The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-10-10
LAUDS FUTURE OF OKLAHOMA
Eloquent {. Porter johnson Advises St. Louis Manu-.
factHrerS 10 Cultivate Close Relations
With The New State.

Address of C. Porter Johnsoa. be.
fore The ST. Louis Manufacturers
Association, ST. Louis, September "a.
1907.
The Need Of state Manufacturers
Association.
MIR Cdairmaa, aud gentlemen of
the St Louie Manufacturers Associa-
lion; If ! %ere IA Kansas City aud
not In ST. Eouis, ! would not permit
my friend Reed 70 say anything more
complimentary of the ladies' than
would say (Applause) But being at
home. and fearful lest a remark might
be borne where IL would do me irre-
parable injury, aed not having time
in which TO apply for an iniuactlon
will but agree with him IN what he
has said, and adopt his remarks as
my sentiments and join in his compli-
melt TO the beauty. culture. refine
ment and elegance Of the ladies Of
st. Louis (Applausel
do not know SO very much about
the ladies' of Kansas City. but I hope
soon 70 visit that city, and trust
yen will afford me an opportunity
Nlls 10 Ntt A0lltlUlaIk At hHurdF
City's beauty (Laughter)
desire Mr.. Chairman. to assure
YOU and the gentlemen present that ]
shall consume but few moments OF
Eour time. come with no studied
address. with no prepared paper;
simply intefG to "ramhle" for a few
moments and in my ''rlmblings" to
conhne myself to the subject assigned
to me-
| wish also to extend TO you and the
Manufacturers Association my con
gratulations for the splendid work
achieved by your Association since
fits organization There Is no organi-
zation in our e hat has accomplish
ed more for th, neral welfare and
upbuilding OF 81 Louis (Applause).
ST. Louis rests on the banks of the
greatest river, and is situated in the
heart Of the richest and most fertile
valley OF this earth, She $ the metro
polls Of the greatest state in This Re
public (Applause) And is destined 10
be the commercial mistress of tho
Great West and Southwest Mis-
souri, has sixtynine thousand square
miles of territory. or forty-five mil
lion acres Of rich, tillable soil. She
Is the second state in agricultural re-
sources in the Union and ranks
fourth in her mining resources, and
vet. her agricultural and mining in
teresfs are in their infancy. In edu-
cation. Missouri stands Ia the iron.
rank Her public schools, seminaries
and academies are equal TO those OF
any state in the Union Her mana.
fa.turing resources are double those
OF her agricultural and mining re-
sources The products of her factO-
ries for the year 1906 aggregated
nearly six hundred millions of dollars
While her combined agricultural and
mining resources were but a shade
over two hundred and eighty-fve nit
lion Missouri was admitted into IN
Federal Union in August 1921. with
pOpuiation OF about one hundred
thousand. snd there was not settle
ment or city within her borders OF a
population exceeding twenty~fve hum
dred There was not a railroad. n
public school, a college or seminary
within her borders, and only here and
there were communities. and seldom
would the visitor observe a church
spire pointing towards the heavens,
and less than thirty thousand acres
Of her soil were in cultivation. To-
day Missouri is the fourth state In
the American Union, and her achieve
ments have been the marvel and sur
prise of this country as was demon
strated few years ago when within
her gates was held the greatest ex-
hibition of art. science. mechanism
and literature the world has ever
seen (Applause) And the effect
and influence OF that wonderful eXhi-
btion was not only felt and appre
ciated here at home, but its praises
have been sung in foreign lands and
in strange tongues. (Applause.)
With the development of her manu-
featuring industries, surprising, as
have said, that Of any other state In
the Union. and doubling all her other