Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-13
TULSA LANDS THE
ROAD CONVENTION
UNITED STATES GOOD ROADS
ASSOCIATION TO MEET IN
TULSA IN 1911.
TSINI TiTSSN after HARD FIGHT
lulsn Delegation, Thru strong Made
Great Hit With the u >~Sa'es
nj ihc Convention,


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'lhL)-Aiter one OF the most 'N'l'lhs
scenes ever witnessed at "a good roads
convention Tulsa his afternoon landed
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states "'"u hoauS assoc ''u"n' u"
the forenoon Senator Bankhcad. presi-
acpt OF the association. auuounced
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l'lf Il'euilb "ouI" "' u'sp'a'" 81 at
inc AFTERNOON sessloH. I' w. MA'I was
selected TO present ''' ''a'HlS Oh ulsa
TO ihe convention, an" ne IalllS 'i''-
ullled the Assembly WI u 'he "Il'h'h'y
oi MS remarks
lie TOOK occasion at lh' same 'i'He
to discuss the roau siI"''loh IN gen
cral ana many prominent men from
Hahy s'ales IN the union VINO nave
Deen regular altehdan'S AZ Su'h gain
'tlh2s declare that MT. MARI speech
was one or the finest oratorlca! ell
lorts that theY ever listened 10.
lmmedlatelN al'er Mr. MARI
speech recess was taheh lor Two
hourS Tor luhch ana upon re'ohVeh-
lng New orleahs WAS ulscoNereu u
nc an applicant lor the next meeting
ana had combined "lth 81 LOUIS 10
put the whole matter over uhtll sat
urdaN knowing that many OF the
delegates were preparing TO leaVe the
CITY IL was during the ihaheuNerlhs
mat the fireworks were set OH Inc
1uisa ana Oklahohla delegates were
equal 10 the occasion, although beng
taken unaWares.
iorton To iIe hescne.
Answering the charge that ok'a-
homa was operating steam rol'er'
Eugene Lorloh, chairman OF the IuiSd
delegation, secured the lloor ana
moved mat the program outlined at
the morning session De carried out anu
the delegates rom many states TOOK
part IN the discussion that lolloWeu'
supporting MT Loitoh motloh. hut
1t remained Tor D. Burr dlDpohs,
Judge conn Linn, sidney Su6Ss Oh
AFdmore ana A e Iruinpo ol MUS
kogee To clnch the nalter ny tnelr log
lcal lalNs Aller an houI not ucDale
the previous puestoh was called lor
by the ONO ana kansas DELEGATIONS
and the vote was oVerwhelmisly In
the affirmative whlch showed me
strength of Tulsa. 1t was then moved
that Tuisa be CHOSEN unanimously lor
1914 and the motion carried. The
convention hall talry shook win the
oealening applause ana there were
smiles and handshakes all around.
Had Cabaret Dinner.
New Orleans contenled hersef oy
asking for the convention for 1910
During the lunch hour W. .. Dickih-
son and j. H. Mclaughlin bought
out the convention care ana every
delegate was dlned as Tnlsa's guest.
y line cabaret entertainment was
staged ana TWO or the hneSt singers
IN the CITY had been engaged. WIN
Senator Eankhead ana sidney SusGs
at the head OF ihe iaple the young
ladies graciously moved about the Din
ing room, 5hoWellnS their attention
urOn eNerNon" present. the whole al
fair was as pleasing as IT was sur
llising and the good roads delegates
began 30 wake up to the iact that
Tulsa was on the Job'
Many of the old-timers said they
thought thev had seen about every
thing in the booster line but that
Tulsa had set a new and entirely
original mark. breaking all records.
While this vas the smalles city ever
selected for the convention town II
was thought that city whlch could
make such a showing AZ the one made
by Tulsa should be given chance
to show what 1t could do.
Tulsa ne&tsNear VIII hold national