Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-07
TJLSANS EITHUSED
At ST. Louis TRIP
WENTi-TiiREE HAVE ALREADY
AGREED TO MAKE TRIP TO
ROADS CONVENTION.
LARGE NUMBER ARE SIGNED
ffriy boosters VIII Complete Final
Party That VIII Try 10 Land
the Big Convention.

II an active. noisy working bunch
" Tulsa boosters can accomplish any
thing, Tulsa is very likely 10 entertain
the 1914 convention of the United
states Good Roads association. which
holds this years meeting In st. Louis
noNt week Tulsa IL going after the
big gathering. confident through the
success Of the recent international
Dry Farming congress, that she can
entertain the next session Of tho
good roadF organization with satsfac-
tion to It's members and credit to tho
city
Already twenty-three Of the most
influential citizens In Tulsa. bankers.
lawyers and business men, have signed
up 10 make the trip. thus assuring at
least special Pullman car for tho
expedition Present indications are
that the number Of Tulsa boosters 10
the big St Louis meeting VIII total
fifty
The eXact time of leaving has not
been definitely settled upon, but tho
party VIII probably leave here Mon
day night or Tuesday morning
The following persons have already
signed up to make the st. Louis trip.
Paul NJ Galloway. W. T. Brady.
John \. Kramer Max Madansky. r..
r.. Lynch, G. B. Lynch, W. =. Phil
lips, W. o, Dickinson, Jay Forsythe.
John -. Porter. o. II. Leonard, l.. d.
MARI, Usher Carson, q II. MCCul-
Tough, - II. Mclaughlin. f. M.
Wooden. r. A Haver, Lee Clinton. j.
Burr Gibbons, j NJ Berry, John NJ
Ingram, Cyrus $ Avery, A. L. Lewis
and Carl Gregg
John o. Mitchell, Oscar Howard, A.
f. Aunt. j T.. Kirkpatrick l.. J
Martin Carl G. Magee. Mike Conner
and several other prominent Tulsans,
who could not be heard from ycster-
day. are expected to join the party
The committee on arrangements
for the trip are Mayor Frank NJ.
Wooden, j. Burr Gibbons, John NJ.
Crutchfield and George Stanley.
The United states Good Roads assoc
citation Is one OF the largest and most
important organizations in existence
IN the United States today and its an
nual sessions, which last nearly a
week, attract to the convention city.
thousands OF bankers, railroad Of
fcials. manufacturers, city. county.
state and government officials from
every section of the country.
From the standpoint Of delegated
attendance the meeting would bring
far more people to Tulsa than did
the recent Dry Farming congress,
while from a publicity standpoint tho
meeting would be worth as much to
the city AS the recent assembly OF
farm experts
The United States Good Roads asso-
citation has never held an annual
meeting I'm a city as small as Tulsa.
but tho intimation has reached here
that with the proper effort and in
ducements Tulsa might entertain tho
1914 session OF the big organization.
Besides the favorable impression OF
this city held by business men
throughout the country, rs an active.
growing city. with every modern con
venience and utility found in the in
dustrial and commercial centers of the
United states. the fame uf Tulsa az
hospitable and successful convention
city has gone far and wide since the
recent Dry Farming congress And
with the magnitude and success OF
this recent Tulsa enterprise fresh in
the minds OF the big men or the coun-
Try. many OF whom will be assembled
at ST Louis next week, Tulsa's chances
for securing the next meeting Of the
big good roads association are de
lighttully encouraging
But Tulsa offers still other attrac-
tions for the good roads conventions.
It is in the heart OF tho most bount-
ful supply OF natural road building
material I'm the entire west. and tho
existence OF these resources will ar
ford wonderful opportunity 20 the
road building experts and enthusiasts
OF the nation to study the practical
side OF road building with the natural
found IL this section ~
Oklahoma. such az crude OIL native
stone. cement and timber
Long Del ore tue oates lot rue wv
OF the national good roads
Organization. Tulsa's magnificent new
Sl35. 900 convention hail will have
been completed and put into service.
This auditorium being the largest and
finest I'm the state of oklahoma. per-
haps the finest in the entire south
west will furnish ample and ade-
1uate quarters FOR the comfortable
housing of the national meeting
Conventions have made many big
stiles They did much to make Ok
lshoma city. Denver. Detroit. Colum-
bus. Los Angeles. Dallas New Orleans
md other cities Tuisa has been bad
" handicapped IN the fght for big
bv NOT having a NJ place
In which 10 hold big meetings The