The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-25
Among the Oklahomans at
Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. 21.-l
oklahoma, the best state in the
union" is the slogan of the large sum
mer colony of Oklahomans in Colo
RADIO Springs and Manitou. Not only
is the delegation from Oklahoma the
largest in point of numbers, but it is
unsurpassed in its loyalty for it's home
state and for the enthusiastic man
ner in which it's members proclaim the
wonderful advantages of Oklahoma
According to the register maintained
by the Oklahoma Club at Manitou,
there have been since the opening of
the season, 1850 Oklahomans il Man
itou. 1t is estimated that there are
200 Oklahoma automobiles in Colo
RADIO Springs, Colorado City and Man
'itou, travel by automobile from Okla.
homa points having proven especially
popular this season. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank A. Stone of Oklahoma City arc
among those who made the tlip by
automobile. They arrived on June 10,
making the journey of Gas miles in
three days. Mr.. Pryor and his son of
Norman made his second annual trip
by auto this summer, negotiating the
zS79 miles in four days.
"The roads between Oklahoma and
Colorado are nearly perfect" said Mr.
=Stone recently, "and this in a meas
ure accounts for the popularity of auto
=travel. The wonderful summer eli
mate, the mineral waters and the nat
E zural scenery are the magnet which
draws so many Oklahomans to Mani
ou this year. 1t is the closest noun
3 tain resort to our state"
G. M. Crawford, of Shawnee, the
president of the Oklahoma club, is
mother enthusiastic booster for Okla
loma and he has done great deal in
stimulating this spirit. No more
splendid example of the Oklahoma
Bpirit has been given than that mall
Il Tested in the subscribing of a con-
siderable portion of the fund needed
by Oklahoma City to complete its guar
Antee to secure the terminals of the
M. o. & G., and the Fort Smith &
Western roads.
oklahoma City would spend S10,.
b00,0 for a duplicate of the Colorado
Springs water system. 1t is one of
he biggest assets of the Pixies Peak
region and beyond a doubt one of the
finest gravity water systems | have
Pver inspected"
William C. Burke, who for nire
years has been the engineering expert
bf Oklahoma City, who is widely
known as a consulting engineer, made
This statement in discussing the unique
mountain water system owned by the
municipality of Colorado Springs.
"In Oklahoma City we were plan
ming to spend $6,OOO,OOO and lay pipe
line 10 miles to spring for an aux
Hilary supply" he said. But we could
s not secure a clear title to the land
Few cities are so fortunately situated
or so well supplied as is Colorado
Springs, and you can count your water
Supply one of the main assets in draw
ing summer residents from our state.
Mr. Burke spent two days in the
mountains last week inspecting tht
water system with view to making
recommendation for improvements t.
the city council. Previously he has
been called into consultation by Mayo
s Fl. F. Avery and the city council il
the matter of paving the business
streets of Colorado Springs.
Oklahoma was well Represented
among the 500 delegates who visite'
Colorado Springs last week on the wa,
to attend the annual convention of tn
international Typographical Union i
San Francisco. The printers spen
& most of the time in visiting tn
grounds and buildings of the Unio
Printers Home. located in Colorad