The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-01
FL RENO
PEOPLE GO
VISITING
Call Upon Their Neighbors TO
Talk Mound Building.
HAD A PLEASANT TIME
But Had 10 Depart With Little
Encouragement
OKLAHOMA CITY CLUB
Gives Its Western Friends
Welcome and Good Cheer.
OKLAHOMA CITY CLUB

Oklahoma city. 0. T, Feb. ga large
delegation Of FL Reno business men. rep
resentatives OF the FL Reno. Commercial
club. met with the members Of the city
club at the Iatter's quarters here last
evening and talked over the public build
ing bin now before the legislature. The
e Reno gentlemen were here en- route 70
Guthrie where they go for the purpose
Of pushing the public buildings bill. the
enactment Of which means the peuiten-
tiary 10 TEL Reno. They were tho guests
Of the club, having men with them upon
invitation. for the purpose of arriving at
a better understanding OF the all-import-
ant measure now before the legislature
Representative men from Enid and Cor
dell were also guests az the meeting
In the absence Of President Classen
Mr.. W W Storm presided
President Watson Of the El Reno elu5
stated the object OF the meeting briefly
and yielded to the hoor 70 Mayor II MS
ley o. Fl Reno, to set forth the purpose
OF the meeting and discuss the public
buildings bin. in the passage OF " hieh il
Reno is now deeply interested. Mayer
Hensley in opening took occasion to 81
lude to the friendly feeling which has al
ways existed between Oklahoma city and
FL Reno. and expressed the hope that Us
intensity would never wane with me
lapse Of time. Speaking in behalf Of III
Reno, he stated that Oklahoma City had
come to be recognized ms the metropolis
On ., D
that his city bad the friendliest feelings
for her and WIS glad to note her achieve
ments He then went into detail 90 the
public buildings BIZ and made the
strongest argument in support Of the
measure which It is possible 10 present.
Mayor Hensley handled his subject in "a
very able manner, and the force Of his
argument made a deep impres sion. lie
o4oted figures from the governors report /
and other sources in support Of his posi-
ton AID insisted that the location Of the .
Institutions at this time was nothing but
a STOP IN the direction Of public economy .
and hat It could be made without the ex-
penditure Of a dollar OF additional taxa
ton.
Percy Glaze Of Enid was called upon 70 +
state the position OF his city on the bill. 4
Mr.. Glaze stated that the people OF Enid
were Indifferent in the matter. n0twith- .
standing that Enid was named IN the bill /
az one OF the benefciaries. He was in
favor, however, OF FL Reno having the
penitentary.
C. 3. Ames was called upon TO present .
position 4n the matter. which
he did IN his characteristic. clear and
convincing manner AIr Ames stated
hat the people Of Oklahoma CITY were
aware that our representatives in the
legislature were offering some pretty
itin opposition to the bill and that To-
30 doing they were but acting IN harmony
With the spirit which prevails here. He
believed that the present was q very IN
,ppOrtune time 70 locate institutions in
-iew Of early statehood-and single state
iood, at that II al the important iu-
-titutions are located nov. he asked. in
What spirit viii the Indian Territory re-
GIVE US when they are ready 20 enter
1t0 single Statehood hlessedness With fie2
fe predicted that such action woula
rouse sectional feeling which wosid re-
ulre many years q obliterate The pe3-
he II Oklahoma city were acting IN this
natter IN 2 manner looking only ~ re
GOD n the greatest number % citizeas Z
? the territory and no. from ee7fEh mo-
ives. he stated and that white cnte-taln- 3
lg the ku8nest feelings Tor Fl Reno
nd Enid, thoy believed that they woaid
e doing Themselves and the peo1is - I
he territory en- injustice e. not oner.1g
Il the opposition they could cafnr1nd
Sir. Anne was followed ~ MAYOR Fan
vinkle. who spoke briefly. stating that 81
-hne Oklahoma city hooed 70 maintain. ?
"a would always en5oavor ~ foster B.
Ienely relations with ~ Reno thaf ~ e
seards The public hufid.ues biH Okla G
cula city was against g. her obiecftonf p
eng Raced upon puhite economy
Jrege Bflupe ~ C1~del. rrobaie iufFe
I custer county made short sd9rs 81
.ttnr forth che claims o BIS cify pr fhe 81
-uthwestern normal school. far the ~ e
.rion ~ which @ Bill b nvw pending IN p
. sztaiature.
The rneeslng adjourned af.er Naror q
enaley fas ertenSed - The Cfiahaua
~ cfre ce5.al invitation 20 visit fae
! Reao ciBo.