The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-17
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Geo c. Woodruff in Litchheld tConn.)
Enquirer.
The editor OF the Enquirer returned
TO Litchheid on Monday after an alb
sence OF a 1ttie over hve weeks Dur
ing that time he has Travelled about
$4,000 miles through the West and on
the Pacific Coast. He has been IN six
teen different states, four territories
1.-TWO Of which ought to be a state) and
Canada. He has seen more than ever
before Ia Ike SPACE of lime and he Is
prouder than ever OF the fact that he is a
citizen Of the greatest nation. inhabited
by the finest people that the world has
ever known. / have seen wonderful
section OF our country, raost Of It for
the first time. 1 have been royaliy en-
tertained and ! mean 70 tell all about H..
Ny only regret Is that / feel my utter
Inability 10 do the subject any kind Of
justice
Ia the early afternoon Of Tuesday
June 9Th. the delegates TO the annual
convention Of the N. E. A.. accompanied
by their wives, daughters aud fea'ale
relatives generally, left ST. Louis for
Guthrie. Oklahoma. The party was so
large that It went out in two sections,
eisht Punmans ia each section and about
forty 20 a car All unattached men had
20 take upper berIhs. which WAS pretty
hard on some OF the big fellows. when
We lett ST. Louis the thermoiretcr was
hugging 100 degrees pretty closely ond
Il stayed ia that nclghbornood for the
next two weeks but as the welrome that
WIS given us all along the line was
even warmer one. we did rot worry
over the mercury.
The trip TO Guthrie was meventful
except as forerlnner OF what was 70
follow for the greater part Of the Trip
behind time and amy old holr Tor meals
But The latter were mlshiy s,oi when
we did get them and that Is one OF the
many strong features 81 the Nlsso-ri
Kansas a. Texas RAILWAY. commonly
called the Katy Wa were handled sd
/ splendidly by an the railroads that
DO not want 70 use up my stock Of ad-
ieclYes al the very star. tut the KATY
onirials we're an 80 courteous and DID
so much for us thet it would have been
a severe shock Il The officials ~ e'heI
roads had been any less 80 In Mis-
sourl We went near enough 10 lndepend.
ence 70 sec the capitol and later had az
I old fashioned thunder storm and en-
joyed an ideal sunset.
Our FIRST intc3ductiou 20 Oklaroms
was through the courtesy 81 ranchei
near whose establishment We We're side
tracked and who offered rs the free U.s.
OF his wen Ia lieu Of a more substantial
breakfast yhe country was fine. ioll'
ins well. wooded and well watefed and
way fair specimen Of the greater par
o fihe territory But the r.u.sher Wai
only renter. and q an Iudjen "a ilat
I can't take tine explain Just how
that comes about but The fac remains
that sympathy for the poor Indian IA
oklahoma and Indian Territory is al
wasted he owns q great deal of lhs
very best lame and cents it a. args
profit and the laws are such that thii
win continue 70 be ine case lor many
years 10 ccn,o.
n Is nard for those of Us who live
M section q The country that was
stttlcd 30 yeers eFo 20 realise Nhai
Eastern men and their Sons have ac-
complished ln opening up and settling
me West VIZ know that oklanoma wa
oni9 opened for setiIement sixteen
years ago and that today lts population
Is about hair thar of the niote o. Con-