The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-24
ARE SHOWN CITY AND
OTHERWISE ENTERTAINED
Surprised at Evidences uI
GTOWth and P'uspsiIly II
on Every Hand

The one hundred st. Louis merch.
ants representing the Interstate
Merchants association Of St, Louis, ar.
rived IN the capital city this mcEnsag
at ii:lO on special train consisting
OF four Pullman cars over the Santa Re
from Oklahoma City. where they spent
sunday The members Of the Guthrle
chamber OF commerce met the visitors
AZ the Union station. Led BY Vice
President Lille, 0f the chamber 0f
commerce, the party headed hy Hey
mour's hand OF st Louis, paraded the
principal business streets, ending az
the city hall where an Informal feceb
ton was held
Mayor Farquharnon Welcomes.
J. W. McNeal acted as chairman 81
the meeting and after q good fellow.
ship speech he introduced Mayor Far.
quharson, who delivered the trad El0nai
keys OF the city 10 the distinguished
guests, paying a glowing tribute 70 the
St Loulsana for their efforts III plag
Ing Guthrie and Oklahoma upon Tho
map, declaring that The people eE Ok
lahoma we're indeed grateful 70 those
hat gave them aid. lie spoke Of the
great resources OF Logan county aud
Oklahoma and asked the visitors %
look into them while here lie urged
them TO send their young men b the
land Of opportunity and to make their
trade extension trips more frequent
ST. Louis Merchant Responds,
Henry r. Kent merchant 0t Ht
Louis and former president Of tho 81
Louis Civic league, responded TO the
address Of welcome 10 q pleasing man
ner He thanked the capital city for
her hospitality and her recognition Of
Indebtedness 10 the sc. lnuisHnH not
ahy John w. Noble. who, hc said.
erected the first business block "a
Guthrie lin spoke of Whai 81 Louis
had done for Oklahoma IN building pp
her railroads, stating that se,00Q,00Q
Of 81 Louis money had helped build
be railroads 20 develop the new com.
monwealth.
" H. O'Brlan, OF the American Life
Insurance company. also delivered aU
address lie stated that they thought
they we're trade boosters. but f0u~q
they were not when they reached Ok
ahoma, declaring that there were n6
boosters Ike Oklahoma boosters. who
we're always up and doing. He spoke
n tho fortunate condition N the new
state Or being built up b me middle
classics or men. who. he declared, warn
the ones that dld things. He predicted
hat Oklahoma would heeome onu Of
the richest agricultural states il the
Union. owing 10 the fact that It has
a climate where any Kind Of crops can
be raised and had broad fertile fieldc
and foresaw that the era 1T pfusparily
In me new state had but iuat com
menced
Galen Grow and John 0olohle alaa
made speeches,
Boosting Centennial Celebration.
T'he o. Loulsans are houatlng lof
big attendance from Oklahoma to
he centennial celebration Of the IN
corporation OF The city Of St. Louis
In be held the first week Of October
next
Guthrie Is the farthast city 10 the
west the g. Louis boosters will visit.
They returned 10 Oklahoma City nc
i l.50 after being taken for q trolley
ride over the city BY ahs chamber "
commerce. They Will VISIT Shawnee
this afternoon
comment of Vlaltore
I'VE have had a very delightful
trip" SAID james r. CUyie "ThC
crops lock well throughout the sec.
lion we have trayersed Strawberries
are ripe IN Missouri and peaches II
/ Arkansas. Oklahoma and North Tex.
as never looked better The South.
west ls a great country
II. p Evans, prassdeas 0g the In.
terstaie Merchants association, ax
pressed hImself Bs surprised at the
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