The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1908-04-16

Seeelai Train Fsam vulaa. o.. sa
csssr 10000 Miles

Tulsa, Ok, April Ia The Tnls
Interstate train, bearing one hundre
and forty representative citizens q
the most extensive tours ever uaael
taken By ans commercial bods of NJ
middle wesl left here thla Afternno
for Springfield, Mo. ths nfst stapplnl
place. Here q reception win be tea
dercd The fulaans 81 the cltlzens 8
Springfield
The train VIII have New York 70
is destination but viii stop az ever
large city en route On heard m
train Is a complete printing autat
and af every stopping plaen 8 specia
edition ~ the Tulsa naiiy Courier
vii b printed Annthrr feature (.
The collection 0f farm and mineFa
products shown supplemented hs
more than one hundred descriptive
| photographs Opan for the inspection
q The public AZ che dlaereat stopping
places.
A royal welcome Wlil be extended
70 The rulsAna along the route. Infor.
nation from Sc Louis Kansas CITY.
Baltimore. Pistsharg Washington
New York ard Chicago Indicates TINT
they sin be received with open arms
AT Washington the Okiah0mans viii
be given a reception by President
Roosevelt
The object of the trip Is edaea
tsnai rhe party Is made up og rep
resrutaiixes ~ the clfy government
tho schools churches. business houses
ard Industrial institutions. aud each
will study conditions il the larger
cities applicable 90 hts kihd Neaflv
every city % hs visited has a former
citixeu on board the train
Two ~ the greatest men IN the
councils Of the Greek and Cherokee
Nations. David n Hodge and George
Hnliette. are numbered among the
rulsans Who are On the great later
state tour
Hodge Is known a. one Of the arss
statesmen Of the Greeks During the
past forty wears. he has acted N che
capacity uf national interpreter and
representative Of bis tribe in the
vork Of extinguishing tribal relations.
and the allotment % lands In okla
homa. but his greatest vork vas na
q member Of the commission which
drafted the constitution of the Greek
Nation. Hodge ia q iinguist of ahll
~. and Il rated a. q very able Law
yer Though the tribal relations arr
nos dissolved Hodge II Gtill looked |
upon a. the counselor of hia people
and, IN All important policies. is still |
consulted
The talents of George nullette. a
member of the Cherokee nation. lic /
In another direction Realizing the
great advantage 20 he had IN the /
development OF the live stock indus
try. Bulletts has for thirty years de-
voted himself TO this branch. and is
nov recognized a. being one of the
leading breeders % nne cattle m the
southwest lie Il = man % great
wealth
Hulieite is one Of the big men N
The Cherokee nation ard has aiWaya
advocated the putting into use of the /
white mans methods Buiietta lives /
in > beautiful home on his farm lust
outside the city
TniHan municipal commission is
unique Instead uf sending three 81 /
fuHr members 70 inspect the Nufk |
inEs of the great cities of the United /
States. Tulsa has e commission II
representative men IN every depart /
ment Who vill study their axn d.
naFtmentH specifically and get the
best methods used IN their depart
neat
The mayor and eity council wnl
'tuty municipal government the
,osrd 81 education viil pay particular
,ttention 20 school methods. and the
business men OF the commission wiii
laln the advanced knowledge % b.
iad concerning their business
Although Tulsa has already laid
velye miles q asphalt pavement. BE-
aase o. the belief that such paving
. best suited Tor the climate. many
y the eItiaeus believe that before
nore paving is laid. other kinds
hauld b. investigated To this end z
ommittee Of business men vii sfuay
he special paving question Al every
llsee and Tulsa hopss 10 realize 81
he knowledge gained b. them
The Tulsa commission Includes fhe
resident and trustees - Henrs Ken
.ali college fhs state university of
he PRESBYTERIAN church q okiaho
be. recently established a. Tuisa
.ilh eudoement and halldlns fund of
quarter milliou dollars