Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-24

i'onNnNcd FROM rage DneD
able and profitable pilgrimage. When
they reached home al S:l5 o'clock last
night the boosters had completed a
triangular trade excursion over three
railroads and spread the trade ad-
vautasc- of Tulsa To- thousands OF
people.
The towns visited were Casey, Paw
nee. Skedee Meramcc, QUAY Yale,
N1rfolk. Gushing. Hallett Cleveland,
Usage Prue and Sand Springs. Fea-
lures of the trip We're numerous and
added 90 the uniqueness of the eXcur-
sion.
The first stop was at Casey. and was
AN uneyeutful visit The band played
and the boosters distributed souye-
Mrs 10 the citizens
At Pawuee the Tuls3us marched
through the streets of the city. led by
the Tulsa band, which furnished ex-
CellCnt and almost inCcssaut music
during the day Traffic Policeman
James PilkingtOu. whose presence ad-
ded military appearance 20 the
various street demonstrations, headed
the procession as he did in each sue
Ceeding town, His slX-feet-four OF
we'll balanced physique attracted
much attention.
Motion Picture Man.
Col. Gordon Lilly. better known as
| "Pawuee Bill greeted the Tulsans
and renewed many old acquaintances.
/ The great Snowman will not take his
wild west aggregation on the road
| this season. but instead Is making a
! series OF flve-reel western feature
| motion pictures. The Tulsa boosters
| watched with keen interest the taking
/ of several hundred feet of pictures In
| the streets OF Pawnee. in which typl-
| cal cowboys, stagecoaches and other
/ western acquisitions were used
In Skecdee. Traffic officer pix
ington assumed a natural position at
the street intersection and kept the
town boys from tearing down the city
| pump while scramhling for souvenirs.
| MarameC, Quay, Yale and Norfolk
| were visited iu the order named and
between these towns the boosters
passed through an unprecedented oil
field activity Tanks Of the 1000
barrel type were in construction on
every side. heavy oil field teams
wormed their way across the country
as far as the eye could see; loading
racks flow lines and other field inn
pruvcmCnts were being installed.
! Fully one thousand teams are hauling
materials and food supplies in this
territory. Five hundred teams work
out OF Yale alone.
At Gushing fully l5O0 people lined
the sidewalks and welcomed the boost
ers as they g8ily marched from the
depot. The strains OF "Tipperary''
mingled with the shouts OF welcome
from the townspeople. At the busiest
corner IN the city a huge throng sur
rounded the delegation.
Dickinson Welcomes.
Secretary j. B. Dickinson OF the
Gushing Chamber OF Commerce and
former Tulsa newspaper man. well
coined the boosters in compliment
tary address. which was responded 10
by Paul Nj. Galloway, chairman OF the
entertainment committee and di-
rector of the Commercial club.
Automobiles were at the disposal
ot the Tulsa crowd, many Of whom
made sightseeing trips over the city.
II was a profitable and enjoyable hour
and half spent ia the nerve center
OF the Gushing field.
I'm route to the depot for departure
the band sercnaded the several hun
ired school children. who waved I'm
approval from the windows OF the
magnificent Cushing high school
building Mayor Charles r. DrOege,
popular chief executive OF the city
was an active person. greeHug and
welcoming the boosters. He has many
friends among the business men OF
Tulsa.
The train stopped at Hallet on It's
first lap Of the return trip. where the
boosters received hearty welcome.
At Cleveland the same warm recep-
ton was given the delegation that had
been extended to them on every visit
20 that remarkable little city. Chief
OF Police Stringer Fenton and many
other prominent citizens met the Tul-
sans az the station with their auto
mobiles and escorted them to the