The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-10

I full daylight ride through the Looloa
Valley.
4 have heard all the railroads tell
what they have 10 offer US. ] have
proved all things and am hold
ing fast to that what is good I am
taking the O. and ID. You that nave
ears must hear Let us pray"
After services the congregation
would gather in clusters in brother
ly, handshaking eommingiing, and Tn
Gle Sol would tell about the Iegant
service and merits OF the q. and d.,
and round them up and extract prbm-
ises and work and sweat to find out 20
certainty just how many he could
count on for the Q. and u. He would
iron-clad and rivet the prospect by
taking the names,
Then he would be horrified TO tnd
that another member was pulling for
the b, and X. road. Personalities
would be INDUCED in. Dark hints
would be made, and the congregation
would divide up into two camps over
the merits Of the Q. and p. and the D.
and x.
Sol and the other one were bell
wethers. Back Of each were Clue
travelling passenger agents Of the two
roads
ON the following day lie two.
WORTHLESS would drive 10 town and
each would meet by appointment at
some seQuestered spot dapper young
fellow TO whom the outlook would he
reported The young fellows were the
travelling passenger agents of tho twa
lines.
The party would finally go only AT
ter the expenditure Of a vast amount
Of diplomacy intrigue and cunning
OF course the bell-wethers would
have the usual tickets along with the
rest, They got them by shutting their
eyes and holding their hands behind
them.
Maybe you have heard that remark
about the power Of the press That
is Typographical error The correct
reading was the power OF the pass
Hundreds Of people In those bygone
days were misled over impossible |
routes bad connections. and into al /
possible inconyeniences Of travel be |
cause the leader was secretly dead
heading the trip
The travelling passenger agent had |
b be "a rescurcefuI sort Of d pirate
He had to deal with the cupidity and |
{ iibility of the people, ana II was ~
him 10 reckon 10 q certainty just
new many paid fares could be pro
iueed for certain number Of passes
The most cunning criminal ~ the
ot usually got The business
II used &c 90 proud moment IN
he life Of The exalted ruler Of the
order Of the H0opoos
When the orders annual gathering
,rought all the passenger men groVel
ng at his feet For then ha kne&
hat no and the secretary and The pS
.rand would get az the road nae e&
ept the lies and the gead viii
Not that way any more these days
People have legislated themsev
'ut Of all these grand gf. distrita
long. Everybody pays but-sO doc
ataer
For even William TAFT before he
Guild distribute that celebrated smlt
,ver valley and Gale hillside aud
mountain. prairie ANA desert had 10
ave an appropriation from Cong
q pay the ftelght' Jcpaa doesn't
ONE across with II ans more
m Is a mystery o. noe spoke up
lha1aoey, why che peppie d0rt sigh
or return of those gaidru dggs nhn
.racioBs railroads distributed WITH
req hand and lavish hopitaHty that
,reafast 81 ali biessins the pas
people demanded railroad leeisla
ion. and they got it Just where ths
plymouth Rock got the inplemenl oi
be woodm8n Then The represeBiu
i've from Poaey county hfBaed over
is annual. the editor ~ The claytlc
.lari0n bis mileage book snd the iee
~ minister Of tte newest sect his
pefmit and tae rairoad w.
..f1iuad. prohibited aHd f9rC
iraaee from giving away fs go,as
.Hraina" continued Chsunoey. puf
M aD p little and th red mnr
oa- i.ne. are what lla treusLpr
s..ea in :aese practcai days
Rerentiy fhcre diea ibe priuce
Ieeeas4e Fte EARNED this heuorel
iue and m8iatained d proudly f9
De- end
twenty or thirty year. ago he sos
-novn aH over the laud rs Tho im ]
oostaI j. r.
tIe went from lhe ttauflc n 0e I
'fa'fie aud from Mexico 10 Cana0a !