The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-03
COMMITTEE
TREATED
ROYALTY
LangSton and Saltwater Visited
by an Inspection Party
OF THE LEGISLATURE
Saltwater Paid the Bills for
Everything.

Guthrie, o. T, Feb. 2-The Saltwater
correspondent Of the Capital says: Tn,
committee on education Of the house and
the committee on public bundinges of the
council left Guthrie this morning in car
riages and drove to Langston. where
they were handsomely entertained by
President Inman Page and faculty Of the
branch Of the A and NJ college. The
committees inspected the buildings and
The workings Of the school. which they
found to be first class in every particu-
lar They were the guests Of President
Page at an elaborate dinner
After dinner the committees were driv-
en- to the railroad station at Coyle where
the met the balance of the ezcursionists
and members Of the legislature on their
way to visit the a. and NJ college at
Saltwater. and were met by Mayor Wy
coff and Frank Prouty, who chaperoned
the party TO the capital Of Payne county.
On arriving at Saltwater the party was
met at the depot by practically the whole
city, who expected to have the legisla-
ture in a body, the territorial officials
and all the newspaper men IN Guthrie;
the band and citizens afO0E and in carri-
ages. the booming Of cannon and auViLs
and all that goes to make a most cordial
and happy reception
The leeis alive committees and visitors
were driven from the depot TO the college
grounds. where they inspected the work
ings Of every department from the least
To the greatest. They visited the station,
where everything was noticed with a
most critical eve They, last but not
least. paid a visit TO the modern science
department. where they were entertained
at handsome luncheon.
After spending some time in another
tour Of the grounds. they we're driven to
the Yost hotel for supper.
The ladies Of the party are being en-
tertained at the various homes In the
city. The guests were entertained at the
college tonight 10y exercises by the stu
dents and speeches by President Scott
and Prof. John Fields. After the exer-
cises at the college closed the gentlemen
of the visiting delegations were enter
tanned at a smoker given by the Com
mercial club
Everything is flying high and al the
citizens are giving the visitors most
hearty welcome. The city is theirs, the
mayor having surrendered the KEYS to
them Immediately upon their arrival in
the city. Everything IS free and no visit
or is allowed to pay for anything, as
Saltwater pays the bills
AT the smoker tonight the following
toasts were responded to most eloquenty
by those to whom they were assigned:
Chief Smoker-Freeman f. Miller.
Address Of welcome-8Tayor Lyton.
Response-R. e. Wood
Legislative Assembly Of 1890 and 1901
c. G.. Jones
When the Star Of Statehood shall Rise
Sidney Clarke.
The Winning Of the Bathe-John En-
bry
The Capital city,. c. Foster
The Short Grass Country. R. Camp
bell
In the Middle Of the Highway-E.
Duffy
The Live stock Tnterests-J. P. Candy.
Educational COMMITTEES OF the House
r. IT Van Kirk
on the West side-Ret Willard
Laugston University II Holt
House AIea sures-NI w. Allen
Oklahoma's Great Wheat BETH. C.
T. Brodbou
when We Located the Babys Cradle
W IT. Merten.
on the North slde-W. Ferguson.
The Father Of the Baby-James L.
Matthews.