The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-06-03
ron MNEAL BITS BACK.

fook occasion 70 hand few whacks
to Hon. TON McNeai because be said
naly things about our delicious Okla
homa weather. Ii fairness We should
have also tod our readers iot Of
pretty things WHICH Tom said about
us. AT any rate We are half sorry nov,
alao hair glad. that We hoped onto
HIM. IN view of the weather mans
performances the past few days our
eoul h chasteaed and our heart soften
ed toward Tom But ANYWAY, II We had
ever cherished any resentment u
would all be- wiped out BY the letter
which Tom has written % ug. That
Is why We are suIl half glad that we
swatted him In our feeble way-his
letter is 10 iefreehIng, 70 full Of real
humor. and moreover. II saves us from
grlndlng out column Or 70 Of our
own miserable dope" this bot day
and that ID a consideration which is
not ~ be sneezed at
But We are delaying The game -up
With the cns saln-here II Toms letter.
Editor Exprsas;-I am IN receipt Of
q copy og tho Daily Express Of May
30. from which ] observed again that
ii IL not wiec always for an editor
10 speak hIs mind frankly On All oc-
caslons have really enjoyed. how
ever, TIE very neat ana workmanIlke
SHINING yon give me editorially. Pos
ably II was deserved and yet there
are certaiBly saitlgatsng circumstances.
For example. said and believed u.
that oklahoma was i'd many respects
fAs most femarkable state IN the Un-
fon. spoke 81 it's marvellous and
percent of gain In wealth and popu
Iatlon than any other state In the In
ion barring one. the state of Washing.
ton. / gpoke 81 its marvellous and
varied reaourf es and remarked, which
ii true. that II wall we're built about
the state ana All outside productions
barred from coming IN. the inhabitants
Of the stats could live comfortably on
the products or Oklahoma soil and
could go on indefinitely building their
own buildings and walks and streets
from the products Of your mines and
auarrles hnd forests said of Chick.
asha that Il Is one Of the best towns
in the state. well built well paved and
possoesed cf TWO fine daily newspa-
pers. ssla that II WIS surrounded
BY d fine couLtry ! note, however,
that all those deserved bouquets are
wIihered ana stale on account OF the
fact that expressed an honest opln-
ion concerning climatic conditions,
Nov / Win admit that IN view Of tho
very kindly treatment accorded me BY
yourself and 81. others with whom
came IN contact perhaps should have
omitted any mention Of the weather
conditions. However. ! have said i
ana must insist that weather condi
tions during part Of the summer
months is the one ny 10 the oin;sssut
ID fact, seyers. flles In the ointment
mat detract from The enjoyment o.
lie IA both Kansas and Oklahoma Il
view 81 The beautiful things you were
Kind enough 10 say about mo ar
willing % compromise on this thin'
aud nay that Oklahoma il all right a.
place Of residence tor say. nin'
months out Of the year, but that y a.
far ~ am willing to 10. still hayl
some reputation for truth TO maintall
ana cam 10 any further. The fac
il. shat the great central plain extend
ine from Bfislsh Columbia on n
north 70 ne southern line Of Texa
da the south snd bcnpdod on the eaa
bsa line reaalng say fifty miles wei
81 sho Missouri river on the eaat 70 Il
foot hlIla Of ihe Rocky mountains 0
he weet hns % my mind a mieerabl
climate during about three months
khe year Ct course there are exec
tIons to the general rule Some se
sens are batter than others. ] has
known seasons when there was MT
hot. dry weather during the entil
summer and comparatively llttln VIII
ana duak xiah that could say thI
il Is true generally. but Il ia not
have no defense 70 make Of kanal
weather II IA bad enough Al TIM
ana ihe tlmos are not 40 lufreque
ether. Tha same lhine ln truo Of \
hfaska weather and Dakota weAlh'
Thn alliefeate between the hot, wind
dusty. Internal weather IN Dakota, \
ss. kpnsas Oklahoma and rex