The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-28
Oklahoma City, "The Queen City of the
 Territ0ry.''

With her rich resources. 1avishly be- slowed by her affluent Mother Nature' decked in all the adornments gener- ously dispensed by the fine Hnd lip- eral arts. Oklahoma City, in her frou frou skirts. heightened prematurely' stands in all her sweet sixteen charms, a formidable rival of Guthrie. Ana what a vast assemblage of admirers she has enticed to enjoy her wealth. beauty and wonderful resources!
 The two territories, Indian Territory and Oklahoma have 100000 people within their limits, which more than entities them toNStatehood, and Okla homa City has 35,000 of that number, which more than entities her claims and demands of fair sovereignty.
 Think of a town sixteen years old, that can boast of population of 35,- 900, ten public schools. six private schools. school property valued at ss5o, 900: 1900 pupils. and III teachers. Seventy eight miles of sidewalks paved with brick and stone; sixteen miles Of paved streets, twenty miles of electric street railroad; eight banks with $S.- 000, ,00O deposits: business houses or four and six stories brick and stone. The Threadgill Hotel. with modern conveniences, elegance, and table ser vice that would grace any metropol- itan city. Beautiful homes. with welI-kept lawns, flower gardens; shade trees bordering the residence streets for miles. Twenty-three churches Of various denominations, handsome opera house and sixty-five factories of different kinds, in active operation Hundreds of young men, progressive fiourishing in appearance. with a smile of contented success imprinted on, their faces, are seen on the business street.
 Major Screws, Mrs. Screws and I att tended morning service at St. Paurs Church in Oklahoma City on June l1th, and enjoyed the beautiful ritual with twenty we'll trained choristers. talented organist, and the service con- ducted by Rev. Mir. Davidson, of Chicago, who has received a call to the church. Refinement intellect, cultivation are promi- nent on all sides. In the eager rush for gold the fine arts have not been neglected. Miss Perle Lucille Dunham of Oklahoma City Is a gifted elocution- ist. who delighted the editors with her well rendered selections. Miss Mar garet Mckinley of Ohio, niece of the iamented President. Is a magnificent ex- republication of what a woman can do in 3 business way. without losing her gentle, refined womanliness. She is cOlieRe- pred young WOHItitf "Ap NN''N out to the territory when 1t was yet In swlddling clothes and has by her level head, good judgment and business abil- ity amassed a fortune large enough to place her in the ranks of Oklahoma's capitalists and give her a position as the only woman in the Chamber or Commerce. She has a delightful per- sonaIity in point of palchritude. intel lect and manner, that has won and held the admiration of every man and Wo- man in the Land of the Fair God.
 It was a pleasure to meet many Southerners: among them Henry M. Scales, a successful insurance man who halls from Nashville, Tenn, Mir. Elder of Georgia, J. A. Baker, formerly of Georgia, who is winning 1aurels ais a lawyer of wewoka, I. T.; Mir. R. M. Brett. who was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Huntsville, Ala; George Anderson White, colored man, whose father was owned by the late