The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-16
on a Special Train Going East
Tonight at Ten
O'Clock
ON WAY TO NEW YORK
For the Purpose of Learning
Civic Affairs and Advertis-
ing Their Home Place.

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special win take a large delegation
of Tulsa. Okla business men
through this city at 10 O'Clock To-
night on sixteen-days trip to New
York and return.
Z Tulsa's municipal commission -
unique. Instead OF sending three or
four members to inspect the workings
OF the great cities of the United
States Tulsa has a commission or
representative men in every depart
ment. who win study their own do
partments specifically and get the
best methods used in their depart
ments
The mayor and city council viii
study municipal government, the
board OF education VIII pay particu-
lar attention TO the school methods
and the business men OF the commits
sion win gain the advanced knowledge
to be had concerning their business
Although Tulsa has already laid
twelve miles OF asphalt pavement be-
cause of the belief that such paving
Is best suited for the climate, many
of the citizens believe that before
more pavement Is laid, other kinds
should be investigated. To this end
a committee Of business men will
study the special paving question at
every place and Tulsa hopes to real
ize on the knowledge gained by them,
The Tulsa commission includes the
president and trustees OF Henry Ken
the Presbyterian chutch OF Oklahoma
dowment and building fund OF II
quarter OF million dollars The
purpose OF the governing board in
making this trip Isl tol acquaint It's
members more fully with the best
methods in vogue along the educa-
tional lines.
A second purpose is to acquaint
the people OF the East Of tho great
good this institution Is doing in shap-
ing the educational work in the new
state. At each OF the cities visited
where there are colleges and univer-
stiles. they viii visit these Institutions
and study them at-cl6se range Rev.
Grant A. Evans, president OF Henry
Kendall college. Is a graduate OF the
University OF London, England, and
one Of the most prominent educators
in the southwest
Two of the greatest men ifi the
councils of the Creek and Cherokee
Nations, David NJ. Hodge and George
Bullette, are numbered among the
Tulsans who are on the great inter-
state tour.
Hodge is known as one OF the first
statesmen OF the Creeks. During the
last forty years he has acted in the
capacity of interpreter and represent
ative OF his tribe in the work OF ex-
tlngulshinG tribal relations. and tho
allotment of lands in oklahoma; but
his greatest work was as a member
Of the commission which drafted tho
constitution of the Creek. Nation.
Hodge Is a iingulst of abHty, and Is
rated as a very able lawyer Though
the tribal relations are now dissoIx-
ed, Hodge lis stIll looked upon as tho
counselor OF his people and, in All
important policies, Is stiIi consulted.
Tho talents Of George BulIette. n
member OF the Cherokee nation, lie
in another direction. Realizing the
great advantage to be had IN the de-
yelopment Of the live stock Industry.
Bullette has for thiry years devoted
himself TO this branch. and ls now
recognized as being one OF the Lead
ing breeders OF fine cattle In the
southwest. He Is man Of great
wealth.
Bullette. is one Of the big men IN
the Cherokee nation. and has always
advocated the putting into use OF the
white mans methods Builette
lives In a beautiful home on his farm
Just outside the city.
The personnel Of the Tulsa inter-
state excursion Is as follows:
H. O. Mcclure, w. f. Rhode, Rev.
A. Grant Evans. N 3 Baird. ]. r.
kirkpatrick. l. X. Gone, James p.
Mccoy w. p Moore. George 4. viii
liams. ] NJ, Hall. Carl c Magee, John
Q. Mitchell. Erwin Convey, c, W.
Deming. Z. N Butts NJ. I TiIton, g.
n. WRIGHT. c. B Lynch, w Tate Bra
dy, J, r. Monet. E. r. Arnett, w. o.
Dickerson. Cyrus w. Every, ]. A
Friend. II. c. Walker. E. calkins, G.
w. Singleton DR.. S. G. Kennedy. II
Mccoy. c. A. Owens. ]. W. Chaney.
j II. c. Ashby. George Buliette. c. 4.
Render. J II. Myers. b c. Beane.
I F, a. Gillespie. J. W. Shields. G. II.
Nicholson. r. J. Allison c. NJ Wat
son. b. II. Sands, G B. Crawford.
A. f.. Autie, c. w. F0resmnn. ~.
Lyle Dickey. W. r. Ewing, T. Bech-
l tel, Joseph Kostacheck. DR.. w. NJ
Wilson, Charles Page, J. p. Piersoi.
W. n. BagIey. H. r. Richardson. J !.
e. Crosby. ]. ". Sloan. E. y. rat
cliffe. w. c. Frost David II. Hodge
A.. A. Webster. o 4. Conner. ". II.
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