryetta on Easter Sunday and wit
hot nd ind cfn
which blew down manw of the frail tents
that had been erected to accommodate
the vast crowds that come here daily,
but the owners thereof had their white
houses in good shape in less than FIVE
hours after the storm and on Monday
morning were doing business at the old
stand as if nothing had happened.
1t is a subject of remark that the class
of people coming into this town are ola
superior mold. Men of money and brain
are locating and it will not be surprising
to see 1000 people here by the time the
railroad reaches the town which in all
probability will be about July l. a big
Fourth of July celebration is now being
talked and if the present plans mature
thousands of people will take advantage
of the big excursion to be given
1t is thought that the Greek treaty
which has bee signed by the Dawes COM
mission and the Creek delegation, will
be ratified within ten days. Thirty days
from this time the Creek council will
ratify the same, after which the chief
Of the Creeks will be authorized to issue
deeds to each Creek citizen OF his pro-
portionate share of the lands. which is
160 acres. OF this he can sell 120 acres.