The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-09
PUBLISHERS
REST HOME
PROPOSED
SU MINER HOME FOR OKLA.
HoMA EDITORS
rs PLAN

NJ. Slll, OklH., AuH. t7~ll INC plduS
now under consideration BY the okla.
homa state Press association material.
ize--and all Indications are favorable
ot the present time--the 0klahoma
eilior will have summer home al
of his own In the Wichita mountain
district Of this state. The matter was
FIST discussed at the 1910 convention
in Enid last May and met with instant
approval from practically all the news
paper men In the state, numbering be-
tween Ave and six hundred.
The present plans are for the edit
ors and publishers to have n pcrma-
nent convention hall and numerous
cottages in Medicine Park in the
Wichita mountains, an outing place lis
one of the most picturesque spots m
Oklahoma where the mountalns
abound In running water and shalc
and convenient to one of the state $
principal cities. the city OF Lawton.
This meets every Requirement that
viii add to the pleasure and comic I
of editors In convention, In parties or
individually
II is maintained by Il. $. Russell
Of Shawnee. past president of the
oklahoma state Press association,
that such a combination can be So
cured by the newspaper men OF the
state without the cost OF dollar IN
cash--a proposition that no ncwspan
er man will probably turn down. Mr
Russell says:
1T was Just after the closing SEE
sion of the state Press association n
Enid last May that a number of uf
we're discussing the adyisability OF 90
tabllshing permanent meeting plncv
buck Campbell, genius OF the WauAo
mis- Hornet advanced the idea that
propose 10 submit 10 the editors n
the state. Taking his mere 8ugges
tion that d country home in ih'
! Wichita mountains Fnsar LaStoi
would be q popular innovation, | have
gwen the matter some study and IN
,cetlgatiou with the result that Ian
now able to- state that The plan cal
be brought to successful tcrmino
iion.
Located within few minutes
Ir!de by trolley from Lawton Is Medl
cine Park, new summer resort nov
in It's infancy. Tho Wichita mountain
lr,so In grandeur, creating bcauuI9i
canyons, valleys and streams of ncy
cr falling water Il Is truly a beauil
ful place.
To Build Convention Hall
II suggest that the State Press .
sociation of Oklahoma. through IL
executive committee, enter into ncgc
tiations with Col sleeper OF the Law
ton.Medicinc park lntcrurban RAJ
way, the I.awton Commercial club AM
o. hers, looking toward the acquir,
mcnt BY the association Of tract .
land in the mountains on which
summer home may be built. hous
sufficiently large to accommodate tn
association at its annual meetings
furnish sleeping quarters In inclemen
weather, Kitchen, dining rooms, batb
and os'icr features which 80 towar
making an idenl club house. Adlaccn
thereto, camp grounds should be y
cured for tented city to accomm'
date the hundreds attending the Al
nnal convention.
Financing such a project is {
course the most important step.
suggest that stock company y
formed of publishers Incorporate q
not less than $4,000. Each member
In, association would no doubt SUI
|Iacrjbe for at least one share Mt s2
paving for the same In advertising
These advertising contracts can y
made negotiable, and when turne
over to the corporation controlling III
Medicine Park and lnterurban pr
iccts. they could be transferred y
them TO any source they deem adv
able
Think plan is Feasible
Thus, by the payment OF a &C
tain sum In contracts the associatiu
could secure its grounds and butt
ling without the cost Of a dollar
cash A custodian could probably
found within the ranks Of veter1
publishers who would take care
the property the year around.
i have discussed this plan with "a
sleeper, and other residents of La
ton, and they assured me that Il
plan outlined above Is not only Tea
BILE. hut can be followed with lit
difficulty.
Every publisher and editor who
( tends the state association meetln
each year will agree with me that =
generous series Of entertainments y
nished by The cities entertaining us
growing into serious obstacle !
the detraction OF entertainments frr
lhe business sseesions OF The assoc
ton Is now kcenly felt Editors,
\ q rule. attend the association me
i linga for huTineae 80 we'll sH reer'
ton. Who would exchange 4 mel
esening around cool aummcr g
tage sDr Il heated ball Or bsn1,
loom who would not choprr i sw
ia the lake or an hour Nifl I've il
, ing reel rather than 4 reception %
carriage rideg
with our Uwn homo Il Is puasl
for entire families 10 accompany m'
bcrs aud cnjoy not only the regii
convention dates. but any otber day
Inc year they may select
: curd praises plan
Jesse q. Curd. member OF the
ecutIye board of the Press asso
fion and editor OF .hc choeiaw-f
aid at Hugo. Is another enthusl
Tor the editors home in the Wicl
mountains He says
"As member of the execul
board of the association, favor
slan. II after having made full In
= ttiEafion II proves to be the iaeai >