The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-04
N. E. A. AT INDIANAPOLIS
Twenty-first Annual Con
vention to be Held June
1916 Notable Event.

indianapolis is at present preparing
to receive tho delegates to the twenty
FIRST convention OF the National Edi.
torial association. which is to meet
here June 1916. Having national
reputation as a "convenuon city" by
virtue Of the hundreds OF conventions
which have assembled here in the last
cew years, indianapolis is well pre-.
pared to receive and entertain the
newspaper men who will be here from
all parts Of the United States. she
will give them every welcome and It
viii be her especial aim that the as
sociation suffer no regrets in it's
choice Of a convention city for 1906.
II is, indeed. an opportunity for SO
representative a body to visit the
capital Of Indiana. Never has Indiana
polls achieved so g,-3t prestige.
never has been so typical Of the great
western metropolis as at the present
time. The village Of not SO many
years ago has expanded into the great
est inland city in the world, one OF
the greatest railroad centers and a
figure Of the utmost importance in
tho manufacturing world.
Statistics show that 1905 was the
most prosperous year. from com
mercial and professional standpoint,
in its history. 1t was the city's ban
ner building year. there being some
thing Ike s7,oOO,oo0 expended in new
structures. varying from the humble
cottage to the mammoth "sky-scrap.
ers." About thrce-quarters Of a mil
lion dollars was expended in the city's
churches.
That Indianapolis Is attracting a
widespread attention In the world Of
manufacturing is evidenced by the
-fact that during 1905 no less than
eighty-nine diferent manufacturing
plants were established In the city,
many Of them coming from other
cities. AT the present time the city
has almost 1900 manufacturing es.
adjustments, in which approximately
$4,000 people are employed. receiving
$l5,o0Q,000 in wages annually.
Indianapolis is one OF the greatest
railroad centers in the country. At
the present time, by means Of about
thirty steam railroads aDd interurban
lines. all Of the great cities of the
Central West can be reached from In
dianapolIs.
The growth o. the interurban traf-
&c IS perhvps the most interesting Of
recent phasesin the citys development
indianapolis Is today perhaps the
greatest interurban center in the
world and her hne Traction Terminal
buildipg Is an object OF especial inter.
est 70 visitors AT this time one and
one-half million people are within two
hours ride Of Indianapolis within a
very short time there viii not be a
city within a radius OF a hundred
miles that can not be reached by trac-
tion line
indianapolis increase Ia population
during the last decade has been nots-
.ble, and only ono city IN re country
shows so great per cent OF increase
The gain has been GOA per ment. The
center Of population Of the United
states Is a. the very gates OF the city.
The population Of She city has now
passed the 225.OO0 marx.
Indianapolis Is not an old city; she
has little Of historic interest to offer
the visitors, but as a city Of today
and Of tomorrow-she stands pre-.
eminent Delegates to the National
Editorial association win find Indiana.
polls an excellent example Of the
thriving western city, where moral, in.
iellec 81 and financial life flows at
high ebb and whose citizens. all good
Americans, not content with present
achievements. are shaping for their
city greater future.