The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-18
OKLAHOMA BOOMERS
WILL LEAVE TODAY
Delegation to Visit Eastern
Cities Before Return
Home.
Tulsa, They Say, IS the
Place in Which to
Get Rich.

Tulsa's delegation Of dyed-in-the- wool
boosters, who have been Whooping
things up for Oklahoma since their ar
rival, yesterday morning, will leave
Washington at ) O'Clock this afternoon
on their special train. They will go to
Baltimore to spend tomorrow. and then
proceed TO do" Philadelphia, New York
and several other Eastern cities. on
Wednesday then turn toward home and
Will arrive there after an absence Of
two weeks.
Today the boosters separated into sew
eral parties and went on a tour of in
vestigation- They visited the stores.
A large number Of them made a pill
grimage TO Mt. Vernon, and returned
10 see the city from the '.rubberneck
wagons" Many of them went TO the
Senate 70 rekquest legislators with
whom they are acquainted TO urge the
passage of the bill removing restrictions
on the Indian lands.
Want Indian Land Bill.
The OI1lanomans are confident the bill
will pass, and they declare the State
will be insetimably benefited by it.
Mayor Rhode today received a dis
patch saying the house and senate of
Oklahoma, at the instance OF the
boosters. had passed a resolution pro-
viding for the protection of capitalists
in Oklahoma
we want capitalists TO come out TO
Tulsa" said Mayor Rhode. I'VE need
them in our business. For some time
they have been holding off because they
evidently efared that the farmer would
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ton. The house and senate have acted
with wisdom. and believe that since
the Fasteners have been assured OF
full protection and a square they VIII
come cut in Groves. There's money In
Tulsa.
I'VE don't want tC create the impress
sion that all YOU have 10 90 is TO bat
your eye or shake a bush and you'll
become a millionaire. but We do say
that If you've got the stuff in you Tulsa
wants you, and can offer you a vast
deal more than any other city IN the
West. We are growing. and We want
young men to come out and grow w
With the town. In five years we have
gained 1900 in population. Ten years
from now We expect to have 50 OO1 and
be the metropolis Of the West"
Greeted by Officials.
The OkIahomans were immensely
pleased with their reception by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Vice President Fair
banks. Secretaries Taft and Garfield
and the Senators and Representatives
they have met. They were much graft
fled by President ROOsevelt's sentiments
regarding what should be done about
Inc indian lands. The President told
then yesterday that he favored the re-
noVaI OF restriction, the allotment az
forty acres as homesteads to the Rad
Men, whom ne styled the Oldest Ameri-
cans OF Us ALL
Bandy Compliments.
There were only two cities on the
map Of North America. Tulsa and
Washington. and only two States. Okla
hOma and the District OF Columbia. If
one were to believe the statements made
at the love-feast rendered the visitors
by the Chamber Of Commerce last night
Not only was it a love feast, but also
one of reason. for what OkIahrnans
failed to learn about the Capital City.
and what observation-disclosures failed to
learn about Oklahoma and particularly
Tulsa is not worth knowing.
For Tulsa and Oklahoma, the two eIO-
Quent Senator's, Owen and Gore smoke.
and Impressed the remarkable import
ance and the more remarkable future
Of that city and State upon the as
sembled Capitalists" For the District
of Columbia, Commissioner mcfarland.
Commissioner West, and superintendent
Of Schools Stuart waxed eloQuen. and
witty, while giving forth great volumes
Of knowledge calculated TO make Tulsa
another Washington, and gain support
from Oklahoma for more liberal Con-
gressional treatment of the District.
Tulsa Band a Joy.
The Tulsa band made everyone pres
ent glad that he had come to the rooms
OF the chamber instead OF going to
bear grand opera, and the buffet lunch
con served after the session OF love
and knowledge was enjoyed by all.
The members of the executive commit
zee of the chamber. to whose energy is
due the success of the occasion. was
warmly thanked by many of the yisi-
tors afterwarG.
We came to Washington" one said,
expecting to attract no attention, and
Eaceive no hospitality The Washington
Chamber Of Commerce has OutdOne It
self IN happily disappointing us, and we
are. inded. grateful