The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-07
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the just grievence that people so cal
| ly5boring all over the world 20 see
antiQuated secondhand scenery ant
mouldy castles without having seer
| the fine new scenery of America
They say that tae person who has moi
! seen America is net competent to sc
abroad anyway The association does
| a let Of missionary WORK by adyertls-
| ING resorts and hotels, playing up the
| historical points, planning excursions
| making travel and entertainment easy
and whooping il up for home indus
tries generally great deal of pub
icity work is done. by this volunteer
| association Attractive literature is
cotton out by the ton
a Don't Believe IT,"
When Arthur 1 Davis, of salt Lake
City, looked around the city a little
last night, he said eXcitedly Il don't
believe it," This was not an expires
sion Of primary doubt or OF pessm.
ism, but of wonder and delight He
was here twenty-five years ago last
April.
Several Associations.
The Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems
association is the principal part OF
the travelling body SO far The mem
bers last night became guests of the
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas associ-
alton, There are representatives of
the Great Lakes, Central West and
Southern associations, as we'll as New
York Inn Keepers. All are enlisted
in the See America First" movement
Sooner" and National Character.
George Christian, who was the prin-
cipal speaker, is noted Tor many
things OF most direct interest TO
Guthriesis the fact that he was prob
ably the only man in Guthrie last
night who was here weeS or more
before the opening of the territory
Mr.. Christian is proprietor OF the
Elliott at Des Moines and of several
other hotels. lie Is one of the big
figures in the hotel world and a poli-
tican of considerable note.
For twenty years Mr.. Christian has
had the onspicuous honor of being
section house and lest out the first
publican conventions He mas been a
man Of might Ia several oil the big
gest conventions ever heIu, and is
attend great party conventions.
Slept on a Handcar.
Il engaged sleeping room IN the /
section house and last out the first |
time | came here, said Mr.. ChrsUon
Il was appointed postoffice Inspector
in 1889, and my first assignment was
Oklahoma terrtory.to-b Landing
here on April Is, | encountered 100
soldiers, fifty deputy marshals and a
few citizens. | had the passports all
right, and was permitted TO settle,
but they always said Twas a soon
err"
Il looked around for place to
stay There were few tents and a
cattle yard and | looked for hotel |
was told ! might find accommodd-
lion at the section house, but the
sleeping space was all taken and
got room aboard a handcar. on the
santa Fe.
Well, the great day came was
rying to organize the postolfice and
before it was through we got car
DAD of mail. moved into a big tent
md started the force We had
great time here delivering mail to
he pioneers
Il was here for few weeks, ana
hen ! went other places In all /
thirty-two postoffices in
oklahoma, including Kingfisher Still {
water aud Chandler
Il am very GLAD to be back. and Il
o see what splendid city has been
,uilt. 1t hardly seems credible. It I
ion't look natural to me little Bit.
have been in Oklahoma since lSS9, Z
'ut no to Guthrie ! imagine the o.
gnal citizens will be Interested to
now that one OF the old guard has
ome back
'isntseerer at the Opening.
A remarkable feature Of the ban
Iuet was that of comparatively t
mall crowd-from everywhere two {
hould have been men who were ia
he thick OF the great Oklahoma Op- {
ming. Arthur ]. Davis, still young {
nan in appearance, was here AS "a J
lghtseer, having come from Chica
% with party merely to witness the J
pening, even then realized as the J.
reatest opening III the history ct O
eaceful settlement. {
Mr.. Davis is now proprietor OF the g
emloh hotel, Salt Lake City. Utah a
le is genial and intelligent critic
# things and the philosopher OF the
ctel party He had not been in
'uthrie since the opening unti last |
light. He said he was stupeiied with
he wonder, he could not see a sin
le thing TO convince him this is the
ame place.
-ALES OF THE HOTEL PEOPLE. II
Mr.. and Mrs George Relf. Of salt O
axe SitN I-fah are dielinnniahnd | L