Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-26
TWO LIVE WIRES
ARE Discovered
OVER TWO HUNDRED ATTENDED
MONDAY LUNCHEON
YESTERDAY.
BACK TO THE FARM"
Banker Tells Business Men What the
Farm Movement Really
Means 10 Tulsa.

Two new undiscovered Tulsa
boosters" both newcomers TO Tulsa,
were brought TO light at yesterdays
weekly MONDAY business men 3
luncheon, at the Tulsa Hotel IN add
ton to splendid talk by W. +. Har-
rison OF Enid. secretary OF the state
bankers association on the back TO
the farm" movement. The two new
live wires unearthed were Rev
George +. Taubman, who recently
came to Tulsa to accept the pastorato
Of the Christian church, and w. b.
Thraves, formerly county attorney of
Nowata county, but now resident OF
Tulsa.
over 200 men gathered in the grill
room at noon yesterday and late com
ers were forced to stand. After
getting outside or the splendid
lunch, the regular program was begun
with o. IL. Leonard, president Of the
Commercial club as toastnaster. Sec
retary Caldwell of the Oklahoma De-
velopment commission, who was to
have been one Of the speakers was
detained on account Of Illness.
81 like the progressive spirit Of you
men," said Rev. Taubman, who was
introduced as the first speaker.
THE Christian people Of this city
called me here and | can tell you that
1t was very easy for me to obey Gods
command He said no felt like the
motto over the gate to a cemetery in
a certain town which said. Il come
here to stay" Mixing humor with
good hard sense. the speaker was
given much appaluse. Some people
divide the world into men, women
and preachers, he said, in telling
the men that he had little use for the
sanctimonious sort Of preacher but"
would rather be real man than
preacher. ] expect 10 go out to the
baseball games and root with the
widest but let him do the betting"
w. b. Thraves. who was the next
speaker, said he had lived In Okla
homa for six years and had occasion
to see how the people do things, But
] want to say to you that Tulsa is
the butterfly Of the Southwest All
eyes are on Tulsa now, and she must
presented"
w. Il. Harrison of Enid, who was
the last speaker started out by saying
that he was glad he got to Tulsa this
time in daylight as the last time he
came, 1t was midnight and he had to
go to a half dozen hotels before he
could get room. II have watched
your bank statements with amaze
ment," he declared. Your banks are
known as sound and ably managed
throughout the country.
Your oil resources are only scratched
as yet. Fifty years hence the last of
the great producers in this immediate
section will not have been brought
in"
The speaker then launched into a
appeal to the business men
to aid In the upbuilding Of rural life.
Your oil area is small compared
with our agricultural area and II is
providential that the Dry Farming
Is to be held here this year
as it will cause your people 10 realize
that there are other as important
things as oil.
THE Oklahoma bankers believe In
this great farm movement. The lure
Of the city and wrong social environ
ments are driving our farmers to the
cities. We must build up better rural
schools. rural roads and better rural
life. But great as these things are
they are impossible unless we strike
at a greater production of the soil
After we have solved this problem the
other things will come"
THE Dry Farming congress can do
A great deal to stop these evils that |
now exist. Soil development should |
be taught in the schools 1t Is a |
pleasure and a gladly welcomed op- |
portunity by the bankers to aid and |
cooperate with the Dry Farming |