The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-08
CHAPTER FIVE
ON TRADE TRIP
Being Sketchy Record Of Boost
erS' Experience from Guthrie
To Cushing via Pawnee.
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NullWAler Glencoe, Perkins aud Rip
ley. Evidence of the oil In oklahoma
* first seen at Ripley where hundreds
ot OH tank cars are backed on the
switches to relieve the cOugested con
dltlOn at Cushing only Il few miles
away,
AT saltwater Dooster paraae
marched up town through the business
section, welcomed uy the entire citizen.
ship tu friendly greeting Waiting
cars took the ph.urslouists for Il spin
to the A. and VI college aud out over
the thousand-acre farm being used for
farm demonstration aud experimental
purposes. The maguificence Of this
institution was muryeled ut by many
who for the nr-l time viewed the
buildings aud equipment Of the inst
tuition destined rp serve Oklahoma In
It's continued auI final development
" agriculture aul its allied indus
tries.
Glencoe, our .rEr stop is a thriving
town Crops newer looked better
around there, alfalfa ON upland look
lng especial, fiur They claim
limestone soil a- responsible for such
extraordinary growth on upland.
Glencoe banker, -ul more cash IS iu
evidence than u five wears The cot.
ton acreage hus nrru cut In half oats
ANA Feed crop N'" being treated as
real crops with view TO maintaining
more livestock
faWnte 1911 Layout.
Welcome 10 pa"urr strung across
the street on huge banner greeted
the boosters at this place. The sI.
cuISlohists marched up town and pa
rhded around the square A short time
was spent among business men and
the boosters boarded automobiles and
were given the greatest treat Of the
trip visit 10 th' magnificent home
" Major Gordnu Lille, better known
rs Pawnee Bill This residence Is lo.
Gated on Blue Point height overlook
INK the city Of IuWure and the val
ley Of the Bn.n bear beautiful
stream which bounds the town ON
three sides. \o more picturesque
place can be- found 200 oklahoma tn,
surrounding country may he We've.
from this elevation NJ several hundred
feet above the business part OF the
city The desr" 40 spend hours In
stead " only minutes here was eN.
pressed by many members of the party
when they stood lrustIng their eyes
and drinking lu the fine rain.washed
mir Of this favored point Interesting
aud beautiful arrangements made by
the hands Of time and nature lend
themselves 10 make an Ideal home
place. kstfu. comfort historic IN
tercSi onI artistic henuly Vie with
each "Ih". t"r first pmrr IN telling
ot the Imlnrs which Impress one ~
they view the setting sun from such
beautiful nrr"undings A rustic pal-
ace Is ln'a "nl home of Pawnec BIZ.
hulli "I natural unhrwn houldcH
gathered from the rocky rmluence on
which 1t stands.
The MAJORS Collection.
\ sDeo'u. net of congress made II
possible i"r Major Lille to purchase
the land upon which he has collected
so many interesting features connected
with the curly history of Oklahoma.
'hirI l'lnn Point, whose life sized
painting hangs In the reception hall
VI TINS wm' for It Is Il real home
was chief uf the Pawnees when they
ll'rd uNd" The tribal form of gov
rrnmrui The largest herd of buffalo
In the southwest IN maintained ON the
ranch lying along the valleys and eN
tending Into The fertile valley of the
Black irur Moving picture films
are being muie here aud only the
weather 10 mined all the day before
kept M" fosters from getting the
hrst view n a recently completei
film A drive through the beautiful
grounds 10 'hr Indian a,s'ncy which
hns been maintained for more than
thirty Years completed the most In.
i"r"silnn ..rni seeing privilege of the
fifteenth annual trade excursion Of
the business men Of Oklahoma city
Native STONE furnishes material from
Whlrh many plendid city houses aud
mslurss blocks have been built. In.
rlullng O mHlflcent school building
" several hundred thousand dollars
value business Is good ana pros.
poets never ny'ter, is the answer when
You osh 'N. usual question NJ, We'll,
how is every hing.
In the wruing u meeting Was held
hA Il
PaWnrr ..u.Ug with the boosters Ia
max" things pleasant Speeches were
made hl county Attorney McCullom
and y J. M0Neil Of Pawnee aud E
X. daylom and DIR. Baird OF Okla
homa 'l' oftrr which the celebrated
NaudcvlII" u"upe, composed OF mem
berN OF tho 'ude excursion gave thell
htntlWI IT..|T#u Nt tho NnIN fnRWinT
Entering the Oh Fields.