The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-02
SOME IMPORTANT VISITORS
GET IDEAS FROM THE COMMON
PEOPLE.
Territory Affairs Which Are Not Un.
derstood and Which Have Been
misrepresented by Many Forei-
bly, Expressed to Visitors.

Ardmore had the pleasure Friday
and Saturday morning of entertaining
Augustus +. Wilson and w. +. Cald-
well Of Louisville, Ky. and W n, p.
Trudgeon, J. w Hooker and +. ID.
Stevens Of Purcell. Messrs. Wilson.
Caldwell and Trudgeon were met sat
urday morning by Revs c. c. welth.
j. NJ. Gross, G. T. Black, and Sidney
Suggs at the Wilmington hotel and a
conference of thirty minutes was held
with these gentlemen during which
time matters pertaining to the better
ment of the Indian Territory was dis.
cussed.
Mr. Caldwell is interested in the In
dian Territory for the reason that h.
is president of the Perry and Purcell
Mill and Elevator companies. Mr.
Wilson states that he is making a
purely social visit. but when Mr.. Cald-
well informed him of the fact that
leases could be made in this country
for only one year at a time under the
Curtis act and that the interests of
the farming classes were so leopard
lied that our crops of wheat and 9TH
er grains were growing smaller. and
when he met that brilliant young ad-
vocate Of single statehood, w. II. p.
Trudgeon, and was informed by him of
the social conditions that prevail here.
Mr.. Wilson could resist no longer and
began making some inquiries with re-
gard to the status of affairs in the In
dian Territory
Among the things that impress me
most" said Mr. Wilson. rs that YOU
have but few Indians / have been in
the Territory since Tuesday and have
seen but one man that showed unmis-
taxable Indian blood. Your population
is made up almost wholly of the sturdy
American. But few foreigners here.
Another ling I note is your wonder
ful progress in the face of such cir
cumstances that now surround you
Give you the same opportunities that
the people and industries of the States
have and your country would bios
som like a rose. II would be pleasant
a place as there is on the earth for a
man to make his home. Another fea-
ture of your country that Is appalling.
that reflects shame upon the congress
of the United States, is your lack of
school facilities"
Now" continued Mr. Wilson, 81
am plain lawyer and business man.
not looking for political favors from
any source and will tell you plainly
that the leaumg men of the Indian
| Territory are TO blame in this matter
The congress of the United States
has never turned a deaf ear to the
cries Of education Impress upon con
grcas the one important need of pro
visions for public schools Inform
them as to the number of your child
rem of scholastic age and portray to
that body the dense ignorance that
must of necessity follow such condi
tions and relief is yours. Leave alone
the details and methods and send up
one Macedonian cry from the press
from the pulpit and from the people
in behalf OF your neglected children
and congress can not and will not
turn a deaf ear"
The visit of these gentlemen at this
time is an inspiration to Ardmore. It
is one factor Of a progressive move
that has lain dormant for a number of
years, but that will now kindle up,
beam and blaze until 1t quails all op.
position and will result in one wide
inextinguishable conflagration that
will not stop short of a complete rev.
olution in social, business and educa.
tional relations of the Indian Terri.
tory. .s.