The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-30
MR.. LACY
VISITING
OKLAHOMA
Iowa Congressman Delighted
With the Country.
SAYS IT is MARVELLOUS
Has Been Through Kiowa
and ComanChe Lands.

Guthrie, o. T. March s.-Congressman
John L. Lacey of Iowa, is visitor in
the capital city. having arrived here this
morning on his first visit to the Okla
homa country. Mr.. Lacey has Just been
through the Kiowa -Comanche lands and
took this opportunity OF seeing them be-
fore they are opened up for settlement.
Mr.. Lacey IS a member Of the committee
on public lands and also member OF the
committee on Indian affairs. and since
having served on that committee he was
DESTROYS Of seeing the Oklahoma com
try which he had helped so much IL the
past.
Delegate Dennis T. Flynn was enter
tanning the distinguished visitor his az
ternoon in his Office on Oklahoma avenue
and all afternoon prominent people II
the city were calling on the Iowa man.
When asked what he thought of OlGa-
homa, Mr.. Lacey said: "Oklahoma is a
grand country. This is ny first visit
here and I like it very much I was Just
over IN the Kiowa-C omanche country.
as I wanted to visit it before 1t was
opened up. It is q splendid country ara
I think that the Washita valley is one
of the finest places in the worll WHY,
this country is marvellous. ] wonder
what that land VIII be in ten years from
now. suppose it VIII be covered with
orchards and me homes. Ten years
makes a great change in any county
and I would like to see the Ktowa Com
anche country ten years from row.
II was down at Kingnsher and was
taken around the city for drive
liked it there on account OF the splendid
orchards and the way the country ap-
pears at this time Of the year.
This city is all right, too. and 1 am
sure that I am very glad to have visited
the capital of Oklahoma territory.
Il would like to see the new country
filed up with northern people. Not es-
peciaily Iowans, yet would like TO see
them get homes there If they can. The
northern people in climate OF this kind
viii be progressive and rush right ahead
and that being the case they would be
bound to bring the new country to the
front very rapidly. IL would be surpris-
ing to the northern people TO find that
they could plow at any time of the year
here. That would be almost a mystery
to them, 1 suppose
Eyes, indeed, Oklahoma is a splendid
country and I am glad to have had the
opportunity of visitin git. 1 had told
Mr. Flynn a number of times that I
would come and see him in his own cOun-
try, but this time ] think that I sur
prised him a little by coming"
Mr. Lacey win go over a portion Of the
west part of the territory on his way
east. Regarding the method of opening
the new lands. BIr. Lacey said that by an
amendment on the bill passed left it with
the president to choose as good plan as
possible.
In regard to the opening Mr.. Lacey
said:
7 find that the majority Of the Okla
homa people with whom ] have talked
favor the old plan of opening. do not
know why this is unless that It is that
they have had plenty Of experience and
DO not want to change for some new
idea Wen. it is quite a serious question,
I suppose, how 70 open up these lands.
Yet one thing is sure. much thought win
be given the matter"