The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-04-21
DO NOT LIKE GOTHAM
Visitors From Tulsa, Okla, Dis
appointed by Metropolis.
SKYscRAPERs NOT so MUCH

Western City Has Mountain That
Makes Singer Building Look Like
Hole In Ground-More Real Money
In Kansas Than In Wall Street.
New York, April 21.-"New York?
Humph! We sure are forced to smile
supercilyus as we passes from fore to
fetlock of this alleged eggregyous
town. Why, Christian brother, there
is prairie dorg holes dug into the land
scape at Tulsa that you cud drop this
puny hamlet into an never discom-
mode a dorg."
The same being the impression New
York has made upon the 113 business
and professional Tulsaites who came
here in a private train with a brass
band to interest the defunct east in the
fecund, bumptiously booming Tulsa,
which is in the newest state of Okla
hOma, and must not be lightly spoken
of under penalty of what follows the
pressure of a quick finger on a hair
trigger when the funnel is pointing
your way.
He who thus disgustedly conversed
anent the moribund metropolis was
Mr.. Emmett Dalton-the same Mr.. Dali
ton who led delegation of his famous
family against a Coffeyville (Kan)
banking institution on memorable
day in 1892 and who was perforated
frequently-as were his brothers, fatal
Iy-by unappreciative citizens of that
town. Relieved from a life sentence
in the Kansas penitentiary, Mr.. Dalton
has now become a leading hardware
dealer in Tulsa-hardware being al
ways in his line-and the Tulsa BOOM
ers proudly hold him up as proof that
no tenderfoot need have physical scru-
pie about settling in that peaceful town.
Too Polite to Express Opinion.
"My natural politeness toward them
j am guests of sure deters me from
pr0nouncing the precise sentiments |
harbors in regard to New York." con-
tinued Mr. Dalton "But, having sur
yeyed it thorough, from the Bronx al
falfa to the salt sink off the Battery, l
am at liberty to opine that Tulsa, Okla,
has this trifiing boro' tied, roped, brand
ed and corraled.
"Much discourse has drifted west
ward regarding of your high buildings
here went on Mr.. Dalton, with a
contemptuous spit "Neighbor, they's
a mountain sets alongside Tulsa that
makes your Singin' buildin' look shall
low like a orifice in the face of the
earth. What's more, said mountain is
filled-not with sewing machines, but
with bright red gold and good brown
copper
similar there has seeped to us proud
boastings of your Stock Exchange.
heads the party from Tulsa that surges
in on that institution. If the mayor
had seen fit to be a gentleman, we
would have aroused Wall street from
its slumber with the Wholesome music
of tn Tulsa band. But he was back
ward with the license, so we walks into
the funeral quiet an sits down. For
alleged orgy the Stock Exchange sure
is piteous frost. If them fellers in
the cellar is all robbin' each other, as
we hearn tell about, they certain goes
Mt it tame and dispirited I've seen
more real money blasted outn a fourth
class Kansas postoffice than was staked
thar all yesterday afternoon And, re-
latin to the boosted turmoil alongside
a good bank fusilade out west, ii
sounded like the purrin' of a puny
pussy in tn sun.
Few RevoIvers In Sight.
''The hull towns the same way"
continued Mr.. Dalton; folks runnin'
round producin' of tremendous dis
course and not lonesome Colt in sight
for conferrin' color on them vain
words"
The boom commission of Tulsa town
ship attended the theater last night
and whooped three times timidly when
the first white girl born in Oklahomy"
appeared on the stage. But their spir-
its had been sadly dampened by the
unfortunate reception given by the sis
ter city, and they were sore and disap-
pointed when they left for Philadel.
phia.
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