The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-10

BOOSTING
KANSANS
!. WERE HERE.
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GUTHRIE MADE WICHITA
TAKE OFF HER
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HENRY ]. ALLEN
TOOK Off HONoRS
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Music By QuaItets From Both
Cities Added to Pleasure
Of Occasion

Guthrie boosted and feaSted the
Wichita boosters in fihe style last
night, The special & ain, bearing liz
cfashe llyeliest and beaftiest citizens
fhe aspiring town OF Wichita can dig
UP arrived here AZ 1850. A large
humber OF the business men Of the
city met the train and stayed with
the visitors through the evening. NJ
1.-The special, one of the finest ever
seen in the Southwest, pulled out
early this morning for Enid. The
train Is stopped at all towns and the
trade missionaries distribute souv-
efiirs, scatter some music and litera-
turc and shake hands with everybody
III sIght. Yesterday they took in all
iheltovns from the Kansas line to
Guthrie. The motto of the trip is,
Watch Wichita VIM
Of aH the big meetings that Guthrie
has over had, the one at the city bali
last night Was, perhaps, the most en-
joyablc. The big auditorium was till
cd and there was music and oratory
Gfku WIZ tVf t9Nl oppil itA Sa@"NrffN
good feeling vas evident
Preceding the meeting there was q
parade In the principal streets, Cutfl-
re and Wichita being mixed up all
along the line The Fairmount Unl'
,crsity band, engaged for the entire
trip through Oklahoma and into Tex
as, led the procession. The Guthrle
men had assembled al the city hall
nj s.: 30, where dinner was served. Ihe
ipfreshment program was continued
throughout the evening.
hobert Sohlberg sta ted proceedings
at the city ha.. by introducing formel
Chief Justice J. H. Burford, who made
lively little speech, telling tn'
kansans he was surprised TO IND sc
many good people still i'll Kansas
lic had supposed they all came Z
Oklahoma In the first instance. H'
alluded 10 the changes that twenty
ouc years had brought about.
Mayor A. O. Farquharson made al
address of welcome in which he al
ludded to the many things in com
mon between Oklahoma and Kansas
He said ii is the boosters that a'
things in any city. Men in CONNER
cial organizations are generally th'
ones who aspire to do things ~
said that Guthrie Is proud OF Wichlta
from which It has always received TN
square deal, and that Guthrie is prou,
of itself. Of It's cleanness and sohdl
r. and enterprise. -,
e. H. Smiley, president OF IN
Wichita commercial club, spoke gio"
iurly of the welcome received In OK
lahoma and particularly in Guthrie
alluding TO the meeting as the glo'
Gus close OF a great day. lie lold y
tho building In wichita OF a Sioo'vu
commercial club. He said the intel
GET, of the two cities are alike an
that when the time comes that III
railroads, shall charge no more lot
short haul than they do Tor ION
one, The. two cities will come INT
their own. Nature has SO located IN
two cities that they are 70 DC ol co,
manding Importance 10 the Souli
west. Mr. smiley took smiling we
ofthe future, predicting 100000 pop
laiien for Guthrie and double tac
railrs,ads in every direction Coi
ending he told OF the commercis
clubs home and said, Come TO Sc
usH S ,.,,,
Then the music began. Wichlt
carries winner along on hes
l,l,,s-the male Quartet. II got a tr'
mendous, welcome in singing VIC
ita WING This was followed oy
clever variation Of Dixie IN Whlc
Cuthlle and The state capital tight III
ured. -. ., a.
III Houston, president oil ti
Guthrie etsilers association sal. .
.Wo are glad to welcome those VI. WI,
whom we do business. lie sa'u ~ ~
poople here are proud OF Guthrie "
center OF the state, the capitai no
and IN no. "We hardly had time 10 w
pare for You" he said the iac,
We have been little bit busy Vu
seises,ss Ne followed up win ~
~ r.uthrie'a attractive features a''
then sketched abe -mannlaesh'i''s :
dustrlcs cotton mill, conp'eS
OIL mills, foundry. etc
Guthrie ouartette Also. .,r
Tho Guthrie male quarettlc tus
oo, into action Judge Burford sa
the Guthrie, prganizaion would 50 shc .
,h. kansas BOYS how to sing me
work @ was revelation to the yisltoT d,a 81
They began with'the BOYS Of the y
brigade" and finished WITH hulno
81 o,s.l s'tss, tssss,,..s.;.xSYl \; I1H1r3 IIEU
I've Stock company. was brought :,
"a 10 sneak on the high prices of mea
lu, he sidestepped it. and told OF u
ysius OF The cattle industry He
IN old.tiaer and has seen Oklahon
arow f,om vast range to teer
ing state HIS speech was fece's' ~
With great favor. He SAID mat oe
side people are hesitant 20 ,, os,iv
~*~~e. Kanoae and 0EIal