The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-02-26
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lJly has ia store for q p'JOle 80 ener-
eetic. so progressive and so hospit
bic After a breakfast served at the
leading hotels OF Mangum the next
morning. and visit among the busi-
ness men Of the city the special left
at 9 O'Clock for four hours stay in
that other hustling Greer county met.
ropolis. Granite, city of one thou
sand people at an age Of only ten
months. Granite and Mangum are
but nine miles apart and there Is
something Of rivalry between the two
for commercial supremacy but both
have magnificent country around
them and unlimited territory to draw
from and the growth Of one viii not
really injure the growth and import.
ance Of the other.
AT Granite the party We turned
over the committees app~ I'D by the
Granite ommercial clu' .ch J. w.
Ioyer is president and 1. a. 5rlnton.
secretary. Carriage rides, an hours
speech making at the school house
and then visits to the granite quarries,
mineral springs and mountain climb
ing occupied the time until 1880 p. m
when the guests Of the city were
escorted TO the hotels where they
! we're regaled in a style that could only
be duplicated by their sister city OF
( Mangum and like that hospitable city
everything was free. The pure air
delightful weather. and the exertlor
of mountain climbing lent zcst to tho
oppetites of the party and the visit
ors did Justice to the repast.
Granite is simply a marvel ol
rapid development and business ener
gy ard If one-tenth Of the stories Of
mineral discoveries and hidden riches
\ are true IT will be city OF several
thousand people within a month after
the opening of the Klowa country. lts
people are enterprising and progress
i've and work harmoniously together
for the advancement of the material
interests Of Granite and with suct
hustlers as Joe McEachin J. w
/ Ryder. J. W Leeper, x. c. Cox anC
others they viii keep Granite in tho
front rank OF Southwestern cities.
q Returning. Chickasha was reacher
at y. m. last evening and Granite
duplicated the splendid banquet Man
gums representative hsd spread OF
the way out.
On the train the law makers an,
the third hous vent into joint session
and unanimously passed The following
resolutions introduced by Hon Ton
Reid
( Resolved, That the members Of thl
sixth legislative assembly OF the ter
fitory OF Oklahoma and all invite,
guests hereby tender our sincer
thanks to the good people Of Mangun
aud Granite for the elegant entertain
ment provided for rs. and the grea
Rock Island railroad for the manage
ment and comfortable transportatioi
rendered us and especially the follow
ing gentlemen for their courtesy kind
ness and personal attention to our va
rious wants C. H. Thompson e W
Thompson, S. b Hovey r NJ. Du,
can. Thos ] zook Frank Mathew
and K c. Cox
A copy Of the above was ordere
engrossed and sent to Mr. John s.
bastian. general passenger agent q
the Rock Island railroad. Chicago n
The fortunate members, the news
paper gang and the territorial offic
ais who took this trip will continu
for all time to come TO sing the praise
az the Rock Island aud the hospltallt
OF Greer county's progressive peopl
and to hope and mark for their COZ
tinued prosperity
The Trio a Glorious One.
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