The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-03
SOUTHWEST AND WEST
s VW ACTIVE INTEREST
List Of Speakers viii Include
Many Persons Of National
Prominence

What will doubtless prove The most
important aud biggest convention
over held IN the capital city WIN be-
The Interstate Country Life confer
ence to be- held here Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week Sixteen
states win b. represented q this In
torstate movement which IS being
held under Tie auspices Of tho ma
tl0nal Country Life Comalission, or
ganized through the Efforts OF eN
President Theodore Roosevelt
The object ui the Guthrie meeting
Is to arouse interest IN thp cuunlrY
lie movement in the Southwest ani
West The c0nfore0ce was calico
by the state school superintendent
OF Oklahoma, II. D. Cameron, 81 The
suggestion OF N. ID. Kemp secretary
of the National C0uDlry Life Conl
missInn. AT first when the interstate
conveatlon was called only six states
we're Included IN the call, Arkansas
Louisiana. Texas, New Mexico, on
lahoma and Kansas, but at the sug
geslion of National Secretary Kemr
the states OF California, Missouri
Arlzona. Colorado, Wyoming. Utah
Nevada. North Dakota and South Da
koia were added.
Who the Directors Are.
The state directors Of the South.
west interstate commission are Al
kansas. George H. Cook. Little Rock
Arizona, j. r stilwell, Phoenix; Cal
lfornia, Edward Hyatt, Sacramento.
Colorado, Katherine NJ Cook, Denver
Kansas. p. I. Farchlld Topeka
Louisiana, n II Harris, Baton Rouge
Mississippi j, NJ. Power, Jackson
Missouri, Howard A. Gaas, Jefferson
city. Nevada 0Tvis Ring, Carson
City. New Mexico, J =. Clark. Santa
10. Oklahoma %. 2. Cameron. Guih
RE. Texas, q B. Cousins, Austin
Utah. C a. Nelson Salt Lake
IN q letter to VI d. Cameron, state
superintendent Of education ! Hof
ace Mcfarland, president Of the Amer
lean Civic association Of Harrisburg.
Pa. said lately.
The Counsryman'e Place.
4 am not Of those who take the
same sort OF view OF the magnificent
countryside population Of America as
Is taken by the slum seekers OF the
cities. I recognize In the sturdy men
and women who do work, without
which some Of our city dwellers
could not I've d moment the best
blood, and assuredly The best Drawn
OF the nation, can but note with
some chagrln that while IN recent
Years. there has been extended 10 The
larger eeniers oi population through
phllanihropic endenvur everg art d
facility for education, uplift and pleas
uro for wholesome recreation and for
outdoor play, there has been no equiv
alent attention paid 10 what may
fairly eall the better half of the ma
tlon'a sustaining and working lnhabi
ianis.
Prominent Speakers Coming.
Prominent speakers from the
Southwest and western slaies have
promised 10 be- IN attendance Five
governors are expected IN the movs-
meni, have written that they win be
present and bring delegations from
100 70 f50 members from their states
SIX state school supeflntendenis have
notified Superintendent Cameron lhej
will be In attendance They are Ed
ward HYATT. of Sacramento. Galilor
MA Miss Katherine NJ cuak. Of
Denver, Colo r H Harris. aF Baion
Rouge Lal J ID Clark. of SANTA
re New Mesleo;. George 3 Cook. Of
Little Roch. Arlganaas
Some OF 0klahoma's most promin.
ant men are On the program for ad
dresses Governor HASKELL VIII apeaS
Wednesday afternoon on Building
State Cungfessmn Sc0tl FERRIS. ol
lsawlnh. aud former Congressman Fl
4. Fulton aud james 5. Davenport
viii also deliver addresses
Large delegations are expected
from over the state The County
school superintendent and county
commissioner from each couuty have
heen designated IS delegates 10 the
couVsnll0n. The leading educators in
the state will also be IN attendance
end ase also on the program TOR cd.
dresses.
the city Of Guthrie ID slrainine ev
cry p0lnE to provide suitable enter.
ialnment icf the big crowd OF vlsltors
that win be II attendance. The Gugh
rife Chamber of Commerce has prom.
Used 20 have the historic Constitution
al convention hall properly seated
and decorated for the oenaaon. The