Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-18
Invitation 70
Wilson FORMAL
ELABORATE LETTER INVITES
PRESIDENT TO COME TO
OKLAHOMA,
Sent BY senator owen
Want Wilson 10 Come Here 20 Cele-
brate the states Birthday Next
April.

WASHINGTON. May l7.-(Spe-
cial attention Of President
Wilson has been called to tho many
virtues OF the state OF Oklahoma In
an elaborate invitation which has
been extended TO him TO attend the
twenty-nfth anniversary OF the open
ing Of oklahoma TO homestead settle
ment which will be held In Oklahoma
city on April 22, 1914.
The invitation Is as follows
The President, Washington.
"Sir-The people of the state OF
Oklahoma, acting by their delegation
OF senator's and representatives IN
congress do most cordially invite
you to attend the celebration at ok
lahoma city, on April 20. 1914. OF the
twentyflfth anniversary OF the open
ing Of oklahoma to homestead settle
mont.
ITO the author of the History OF
the American People," how inspiring
II would be to see with his own eyes
the miracle that part OF the Amerl-
can people have wrought by trans
forming the country that was. TWEEN
ty-five years ago. an almost unpeo-
Piled solitude. into one OF the great
states of the American Union.
Formed OF old Oklahoma Territory
and old Indian Territory. our state is
lowered prodigally with the raw ma
terials of n nations wealth. First of
all the states in oil. natural gas, as
phaltum. gypsum and glass sand It
has incalculable deposits In high
grade coal and great forests OF hard
wood timber and pine. In agricul-
ture, 1t is rich beyond the dream of
aVarice. Where else on the CONT
nent will you find growing. side by
side, cotton and corn, wheat and
oats, kaffir corn and broom corn,
while the air is heavy laden with the
odors from the blue bloom of the
bee haunted alfalfa fields?
"At this celebration, If you attend,
you will see assembled countless
multitude where on the 22d day of
April, 1889, was green prairie.
with no signs of human habitation.
Upon that virgin soil in twenty-five
years. "A great city has been puilded
our capital, a center of vast com
merce, Christian city of happy
homes magnificent churches and un-
surpassed public schools. oklahoma
City is but the type of many other
cities in our state whose growth has
ben as wonderful
,"Our people want their president to
come and see their beautiful country.
"There are more Indians in the
state of Oklahoma than in all of the
other states combined. 1t is the home
and was formerly, the domain of the
Five Civilized Tribes. the Choctaws !
Chickasaws, Seminoles, Creeks and |
Cherokees people who have made |
long advance from their primitive |
state and have reached high civil |
liZation. Yet the Indian population |
of Oklahoma is only 4 Y per cent of |
the total population. Okla homa is an !
American commonwealth. Seventy |
five per cent of its Inhabitants are
white with both parents American |
born. out of population of l,G75,- |
1856 by the last CENSUS, the total for
eign born are but forty thousand. |
Most Of these are of the hardy Germ |
an stock and there are no better /
in the world. our people |
come from the north and south in al |
most equal proportions with the ,
strong qualities Of both sections, and
the prejudices of neither
"Oklahoma. by it's constitution
called revolutionary six years ago. has
contributed much to the cause of
government. and you Will .
find in that organic law foreshad
owed, many of the reforms and
ideals of that New Freedom" taught
by you to the American peoples.
I'VE invite you to participate with
us in this historic birthday festival.
You have never been in oklahoma.
Come and feel
like some watcher Of the skies
When new planet swims into mis-
ken;
Or like stout Cortez when with eagle
eyes
He stared at the Pacific-and all his
men
Looked at each other with mild sur
mise
Silent, upon a peak in Darien."
our entire delegation express the
wish of all of our citizens. that they
may have the high honor of giving
you an oklahoma welcome on April
,2, 1914.
VERY truly yours,
Robert l.. Owen, Chairman"