The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-14
I'm ANNlVERsARY oR rWo.

AN fAFNINiN z fN0NNI OFN ! W.
Three hundred years this approach.
ing JULY viii have been the space Of
time since FIRST the Caucasian made
settlement az Quebec. And in
that quaintest OF North American
cities win be held an anniversary
party worthy OF going to see. The
plains of Abraham, where the
heroic Montcalm won fame and
place IN history; the other points
where soldiers endeavorsd TO storm
this barrier made by other than hui
man hands. all are almost as they
we're in the past centuries. when the
cannon belchad fire and death to
whoever might be the invader.
Three centuries rolled into the
great book Of history, and yet here
are points within 200 miles OF that'
great city where the foot OF the
white man hath never sounded the
earthly touch. places where the
woods and moss are as strange to
the conquering horde as were the
plains around Quebec when the first
little house was erected by the chill
dten Of Brittany, three centuries
age
And. after all, does not the story OF
Canada and Quebec appeal TO the
danIzens OF the Southwest? Before
tho SETTLEMENT there d1e Castllian
had raised the standard OF Spain at
santa Fe. ami the gold-mad soldiers
were al work in the mounts aims for
gold
They searched the plains of Tex
as. mountains of New Mexico, as far
west as the Death Valley, and north
beyond where now stands the beau
uful city of Sheridan In Wyoming IL
was story of adventure trials, dang
ers and murder II was the uncon'
auerable desire to attain the best In
life for as little effort as was posi-
ihlc. and. with no conscience and guide
less whoever went through the ex.
periences Of those expeditions as me
followers OF those Spanish captains
earned all he secured to divide, and,
often left no trace OF his grave, no
story OF the end,
! Ride today along the Funereai
mountains edging the Death Valley,
and the fastnesses you viii fnd the
homes and trappings Of Spanish adj
genturer. no doub starved and I'M
.able TO endure the thirst
Along about that time came the
vessels from the East They CON
tanned men and women seeking not
fortune so much as the haven OF
liberty. where men dealt fairly with
their fellowbeinss; where the wor-
shin OF Almighty God according 10
the dictates OF conscience did net
entail aeath by the gibbet the next
day
They labored with the earih's sur.
face. and Il responded 20 their touch.
They hullded villages, and they be
came cities They stood for the right
and grew until the little strip east
OF Tho Alleehenies no longer furnish
ed them the desired space Their chill
dren pushed into the great valley Of
the Mississippi and mastered the
soil. aud that which grew upon II. Az.
tackled from the rear, they returned
home and conquered the Mother land
establishing a country which by
force OF arms and purchase, has
caused the flag OF more than one ma
tion 20 forever leave American soil
and these. the offspring Of the meek
and lowlY became the doers Of the
century and their deeds Of valor
whether IN war or commerce, have
been the marvei of All men.
Where once II required seventy
one days TO cross the Continent, now
, the same number of hours win speed
one across the hills mountains, wood
, lands and praIries the steed behind
which they ride being the propeller
/ of cars worth more than the furnish
I ings of kings IA days when the gol'
. searcners swarmed over these plains
I OF the Southwest states carve,
! from this great empire produce IN th'
cereals more dollars each year than
r was found in two years by thos'
who spen4 their best days In quest o
/. the yellow metal Three centurie
Z sped their way into nothingness err
the human intellect grasped the idei
that from the surface of the cart
4 were 10 be found the great staiwar
e rewards OF man for man IN his ques
! for the daily sustenance. Wastes
u years In quest OF the wealth OF IN
a Incas: wasted the days spent in tor
3 turing the Toltec or Tie cowe'
q Aztec TO make them betray the sur
n posed hidden secret The sweat an
IS worry; fevers and plaques, me al
!. row aud the red man, striving 70 pre-
e tect The little oasis where he wa
y driven by the Spanish troops. all teI
n their sad story OF one race refusin
E 10 20 forward, OF the other sackin
& cities and burning men al the stake
an for the pretended giorification q
the Nazarenei
y 10 sections Il Is she story OF man
y inhumanisy 10 his fellow man; IN Il
\ entity Il Is the cleaning arrow. poin
2 ing toward the light which may b
y seen ad0wn the pathway 70 the be
ter dayl la part Il is the story D