The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-08-27
FARMERS BARRED OUT
Cannot Condemn Small FraC-
don Of Land at this Time
Club to Advertise
the City at the
Worlds Fair

AT the meeting Of the Commercial
Club last night the ecommlttee 70 which
was referred the proposition Of W. B.
Pancoast to remove his planning mill
from Galena, Kansas, to Vinita, II a
substantial bonus was given, reported
that he wanted 81, 200 in cash and a
free site. The committee, of which
w. B. Coley is chairman, did not ap-
prove OF this, reporting that the de-
mand was too large, considering the
amount of capital invested. Further
communication with Pancoast will be
had.
Captain 4. j. Barrett told about the
work of the committee sent to Che
cotah to secure the next Confederate
reunion in this city. The gentleman
stated that already offers OF eight or
ten beaves, sheep, etc, had been made
for the barbecue.
Captain Wilkinson told Of the CO.
operation OF the g. A. r. veterans,
and said that we could secure an at
tendance Of 10000 people, five wanted
that many. Ardmore, Sulphur Springs,
Clarem0re and Tulsa wanted tile re-
Ixnnlon but their representatives were
Hsoon routed and made recruits In the
INKS OF those urging the selection Of
&inita.
On motion OF w. b. Depue, the
thanks Of the club were extended to
the committee.
A communication from W. II. Oar
rough, written at st. Louis calling
attention to the absence Of literature
descriptive Of our resources. After
discussion 1t was decided TO purchase
5000 copies Of the big issue Of the
Chieftain to be published soon con-
tanning true description ofour cityand
neighborhood profusely illustrated, al
so, 10000 folders setting forth the
natural advantages Of tins country.
The general concsnsns Of opinion
was that Vinita business men must
awaken to the necessity Of advertising
our neighborhood II settlers are to be
attracted and II we are to keep pace
with the advancement OF other towns
In the territory. Messrs Avery, Engle-
hart, MeGeorge, George Harris and
Lee Barrett were appointed com
mittee to prepare the folder.
On motion Of W. B. Depue com
mittee was appointed to audit the ac-
counts Of the secretary and treasure
who were called upon for report.
President Lehman appointed Messrs
Depue, f. J. Barrett and Ed Shana-
han as such committee.
d. f. Clark, a well known hay
grower and dealer, living near Kelso,
mstated that yinita is losing and will
lose trade from among the farmers
living north and northeast Of town as
J. they were shut out by barbed wire OBJ
structions across the roads, unless
they drove two miles out OF their way
-one mile west, then south, a mile
east again into town. He said there
was one section Of the road only about
200 yards long across a corner Of the
Grinith allotment that was fenced in
President Lehman said that John 9
Hough, the road right-of-way man
for the Dawes commission, had viewed
the ti9ifith cutoff and was anxious to
condemn the small fraction Of land
about half acre-that DIR. Grliiith
refuses to donate. This contemplation
cannot be made until the Willie Hal
sell college authorities file a certit-
cate dealcating the land occupied by
the public road on their property,
which has been so generously left
open. The college cannot grant this
certificate until certain red tape is
unwopnd at Washington regarding
title TO the school land,
1t was reported that Dr. Gnaith
would let the road be opened if the
club would build a fence on both sides
This the members decided to do.